Sample newsletter

TIPS ON CREATING A GREAT

CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER

Objective:

Create a classroom newsletter using the following Microsoft Word Desktop Publishing features:

Using tables to create columns
Using column formats
Using text boxes
Inserting Graphics
Inserting Digital Pictures
Inserting borders around text boxes or your page
Spell check, spell check and spell check
Using Word Art
Using Headers and Footers

Materials

  1. Microsoft Word
  2. Internet websites for free clipart:

    3. http://dgl.microsoft.com/

    http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com

    http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/clipart.htm

  3. Sample classroom newsletters
  4. Printer
  5. Newsletter Tips from Internet resources

http://www.k12.hi.us/~gfujimur/trng%20module/tips.htm

http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/pr/newsltr.html

http://k-6educators.about.com/library/weekly/aa091700a.htm

Sample Newsletter

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Begin your Newsletter

Begin your newsletter by adding a few spaces to your page. This allows Word Art title.

Using tables

Click Table on your menu bar and click Insert Table. Select 3 columns and 1 row. Your rows will automatically expand as you type. This will keep you columns uniform.

Special Borders

  1. Click Format/ Borders and Shading
  2. Select Page Border tab
  3. Select any of the fancy borders under Art.

Special Borders

  1. Click Format/ Borders and Shading
  2. Select Page Border tab
  3. Select any of the fancy borders under Art.

This smiley face can be found in Autoshapes.

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This smiley face can be found in Autoshapes.

Clip Art

Insert clip art: Click Insert/Picture/Clip Art and select clip art.

Or go http://dgl.microsoft.com to get a lot new clip art.

Format your picture to make it manageable:

  1. Click on your picture
  2. Click Format/Picture.
  3. Click on the Wrappings Tab and
  4. Click None

Now your picture can be placed anywhere on your page.

 

 

 

Symbols

These spider webs are made with symbols. Click Insert/ Symbol on your menu bar and select the symbol you would like. The symbol size can be adjusted like you a font! Fun!

Digital News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert a Footer on your Page

  1. Click View
  2. Header and Footer
  3. Click in Footer and type your text. This will appear on each page.