VBQU149Create texts of some complexity

ColumnsMaking columns in Microsoft Word

Open word and blank page type =rand()

Go to page layout, then columns and experiment

ColumnsColumns may need adjusting to fit headings

This button brings up the paragraph options

ColumnsGoing to the more column menu helps to give more options

ColumnsWhat if you don’t want the whole document to be columns.

Put your cursor at the start of the text you wish to column

On the page layout tab go to page

Breaks and choose continuous

ColumnsGo to the end of the paragraph and do the same again with the continuous page break

Now turn on your formatting tool to see where the page breaks are

Now go back to the page layout tab choose columns and experiment with different types of columns

Your text that is not with in the page break should stay the same while the text within the break should column as specified by your selection

LabelsPrinting labels

Go to the mailings tab

Go to the labels tab choose individual label's

Type the address you wish to put into the box…. Then full page of the same label

Find and Replace Text

How to find and replace text in a word document

Press the editing button then the find button

Find and Replace Text

By initiating the find button the left plain will open for easy navigation

Type the word you are looking for in the search box and will bring up all locations of that word

Replacing text is on the same editing button this time clicking replace

Find and Replace Text

Find what: is the box where you type the word ypu want to find

Replace with: is what you want to replace it with

TabsYou will need your ruler, that is under the view tab

At the end of the ruler you will see the tab key variations button

The L indicates the left align tab

TabsBy clicking in the ruler your tab will be anchored to that spot

All tabs that are default are wiped and your tab is the new tab

Click and drag downwards erases the tab

TabsCenter tab

Right tab

TabsDecimal point tab this will place the decimal point in the center of the tab

TabsBy clicking on your tab symbol will bring up the dialog box

Worksheet 1

Making a PosterOpen a blank document in Microsoft Word

Change the margins Narrow

Go to insert then shapes then

drawing canvas

Making a PosterExtend the drawing canvas to the edge of the page

Right click on canvas for formatting

In front of text

Go to colors and lines

Making a PosterColours and lines choosing a fill colour

Go to fill effects

Making a PosterMaking a gradient background

Choose two colours

Mouse over click colour

Making a PosterMaking gradient to what you want

Green is the first colour and white is the second colourTransparency can be changed and the angle can be changedThis example is 52% transparency and Horizontal line

Making a PosterAdding a line around the edge of the poster by choosing line

Colour burgundy line style and 3pt weightNote – I changed mine to blue

Making a PosterYour poster should look something like this now

Input auto shapeRectangle and place up the top of the document

Making a PosterRight click the shape and choose format shape

Format AutoShape

Fill effects

Making a PosterPutting a picture in the AutoShape

Choose picture

Making a PosterThis will take you to a picture folder

Download pictures from website

right click shape and insert the picture and make transparency

Making a PosterInsert a text box underneath the picture box about the same size

Type the words

Choose font

Space accordingly

You can right click the text box and format text

I changed my text colour to match the border

Making a PosterAdding a circle with the AutoShapes

Hold down the shift down to get a perfect circle

Copy and paste two more circles so there should be three equal sized circles

Right click one circle to format picture

Making a PosterFill effects with pictures

Picture tab

Making a PosterYour poster should now be coming to life

Alert words

Pictures aligned

Another text box with this textRight click bullets to change the bullet structure

Match font colour

Making a PosterAdding another textbox for your details

Set tabs 5 and 12

Making a PosterFormat the shape by right clicking and picking a fill colour making it a solid box – change the text to white

Making a PosterFinishing off with another text box

Making a PosterFinal poster you may tweak

until you are happy