Grade 3

Computer
Education 3
Third Quarter

Working with Text and Graphics

Using
Microsoft Word

Name: ___________________________________________ LRN

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Week 5:
Lesson Removing Backgrounds in Pictures
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Let’s See
 Use the Remove Background command to format our pictures

Let’s Ask Ourselves

 What are the steps in removing the background of a picture?

Let’s Discover
The pictures will be placed
together in a document to come up
We have prepared the with a poster, so we have to edit
pictures that we will use for the them. We are both excited to start.
fun run poster. We placed them Let us learn the different formatting
in one folder so that we can tools to edit pictures.
easily access them as we make
the poster

Picture Resizing
Changing the size of a picture is easy. Let us remember how to change the size of a shape.
We follow the same steps when resizing pictures. Click and drag one of the resizing handles found at
the corner. See the example picture below. (See colored insert.)

Resizing
handles

Background Removal
Removing the background of a picture can now be done in Microsoft Word 2013. To do so, we
will use the Remove Background command. To open the Background Removal ribbon, we:
1. Double-click the picture to open the Pictures Tools Format tab.

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 2. Click the Remove Background command. The Picture now has magenta (a purplish red color)
on some of its areas, and the Background Removal ribbon will be displayed on the screen.

The parts covered in magenta will be removed. We will use the commands from the
Background Removal ribbon to select the images that we want to keep or remove.

Mark Areas to Keep Option

In the given example below, the little boy and girl are covered in magenta, but we want to keep
them. To do so, we will use Mark Areas to Keep option. (See colored insert.)
1. Select the areas that we want to keep. When we do that, there will be a tiny circle with plus
sign (+) in it. Continue clicking the areas to keep. We can zoom in to clearly see the task at
hand.
If we click a wrong area, we can always use the Delete Mark option, or the Undo
command.

2. To see the changes, we can click the Keep Changes option or simply click anywhere
outside the image. This also closes the Background Removal ribbon. (See colored insert.)

Mark Areas to Remove Option

Notice the area below the first boy in the race. That is still a background. (See colored insert.)
Let us remove it by doing these steps:
1. Open the Background Removal ribbon.
Background
image left

2. Click the area that we want to remove. This time we will use the Mark Areas to Remove option.
We will see a minus sign (-) inside the tiny circle.
3. Once done, click again the Keep the Changes option or simply click anywhere outside the image.
Here are the end results. Let us compare it to the original picture.

Removing the But it is fun to do,

background needs our especially when we
keen attention to see the end result.
small details.

Activity 1
Remove the Background
Remove the background of the fun run picture that your teacher gave you. Save your work.
 Let’s Do This
Activity 2
Connect the Adjust
Draw lines to match the names of each command found in the Adjust group.

1. Artistic Effect

2. Change Picture

3. Color

4. Corrections

5. Reset Picture

Removing Backgrounds in Picture

The resizing handles or used to change the size of our picture into bigger or smaller.
The Remove Background command is found in the Picture Tools Format Tab.
The Background Removal ribbon gas the options used for keeping or removing backgrounds.
These options are:
1. Mark Areas to Keep option will show a circle with a plus sign (+) inside when we click a part
of the picture.
2. Mark Areas to Remove option will show a circle with a minus sign (-) inside when we click a
part of a picture.
3. Delete Mark option will remove a mark.
4. Keep Changes option will exit us from Background Removal ribbon.

Let’s Test
Ourselves

Identify the Correct tool.

Write the letter of the correct answers on the lines. Choose the answers from the box.
a. Picture Tools Format tab
b. Background Removal ribbon
c. Mark Areas to Keep
d. Keep Changes
e. Delete Mark
_____ 1. Where do you find the Remove Background command?
_____ 2. Where do you find the Mark Areas to Remove command?
_____ 3. What command do you use to include a part of a picture?
_____ 4. What command do you use to remove the mark?
_____ 5. What command do you use to close the Background Removal?

Week 6:
 Lesson Adjusting Pictures
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Let’s See

 Edit pictures using the commands from the Adjust group.

 What are the commands that can be used to edit pictures?

 How do we use each command?

Picture Correction
Correcting a picture means adjusting its brightness or contrast. Below are examples of how a
picture looks of how a picture looks like after adjusting it. Describe the changes in pictures B and C.
(See colored insert.)

Picture A Picture B Picture C

Original Brightness and contrast changed
Brightness is the lightness or darkness of an image. On the other hand, contrast is the
difference in brightness between objects or parts of a picture. If we want a part of a picture to stand
out from the rest, we have to adjust its contrast.
To adjust its brightness and contrast, we:
1. Double-click the picture to open Picture Tools Format tab.

2. Go to the Adjust group.

3. Click Corrections. It will display presets of the picture that we can choose from. (See colored
insert.)

4. Click the Picture Corrections Options… command found at the bottom of the list. This displays
the Format Picture pane on the right side of the screen.
Here, we can manually adjust the value of the brightness or contrast of the picture that will
fit the idea we have in mind.
Color Adjustment
We can also change the color of a picture to complement the other colors in our document.
Below are examples of how a picture looks like after changing its colors. Describe the changes that
happened to pictures B and C. (See colored insert.)

Picture A Picture B Picture C

Original Color Changed
To change its color, we:
1. Double-click the picture to open Picture Tools Format tab.

2. Go to the Adjust group.

3. Click Color. It will display presets of the picture that we can choose from.

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4. Choose colors by the clicking the options found at the bottom of the drop-down list such
as More Variations, Set Transparent Color, and Picture Color Options. By clicking any of the
options, it will display the Format Picture pane. (See colored insert.)

Artistic Effects
Another exciting thing to do with a picture is to make it look like it was drawn or painted by an
artist. Below are examples of how a picture looks like after adding Artistic Effects. (See colored
insert.)

Picture A Picture B Picture C

Original Artistic Effects added
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To add Artistic Effects, we:
1. Double-click the picture open the Picture Tools Format tab.
2. Go to the Adjust group.
3. Click Artistic Effects. It will display presets of the picture that we can choose from. (See
colored insert.)

Reset Picture and Size Options

Sometimes after applying the changes, we might want to use the original look of the picture.
To go back to its first version, we:
1. Double-click the picture to open the Picture Tools Format tab.
2. Go to the Adjust group.
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3. Click Reset Picture. It will display the Reset Picture and Reset Picture & Size options. The
first option will bring back the picture to its original look, while the second option will bring
back the picture to its original look and size.
Picture Replacement
When creating a document that includes pictures, we might want to change the picture to a
more appropriate picture for the document. To change it, we:
1. Double-click the picture to open the Picture Tools Format tab.
2. Go to the Adjust group.

3. Select Change Picture. It will open the Insert Pictures window, wherein we can choose where to
get our new picture from. Choose between From a File and Bing Image Search options.

4. Locate the picture, select it, and click Insert. It will replace our old picture.
Notice any similarities among the steps. They all started by selecting the picture first, then
accessing the Picture Tools Contextual Format tab. Each command has presets and more
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options found at the bottom of the drop-down list. This way, we will be able to easily navigate
the commands that we need as we create our document.
Activity 1
Change the Tree Color
Adjust the color, brightness, and contrast of the tree picture that you can get from the internet.
Any tree can do. Save your work and send it to our group chat.

Activity 2
Make a Computer Artwork
Use the other picture from Activity 1 that you have gathered from the Internet. Edit by adding
artistic effects. Save your work and send it to our group chat.

Adjusting Picture
There are different ways to adjust a picture. These can be done using the commands found in
the Adjust group of the Picture Tools Format ribbon.
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These are the commands:

1. The Corrections command is used to adjust the brightness and contrast of a picture.
2. The Color command is used to change the color of the picture to fit the content of the
document.
3. The Artistic Effects command is used to convert the picture into a painting or sketch.
4. The Change Picture command is used to change the current picture.
5. The Reset Picture command is used to bring back the edited picture to its original look.

Picture the Icons

Write the letter of the icon of the Adjust command to be used in the task described in each item.

a b c d e
_____ 1. You want to change the brightness of your picture.
_____ 2. You want to add effects to your picture.
_____ 3. You want to go back to the original look of your picture.
_____ 4. You want to replace the current picture of your document.
_____ 5. You want to use grayscale on your picture.

LESSON 7: ARRANGING THE TEXT AND PICTURES IN A DOCUMENT

Let’s see
1. Arrange text and pictures in a document.
2. Use commands from the Arrange group.
3. Use Picture Layout on a document.
Let’s ask ourselves
1. How do we arrange text and pictures on a document?
2. What are the useful commands to do it?
3. What is Picture Layout?
Let’s discover
Position Wrap Command
When using pictures on a document, we want to place them at locations to balance them with
the text. To do it, we use the Position Wrap command. Let us follow these steps:
1. Double-click the picture to show the Picture Tools Format ribbon.
2. From the Arrange group, locate the Position command.
3. Choose what is appropriate for our document from the drop-down list. Notice how the
choices look like. Each is a preview on how the picture will be placed on a document.
Warp Text Command
When working on multiple pictures with text, sometimes we want to move them freely and
place them anywhere in a document beside the text.
To do so, the Warp Text command comes in handy. There are different ways to see this
command.
 The first way is to use the Picture Tools Format tab. To do this, we:
1. Double-click the picture to show the Picture Tools Format tab,
 2. From the Arrange group, locate the Wrap Text command.
 The second way is to use the Layout Options button. It appears when we click an image.

After choosing any of the two (2) ways, a list of wrapping options is displayed. Notice that the
icons and the names show how the wrapping will look like. From the list, choose any Wrap Text
option that is appropriate for our document.
Picture Layout Command
Remember the lesson about SmartArt. We can convert our picture into a SmartArt so that we
can easily edit the picture and text as well.
Let us see how this is done by using the Picture Layout command. To use it, we follow these
steps:
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1. Double-click the picture to show the Picture Tools Format ribbon,

2. From the Picture Styles group, locate the Picture Layout command.
3. Upon clicking the command, a drop-down list of choices is shown. Choose any. For this
example, the Circular Picture Callout is used.
4. Type the text in the text box. We can also format the text and move the text box. (See
colored insert.)
We can also format our SmartArt. For instance, we can change its color and styles. To do so,
we double-click it to open the SmartArt Tools Design ribbon.
Let’s try this
Activity 1
Make a Fun Run Logo
Using the picture that your teacher gave you, make a fun run logo to be used in the poster.
Use the Picture Layout command and place it on the top left of your document. Save your work.
Let’s do this
Activity 2
Wrap It
You will now create your poster.
1. Open your activity from Activity 1: Make a Fun Run Logo
2. Open your activity from Lesson 6 Activity 1. Copy your picture and paste it on your poster.
3. Select the picture and wrap it using the Square option.
4. Add the following words:
a. Let us have FUN RUNning under the sun!
b. Saving Mother Earth can be done by anyone!
c. Join our class project
d. When: October 21, 2018
e. Where: Malinis Drive
f. Time: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
5. Add more elements like shapes, and use your skills to edit them.
Below is an example, but you can be more creative!
Let’s browse back
Arranging Text and Pictures in a Document
There are many ways to arrange our pictures with text. We can use the Position, Wrap Text,
and Picture Layout commands.
To use these, we go to the Picture Tools Format tab.
Let’s test ourselves
Use Commands
Write on the line the letter of the command referred to in each statement.
1. A picture to be placed at the top center of the document.
2. A picture and a text to be placed in a SmartArt, Circular Picture Callout.
3. A picture to be placed in front of the text.
4. A picture to be placed in line with text.
5. A picture to be placed at the bottom left of the document.

LESSON 8: SETTING UP DOCUMENTS

Let’s see
1. Define Page Layout
2. Set margins in a document.
3. Choose the page orientation of a document.
Let’s ask ourselves
1. What is Page Layout in a document?
2. How do we set the margins in a document?
3. What are the page orientations?
Let’s discover
Let us take a look at the picture.
Page Layout is the arrangement of text, pictures, and other on a page. For this purpose, we
can use the Page Layout tab and the commands from the Page Setup group.
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Page Margin
Let us look at the example of the document made. Notice the white wide spaces around the
document. They are called margins. These are the spaces between the content and the edge of a
document. Margins allow a person to easily read and hold a printed document.
Now, let us locate the Margins. To do so, we:
1. Click the Page Layout tab.
2. Go to Page Setup.
3. Click Margins. Notice that Normal is currently selected, however there are also other options to
choose from.
When creating a document in Microsoft Word, the margins are already set to Normal. The top,
bottom, left, and right margins have 2.54 centimeters on each side. If we set the measurements
to inches, these will become 1 inch.
But we can always change the margins based on the types of a document that we have to
make.
4. If we want to set the number of centimetre (cm) of our document, click Customer Margins…
option.
5. To change the number, we can click the arrows up or down or we can simply type in the desired
number inside the box.
Page Orientation
Let us look at the examples below. Both have the same content. However, they differ in
orientation.
In the first example, the document is set vertically. Its orientation is in Portrait. This is
commonly used when writing letters, reports, and other text documents.
Whereas in the second example, the document is set horizontally. Its orientations is in
Landscape. This is used when we need to fit a document in one (1) whole page.
To change the orientation of a document, we:
1. Go to the Page Layout tab.
2. Click the Orientation command.
3. Choose between Portrait or Landscape option.
Let’s try this
Activity 1
Remember the Steps
Open your poster activity from Lesson 6. Change the orientation and margins. Save your work.
Let’s do this
Set the Short Story
Sophia has another favourite story, “The Gingerbread Man.”
You will be working in pairs. Your teacher will give you a copy of the pictures and text. You and your
partner will layout the text pictures to make the story more interesting.
1. Set the orientation to Landscape option.
2. Choose Narrow option as the margin.
3. Format the title by using a WordArt.
4. Wrap all pictures to Square option.
5. Save your work.
Let’s browse back
Setting Up Documents
The Page Layout tab contains the Margins and Orientation commands.
We use Margins to put spaces between the content and the edges of the document.
We use the Orientation to set the document to Portrait or Landscape.
Let’s test ourselves
Remember the Steps
Remember the steps on how to set the margin of a new document. Number the steps from 1
to 5 by writing the numbers inside the box.
1. Select OK.
2. Choose Margins, then click Custom Margins.
3. Enter 3.81 cm in left and 1.27 in right margins.
4. Open New Blank document,
5. Click the Page Layout tab,
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