Pg 89Briefly introduce which topics will be covered in this lesson so students are aware of the new skills they will learn. Remind students also that all the information is available in the book as a reference so they don’t need to commit anything to memory or take notes.
Pg 108Objective 3.4Open a discussion with the class in regards to how backgrounds can enhance documents and when they are most useful, e.g., online documents where the color of the report identifies the purpose of the report (all green notices relate to Sales whereas red notices could be expense reports from Accounting).Include in your demo a chance to preview each of the different types of backgrounds that can be used, giving students a chance to see how a report can go from easy to read to hard to view, let alone read. Remind them how there is no right and wrong choice other than if you cannot read the text, but setting a background could be based on company standards or the audience you are trying to reach.
Pg 109Objective 3.4As with backgrounds, you may want to remind students how this can affect the document readability. Reiterate that if you find it difficult to read, so will your audience.
Pg 109Objective 3.4As with backgrounds, you may want to remind students how this can affect the document readability. Reiterate that if you find it difficult to read, so will your audience.
Pg 109Objective 3.4Briefly discuss how much a color can be customized, especially if you are trying to match the company colors.
Pg 109Objective 3.4Be sure to include a demo on how to set a gradient effect using two different colors and then setting the shading style. This can be a wonderful introduction to how they can fill shapes later in Lesson 8.You will notice that students will begin to play with the options as you introduce them so be sure to allocate time so they can try the different types as there is no live preview from within the dialog boxes. You may need to pull students back to the same spot though or allow them to pick their own once you go through all the options.
Pg 110Objective 3.4Students may find they avoid these two tabs as they can set the harshest view for the audience, especially with dark-colored patterns or a picture that remains in full color.
Pg 110Objective 3.4Page borders are another fun tool that students like to explore, especially the Art option. Be sure to allocate time for students to play with the options here, as the process to select a border will give them a quick introduction to how to set or adjust these when working with tables (Lesson 7).Include in your demo of how a page border can be turned off from one page to another, or removed for all pages.Again, remind students about how busy the document can become with multiple effects.
Pg 110-111Objective 3.4You may want to have the previous slide visible as you go through each of these options for how page borders can be set.
Pg 110-111Objective 3.4You may want to have the previous slide visible as you go through each of these options for how page borders can be set.
Pg 108Objective 3.4For those who have never seen or used this feature before, you may need to provide a brief explanation as to when or why you would want to use this, e.g., a manager has asked you to distribute a copy of the draft estimates to project leaders for review at a meeting.As you go through your demo with students, use text (as in the exercise) to demonstrate how most watermarks are used for business documents. As time permits, you may want to quickly introduce how pictures can also be set up as watermarks, e.g., company logo.
Pg 108Objective 3.4For those who have never seen or used this feature before, you may need to provide a brief explanation as to when or why you would want to use this, e.g., a manager has asked you to distribute a copy of the draft estimates to project leaders for review at a meeting.As you go through your demo with students, use text (as in the exercise) to demonstrate how most watermarks are used for business documents. As time permits, you may want to quickly introduce how pictures can also be set up as watermarks, e.g., company logo.
Pg 112-113Objective 3.2Discuss what themes are and when they are best used. Have students display this option so they can follow you in regards tas you look at the options for a theme.Use a document for your demo that is typical of a document you would place on the company intranet (or a personal web site) where you may want to enhance it so it captures the eye but not change it so it becomes too difficult to read.
Pg 112-113Objective 3.2Discuss what themes are and when they are best used. Have students display this option so they can follow you in regards tas you look at the options for a theme.Use a document for your demo that is typical of a document you would place on the company intranet (or a personal web site) where you may want to enhance it so it captures the eye but not change it so it becomes too difficult to read.
Pg 113Objective 3.2Have students try the live preview with this option so they can see how applying a theme can affect the document. In most cases it will be obvious with the page background color or the font for the text, especially if it is a font they don’t normally use.Discuss how Word does not leave you with just these choices and that’s how the other three options can come in handy if you prefer a color or theme, or effect, and then want to save your own for future use.
Pg 113-115Objective 3.2Briefly go through these so students know where to find the feature, if needed, although they may not do a lot of this in class. You may want to caution them that any effects chosen may not appear in Word until you go to Web Layout view or publish the document to the intranet or web site. If time permits, you may want to take them through the process to create their own theme so they can see how any option can be used here to set up their own, as well as how to modify a theme option they already like.
Pg 116Briefly review what topics were covered in this lesson so students are aware of the new skills they learned. Remind students also that all the information is available in the book as a reference.
Pg 116As time permits, go through the questions with students, or choose to assign these for groups or homework review.