Copyright © Texas Education Agency, Principles of Information Technology Text Effects Lesson Outline

Terms/Concepts Associated with the Lesson What is a ribbon? What does it do? What does the font dialog box do? What is font type? What are some examples of popular font types? What is font size? What is the normal font size range? What is font style? What are your options for font color? What are text effects? What is ‘text art’? 2Principles of IT: Text Effects Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013

Relevance of Text Effects Straight text can be overwhelming for a reader. Why do you think people get frustrated when they have to read just straight-plain text? Text effects add visual impact draw attention to a particular word or group of words enhance the overall message 3Principles of IT: Text Effects Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013

Demonstration / Guided Practice Now I’ll show you how to use text effects. Navigate to the Font Dialog Box Change the font type Change the font style Change the font size Change the font color Demonstrate all of the available text effects with the “preview” option turned on Insert a word art text block 4Principles of IT: Text Effects Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013

Independent Practice Now you’ll be responsible for creating a letter to demonstrate the following: Navigate to the Font Dialog Box Change the font type Change the font style Change the font size Change the font color Demonstrate all of the available text effects with the “preview” option turned on Insert a word art text block 5Principles of IT: Text Effects Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013