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 2

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 3

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

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

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 6

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

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

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 9

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 10

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

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

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 13

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

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

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 16

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 17

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 18

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

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

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

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 22

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 23

24. Lesson 11: Creating a Newsletter