Year 3 - Computing
Placeholders in templates
Desktop publishing
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will explore how text and images can be used to communicate messages. They will use desktop publishing software to make careful choices of font size, colour, and style to improve documents. They explore a range of page layouts using templates and placeholders as design tools.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan the layout of a document by choosing a suitable template.
Key Notes
- Templates are premade layouts of a document that can be used as starting points for creations.
- The orientation of a page can be either landscape or portrait.
- Placeholders are areas on a template that show where text or images will go.
Vocabulary To Learn
- template: premade layout of a document
- orientation: the direction a page is set up to face
- placeholder: an area on a template that shows where text or images will go
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is easier to create a document by adding all the detail first and changing the layout later.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Templates are premade layouts of a document that can be used as starting points for creations. The orientation of a page can be either landscape or portrait.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'template'
premade layout of a document. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: It is easier to create a document by adding all the detail first and changing the layout later. Correction: It's more efficient to plan the layout first before adding all the details. Organising the structure early helps avoid major formatting changes later, making the document easier to edit and read.
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