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1. Creating a Newsletter A Step-by-Step Guide
3. Save the Document
Choose:
File
Save
4. Save the Document Choose the appropriate folder to Save In
Type School Newsletter in the File Name
Press Save
5. Document LayoutSet the margins
Choose:
File
Page Setup
Margins
6. Document LayoutSet the margins Set the margins as follows
Top = 1.5"
Bottom = 1 "
Left = 1"
Right = 1 "
7. Document LayoutChange Orientation Choose:
Paper Size
Portrait
OK
8. Create a Header Choose:
View
Header and Footer
9. Create a Header -Format the Header Type
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Highlight the Header
Antique Olive (Font)
42 point (Font Size)
Bold
Center
10. Add a Border to the Header Choose:
Format
Borders and Shading
Custom
11. Add a Border to the Header Click on the last style (scroll to bottom)
Set to Width to 6 pt
Apply to bottom
OK
12. Add a Footer Switch Between Header and Footer (on the Header/Footer Toolbar)
Type current month and year (in the Footer)
Press the Tab key
Type Page followed by a space
Insert Page Number
Press tab
Type Volume 1, Issue 1
13. Format the Footer Select the footer
Format the Text
Times New Roman (Font)
10 point (Font Size)
Format the Tabs
Move 3 Tab to 3 1/4
Move 6 Tab to 1/2
14. Add a Border to the Footer Deselect the Footer Text
Choose:
Format
Borders and Shading
Custom
16. Header & Footer The Header and Footer Formatting is now complete
Press Close on the Header/Footer toolbar
17. Save Your Work! Update the Saved File by Choosing:
Save Button on Toolbar
(The program will automatically save it with the name the file was given, in the location determined at an earlier step)
18. Format for Columns Choose
Format
Columns
19. Format for Columns Select:
3 columns
OK
(The columns become visible as you enter text)
20. Create a Headline Type
In This Issue
From Style list Select
Heading 1
Press Enter
21. Create a List of ContentsFor the Newsletter Type
Cover Story (Page 1)
Select Style: Heading 2
Press Enter
Type
A New Computer Learning Lab
Select Style: Heading 2
Press Enter
22. Create a List of ContentsFor the Newsletter Type
Parents Can Help Promote School Technology
Select Style: Heading 3
Press Enter
Type
Teachers Using School Technology
Select Style: Heading 2
Press Enter
23. Create a List of ContentsFor the Newsletter Type
Technology Can Make Record Keeping Easier
Select Style: Heading 3
Press Enter
SAVE THE FILE!
24. Insert a Column Break Choose
Insert
Break
Column Break
OK
25. Add a Headline Type
Cover Story
Select Style
Heading 1
Enter
26. Add Article Title Type
A New Computer Learning Lab
Select Style
Heading 2
Enter
27. Type the Article Teachers and students watched as our new computers, printers and scanners were unloaded and brought into the school. This was a first installment on purchases resulting from the grant written by our technology coordinator.
Select Style
Normal
28. Insert clip art Select
Insert
Picture
Clip Art
29. Insert clip art Select
A Computer Image
Insert (or OK)
30. Move & Resize Clipart Move Clip Art directly under the title: A New Computer Lab
Click and Drag the Clipart to proper placement
Click and Resize Clipart to approximately 1 inch
31. Wrap Text Around Clipart Select
Format
Picture
Wrapping
Square
OK
32. Complete Newsletter Complete the following Steps:
After the article, A New Computer Learning Lab, add the titles from the first column
Format the styles of each title according to what they are in Column 1
Type text to form each article
33. Finish Document Save the File
Print File
(Finished product should look similar to the document on the right)