Have you ever wanted to see your writing in print? Don't have a lot of cash to pay for a publication? With this booklet craft, you can create you own publication.
Before starting this project, decide on a theme for your story. (A day with your children, A day at the Zoo or anything else) The story will be a total of eight pages long, including pictures and text. Using 8 ½ X 11 inch paper, folded in half, and then in half again. The pages will be ¼ of a sheet of regular printer paper.
- Open Publisher, Click on Start, All Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher.
- Click on "Publication for Print".
- Click on "Greeting Cards".
- Choose any card (you will be changing most of the formatting and inserting pictures).
- Click on Cancel "Cancel Personal Information".
- On the first page (front cover) INSERT a small picture, then type your "Booklet Title".
- Change the font to "Rage Italic".
- Change the font size to "20," choose a color for your font
- Center text.
- Save you booklet as "Booklet".
- Click on page 2.
- INSERT a picture, INSERT a text box, type text and format to fit the page.
- Click on page 3.
- INSERT a picture, INSERT a text box, type text and format to fit the page.
- Save your booklet.
- Click on page 4 (this will be the back cover).
- Change the text to "Created especially for you" (or something appropriate for your story) Hit ENTER.
- By: = "Your Name".
- Save your booklet.
- Insert a new page.
- Click on, INSERT, Page, Number of pages = 4.
- Click on, After right page, Click on, Create a blank page, OK.
- Click on page 5.
- INSERT a picture, INSERT a text box, type text and format to fit the page.
- Repeat the previous step for pages 6 through 8.
- Save your booklet.
- Click on "PRINT PREVIEW" to check your layout, make any necessary changes.
- Print when finished.
Remember:
- Pages one and four will be your cover pages.
- Starting at the top left, your first paper will be numbered as pages: 1 4 2 3.
- Your second paper will be numbered as pages: 5 8 6 7.
- After papers are printed, you will fold them in half, than half again.
- Insert the folded paper 2 into the folded paper 1, put two staples in the center fold of the booklet to hold them together.
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