MS Word Lesson NineFormatting Objects

Mrs. Brown

Bell Ringer

• What is 3D?

Answer

• A perspective added to a border to give the appearance of three dimensions.

Lets Review

• How do you use the Screenshot and screen clipping feature ?

Today’s Outline

• Wrapping Text Around an Object• Moving and Positioning an Object• Formatting Objects• Modifying Pictures• Modifying Textboxes• Adding Text to a Shape• Changing a Shape

Vocabulary Words• 3D: A perspective added to a border to give the

appearance of three dimensions.• Brightness: The amount of white or black added

to a color; sometimes called tint.• Contrast: The difference between color values in

different parts of the same image.• Fill: the inside area of a shape or other object• Saturation: The intensity or depth of a color• Shadow: An effect designed to give the

appearance of a shadow behind a border• Tone: The amount of gray added to a color

Wrapping Text• Integrating an object

into a document where the text can be position around the object several ways.

• There are several wrapping options to achieve the look you want

• Text Wrapping Options– In line: Picture position on a

line with text– Square: Text wrapped on

the sides of the picture– Tight: wrapped to the

contours of the image– Behind Text: layered behind

text– In Front of Text: layered on

top of text– Top and bottom: displayed

above and below– Through: Text runs through

picture

Inline text and Floating GraphicInline Graphic• Behaves like a text

character

Floating Graphic• Can be

positioned anywhere on a page

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Video on Wrapping Text

Wrapping Text Activity

• 1. Open a new document. If you just want to play with this feature, type =rand(2,5). This function creates 2 paragraphs of 5 lines of random text.

• 2. Place your cursor where you wish insert your picture.• 3. From the Insert menu, select Picture and then From File…• 4. Choose the picture you wish to insert.• 5. Right click the picture and select Show Picture Toolbar.• 6. Click the Text Wrapping button.• 7. Select Square.• You should see your text wrap around your picture. You can drag the

picture to reposition and the text will reflow.• If you don’t see your text wrap around your image, your picture may

be too big. Try resizing the picture so it’s small enough that text could wrap around it. You can do this by clicking the picture and dragging the lower right corner towards the top left.

Moving Objects• Drag to a new location• Nudge if in line with text using directional arrow keys

on the keyboard• Cut and paste command to move inline object the

way you would move characters• Position top, bottom, left, right, and middle of page• Align vertically (top or bottom)• Horizontally ( left, right, middle)• Rotate or flip object• Layer objects that overlap front or back• Group multiple objects to edit or format them as one

Moving Objects and Group• Select object– To drag to a new location the mouse pointer must

be a four-headed arrow.– Click left, right, up and down arrow to nudge it in

each direction– Objects can be position, align, rotate, bring

forward, send back, and selection pane– Select multiple objects using the shift key for

grouping• Grouping lets you reposition and modify objects as if

they were a single shape or object

Remember

• Picture: Clip or picture in digital format inserted in the document from another location

• Shape: an object you draw using Word’s drawing and shape tools– When selected drawing tools format tab becomes

available

Formatting

• Objects and pictures have different styles you can apply– Outline– Fills– 3-D– Shadows

Complete All Try Its

Complete Asssignment

• Project 17 page 165• Project 18 page 167

Proj 17

Proj 18