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Lesson 1 EQ: What are three ways to visually organize text?
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Tabs Why use them? Tabs accurately align words or numbers Tab Alignments Left-aligned – even on left side Right-aligned – even on right side Center aligned Decimal align
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Tabs Default setting every 0.5 inches Can set before typing or after text has been typed. Leaders – series of dots, dashes or line that appear before entries aligned on tab settings. Used to guide the reader’s eyes while they read the line. EXAMPLE: Table of Contents...................2
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Indenting Entries Used to adjust the left and right edges of paragraphs. Sets off one paragraph from another or draws attention.
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Types of Indents Paragraph Indent Left Indent – moves all lines of text to the right. Used to set off a paragraph. Full Indent – moves text both left and right. Used for long quotes.
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Paragraph Spacing and Indenting Create space between paragraphs without using the enter key. Saves Time
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Tables Unique and flexible way to organize related information both horizontally and vertically. Components of a table: Columns and rows make up a cell. Where they insect is the cell. Insert table by create a text frame, click table on the menu bar and insert table. Enter number of rows and columns.
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Selecting Cells Range – group of cells in a table that touch each other. To select a range, drag mouse over the cells you want to select. Use the ctrl key to select several ranges.
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Adjusting Appearance Border Weight – thickness of line. Gutters – controls how close text in a a cell column comes to the edge of the cell. Fill - adjust the tint to the strength or intensity (use a low tint when typing text over a gray color) Grouping Cells – lets you combine two or more cells into one larger cell.
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