TASK
No.3:
Reading text online in the computer - formatting text to enable effective text reading
Procedure:
Step 1: Open the text in editor software such as Microsoft Word.
Step 2: Keep the key text phrases as it is with font color in black
and block the other text phrases / sentences and change the font color to "grey color"
(this is like down-lighting some text, which is opposite to high-lighting text in printed paper)
Step 3: Insert "inbox" frames, within each paragraphs and type gist of the paragraph in simple text
Step 4: Type review questions, at the end of the article, to help the readers to review their grasp of the topic.
Step 5: Save the file in HTML / PDF / WORD format as required.
Click here to view an example file
ADVANTAGES:
1. Readers can read the gist of text given for each paragraph to grasp the topic in brief.
2. Secondly, readers can read the text which is black color leaving the text in grey color in the first reading.
in the second reading, if the reader wants he can read the text in grey color also, which is readily available there.
3. Good for students and researchers to collect articles from Internet or CDs and format the text for future reading and reference.