Showcasing Project Portfolios - Activity 5

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Step 2: Adding the Basics to My Publication

Create the content and design of your publication to help support your message. Help Use the Help Guide if you need assistance in completing any ICT skills identified below.

  1. If you are using a template, replace placeholder text with your own.
  2. Change the appearance of your text to match your message and space restraints. (See Word Processing Group 3.)

  3. Change the appearance of your paragraphs to enhance your text by changing the spacing, shading, and borders. (See Word Processing Group 4.)

  4. Add a text box to insert new text in a specific place. (See Graphics Skill 7.2 and Word Processing Skills 6.9, 6.10, and 6.13. See Graphics Skill 5.1 to show the Drawing toolbar).
  5. Link text boxes to allow the text to flow from one box to the another. (See Word Processing Skill 6.11.)

  6. Insert pictures to support your content. (See Word Processing Group 5.)

    1. Save pictures from the Web.

      Note Note: Tag the sites where you obtained any pictures, so you can properly cite sources later.

    2. Change a picture's size or location.

    3. Change how text interacts with the picture, such as flowing around the picture, going behind or in front of the picture, or lining up with the picture.
    4. If desired, compress the pictures to help keep your file sizes small.

Additional Design Features

Help Add additional design features to enhance your message. Use the Help Guide if you need assistance in completing any ICT skills identified below.

  1. If available, add a design theme to change your publication's font and colour scheme. (See Word Processing Skill 6.19.)

  2. Insert a table to organize information. (See Word Processing Group 7.)

  3. Draw shapes or borders to call attention to important details. (See Graphics Groups 5 and 6.)

  4. Insert a chart or graph to visually display data. (See Word Processing Group 8.)

 

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