{"id":329,"date":"2024-08-08T22:03:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T22:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/?p=329"},"modified":"2024-08-13T20:06:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T20:06:13","slug":"tuesday-13-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/2024\/08\/08\/tuesday-13-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, 13 August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/Designer-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/Designer-Logo.jpg 728w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/Designer-Logo-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>: To experience using Microsoft Designer &amp; Canva, learn and practice basic features listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating a new design using AI, from a template, and from scratch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resize to create different projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert text, shapes, illustrations, photos, and video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the editor to arrange and format your design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inserting your own media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove background or objects from images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a brand kit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>A great overview\/tutorial on how to use Microsoft Designer: <a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/how-to\/use-microsoft-designer\/\">https:\/\/heyzine.com\/how-to\/use-microsoft-designer\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Microsoft Designer, create an 8.5\u201d x 11\u201d (A4 Portrait or A4 Landscape) flyer on a topic of your choice that includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An image with the background removed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least one coloured shape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A stock illustration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 2 instances of text with different font formats (colour, size, face, effects\u2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A background (can be a colour or image)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have completed your design, please<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click download<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Download-Button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Download-Button.png 154w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Download-Button-150x46.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy as Image<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Copy-to-Clipboard-Button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Copy-to-Clipboard-Button.png 428w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/OCFP-Designer-Copy-to-Clipboard-Button-300x39.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>(Please be patient for this step. If you get a message similar to: \u201cDesigner would like to copy an image to your clipboard\u201d, click \u201cAllow\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And paste it into an email to <a href=\"mailto:colin.cameron@viu.ca\">colin.cameron@viu.ca<\/a> using &lt;Ctrl&gt; + V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/08\/Canva-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" style=\"width:81px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Canva<\/a> is an industry standard for designing simple graphics. It functions much like Designer with more features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take some time to play with it. You will find the interface similar to Designer (Designer copied Canva&#8217;s interface), but with more capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/files\/2024\/07\/typing-dot-com-logo-e1720108358122.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Practice Typing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ae1012;color:#ae1012\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives: To experience using Microsoft Designer &amp; Canva, learn and practice basic features listed below: Topics: A great overview\/tutorial on how to use Microsoft Designer: https:\/\/heyzine.com\/how-to\/use-microsoft-designer\/ Activity Using Microsoft Designer, create an 8.5\u201d x 11\u201d (A4 Portrait or A4 Landscape) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/2024\/08\/08\/tuesday-13-august-2024\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4687,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classes","category-week-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4687"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melshunumofficeassistant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}