For each field I will need the correct number of boxes:
- Title = 4 boxes
- First Name = 16 boxes
- Second Name = 16 boxes
- House Number = 12 boxes
- Road Name = 16 boxes
- Town = 12 boxes
- Postal Code = 4 and 3 boxes
- Home Phone = 5 and 6 boxes
- Date of Birth = 2 and 2 and 4 boxes
- Password = 16 boxes
Software Requirements
The software I choose must be able to:
- Import pictures, so that I can put use my created logo publicly.
- Create input boxes, so that they can be filled in appropriately, a letter at a time.
- Move pictures, so that the logo can be moved into an appropriate position.
- Input text, so that the input boxes have titles, so that people know where to write what.
- Overlap and underlay objects, so that if the logo is near any input boxes, it can under lap them, and not overlap them with its white background.
- Change the text font, and size, so that I do not have to keep boring Arial text, and can make good titles.
- Align objects, so that my input boxes can be arranged in a line, so they are straight, and not odd and disproportionate.
Software
I could use “Microsoft Word” to do this task. However, it is only a word processor, and cannot do some complex functions I need to perform. It cannot align objects, as far as I know, and for a professional look, I definitely need this feature, I need the input boxes to look as neat as possible. I also know of no way to under and overlap objects in “MSWord”. This is also important if I wish to place my logo directly above my input boxes, as its white background may go over the top of the boxes.
I could use “Serif Page plus eight” for this task. It is a publishing program, and has all of the features I need. It can import pictures using the usual copy and paste technique, but through Insert – Picture as well. It can create boxes using the object drawer, which preset is a box. So all you need to do is click on the box on the left hand side toolbar, and draw the box to the wanted size.
It can move pictures by dragging them, click, and hold, then drag. It can input text in two ways, a normal frame box, or a graphic text one. The normal one is easier to read, so I will use that. It can over and under lap objects with the two buttons on the arrange toolbar, at the top:
With these, the left sends the item to the back, and the right one brings the picture to the front.
It can change text through the formatting toolbar, which is normally on the top of the display, at the bottom of all the toolbars.
It can align objects by highlighting them and then right clicking and clicking Align Objects, and then selecting to which side it needs aligning. This is useful because you can choose which side you can align it to.
Conclusion
I am going to use “Serif page plus eight” for this task because it is the best program for the job. It can do everything that is needed from the task and can do a lot more than “Microsoft Word” can. It can underlay and overlap, and it can align objects, both of which are key to the task in hand. It is simple to use and all the major tools are on the screen in toolbars, no need to use menus.
Outline Plan
I am going to load a new page and then turn it into landscape mode. After that, I will produce titles for each input subject, and then create boxes for each input subject; the numbers of boxes are listed above. Then I will put the background in, by creating a square and using the fill and linear techniques to put a white and light blue background behind all the boxes. I will then put the logo at the top above all the boxes, to the left a bit, leaving space on the right for the address to go in. After that I will input two more graphics, which are two port-hole type circles, with a blue centre, I have two different sizes, the big will go at the top, and the small at the bottom
