Computer Based Training: …, Windows 95 & NT Basics/a1454501.iso/mo97w03/AW04.TXT

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Vicky Jones is designing the Introduction page of the software catalog.
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As this is the first page of the catalog, she would like to make it stand out from the rest of the document.
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With the document opened in Page Layout view, she decides to start by applying some borders.
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She selects ^UFormat - Borders^u ^Uand Shading^u from the menu bar.
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The Borders and Shading dialog box displays.
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Vicky makes sure the ^UPage^u ^UBorder^u tab is selected.
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She wants borders to be applied to the Introduction page only.
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In the Apply to drop-down list on the Page Border tabbed page, she selects ^UThis^u ^Usection - First page only^u.
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A number of different border styles are available to Vicky in the Style list box.
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When she scrolls down the list and selects a style, she can see a preview of the effect in the Preview section on the right.
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The border appears all around the page because the ^UBox^u icon in the Setting section is selected by default.
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Vicky clicks the ^UShadow^u icon to see how the border would look with a shadow added to it.
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She then clicks the ^U3-D^u icon to see what effect this would have.
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But she decides not to use either of these settings, and to put a border along the top and bottom of the page only.
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Vicky first removes all the borders from the page.
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To do this she clicks the ^UNone^u icon.
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She then applys a border to the bottom of the page.
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To do this she clicks the ^UBottom Border^u button in the Preview section.
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Vicky selects a matching border from the Style list box to go along the top of the page.
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Then she clicks the ^UTop Border^u button.
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Vicky has other choices open to her in selecting borders for her page.
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For example, she can choose a different color for her border from the Color drop-down list.
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Vicky can change the width of her borders using the Width drop-down list.
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To preview these effects, she clicks the relevant border once in the Preview section.
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She can also click the appropriate border button once to deselect the original style and click it again to select the new style.
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Vicky can select a more decorative pattern for her border from the illustrated styles in the Art drop-down list.
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Here she can scroll through the selection to choose an Art style.
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When she selects it, she can see the effect in the Preview section.
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The new border appears by default on all four sides of the page, but Vicky can deselect any of these sides by clicking the relevant border buttons.
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For example, clicking the ^USide Border^u buttons removes the artistic border from the sides of the page.
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You can also remove borders by clicking in the Preview section.
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Vicky can change the width and color of her Art style selection if she wishes.
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You can change the color of black and white Art style borders only. Colored Art style borders cannot be altered.
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However, she prefers the original border, so she returns to this and clicks ^UOK^u.
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Vicky can now see her page with the borders added.
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She could scroll down to see the border along the bottom of the page.
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But a more effective way to do this is to click the ^UPrint Preview^u button.
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She could also select ^UWhole^u ^UPage^u from the Zoom drop-down list in the Standard toolbar.
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The entire page can now be seen with the borders displayed along the top and bottom.
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Vicky has inserted some text into the lower half of the Introduction page of the software catalog.
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To emphasize the paragraph, she wants to put it in a shaded box with a border around it.
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First she justifies the text by highlighting it and clicking the ^UJustify^u button in the Formatting toolbar.
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Vicky selects the text, taking in the line above and below it.
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And chooses ^UFormat - Borders and^u ^UShading^u from the menu bar.
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The Borders and Shading dialog box appears.
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You can apply borders and shading to paragraphs by choosing the ^UTables and^u ^UBorders^u button in the Standard toolbar.
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This displays the Table and Borders toolbar, which has fewer options than the Borders and Shading dialog box.
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But if you prefer to use it, you can switch to it by clicking the ^UShow Toolbar^u button in the Borders and Shading dialog box.
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In the Borders tabbed page of the Borders and Shading dialog box, Vicky selects ^UParagraph^u from the Apply to drop-down list.
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She then selects a border style from the Style list box.
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In the Preview section the border can be seen applied to all four sides of the paragraph because the ^UBox^u icon is selected by default.
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Vicky could select from the ^UNone^u, ^UShadow^u, or ^U3-D^u icons and see these different effects in the Preview section.
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She could also apply a different color or width to her border.
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But she is happy with her choice, so she now clicks the ^UShading^u tab.
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Vicky wants to highlight the paragraph with shading to make it stand out.
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So she selects ^UParagraph^u in the Apply to drop-down list.
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And in the Fill section she can select a color from the palette and see its effect in the Preview section.
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You can apply color and pattern, but not texture, to shading to change the fill effect.
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Vicky can change the fill effect by scrolling down the ^UStyle^u drop-down list in the Patterns section.
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When she makes a selection she can see the effect in the Preview section.
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Vicky can change the color of a pattern by choosing from the Color drop-down list.
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But after previewing this effect, she decides not to use it after all.
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She chooses ^UGray-10%^u instead from the Fill section.
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And she clicks ^UOK^u.
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When she removes the highlighting, Vicky can see her paragraph with the border and shading added.
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Let's create a page border.
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Vicky would like to insert the title "Introduction" into the first page of the software catalog using the WordArt tool.
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With the document open in Page Layout view she chooses ^UToolbars^u ^U- WordArt^u from the ^UView^u menu.
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You can also right-click on any toolbar and select ^UWordArt^u from the pop-up list.
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The WordArt toolbar is displayed.
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Vicky clicks the ^UInsert WordArt^u button in the WordArt toolbar.
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The WordArt Gallery is displayed.
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She selects a WordArt style and clicks ^UOK^u.
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The Edit WordArt text dialog box is displayed.
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Vicky types the word ^RIntroduction ^rin the Edit WordArt Text dialog box, and clicks ^UOK^u.
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"Introduction" has now been inserted as a WordArt object into the document.
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Vicky would now like to format her WordArt object, to add color and a gradient to it.
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She clicks the ^UFormat WordArt^u button in the WordArt toolbar.
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The Format WordArt dialog box displays.
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You can also select ^UWordArt^u from the ^UFormat^u menu.
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In the Colors and Lines tabbed page, Vicky selects ^UBlue^u from the Color palette in the Fill section.
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Vicky wants to apply a gradient to the WordArt object.
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To apply a gradient to the WordArt object, Vicky clicks the ^UFill Effects^u button in the Color palette.
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The Fill Effects dialog box displays.
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In the Colors section of the Gradient tabbed page, Vicky clicks the ^UTwo colors^u radio button.
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Color 1 is Blue.
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In the Color 2 palette she selects ^USky Blue^u.
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She can see the two-color shading effect in the Sample area on the right.
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You can choose the direction of a gradient in a WordArt object  by clicking one of the following radio buttons in the Shading Styles section:
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Horizontal
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Vertical
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Diagonal up
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Diagonal down
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From corner
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From center
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In the Shading styles section Vicky clicks the ^UDiagonal up^u radio button.
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She likes this effect, so she clicks ^UOK^u.
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Vicky clicks ^UOK^u in the Format WordArt dialog box.
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The colors and gradient are now applied to the WordArt object.
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Vicky wants to insert Centurion Technologies' logo as a watermark behind the word "Introduction".
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To do this she first chooses ^UInsert -^u ^UPicture - From File^u from the menu bar.
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In the Insert Picture dialog box Vicky selects the logo she wishes to use, and clicks the ^UInsert^u button.
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The logo appears in the document.
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To format the picture, Vicky first right-clicks it to select it and bring up the shortcut menu.
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She could select ^UFormat Picture^u, but to display the Picture toolbar she chooses ^UShow Picture Toolbar^u.
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^UEdit Picture^u opens the image in Photo Editor and is used to edit photographs that have been inserted from a scanner.
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The Picture toolbar displays.
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You can also display the Picture toolbar by choosing ^UView - Toolbars -^u ^UPicture^u from the menu bar.

Or you can right-click on any toolbar and select ^UPicture^u from the pop-up list.
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Before she can place the picture behind the text, Vicky first needs to prevent the text from wrapping.
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She clicks the ^UText Wrapping^u button.
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And she selects ^UNone^u in the drop-down list.
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Vicky can alter her picture in several ways using the Picture toolbar.
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She can

ò change the contrast using the ^UMore^u
  ^UContrast^u or ^ULess Contrast^u buttons
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ò change the brightness using the
  ^UMore Brightness^u or ^ULess Brightness^u
  buttons
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ò crop the picture
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ò put a line around the picture
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Vicky clicks the ^UFormat Picture^u button in the Picture toolbar.
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In the Picture tabbed page of the Format Picture dialog box, you can crop a picture using more precise measurements.
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You can also alter the brightness and contrast more precisely.
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You can alter the wrapping style in the Wrapping tabbed page.
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Text wrapping allows you to place a picture anywhere in your document - even in the margin - and have text flow around it.

You can use text wrapping to specify how far from the text your picture will be and to shape the text in any way you want around the picture.
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And you can change the position of a picture in the Position tabbed page.
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In the Size tabbed page you can change your picture's size.
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And in the Colors and Lines tabbed page you can put a colored line around your picture.
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But Vicky prefers not to make any of these formatting changes, so she closes the Format Picture dialog box.
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In the Picture toolbar Vicky clicks the ^UImage Control^u button.
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She selects ^UWatermark^u from the drop-down list.
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The logo changes to a watermark.
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Vicky is satisfied with the tone of the watermark.
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You can alter the brightness and contrast of a watermark using the Format Picture dialog box.
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So she drags it across to the word "Introduction".
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The watermark appears on top of Introduction.
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To reposition the watermark behind the word, Vicky right-clicks it, and selects ^UOrder - Send to Back^u from the shortcut menu.
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In this instance, because there are only two objects involved, choosing ^USend Backward^u or ^USend Behind^u ^UText^u would have the same effect.
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The watermark now appears behind "Introduction".
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Vicky wants to move the WordArt object with the watermark behind it further down the page.
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To select the text and the watermark as one object, she first clicks the ^UDrawing^u button in the Standard toolbar.
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The Drawing toolbar displays at the bottom of the screen.
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Vicky clicks the ^USelect Objects^u button in the Drawing toolbar.
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She then drags to select the WordArt and the watermark object together.
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When she releases her mouse button, the sizing handles of both objects appear together.
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Vicky right-clicks the objects to bring up the shortcut menu.
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She then selects ^UGrouping -^u ^UGroup^u.
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You can also select ^UGroup^u from the ^UDraw^u menu on the Drawing toolbar.
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The sizing handles change to show that the two objects are now selected as a group.
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Vicky right-clicks the group and selects ^UFormat Object^u from the shortcut menu.
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You can also select ^UFormat -^u ^UObject^u from the menu bar.
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In the Format Object dialog box that displays, she selects the Position tabbed page.
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In the Position on page section, Vicky highlights the numbers in the Vertical spin box.
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She types in ^R1.5"^r.
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And then she clicks ^UOK^u.
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The WordArt and the watermark have been moved together as one object to a position further down the page.
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You can also select the group and drag it to any location on the page.
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Vicky clicks the ^UPrint Preview^u button in the Standard toolbar.
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She can now see the entire Introduction page and can check the positioning of the different graphical elements.
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Let's create a watermark graphic from a picture.
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