Create brochures, flyers, and more using Word

Lab specifications

Part number: MSW-DP-058-301-SS

For software version: 97 or higher

Lab length: Half a day

Lab description

Overview: Students will use a variety of desktop publishing techniques to create some simple publications with Word. Here are the activities covered:

• Desktop publishing fundamentals; create a newsletter using Word
• Create an eye-catching coupon flyer
• Save money with a folded flyer
• Design a tri-fold brochure

Delivery method: This model supports the Lab instructional method. Using this method, the instructor introduces a business scenario, demonstrates techniques for completing an activity, and then lets students complete the activity.

Target student: Students participating in this Lab should be educated Word users who are familiar with:

• Creating and saving a document.
• Opening an existing document and using simple editing techniques.
• Navigating in a document.
• Editing a document using more sophisticated techniques, including moving and copying text within a document and between documents.
• Applying and removing character and paragraph formatting.
• Adjusting margins.
• Adding and deleting page breaks.
• Creating headers and footers.

Prerequisite: The following course (or equivalent knowledge): Word 97: Level 1 or Word 2000: Level 1

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Lab, students will be able 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.

Lab 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