Working With Text

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Working With Text

• Mrs. Golden
• Multimedia

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Working with a Text Box

• As you will experience, most Desktop Publishing
  programs will have preset text boxes in place.
• In some cases, you may need to add or delete text
  boxes.
• Inserting a text box is the same as inserting a
  text box in a word document.

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Working with a Text Box

• A text box will allow you to change the size by
  simply dragging on the dots.
• You may change the height or width.
• The flashing bar with in the text box is the
  insertion point.

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Working with Fonts

• A font is the typeface you have chosen for your
  document.
• The main goal of your selected font is to make
  text easy to read.
• Appropriate use of fonts can make an impact on
  your publication.
• Fonts can be elaborate or simple, decorative or
  plain.

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Working with Fonts

• There are two basic types of fonts
• Serif fonts
• San Serif fonts

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Serif Fonts

• Serif fonts have a short line or curlicue at the
  end of the line that makes up that character.

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San Serif Font

• San Serif fonts have straight lines. They are
  usually reserved for headlines and titles.

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Working with Fonts

• When producing a document it is a good idea to
  not use more than three typefaces.
• Too many fonts can make a publication difficult
  to read.
• A good rule of thumb serif font for the body
  text and san serif font for the headlines.

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Working with Fonts

• Font size is the height of an uppercase letter in
  the font set.
• Fonts are measured in points.
• There are 72 points in an inch.

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Working with Fonts

• To help call attention to a particular portion of
  your text, you may change the font style.
• Bold
• Italic
• Underline

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Working with Fonts

• Font effects are attributes applied to characters
  such as
• Superscript
• Subscript
• Shadows
• Small caps
• Embossed
• (Remember Circus Pony)

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Working with Fonts

• Font color is simply the color used for text.
• Most programs have a default font color of black.
• Some programs will have templates with color
  schemes. These color schemes have pre-selected
  colors that go together!

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Assignment

• Create a list of fonts.
• Type the name of the font.
• Change the font to that name.
• State if it is a serif or san serif font.