Remember to click on "Help" for any item below.

 

  1. Open your Letterhead.  Type, copy paste some "About Me" paragraphs like you did for the last exercise.  Go to File::Save As and call it "FP2_name".  (Yes, that would be "your" last name, and it's 2 this time, not 1)

 

  1. Copy your work and paste it several times so that you have about 4 or 5 pages of text and::or about 10 or 12 paragraphs.  It doesn't matter that they say the same thing over and over.  Make sure you have a space between each paragraph.

 

  1. Go to Edit::Select All.  Copy and paste about 3 or 4 times.  You will now have well over 10 pages to play with.

 

  1. Now go up to the percent sign and choose 10%.  Isn't that wonderful?  Now play with the others: 25%, 50%, text width, etc.

 

  1. Set your percent back at 10%.  Now go to File::Page Setup::Paper Size and click on "Landscape".  Aren't you amazed?

 

  1. Set your pages back to "Portrait" in Page Setup.  Now, while in Page Setup, experiment with Margins.  Try changing the size of all margins including the gutter, mirror margins, etc.

 

  1. Finish your Page Setup with "Portrait" and all margins 1inch.

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  1. Find a place in your paragraphs where a paragraph is split up because the page ends.  Put your cursor at the beginning of that paragraph.  Now go to Insert::Break and click on "Page Break" (it should already be clicked).  Click "OK" and see what happens.  Insert more page breaks.  With the extra space that some of your breaks may cause, we'll insert some "Clip Art".

 

  1. Go to View::Toolbars and click on "Drawing".  It's a good idea to have your drawing toolbar handy.  Click on the "little guy" in the drawing toolbar.  This brings up the "Insert Clip Art" window.

 

  1. Another way to get this is to go Insert::Picture::Clip Art, except you don't have the drawing tool bar.  Browse through the Clip Art for awhile; there's tons to see.  When you find one you like, shrink the Clip Art window by putting your cursor on the right edge.  It should turn into an arrow  (                 ) like this.  Then just drag it over.  Then drag and drop your picture onto your paper (document).  Easy!!

 

  1. You may find the picture is too big or too small.  Grab one of the white corner squares (handles) and experiment with changing the size.  Now, double click on the picture or go to Format::Picture.  This will open the "Format Picture" window.

 

  1. Just for fun, click on Layout::Tight.  Then try moving your picture around.  Now click on "Behind Text".  Then go to "Picture" and increase the brighteness to about 90%.  Isn't that cool.  When you've decided what to do, insert 3 or more pictures.  Have fun.