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Click here to download the completed lesson. |
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Use
a story you have already published or use the passage used in
this example. |
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Type the story before you start to
change the formatting, centring the heading etc. |
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Once the
passage is typed... |
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Centre the heading |
Change the size of the heading |
Change the font of the heading |
Change the font & size of the
passage & justify the text |
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Inserting
a drop capital |
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From
the format menu select Drop Cap. |
This brings up the
"Drop Cap" menu |
Experiment with different fonts and "lines to drop". |
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Use
undo
if you make a mistake. |
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Your page may
look something like the example below. |
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Another way to
create the same effect is using the clip art
and text wrapping |
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In the clip art -
search for A
and clip art only |
Insert your chosen
A
to replace the first letter of the second paragraph. |
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Click on the
A
to activate the Picture toolbar |
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To find the
picture toolbar try the View menu > Toolbars >
Pictures |
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Click on the
Text Wrapping tool and select Tight. |
Adjust the
size of the
A
to suit. |
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Insert an
appropriate picture for your story from the clipart and use
the same technique to place the picture exactly where you
wish. |
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Just a few
ways to make a published story look more interesting. |
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