Intermediate Word XP

Module 4

Columns

Text in newspaper columns flows continuously from the bottom of one column to the top of the next column. You can specify the number of newspaper columns you want, adjust their width, and add vertical lines between columns. You can also add a banner heading that spans the width of the page.

This module will cover the topics in the bulleted list below relating to Columns. Complete each of the activities by following the steps enumerated in the yellow box. Some of the activities will be accompanied by demos to help you "see" the steps being performed before trying them yourself. At the end of this module, you will be given an assignment which you should complete and email as an attachment to cgeorge@wresa.org .

Creating columns
Inserting graphics
Using borders and shading
Creating a masthead
Previewing and refining print layout
Creating columns
Activity 1Creating columns

1. Download the file Sample52.doc .Open the document in Word.

2. To see the sections you are about to create, switch to Normal View.

3. Place the insertion point before the text (Highlights).  On the Insert menu click Break and select Continuous under Section Breaks.  Then click OK.

4. Insert a continuous section break before each of the following:  the first (INSERT PICTURE HERE), (To resize a picture), (Inspired Q&A), (I would like to darken).

5. Return to the top of the page and select the section containing (Highlights) and (Inside) being sure to select the section break at the end.

6. Drag the (Highlights) and (Inside) section to the top of the page, placing it before the title section containing (The Group Gazette).

7. Switch to Print Layout View.

8. Place the insertion point in the first section and click the Columns button on the Standard toolbar - select 2 columns in the drop down window.

9. Place the insertion point in the section that begins (To resize a picture) - select 3 columns.

10. Scroll down and click in front of (Inspired Q&A) - Hit the ENTER key twice.

11. Select the two blank lines you have just created and in the style box, select Normal.

12. To see how your newsletter will look click Print Preview on the toolbar - Zoom in and then close Print Preview.

 


Extras: (Do Not Do These at this Time!)

To remove newspaper columns

  1. Switch to print layout view.

  2. If your document is divided into sections, click in the section or select multiple sections you want to change.

  3. Click Columns, and then drag to select a single column.

Add vertical lines between newspaper columns

  1. Switch to print layout view.

  2. If your document is divided into sections, click in the section you want to change.

  3. On the Format menu, click Columns.

  4. Select the Line between check box.

 

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Inserting graphics
Activity 2Inserting graphics

1.      Scroll to the upper position of page 1.  Select (INSERT PICTURE HERE) and press DELETE.

2.      On the Insert menu point to picture and click Clip Art. The Task Pane opens:

3.      In the Task Pane, type delivery in the Search for box.  Click Search. Select a picture, click the down arrow and select Insert.  

4.      To place the picture next to the article instead of above it, Right click the picture and click Format Picture on the shortcut menu.

5.      In the Format Picture dialogue box, click the Wrapping tab and click Square.

6.      To add space between the picture and the text, click the Position tab and type 0.2 in the Horizontal and Vertical spin boxes.  Click OK.

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Using borders and shading
Activity 3Using borders and shading

1.      Scroll to the top of the first page and triple click (Highlights) to select the paragraph.

2.      On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.

3.      In the Borders and Shading dialogue box, click the Shading tab.  In the Patterns section, click the Style down arrow and select Solid (100%).

4.      Click the Color down arrow and select Violet.  Click OK.

5.      Select (Highlights).  Click the Font Color down arrow on the Formatting toolbar, and select White.

6.      Repeat these steps for the (Inside) heading text.

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7.      To use borders to separate sections of the newsletter, scroll towards the middle of page 1, and triple click the title (Home Delivery Unites with Retailers).

8.      On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading, then select the Borders tab.

9.      Click on the Color down arrow and select Violet.

10. Click the Width down arrow and select 6 pt.

11. In the Preview section, click the top left button and then click OK.

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Creating a masthead
Activity 4: Creating a masthead

1.      Scroll up and triple click (The Group Gazette).

2.      Select 24 in the Font Size box and type 60, then press ENTER.

3.      Double click (The).  Click the Font arrow on the Formatting toolbar, and select Garamond.

4.      Double click (Gazette).  Change the font to Arial Black.

5.      Click the Font Color arrow, and select the Gray-50% color.

6.      On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font tab.  In the Effects section, select the Shadow checkbox.  Click OK.

7.      To separate the masthead from the rest of the newsletter, select the title, subtitle, issue line, and dateline.

8.      Click Borders and Shading on the Format menu.  Select 1/4 pt from the Width list box on the Borders tab.

9.      In the Preview section, click the top and the bottom of the diagram, then click OK.

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Previewing and refining print layout
Activity 5: Previewing and refining print layout

1.      On the Edit menu, click Select All.  Click on the Print Preview button on the Standard toolbar.

2.      Click on the View Ruler button on the Print Preview toolbar.

3.      To adjust the right margin, point to the spot between the white and gray areas on the right side of the horizontal ruler (the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow), and drag it to the right to make the right margin narrower.  The text readjusts to the new dimensions.

4.      Adjust the top margin in the same manner, using the vertical ruler on the left side of the Word window.

5.      Click Close to return to the Page Layout view.


Assignment 4 Due! When you have finished this module, email the document you created in the Activities above to cgeorge@wresa.org .

You have now completed this module. Take a few minutes to review and practice what you have learned. If you are through for this session, close all programs, being sure to save any work. You may now begin the next module by clicking on the Back to Index link on this page and then clicking on the next module on the homepage of this course.