Lesson 4 Desktop Publishing
Some desktop publishing programs allow you to easily insert complex shapes using special tools called ___
AutoShapes
Images found on a Web site are in the public domain and can be saved and used without permission of the person who created the image
False
The line used to draw a shape is referred to as the fill
False
You can insert clip art images into a document using menu and toolbar commands, but most desktop publishing programs do not allow you to paste graphics from the Clipboard
False
Which action can you usually take with a drawn object to access a menu with various options for formatting or modifying the object
Right-click the object
Most desktop publishing programs support at least some scanners come with a(n) ___ driver, which is the software language used to control scanners
TWAIN
When using an Oval tool, what key can you hold down while drawing to constrain the shape to a perfect circle
Shift
You can use the Selection tool to select multiple objects at the same time by holding down the ___ key while you click on each object to be selected
Shift
Before your computer can acquire objects or images from an external source, such as a scanner or digital camera, which statement must be true
The device must somehow be connected to the computer and a device driver for the device must be connected to the computer (Both A and B)
Clip art files are ___ that can be inserted into a desktop publishing document
animations, graphic images, and movies (all of the above)
The Selecting tool used to select an object in a desktop publishing program usually looks like a black or white pointing ___
arrow
How do many operating systems view a digital camera when it is attached to the computer
as a disk drive
Where is the X and Y coordinate 0,0 located in most desktop publishing programs
upper-left corner of the document window
The two types of graphics files used in computer applications are bitmap files and ___ files
vector
The width of the stroke for a drawn object is also referred to as its ___
weight
Nearly all desktop publishing programs come with a small collection of ___, which is a set of images that can be inserted into a document to add visual appeal
clip art
Which term refers to the process of removing an unwanted portion of an image
cropping
When selecting multiple files from a digital camera to be copied to your hard drive, you can select multiple non-contiguous files by pressing and holding down the ___ key while you click on each file to be copied
ctrl
Which command is available in many desktop publishing programs that allows you to evenly space multiple objects between the top and bottom margins or the left and right margins
distribute
A small software program that allows the computer to communicate with a hardware device is called a device ___
driver
The lines and curves that make up a vector object are referred to as vector ___
paths
Many desktop publishing programs require you to use which item to act as a placeholder for an image to be inserted into a document
picture frame
Which term refers to the individual colored dots that make up a bitmap image
pixels
In most desktop publishing programs, objects are modified based on a ___ point
reference
When you ___ an object, the object pivots around its reference point
rotate
What type of device is most commonly used to convert a printed image into a digital image that can then be imported into a desktop publishing document
scanner
As you insert objects into a document, the objects stack in the document, and the first object inserted is on the top of the stack
False
In most desktop publishing programs, a drawn shape is created with a thin black stroke and no fill
True
Many desktop publishing programs allow you to search for clip art images by using key words to describe what you are looking for
True
Most drawing shapes are created by selecting the tool to be used, clicking in the document window, and dragging the mouse to create the shape
True
Objects can usually be resized very easily by selecting the object and dragging one of its sizing handles
True
The .TIF graphics format stores bitmap images and is frequently used in desktop publishing documents because they reproduce very well when printed
True
By default, an object pasted into a document is ___ in the the document, which means that it is not connected to the original file in any way
embedded
Reversing an image either horizontally or vertically is referred to as ___ the object
flipping
In programs that don't require an image to be placed in a frame, the image is inserted as a(n) ___ object
floating
In a desktop publishing document, a placeholder object that is used to define the area to contain an image or object is called a picture ___
frame
___ images use a series of colored dots, called pixels, arranged in a grid to define an image
Bitmap Raster
Although copyright laws usually apply to images that you download, images that you obtain using a scanner are not covered by copyright law and can be used without permission
False
Which command can be used to link an object in a document as opposed to embedding the object
Paste Special
An embedded object is one that is created in its own program, referred to as the source, and then copied and pasted into a different program, called the ___
destination