Working with Graphics

Lesson 6

Graphics – ◦ Pictures that help illustrate the meaning of the

text◦ ??

◦ Examples – Predefined shapes ?? Charts ??

Working with Graphics

To Access◦ ?? Tab◦ Page Setup Group◦ Columns Button

Options◦ ??◦ Add a line between columns

Insert a Column Break – ??◦ Page Layout Tab◦ Page Setup Group◦ Break Button

Adding Columns

To Add a Border◦ Select Text◦ ??◦ Paragraph Group◦ Borders Button

Can change border style, ??, ??, and sides border is applied to

Adding Borders

To Add Shading (1st Technique)◦ Select Text◦ Home Tab◦ ?? Group◦ Click arrow besides the Shading Button◦ Choose color

To Add Shading ( 2nd Technique)◦ ?? Dialog Box◦ Shading Tab

Adding Shading

To Add Borders◦ Page Layout Tab◦ Page Background group◦ ?? Button

◦ *Default is set to “??”

To Add Shading◦ Page Layout Tab◦ ?? Group◦ Page Color Button

Add Borders/Shading to Entire Page

Understanding Objects

Object – ??

To add◦ ?? Tab◦ Illustrations Group◦ Clip Art button◦ Search for clipart by ??

Inserting Clip Art

To Select◦ Position pointer over object◦ Click on object

??– box with small circles at the corners and small squares on each side

Sizing handles – ??

Rotation handle – ??◦ Drag to rotate an object

Selecting an Object

Contextual Tab – ??

Commands under this tab are only available when a particular object is selected

Format Tab

Aspect Ratio – ??

Two techniques◦ 1. Position pointer over sizing handles and drag◦ 2. Select Object – ?? Tab – Size group

Resizing an Object

Inline Object – ??

Can apply paragraph formatting◦ ??◦ Cut, Copy, and Paste

Inline Object

??

Creates a more professional looking document

To Access◦ Contextual Format Tab◦ ?? Group◦ Text Wrapping Button

Wrapping Text

To Access◦ Contextual Format Tab

◦ ?? Group

◦ Click Necessary Buttons

Contrast Button Recolor Button Brightness Button

Recoloring Pictures

To Access◦ ?? Tab◦ Illustrations Group◦ Picture Button

Dialog box navigates to location where picture is saved

Inserting Pictures

To Access◦ Insert Tab◦ ?? Group◦ Shapes Button

To Draw◦ Click shape you want from menu◦ Pointer changes to ??◦ Drag pointer to draw shape

Drawing Shapes

Available under Contextual Format Tab◦ Shape Fill Button – ??

◦ ?? Button – change line or outline of a drawing

◦ ?? Gallery – provides preformatted styles and colors to shapes Click More button

Adding Color to Drawings

First Technique◦ ?? on an object◦ Click Add Text

Second Technique◦ Insert Tab◦ Illustrations Group◦ ?? Button

Adding Text to Drawings

Use Contextual Format Tab to apply changes◦ ???

Vertically Align Text with Text box◦ Text Box Tools Format Tab (contextual)◦ ?? Group◦ Advanced Tools Dialog Box Launcher◦ Click Text Box Tab◦ Use ?? section

Formatting Text Boxes

Callouts – ??

To Access◦ Insert Tab◦ Shapes Button◦ Select Callout◦ Beginning typing to add text

Adding Callouts

Diagrams/Charts – visual representations of data

SmartArt graphics – ??

To Access◦ ?? Tab◦ Illustrations Group◦ SmartArt Button

Inserting SmartArt

To insert text◦ ??◦ Start typing

Add Text to SmartArt Graphics

Modify SmartArt To Resize –

◦ Drag sizing handles – ?? on each corner and in the middle of the sides

Design Tab (contextual)◦ ?? - Add, Move, Remove Shapes◦ More Button in Layout Group – Change layout of

graphic◦ Change Colors button – ??

WordArt – ??

To Access◦ Insert tab◦ ?? group◦ WordArt Button

Creating WordArt

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