Introduction to Desktop Publishing With Digital Graphics

Chapter 1: Introducing Desktop Publishing

Reading Check and Critical Thinking Activities

Directions Read each question carefully. Key your response in the text box. Click Check Your Answers. Then e-mail the results to your teacher.

1
Define Define what a sans serif font is and name at least three examples.
2
Explain Why is it easy to change the size of a scalable font?
3
Identify What part of the Word screen should you check to make sure you are in the correct document?
4
Describe What are four different ways you can align text on a page?
5
Evaluate Why should you use fonts from different font families when creating publications?
6
Compare and Contrast How would you use an oldstyle font in a document, and how would you use a slab serif font?
7
Analyze Why is underlining not used much?
8
Describe What kind of spelling mistakes might not be caught by the Spelling and Grammar tool?
9
Explain How would you correct your document if you found that you had used two spaces instead of one after every period?
10
Evaluate What are three advantages of using a table format?
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