2. Match Them Up!
Match up the file types and the documents you could make with each software type:
Word Processing
Desktop Publishing
Presentation
Image Editing
3. Lesson Goals
Know how to create electronic pre-production documents
Understand common file formats for a range of software
Be able to explain the use of software in pre-production
#file #format
#software
4. How can we make digital
pre-production documents?
Think of the software you could use...
5. Digitising
Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
The software applications we could use to make digital documents includes:
Word Processor
Desktop Publishing
Presentation
Image Editing
#file #format
#software
6. Word Processor
Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
Word processing software allows
you to write text, change the font
and sometimes use auto shapes.
This type of software could be
used to create things like:
Scripts
Visualisation
Do NOT call this software:
Microsoft Word
Notepad
#file #format
#software
7. Desktop Publishing
Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
Desktop publishing software allows
you to add text areas, change fonts,
add outline and fill colours and add
images to a document.
This type of software could be used
to create things like:
Mood Board
Mind Map
Visualisation
Do NOT call this software:
Publisher
#software #digitise
#hardware
8. Presentation
Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
Presentation software allows you to
add text, edit font styles and add
images as well as place elements
around your page easily.
This type of software could be used
to create things like:
Mood Board
Mind Map
Visualisation
Do NOT call this software:
Power Point
Keynote
#file #format
#software
9. Image Editing
Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
Image editing software allows you
to create images or edit images
already made.
You could use a graphic tablet with
this software.
This type of software could be used
to create things like:
Visualisation
Do NOT call this software:
Paint
Photoshop
#file #format
#software
10. What is a PDF?
Think about where you’ve seen these files...
11. PDF
Understand software
Export files in different formats
Portable Document Format (PDF)
files can contain both text and
graphics in them.
They make sure your file looks
exactly how you want it to look if
you have to send it to a client.
You can’t edit these files easily so it
stops someone from changing your
work without you knowing.
#file #format
#software
12. Know how to make digital documents
Understand various file formats
Your Task
Task 1: Add this table to your revision guide and fill in the blanks:
Software
Application
What does it let
you do?
What documents
could you make?
Common File
Types
Word Processing
Desktop
Publishing
Presentation
Image Editing
Task 2: Describe a PDF file and explain why it is used.
#file #format
#software
13. Key Words
File Format
A standard way that information is
encoded for storage on a computer.
Software
Programs on a computer that you can
use e.g. Word Processing and DTP.
