State Symbols

State Symbols

1. In your My Docs folder, create a new document and name it

(class period First and Last Name State)

8 Ima Trifling States

2.At the top of your document, type the text [State Symbols of <Your State Name>].

3. Center align, bold, and change the font size of the text to 24.

4. Hit the Enter key and clear formatting.

5. Insert a Table. To insert a table to organize information in columns and rows, from the Table menu, select Insert table with 3 columns and 6 rows. 6. Using the Tab key to move from cell to cell, type the text as shown above.

7. Select row 1 by clicking and dragging across all of the cells in that row.

8. Center align, bold, and change the font size of the text to 14.

9. Bold the text [State Flag] in column 1.

10. Use Paint Format. To replicate existing formatting to other text in a document, do the following:

• Select the text [State Flag] and click the Paint format icon.
• Select the text in the remaining four cells in column 1. All text in column 1 should now be bold.

11. To find images and information about state symbols, open a New tab and go to

www.statesymbolsusa.org

click Ohio

12. Click the State Flag image to go to the web page about your state flag.

13. Copy an Image. To copy an image into a table, do the following:

a. Right click the image of the state ag, then select Copy image.

b. To return to the Lesson 2.4 document, click on the Lesson 2.4 tab at the top

of your screen.

c. To place the image in the appropriate cell (see 2.4 Figure B), right-click in

the cell, then select Paste. Alternatively, use Ctrl+V.

14. Insert a Link. To insert a hyperlink into a table, do the following:

a. Click on the tab for the state fag web page at the top of your screen.

b. Select the URL, right-click, then select Copy.

c. To place the link in the appropriate cell, return to the States Symbols document, click in the cell, then from the Insert menu, select Link.

d. In the Link dialog box, type [State Flag of ] into the Text field, paste the link into the Link field, then click Apply.

15. To return to the State Symbols page, click on the state fag tab, then click the Back icon

16. To complete the table with the appropriate images and links, repeat steps 12-15. Hint: If you cannot locate a particular symbol for the state you have selected, replace it with one of your choice.

17. Resize an Image. To change the size of an image proportionately (larger or smaller), do the following:

a. Click the fag image, then click and drag the bottom-right resizing handle.

18. Zoom out, then resize the images in column 2 (if necessary) so that the entire table fts on one page.

19. Center align the images in column 2.

20. Crop an Image. To change the proportions of an image without distorting it, or to cut away (mask) a portion of an image, do the following:

a. Click one of the images in column 2 that has a portion you would like to remove.

b. Click the Crop image icon.

21. Proofread your document for accuracy and format.

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