Create three separate styles which will be used within the document.
To include eg:
• font face, size, emphasis, alignment and leading
• paragraph spacing
• indents and tabs
• bullets
Use these styles within the document to achieve the required
outcome
How will I be assessed?
Pass
You will create three styles. Each style will include at least one aspect from each of the following:
- font (face, size, emphasis, alignment or leading)
- paragraph spacing
- indents or tabs
The styles may not be fit for purpose.
Merit
You will create three styles. Each style will include the full range of each of the following:
- font (face, size, emphasis, alignment or leading)
- paragraph spacing
- indents or tabs
The styles will mostly be fit for purpose.
Distinction
You will create three styles. Each style will include the full range of each of the following:
- font (face, size, emphasis, alignment or leading)
- paragraph spacing
- indents or tabs
- bullets
The styles will be fit for purpose.
Introduction
Formatting, or changing the appearance of text, can be a time consuming job! Look at the different text formatting used on this page. Can you see any differences between the title at the top of the page and the headings used?
Titles, headings, sub headings and body text are usually formatted differently. The font used for main headings for example tends to be larger than the body text of a document. It might also be bold. You can set text styles in word processing and desktop publishing software to save you time and help you work more efficiently.
When you open word processing or desktop publishing software the font style is usually set to normal. This is most often Times New Roman, 10 point, regular (not bold or in italics), black, aligned to the left etc. Open your desktop publishing software to find out if this is the case.
You can create your own font styles to save you from having to format each title/heading/sub heading etc. separately. Follow this guide to find out how to do this. Then complete the activities below.
Activity 1 – Experiment with setting up some different styles. When you have set up a style you can use it by drawing a text box then clicking on the styles drop down menu. You can then choose the style you want to use.
Activity 2 – Create styles for the following:
Style Name |
Font |
Paragraph Settings |
Bullets
(distinction level!) |
Body – base it on Normal, set body text for the following paragraph. |
Arial, size 12, colour blue |
First line indent of 0.3cm and 6 point space (half a line) after the paragraph. |
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Main Header
|
Bookman Old Style, size 30, colour red |
Space before 12 points |
|
Quotes
|
Arial, size 14, brown, |
Between lines 1.25, left and right indent 0.25cm. |
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Bullet list |
Arial, size 12, colour blue |
Between lines 1.25 |
Circle, indent 1.5cm |
Activity 3 – Now you have had chance to experiment with styles you can now delete them.
Portfolio Activity
1. You now need to produce at least 3 styles for your portfolio work. You should use the hand drawn plans you produced for the last learning objective as the basis for your styles. Take a look at the assessment criteria to remind you of what needs to be included within your styles. You can use this template to record evidence for each style you create. If you make any changes to your styles later in the project you should update these records.
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