BACK to Computer Design
SWBAT:
Use different methods for formatting Type
Work with Layers
1. Quit Illustrator by choosing Quit from the Illustrator Program Menu or by Right-Clicking on the Illustrator icon on your Dock.
2. Hold down 3 Keys with one hand:
Command, Option & Shift
3. Load Illustrator
1. Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials
1. Zoom into the top threaded text area.
2. Click three times in the first line of the text “Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze” to select the entire paragraph.
3 .Select whatever font is listed in the Font menu in the Control panel, and begin typing the name Letter Gothic Std. Illustrator filters through the list and displays the font name in the field.
4. Click the arrow in the Font Style menu in the Control panel to see the available styles for Letter Gothic Std, and make sure Bold is selected.
Another way: Choose Type > Font to see a list of available fonts. Scroll down, and select Minion Pro > Bold. If your font list is long, you may need to scroll quite far to find this font (the list is alphabetized).
1. With text and Type tool still selected, and the cursor in the top threaded text area, choose Select > All.
2 Type 14 in the Font Size field in the Control panel, and press Enter or Return. Leave the text selected.
1. With the text still selected, click the Fill color in the Control panel. When the Swatches panel appears, select White. The text fill changes to white.
1. With the text still selected, click the Fill color in the Control panel. When the Swatches panel appears, select White. The text fill changes to white.
2. Click the Layers panel icon on the right side of the workspace to expand the panel. Click the visibility column to the left of the background layer. A blue background appears. Click the Layers panel tab to collapse the group.
1. Select > Deselect
1. With the Type tool, click three times to select the second paragraph (“Cover Your Mouth and Nose”). See the figure left for which text to select.
2. Change the Fill color in the Control panel to light yellow (C=0 M=2 Y=60 K=0 will appear in the swatch tool tip).
1. With the text still selected, select the entry in the Font Size field in the Control panel and change the font size by typing 20. Press Enter or Return.
2. Choose Bold from the Font Style menu in the Control panel to change the font style for the selected text.
3. Choose Select > Deselect.
Ms. H Note to Self: Review how to identify Point Type and Area Type (Ports)
1. With the Type tool, click three times on the top text on the artboard, which begins with “Help stop the spread...”
2 Change the Fill color in the Control panel to orange (C=0 M=50 Y=100 K=0 will appear in the swatch tool tip).
1. Change the Font Size to 30 and the Font Style to Bold Condensed in the Control panel.
2. Choose Select > Deselect.
3. Chose File > Save.
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• Art Making
• Developing Art Literacy
• Making Connections Through Visual Arts
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning
...Students with different abilities can seek assistance from teacher, paraprofessional, or another student
...The students who finish early can ask a classmate if they need help or review
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• Developing Art Literacy
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning