Mastering Newsletter Creation in Word: Design, Format, and Print

1. Lesson 11: Creating a Newsletter

2. Learning Objectives • After studying this lesson, you will be able to: • Insert section breaks in documents • Use WordArt and clip art • Create and manipulate newsletter-style columns • Use building blocks • Apply themes • Insert pictures from files • Edit pictures

3. Working with Section Breaks • Section breaks • Define a portion of the document that will have separate formatting from the rest • Insert section breaks using the Layout tab

4. Working with Section Breaks • See section breaks by choosing Home > Paragraph > Show/Hide • Deleting section breaks • Tap Delete on a paragraph marker

5. Using WordArt • Inserting WordArt • Insert > Text > WordArt

6. Using WordArt • Wrapping around objects • Use the WordArt tools on the Format tab to change this and other options • Sizing WordArt • Use handles to drag and change size

7. Using Clip Art • Finding clip art • Insert > Illustrations > Clip Art • Search to find images

8. Using Clip Art • Sizing and rotating • Use handles • Moving • Use the four-pointed arrow to drag • Use alignment buttons to orient to text

9. Working with Picture Styles • Applying a style • Styles add formatting such as borders, shadows, and directionality • Use the Styles galley on the Format tab

10. Working with Picture Styles • Setting a transparent color • Set the background of a clip art image to the same color as the page background • Click the image and choose Select Transparent Color

11. Basic Picture Editing • Insert a picture from a file • Use any image file that Windows can read • Insert > Illustrations > Picture

12. Basic Picture Editing • Adjusting brightness and contrast • Change appearance on screen and in print • Right-click to make adjustments

13. Basic Picture Editing • Cropping pictures • Hide parts of a picture without affecting the original image • Choose Picture Tools > Format > Size to make crop handles appear

14. Basic Picture Editing • Compressing a picture • Reduce the memory size of pictures to reduce the memory size of your document • Format > Adjust > Compress

15. Newsletter-Style Columns • Setting up columns • Page Layout > Page Setup > Columns • Specify the layout and number of columns • Column widths can be customized

16. Newsletter-Style Columns • Column breaks • Force a column to end • Place headings at the tops of the columns • Page Layout > Page Setup > Breaks > Column Breaks

17. Using Building Blocks • Insert predesigned content into documents • Insert > Pages • Choose a Word building block or design your own • Modify existing blocks or create, save and/or delete your own • Sort the list

18. Using Building Blocks • Preformatted text blocks • A kind of building block • A text box that has been formatted already; you enter your own text • Insert > Text > Quick Parts • Resize, reformat, customize, and save

19. Applying Themes • Preset groups of colors, graphics, and formatting that you can apply to any document • Page Layout > Themes > Themes Gallery

20. Applying Themes • Customizing • Change color schemes, fonts, etc. • Save as your own • Reset changed themes to their original setting

21. Applying Themes • Drop caps • Creates a larger first letter in a paragraph • Insert > Text > Drop Cap

22. Working with Views • View your document in several ways • Change views on the View tab or at the bottom-right side of the Word window

23. Working with Views • Zoom controls • Change the magnification of your document • Use the View tab or the bottom-right corner of the Word window • Does not change the font size

24. Lesson 11: Creating a Newsletter