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COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR
CREATE BROCHURES, FLYERS AND MORE USING WORD 2000

DESCRIPTION

Skip the expensive printing costs and use Word to create professional looking advertising materials. Master all the techniques needed to create newsletters, flyers and brochures yourself. The class is instructor-led with lots of hands-on activities. You can even bring your own files to experiment with. Learn to:

  • Identify some fundamentals of desktop publishing and create a simple newsletter.
  • Create a coupon flyer, incorporating graphics, a page border and text boxes.
  • Print address information on the back of a single-page flyer by creating a template and using the Mail Merge feature.
  • Design a tri-fold brochure using a three-column, two-page, landscape layout.

LENGTH

One four hour session.

PREREQUISITES

Word - Level 1 or equivalent knowledge. You also must have a good understanding of basic Microsoft Windows, file management and personal computers.

SPECIFIC CLASS CONTENT

Lab Activity 1: Desktop publishing fundamentals; create a newsletter using Word
Add section breaks
Display text in newspaper-style columns
Add graphics
Add newsletter enhancements

Lab Activity 2: Create an eye-catching coupon flyer
Create a watermark using clip art
Create a coupon using a page border
Create a flyer's main body using a text box; add text to the flyer

Lab Activity 3: Save money with a folded flyer
Create a single-page flyer
Create a template for the addresses
Use a template as a main document
Merge the data

Lab Activity 4: Design a tri-fold brochure
Prepare the document layout
Add text to the columns
Add finishing touches to the brochure

NECESSARY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

  • An IBM or IBM-compatible computer equipped with Word 97 (or higher) with Microsoft's clip art (or graphics you've created or obtained).
  • A printer (optional). You must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.

WHAT'S NEXT

  • Word - Level 2. Enhance tables, work with graphics and columns and create mass mailings. Master ways to make repetitive tasks as easy as 1-2-3.
  • Word - Advanced. Jazz up your documents with graphics and even create documents as intranet web pages. Advanced techniques for large documents and sharing documents.
  • Word in the Law Office. Customized training covering all the legal features of Word.
  • Mini Power Sessions:
    --Moving from WordPerfect to Word (basic and advanced topics)
    --Enhance Your Document Design And Layout Using Word
    --Making An Ordinary Web Page Extraordinary Using Word 2000
    --Word Tips And Tricks
    --Creating Legal Forms Using Word

 

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