Lesson 4
Terms
undefined, object
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- Stack
- Arrange objects in overlapping layers
- Object
- Elements, such as text boxes and graphics, that are inserted or embedded in a publication file
- Scale
- To change the size of an object. Also, the size of and object
- Group
- Combine multiple objects togheter into one unit
- Scanner
- A hardware device used to transfer printed images or text into a computer file
- Embed
- To paste an object into a publication without maintaining a connection to the source file
- Distribute
- Adjust the space between objects in an image or publication
- Floating object
- An object that can be sized and positioned anywhere on the page
- Crop
- To cut or remove portions of an object
- Pixels
- A single tiny dot used as a unit of measure and to define images on a computer screen. Short for picture element
- Vector
- A type of graphics in which the image is created using lines and curves defined by mathematical formulas
- Rotate
- To pivot an object around its center point
- Link
- To paste an object in a publication maintaining a connection to the source file. When changes are made to the source file, the object can be updated
- Picture frame
- A frame used as a placeholder for a graphics object
- Stroke
- The line used to draw an object
- Download
- Copy files from one computer to another, usually from a network to a computer on the network
- Flip
- To reverse an image horizontally or vertically
- Bitmap
- A type of graphic in which the image is created using a series of dots
- Fill
- The area inside a shape