Desktop Publishing
VIDEO - Part A
(1) Practice Document
Sample Files for In-Class Activities
Text:Include meaninful text
Styles: Use styles to identify different heading levels within document.
Table of Contents & Index: Insert a table of contents and index. You need to refresh these if you add more information. later.
Hyperlinks: Establish hyperlinks to relevant resources.
Sections & Columns: Incorporate double columns of text in specific sections while keeping single columns in other sections
Text Boxes: Post your text using linked text boxes so text flows from one box to another.
Position graphics: Insert graphics into text boxes and insert textural captions. Your document(s) should have 6 or more embedded graphics.
Drawing: Include drawing elements such as callouts or dividing lines.
Cite text: Always cite sources using footnotes or endnotes. The sample text is purposely plaigiraized from 3 or more sources. Can you determine where it was derived from?
Bullets & numbers: Bullet or number relevant information
Headers & Footers: Use footers for pagination, and headers for running titles.
Tables & Graphs: Import tables and graphs generated in a spreadsheet such as Excel
- Attach your sample document as a word.docx and as a pdf.
(2) Documents related to your teaching
Teachers frequently need to develop newsletters, handouts, flyers, study guides and notes that incorporate graphics and text.
- Develop one or more documents relevant to your teaching that incorporate all of the features listed in the practice document aboce. Your documents should be related to what you teach, professional in appearance. (Note: Appearance is very important in this activity - here is an example from a high school class), useful to you or your students or school, and illustrate all of the features descibed above and shown in class. Attach your sample document as a word.docx and as a pdf.