Computer Parts Collage

*** When you save your work, name it "Computer Parts Collage" ***

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Directions

Look for images of the following computer parts (list below) online and either save them to your computer to upload or click and drag them to www.remove.bg and get rid of the backgrounds. Download them to your computer so you can insert them into a Word document. Insert > Picture and navigate to your Downloads folder. Make a two-toned background and label the parts.

To label the parts in word, go to "Insert" > "Text Box" > "Draw Text Box", then click and drag on the page to create the text box. Once it is created, you can type in it. The labels should stand out and add to the design of the page. Be creative, but not color crazy!

Computer Parts

monitor

keyboard

mouse

tower

harddrive

CD/DVD-rom drive

motherboard

random access memory (RAM)

central processing unit (CPU)

power supply

Go to www.google.com and click on "Images" to find pictures for your collage.

Click and drag them onto the www.remove.bg site

Open MS Word

 

Add a Border Using the Rectangular Shape Tool

Click on Insert > Shapes and select the rectangle.

Click and drag from the top left down to the bottom right to create a border around the page.

Click on Format > Shape Outline and pick a color.

Click on Shape Outline > Weight and select the 4 1/2pt line. 

Click on Text Wrapping and select Behind Text

Click on Send to Back.

 

Insert Pictures

Click on Insert > Picture.

Click on the picture you want and click Insert

With the picture selected, click on Format > Text Wrapping and select Behind Text 

Place the picture where you want it and you can resize it by clicking one of the little circles around the picture and dragging.

Add A Title

Click Insert > WordArt and select one of the options to add a picture of your title. Your title should be designed to fit the color scheme. It should not be too simple either. The title should be big and centered.

Add Color to the Background

Click on Page Layout > Page Color and selct a color for the background.

Click on the edge of your border, then click on Format > Shape Fill and select a color. If your pictures disapeer, go to Format > Send to Back and Format > Wrap Text > Behind Text

Turn in as a PDF file!

Click Save As and select PDF where is says "Save as type" (under the name of the file). Upload the PDF to Canvas.


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