Local production of notices

Introductory points Please don’t produce notices unless essential Not all problems can be solved with a notice Please try not to stick them to walls, pillars, doors etc. If you must, please put them straight and remove when no longer required If you really need a sign try to use a holder for wall (we have spares, please ask) or a temporary stand Outreach can still do notices for you if you ask

Getting the files These will be sent via email There are 2 folders for A4 and A3 In each set you get portrait and landscape You also get one version of each with free title for you to type the title and one version with Library Notice already in as the title Click in title and body areas and type… If need be you can make font smaller It is Verdana font, leave that as is (Bliss is OK to change to if you have that..)

New Library Notices Templates There are two ways of storing new templates: You can store them on your desktop or in designated folder on your PC and use them like that You can set up templates in your Personal Templates folder in Microsoft Office Word

1. How to use templates stored on your desktop or in designated folder on your PC? CLICK and GO!

Double click on the template. It will open as new Word document

Using template Type your title and/or main text If need be block up text and can make a bit smaller – or largerk, can go to 2 lines You can use red text etc – caution!! Please don’t add pictures – on the whole Note there is quite a band of white above and below the main text Print the notice – if you get message about margins and asking if you wish to continue say Yes Save the notice if you wish to a folder to store it – Save As Word document or abandon it once printed

2. How to set up templates in your Personal Templates folder in Microsoft Office Word Available when start New file…

Open with “Computer” the folder containing templates which you will receive following this presentation

Open Microsoft Office Word

Click File |New and My templates Click File |New and My templates. New window called Personal Templates will open

Click on the template you wish to set up and drag it into the Personal Templates window You may need to re-arrange your windows a bit to get both the folder of noitice templates and the Word My Templates window visible to drag and drop

The notice templates will now appear in your Personal Templates and is now ready to use For a new notice, start Word, choose File | New Click on My templates Choose the one you want to use…

Finally… Give it a try as you need to Let us have any suggestions about adjusting the templates etc Thanks to Anna Schisani for the work on creating these Thanks to Notices and Signage Group and Library Look Group to which this action relates