an area on a template that shows where text or images will go

Placeholders in templates

Computing

Using text and images to communicate

Editing text

Adding content

Applying layout in desktop publishing

Editing and improving a document

In this unit pupils will explore how text and images can be used to communicate messages. They will use desktop publishing software to make careful choices of font size, colour, and style to improve documents. They explore a range of page layouts using templates and placeholders as design tools.

Desktop publishing

What is a template in desktop publishing?

What is the term for the direction a page is set up to face?

What word describes a box in a template that shows where to add an image?

They help organise where information will go.

Why is it helpful to use placeholders in templates?

Add all the details first, then arrange the layout.

Plan the layout first, then add the details.

Print the document before checking the layout.

Ignore the layout and focus only on the content.

Which approach is more efficient when creating a document?

Put these steps in order for using a template to make a poster.

Which software helps you to create cards, posters, and certificates?

What is the term for the style in which text appears on a document?

changes the shade of the text, for example from red to blue

Match each formatting option to the correct description.

Arrange the steps for changing the font style in a document.

If you want your heading to stand out, what might you change?

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