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Drawing Using Microsoft Word Introduction – ‘A COOL CAT’ To create the above ‘cat’ I have used the application Microsoft Word. Obviously you can improve by adding a tail and making the ears a little better but here are the basic steps to creating your first graphic in Word. When you have completed this save and print and enter into your portfolio as evidence in producing images in Word. Remember once you have used the tools from Microsoft Word’s drawing toolbox you should remember to apply these functions to your assignments.

Follow the instructions below: YOUR ACTIONS From the menu bar, choose VIEW and then TOOLBARS From here you will need to select Drawing – just click on the word Now to draw your first shape. Select from the draw toolbar the Oval Click into your screen and drag with the mouse your first shape Fill your shape with Dark Grey using the Fill Colour tool with is pictured as a tin of paint on the draw toolbar Draw an oval inside the other oval and fill with a lighter shade of grey

COMPUTER RESPONDS The view bar brings a drop down menu and you are able to select toolbars You will notice that you have an extra toolbar on the screen – this is the Draw toolbar Remember by pointing to it you will have the tool-tip appear to ensure you have chosen the correct tool. See below for the steps to be taken Picture of fill tool below Your graphic should look like step 2 on the next page

This resource kindly contributed by Dave Humpage, Skills for Life Coordinator, Steps to Work. [email protected] Entry 3 Skills for Life ICT. Page 1 of 3


Grouping Images YOUR ACTIONS Click so you get the sizing handles around the outside of the oval Holding the shift key down click on the centre of the oval Step 1

Step 2

YOUR ACTIONS To group the two objects RIGHT CLICK and choose GROUPING and then GROUP. When you click and drag they will move as a whole

COMPUTER RESPONDS Sizing handles look like four boxes around the outside of the image appear. (see below) Again as step 2 you will see two lots of sizing handles. Step 3

COMPUTER RESPONDS The two objects will now be grouped together.

Cat’s Paws (grouping images, copying and using fills) YOUR ACTIONS From the pre-set shapes select the oval and arrange for the back of the paw Fill the back paw again with grey. When drawing the front of the paws remember to use CUT & PASTE so they will end up the same size.

Group together all three objects by clicking and holding the shift key to select them all Copy and paste this object and place the paws at the bottom of the cats body

COMPUTER RESPONDS

See instructions above for how Create three - There are many ways to cut and paste. Crtl + X (Cut) and Crtl + V

All objects should have the boxes around them Notice how we call it AN object and now objects.



ROTATE We will be using the Rotate and Flip tool to draw some ears and nose. YOUR ACTIONS From the Auto-shape toolbar at the bottom of the screen choose a shape similar to shape one (it is to be used for the nose) Step One

COMPUTER RESPONDS

Step Three top of nose flattened and rotated

Step Two

Fill with colour following the steps on the previous page Select the graphic so the sizing handles are around it Choose from the toolbar the Free Rotate tool Move the mouse pointer over one of the handles of the object and click and drag Flatten the nose so that it becomes the top piece of the cats nose

The graphic may be large to start off with but we can always make it smaller The square boxes will surround it. The sizing handles will become green. The object will rotate See step 3 above

Using your new skills complete your cat.
