Adding Visual Interest

Columns – PAGE LAYOUT tab - You can separate your document into multiple columns to give it the look of a magazine or newsletter.

Select the point in your document where the columns will begin.

Click the Page Layout tab and choose COLUMNS. You may use the presets or specify the number of columns, width and spacing on your own.

Choose any additional options you feel necessary, and then choose OK.

Borders and Shading – Add shading and borders to a paragraph to make it stand out from the rest of your text.

Select the text you want to emphasize.

Paragraph Borders and Shading options are located on the Home tab. Page Borders and Shading are located on the Page Layout Tab.

Clip Art – Choose the Insert Tab and then Clip Art. Type what you are looking for in the Search Text box that appears on the right. Click on the picture and it will appear in your document. You can now format it as needed.

Downloaded Images – Choose the Insert Tab and then Picture. You will then choose the location of your saved picture. This is used for images that you have put on the computer or have downloaded from the internet.