TLE—ICT 8

DESKTOP PUBLISHING
WORKING WITH PICTURES
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Part I. Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct an- FORMATTING TEXT
swer.
This module deepens your understanding on how to format pic-
To insert a picture from file
1. Select the ______________ and locate ___________ the tures
group.
OBJECTIVE:
2. Click the __________command.
Format pictures
To Resize a Picture:
1. Select the ____________.
2. _____________ one of the corner sizing handles and
_____________ your mouse until the picture is the desired
size.
Part II. Rea arrange the steps in inserting Clip Art: Write
1,2,3,4 &5
_____ The Clip Art pane will appear on the right. Use the
search tools to search for a suitable image. In doing this module, please
_____ Click Go to begin your search. follow these reminders…
_____ Select the Insert tab and locate the Illustrations group.
1. Take the pretest before
_____ Click the Clip Art command.
_____ Publisher will display pictures that meet your search
working or answering the
terms. When you have found a picture you wish to use, click it. module.
2. Perform the activities as
Part III. Answer the ff. questions briefly. suggested.
__________ 1. This is to remove any unwanted parts
3. Answer all the exercises.
__________ 2. Insert ready made shapes, such as ar-
rows, circles and squares 4. Check your answers
__________ 3. This is a great way to get the exact text against the Key to Cor-
box you want to resize rection.
5. Take the Post Test.

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 3. 3rd Image recolor

Identify on which area can you find the following command

buttons. Choose
Picture format Drawing tools

Text box tools

_____________ 1. Crop
_____________ 2. Picture effects
_____________ 3. Recolor
_____________ 4. Draw text
_____________ 6. Ligatures
_____________ 7. Drop Cap
_____________ 8. Shape fill
_____________ 9. Shapes
_____________10. Text fill
_____________11. Stylistic Sets
_____________ 12. Text effects
_____________ 13. Send Backward
_____________ 14. Send forward
_____________ 15. Table
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 ACTIVITY 2 REVIEW
Make use again with your profile picture from your There are six Publisher typography commands:
fb try to do this activity
1. 1st Image Drop Cap, which enlarges the first letter of the select-
ed text.
Number Style lets you choose between four different styles
for number spacing and alignment.
Ligatures -connect certain combinations of letters to
make them easier to read.

Stylistic Sets- lets you choose between various embel-

lishments for your fonts, usually in the form of exaggerat-
ed serifs or flourishes. Various stylistic sets

Swash- embellishes capital letters

2. 2nd Image Stylistic Alternates- offer alternate versions of specific

click picture tools, format and crop letters such as g.

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 ACTIVITY 1
Open MS Publisher download your personal picture
and try to edit using the picture format follow the
WORKING WITH PICTURES following steps. Print your output in a letter size
Pictures are great way to add visual interest to paper
your publication.
Depending on the
type of publication
you're creating,
adding pictures can
even be essential.
For instance, you
wouldn't create a
brochure for a prod-
uct without includ-
ing at least one pic-
ture of it. The pic- 1. Click format on the Picture tools
ture tools make it 2. Click picture style
easy to incorporate Picture border
images into your Change color to blue
documents and 3. Click picture effects
modify those im- Bevel
ages in interesting Choose angle
ways. 4. Click picture
Recolor
Choose your preferred color
In this lesson, you'll learn how to insert, fit, and 5. Print out your output with your name and section
format pictures, including Clip Art. You'll also learn
about preparing your pictures for publication and us-
ing other Office programs to make advanced edits to
your pictures.

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 To Insert a Picture from a File:
2. Click the Crop command. 1. Select the Insert tab and locate the Illustrations
group.
2. Click the Picture command.

3. The black cropping handles will appear. Click and

drag a handle to crop the picture. The areas that will be The Insert Picture dialog box will appear. Locate and
cropped will appear to be semi-transparent. select the picture you would like to insert, then, click In-
4. When you are satisfied with the appearance of your
picture, click the Crop command again.
5. The picture will be cropped.

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To Insert Clip Art: Fitting Pictures in Your Publication
1. Select the Insert tab and locate the Illustrations To get your picture to fit well on the page, you may have
group. to adjust it by resizing, cropping and rearranging it.
2. Click the Clip Art command. To Resize a Picture:
1. Select the picture.
2. Click one of the corner sizing handles and drag your
mouse until the picture is the desired size.

3. The Clip Art pane will appear on the right. Use the
search tools to search for a suitable image.
o Enter keywords in the Search for:
fields that are related to the image you wish to
find.
o Click the drop-down arrow in the Results
should be: field, then, deselect any types of me-
dia you do not wish to see. To Crop a Picture:
4. Click Go to begin your search. 1. Select the picture, then click the Picture Tools For-
5. Publisher will display pictures that meet your search mat tab and locate the Crop group.
terms. When you have found a picture you wish to use,
click it.

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