For this assignment, you will need to create 2 different flyers or posters. One may be printed in color, but it doesn’t have to be. The other must be printed on the black and white printer. You may print a 3rd black and white poster/flyer for extra credit. All of the flyers need to be stapled together and turned in at the same time.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH FLYER
Create a one page print advertisement/flyer/poster for a product you would like to market or a business you would like to advertise. You will use Microsoft Word to create your document. It must fit on one page.
Your ad/flyer/poster will need to meet the following requirements:
Put your name and period on the flyer. Use the Header/Footer feature. Don’t forget to close the Header and Footer window when you’re done.
Place the name of the product & a slogan/saying on the advertisement.
You must use at least two different font colors (color of the words). Click CTRL – D to edit your fonts. You can change the size, shape, colors, etc.
You must use at least one graphic.
Put a border around your flyer.
Add anything else that is important to put on the flyer (address of business, phone number, website, etc.)
Save the assignment on you student # drive.
Remember to use good principles of design by paying attention to white space, fonts, colors, shapes, layout, etc.
Print[FILE – PRINT – (change the name of the printer to B145 color printer only if you want to print the assignment in color. Otherwise, use the default printer B145 BW printer.)]
This is the “header.” To put something in the header, go to VIEW – HEADER AND FOOTER.
Wordart is created by going to INSERT – PICTURE – WORDART. There are a lot of different styles, colors and fonts to choose from.
BORDERS around the outside of the poster can be created by going to FORMAT – BORDERS & SHADING – PAGE BORDER. There are many settings, styles, colors, and widths that you can choose to use.
Arrows, and a lot of other shapes like circles, squares, stars, and lines can be created by clicking on INSERT – PICTURE –AUTOSHAPES. A toolbar will open that you can use to insert those shapes.
Pictures can be inserted by going to INSERT – PICTURE – CLIPART. Search for the picture that you want.
Click on the little “dog” icon to change “text wrapping.” That will allow you to move the clipart behind or in front of the text. It will also allow the text to move around the picture in different ways. The example of wrapping with the race car is called “tight.” The Jeep is an example of “Behind Text.”