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The document discusses different elements of text that can be used in multimedia systems, including: 1) Text is the most common form of communication and can be combined with other media in multimedia applications. Text elements include alphabets, numbers, special characters, and symbols. 2) Common text usages include bullets, headings, paragraphs, navigation, and text as graphics. Font refers to a set of characters of a single size and style from a typeface family. Font size, style (bold, italic, underline), and categories (serif, sans serif, decorative) are also discussed. 3) Paragraph alignment includes flush left, flush right, centered, and justified.

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The document discusses different elements of text that can be used in multimedia systems, including: 1) Text is the most common form of communication and can be combined with other media in multimedia applications. Text elements include alphabets, numbers, special characters, and symbols. 2) Common text usages include bullets, headings, paragraphs, navigation, and text as graphics. Font refers to a set of characters of a single size and style from a typeface family. Font size, style (bold, italic, underline), and categories (serif, sans serif, decorative) are also discussed. 3) Paragraph alignment includes flush left, flush right, centered, and justified.

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Multimedia Systems Development

Dr. Omar Masmali


Text
Definition of Text
• Text is words and symbols in any form, spoken or written, are the most
common system of communication.
• Text is used in most Multimedia applications.
• With multimedia technology, text can be combined with other media in a
powerful and meaningful way to present information and express moods.
• Text is the easiest to manipulate
Text Elements

• Text elements can be categories into:


• Alphabets characters: A – Z
• Number: 0 – 9
• Special characters: . , ; : ‘ “
• Symbols: @ # $ & *
Text Usages
• Bullet / list

• Heading / Title

• Paragraph

• Navigation

• Text as graphics

• ….
Text Usages
• Bullet / list

• Heading / Title

• Paragraph

• Navigation

• Text as graphics

• ….
Text Usages
• Bullet / list

• Heading / Title

• Paragraph

• Navigation

• Text as graphics

• ….
Font
• A design for a set of characters.

• A collection of characters of a single size and style belonging


to a particular typeface family.

• There is some basic consistency of look that makes the


individual characters, regardless of size and style variations,
part of the same family.
Font Size
• The size of a font, typically represented in points (pt).

• The font size is the distance from the top of the “Ascender Height”
to the bottom of the “Descender Height" in letters.
Font Size
Font Size Example

Text
8 point

12 point Text

24 point Text
48 point
Text
96 point

Text
Font Style
• Refers to whether text is bold, italicized, underlined, or any combination of the
three

• The term font style refers to the particular style of textual characters.

• Styles are usually standard.


Font Style
• Use bold fonts for emphasis, to highlight important points.
Font Style
• It is useful to readers to have titles, proper names, or key terms in a manual
within a block of copy highlighted with bold for ease in scanning.
Font Style
• Use italics to emphasize small amounts of text within a block of text.
• Avoid long passages in italics.
• It is harder to read than normal roman faces.
• Underlines are appropriate for section headings and some bibliographical
notations.
• In web browsers, default settings typically distinguish hyperlinks by
underlining them.
Font Categories

• Fonts can be characterized as


• Serif
• Sans Serif
• Decorative
Font Categories
• Used to decorate, embellish, and beautify a text.

• With the help of decorative fonts any informal passage can become more reader-
friendly: it will quickly capture attention of the readers and make a text easier to
perceive, unusual, and fascinating.
Paragraph Alignment

• The arrangement of text relative to a margin.

• Four types of alignment:


• Flush left
• Flush right

• Centered

• Justified.

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