1. Local production of notices

2. 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

3. 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..)

4. 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

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

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

8. 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

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

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

11. Open Microsoft Office Word

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

13. 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

14. 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…

15. 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