Using Illustrations and Graphics MOAC LESSON 8
Key Terms Caption A few descriptive words providing readers with information regarding a figure, table, or equation. Cell An intersection between a column and row. Clip Art A collection of media files available to insert in Microsoft Office documents that can include illustrations, photographs, video, or audio content. Compress Reduces the size of an object. Crop The process of trimming the horizontal or vertical edges of a picture to get rid of unwanted areas. Drawing Canvas Is a frame-like boundary that keeps multiple drawing objects together. Embedded Object A picture or other object inserted into a document that becomes part of the document. Compare to linked object.
Key Terms Floating Object An image or other object positioned precisely on the page, allowing the text to wrap around it in one of several available formats. Compare to inline object. Inline Object An image or other object that moves along with the text that surrounds it. Compare to floating object. Label A descriptive name in a worksheet. Linked object A picture or other object inserted into a document by creating a connection between the document and picture file but not combining them in the same file. Compare to embedded object. Resetting Discards all the formatting changes that you made to a picture, including changes to contrast, color, brightness, and style. Scale The process of increasing or decreasing an original picture’s height and width by the same percentage.
Key Terms Screen Clippings An image capture of only a part of your computer screen that you have selected. Screenshot An image capture of the entire current display on your computer screen. Shapes Figures such as lines, rectangles, block arrows, equation shapes, flowcharts, stars and banners, and callouts that you can add to your document or drawing campus. Smart Art graphics Graphical illustrations available within Word from a list of various categories, including List diagrams, Process diagrams, Cycle diagrams, Hierarchy diagrams, Relationship diagram, Matrix diagrams, and Pyramid diagrams. WordArt A feature within Microsoft Word that creates decorative effects with a string of text.
Insert Tab & Picture Tools The Insert Tab contains a group of features that you can use to add graphics to your document in Word Commands in the Illustrations group enable you to add several types of graphics to enhance your Word Documents, including pictures from your computer, clip art from Office.com, shapes, SmartArt, charts, and screenshots. © 2014, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Microsoft Official Academic Course, Microsoft Word 2013
Insert Tab & Picture Tools The Picture Tools tab is a contextual command tab that appears after you have added a picture to the Word document. Formatting options on the Picture Tools tab enable you to make changes to the graphic object, including: removing its background; applying corrections to improve brightness, sharpness, and contrast to the picture; applying color; adding artistic effects; adding borders; enhancing the image with picture effects; and cropping, resizing, and positioning the picture in the document.
Picture Tools Format Ribbon
Practice Use previous files to practice these items. Source John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014). Microsoft Official Academic Course Microsoft Word 2013, Exam