lesson 8

drawing canvas

A drawing canvas is a frame-like boundary that keeps multiple drawing objects together.

pull quote

A pull quote is a sentence or other text displayed within a box on the page for emphasis and for ease of movement, and they are often used along with drop caps in newsletters, advertisements, and magazines.

text book

A text box is an invisible, formatted box in which you can insert and position text and/or graphic objects. Text boxes can be used for a variety of purposes.

linked object

Another option is to insert a picture as a linked object, which creates a connection between the document and picture, but doesn't combine them in the same fi le.

Clip Organizer

Clip Organizer collects and stores clip art, photos, animations, videos, and other types of media to use.

Clip art

Clip art is a collection of media fi les available for you to insert in Microsoft Offi ce documents that can include illustrations, photographs, video, or audio content.

floating object

If you choose to format the picture as a fl oating object, Word positions the image precisely on the page, and allows the text to wrap around it in one of several available formats

resettting

Resetting a picture will discard all formatting changes you made to the picture, including changes to contrast, color, brightness, and style.

scale

Scale increases or decreases the original picture's height and width by percentage.

screen clipping

Screen clippings, however, are image captures of only the part of your screen that you have selected. In this exercise, you learn to insert a screenshot and a screen clipping.

shapes

Shapes are fi gures such as lines, rectangles, block arrows, equation shapes, fl owcharts, stars and banners, and callouts.

SmartArt graphics

SmartArt graphics are visual representations of information that can help communicate your message or ideas more effectively.

screen shot

The new Screenshot feature will capture a picture of the whole screen or part of the screen and save it in the format of your choice. Screenshots are images of the entire current display on your computer screen.

inline object

To confi gure the picture as an inline object that moves along with the text that surrounds it, select the In Line with Text option.

compress

When you compress an image, you can make it occupy less space on your hard drive or USB fl ash drive, which will allow you to open and save your document more quickly and reduces the download time for fi le sharing.

embedded object

Word marks it as an embedded object by default—which means it becomes part of the document.

wordArt

WordArt is a feature that creates decorative effects with text.

smartArt graphics

are graphical illustrations available from a list of various categories, including List diagrams, Process diagrams, Cycle diagrams, Hierarchy diagrams, Relationship diagrams, Matrix diagrams, and Pyramid diagrams.

captions

consist of few descriptive words and are used for fi gures, tables, and equations.

crop

crop a picture, you trim the horizontal or vertical edges to get rid of unwanted areas.

drop cap

quickly. A drop cap is a large initial letter that drops down two or more lines at the beginning of a paragraph to indicate that a new block of information is beginning and to give interest to newsletters or magazine articles.