RADIOLOGY INFORMATICS
CRT04107
SESSION : 13(c)
Learning Tasks
By the end of this session, students are expected to be able to:
► Insert Symbols
► Insert Headers and Footers
► Format Text
► Create Text Boxes
► Work with Columns
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Insert Symbols (2)
► Introduction of Symbols
» There are many Symbols that you might often see in
publications that are not directly available from your
keyboard. For example, the Copyright symbol, ©, is not
available on the keyboard but can be selected from Word's
Symbol Dialog Box.
» Other commonly used symbols that appear in the Symbol
Dialog Box are: © Copyright, ® Registration,
TM Trademark, Checkmark
Insert Symbols (2)
► To Insert Symbols into your Document:
» Click Insert on the Menu Bar
» Select Symbols, The Symbols Dialog Box appears
» Click the Symbols Tab to select a symbol from a Font
type
Insert Headers and Footers (01)
The Header and Footer usually contain title and author
information, dates, and page numbers. The Header appears at
the top of the page and the Footer appears at the bottom of the
page.
► To Insert a Header and Footer:
» Click View on the Menu Bar
» Select Header and Footer
» The document will appear grayed out with a dotted Header
and Footer box showing at the top and bottom of the page
» Locate the Header and Footer Toolbar on the page
Insert Headers and Footers (02)
Some of the useful features located on the Header and Footer
Toolbar are:
► Insert Auto-Text: drop-down menu showing commonly used
header and footer information, including, author, page number
and date
► Insert Page Numbers: inserts the page numbers
► Insert Number of Pages: inserts the number of pages in the
entire document
► Format Page Number: opens the Page Number Format
Dialog box so that you can format your page number in the
header and footer
Insert Headers and Footers (03)
► Insert Date
► Insert Time
► Page Setup - opens the Page Setup Dialog box so that
you can adjust the location of the header and footer
► Switch between Header and Footer - allows you to
jump quickly between the header and footer on a page
► Close - closes the Header and Footer
Insert Headers and Footers (04)
► Toolbar: Delete Header and Footer
» If you choose to delete your Header or Footer, Word will
automatically delete the Header or Footer within the
entire document
► To Delete the Header or Footer:
» Click View on the Menu Bar
» Select Header and Footer
» Highlight the text within the Header or Footer (whichever text
you would like to delete)
» Press Delete. The text is now removed.
» Click Close
Creating a Text Box (1)
► Placing text inside of a Text Box helps focus the reader's
eye on the page content.
► Newsletters, flyers, reports, announcements, school projects,
or other types of publications, often use Word's text box
feature.
► Text boxes can be formatted with shadings, color, borders,
and graphics, making for an impressive display of your
Word skills.
Creating a Text Box (2)
► To Create a Text Box
» Click Insert on the Menu Bar
» Select Text Box from the menu list
» The mouse pointer becomes a crosshair and a drawing
canvas appears
Creating a Text Box (3)
» Place your insertion point where you want your text box
» Left click and drag the text box until it is the appropriate
size. Release the left mouse button when ready
» The text box will by default contain a white background
color and a thin black border.
Creating a Text Box (4)
► To Insert Text into the Text Box
» Click once inside the text box
» The box is selected and a blinking insertion point appears
inside the box.
» Begin typing
» Format text (change font, font size, style, etc) in the usual
manner. (Select text first, makes changes later)
Creating a Text Box (5)
Moving and Resizing Text Boxes
► To Resize a Text Box
» Click once on one of the box's borders. The box is now
highlighted
► To Move a Text Box
» Click once on the text box's border.
» However your mouse pointer over the border until it
becomes a crosshair with arrows
» Using this crosshair, click and drag the box until it is in
the desired location
Working with Columns (01)
► Displaying information in columns gives the writer more
options for displaying different types of information on a
page while remaining easy for the viewer to read
► Certain kinds of information are best displayed using
columns. Newspaper, newsletters, flyers, reports,
announcements, school projects, or other types of
publications, often use Word's column feature
Working with Columns (02)
► Creating Columns Using the Columns Dialog Box
► Using the Column Dialog Box versus the Columns
Button will give you much more control and
precision over your column structure. The Columns
Dialog Box will also give you a few more column
options, including Left and Right columns as well as
the ability to create up to eight columns per page.
Working with Columns (03)
► Using the Column Dialog Box
» Switch to Print Layout View.
» To make equal columns, move the insertion point to the
end of the text and insert a continuous section break by
choosing Insert Break Continuous.
» Select the text you want to change to columns.
» Click Format on the Menu Bar.
» Select Columns from the menu list. The Columns
Dialog Box appears.
Working with Columns (04)
► The Column Dialog Box gives you the following
options
» Presets - Click a box to choose a preset number of
columns
» Number of Columns - Use the up and down arrow keys to
select between one and eight columns
» Line Between -Places lines between your columns
Working with Columns (05)
» Width and Spacing - Offers features that allow you to
specify an exact number for the height and width of your
columns, as well as the spacing between your columns.
» Equal Column Width - Check this checkbox if you want
columns to be the same width
» Apply to: - Allows you to create columns out of the
selected text, the selected section, this point forward, or
the entire document
» Select your options and Click OK.
Working with Columns (06)
► To Move Text into the Next Column
» Move the insertion point in front of the text you want to
move.
» Choose Format Columns. The Columns dialog box
opens.
» Choose "From this point forward" in the Apply to:
control.
Working with Columns (07)
► Click the Start New Column check box to move the text to
the next column.
► Now that you’ve learned about columns, do you see a need
for them in your document? If you are designing a
newsletter, you will almost certainly want to use them.
► Columns can make your newsletter look very professional.
If you are designing a flyer, you may or may not want
columns.
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