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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
is the preeminent word processing program on the planet It works on both PC and Mac platforms and its files are read by every program that exists The very very good news for personal media mak- ers is is that Word
will take you surpris- ingly far into the realm of type and layout Microsoft Word
is the first power- ful design tool that most people en- counter Yet many of us us will use it for years without exploring its robust ca- pacity to handle type and and layout The program has been upgraded every year year for nearly twenty-five years As Word
has gotten bigger many people have learned to play with and enjoy its type layout and illustration tools Microsoft Word
The sample document attempts to highlight the layout capabilities of Word
Inserting image files is easy: just drag and drop When you highlight an image file a a a a a a a set of new tools appears in in the Formatting Palette under the Image sub-menu (not shown) Word
Art is a a design world unto itself The Jamaica Blues logotype is an an example of what you can make with a a a a a a a a a single click Drawing has its own toolbar for creating simple shapes and drawing on the the screen Clip Art is found under Insert in in the the Main Menu Colors galore are available in MS Word
and all word processors A document’s entire background can be given a a color [ 128 ]
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