Chapter 3: Text

1. Using Text Elements  in a Multimedia Presentation: 1)Menus for navigation 2)Interactive buttons 3)Fields for reading 4)HTML documents 5)Symbols and icons

2. Computers and Text: 1)Bitmap font and Vector font 2)Character sets 3)Extended Character Set (ISO Latin-1)

3. Understanding Fonts and Typefaces: - Font styles: i. Boldface                      ii. Italic                     iii. Underlining                     iv. Outlining - Font terminology: i. Baseline                                ii. Cap height                               iii. x-height                               iv. Ascenders/descenders                                v. Kerning                               vi. Tracking                              vii. Serif versus sans serif - Cases: A capitalized letter is referred to as uppercase, while a small letter is referred to as lowercase. Placing an uppercase letter in the middle of a word is referred to as an intercap or CamelCase.

4. Importance of Text  in a Multimedia Presentation: - Text is :- the  simplest  of  data  types  and  requires  the  least  amount  of  storage               :- form of symbols, words, sentences, and paragraphs.              :- a vital element of multimedia menus, navigation systems, and content