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and the teacher to explore the advanced drawing features such as shading and 3D effects in PowerPoint. 4. Successfully print the final color design of the cellular telephone that they rendered in PowerPoint. Procedure 1. Before proceeding, carefully read all of the instructions. 2. Open a Web browser and search the Web site of a cell phone provider such as Verizon: www.verizon.com to locate a picture of a cell phone (Fig. 1). 3. On the Web browser, click on File and then select Print. The printed picture of the cell phone will be viewed during the graphic design process. 4. Open Microsoft PowerPoint. Open a blank slide. Select the View pull-down menu, Toolbar menu, and finally the Drawing toolbar. This will open the Drawing toolbar on the screen (Fig. 2). 5. Move the Drawing toolbar toward the bottom of the screen so that it does not interfere with the drawing area. 6. On the Drawing toolbar, click on AutoShapes and locate the shape that most closely resembles the overall shape of the phone that you will draw (Fig. 3). 7. Select the shape and click and drag to create the shape on the screen (Fig. 4). 8. On the Drawing toolbar, select the arrow next to the Fill Color tool and then select More Fill Colors. 9. Select the color that best matches the color of the phone. 10. On the Drawing toolbar, select the arrow next to the Fill Color tool, then select Fill Effects (Fig. 5). 11. Once the Fill Effects screen opens, you will have Student Resources Students can locate images of Verizon wireless cellular telephones at www.verizonwireless.com. (They can also Google other cell phone service providers for additional phone options.) Students can obtain information about the drawing tools incorporated in Microsoft PowerPoint at http://office.microsoft.com. Limitations/Requirements This activity has the following limitations or requirements: 1. Students will work individually. 2. The phone model found on the Internet must be printed in color. 3. The computer-generated design must resemble the phone found on the Internet. 4. The computer-generated design must be in color and include graphic and text detail. 5. All phone details must be drawn using PowerPoint drawing tools. Fig. 1 Fig. 3 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 22 techdirections ◆ OCTOBER 2007 http://www.verizon.com http://www.verizonwireless.com http://office.microsoft.com

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