microsoft word tutorial: bridal pageant boutique flyer

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This tutorial will show you the steps to create this simple Bridal Pageant Boutique Flyer using

the Business Application – Microsoft Word.

Steps 01: Document Setup

02: Margins

03: Page Orientation

04: Insert Oval

05: Shape Fill

06: Fill Effects Window

07: Fill Effects - Two Colors

08: Shape Outline

09: Royalty Free Image

10: The Text Group

11: Insert Text Box

12: Insert Picture

13: Flip Picture

14: Transparency and Line

15: Insert WordArt

16: Format WordArt

17: Change WordArt Shape

18: Fix Truncated Text

19: Fill Effects Window

20: Gradient Filled Text

21: Text Box Line

22: Shadow Effects

23: Shadow Color

24: Change WordArt Shape

25: Add and Format Text

26: Save File

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Step 01: Document Setup

To begin, go to the Ribbon and select the Page Layout Tab.

Click on Size and select Letter from the drop down menu.

Step 02: Margins Click on Margins and select Narrow from the drop

down menu.


Step 03: Page Orientation

Go to the Page Setup Group and click on

Orientation. Select Portrait from the drop

down menu.

Step 04: Insert Oval We will draw an Oval Shaped Background.

Go back to the Ribbon and select the Insert Tab.

Go to the Illustrations Group. Select Shapes to

open up the Shapes Window.

Select the Oval

under Recently

Used Shapes.

Hold down the Left mouse button and draw the Oval

on the Page. You will notice that the Ribbon has

changed to the Format Tab which showcases the

Drawing Tools.

The Oval should take up

most of the page.

8 Blue Shapes appear

around the Oval. You can

use any of these to resize

the Oval if needed.


Step 05: Shape Fill

While the Oval is still

selected, go to the

Format Tab > Shape

Styles Group.

Click on the Down Arrow on the right side of the Shape Fill Icon.

A drop down Color Menu will

appear. Select Gradients, which

will open a Gradients Presets

Window.

From here select More Gradients

which will open up the Fill

Effects Window.

Step 06: Fill Effects Window You should automatically be in the

Gradient Tab, which is the first tab of

this window.

In the Color Section select Two

Colors.

This will change the Color Section of

the Fill Effects Window to include 2

Drop Down Color Menus.


Step 07: Fill Effects - Two Colors

Select the Down Arrow for

Color1 and select "White" from

Theme Colors, and select the

Down Arrow for Color2 and

select "Yellow" from Standard

Colors.

In the Transparency Section, set

From to "100%" and To to

"0%".

In the Shading Styles Section,

select Diagonal Down. Then select

the Check Box for "Rotate fill

effect with shape". Click OK.

The Gradient Filled Oval should

look like this:

Step 08: Shape Outline Now to remove the Shape Outline, select the Oval and go back

to the Format Tab > Shape Styles Group and select the Down

Arrow to the right side of the Shape Outline Icon.

This will open the Color Menu. Select No Outline.

There you have it, a Gradient Filled Oval

Background.


Step 09: Royalty Free Image

Next add an Image to the document.

Here I downloaded the Image of a Bride from www.Clker.com, which is a

site where you can download Royalty Free Clipart.

You can also check out www.Public-Domain-Image.com,

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Step 10: The Text Group In Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, OpenOffice Draw, Inkscape, Corel Draw and

Microsoft Publisher, you are able to freely move an Image anywhere on the canvas. This is

also possible in Microsoft Word as long as you first place the Image within a Text Box.

To Insert a Text Box, go back to the Ribbon

and select the Insert Tab. Then go to the Text

Group and select Text Box.

Step 11: Insert Text Box The Built-In Text Box Window

appears.

To the bottom of this window, you will

see Draw Text Box.

Select it, then hold down the Left Mouse

Button and draw the Text Box on the

screen.

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Step 12: Insert Picture

The Ribbon will change to the Format Tab. Go back to

the Insert Tab and click on the Picture Icon in the

Illustrations Group.

This allows you to insert a Picture from File. It opens up the Insert Picture Window, where

you can select your file and then click Insert.

Be certain that your images are in a format that will be

recognized by Microsoft Word. These images are saved in PNG

(Portable Network Graphics) Format.

Once the Image has been inserted, Resize it by selecting one of

the Circles and holding down the "Ctrl" and "Shift" Keys

together, so that you don't get a disproportionate Image.

You will notice that the image is facing the wrong direction. To

correct this we need to Flip it.

Step 13: Flip Picture With the Image selected, go to the Format Tab >

Arrange Group.

Click on the Rotate Icon to open a drop down menu.

Select Flip Horizontal.

The Flipped Image will look

like this:


Step 14: Transparency and Line

Select the Text Box, then Right click over it to reveal another

menu. Select Format Text Box. This will open the Format Text

Box Window.

In the Colors and Lines Tab, go

to the Fill Section and set

Transparency to "100%".

In the Line Section, click on the

Down Arrow for Color and

select No Color from the Color

Window. Click OK.

The Image now has a

Transparent Background.

Selecting the Image for moving may be a little tricky, since you can only

move it when its Text Box container is selected, which should look like

this.

Step 15: Insert WordArt Go back to the Insert Tab, to insert another Text Box. Once this is done, remember the

Ribbon will change to the Format Tab.

Go back to the Insert Tab again, look for the

Text Group and select the Word Art Icon,

which will open up a Word Art Style Menu.

Select Word Art Style 1.


Step 16: Format WordArt

This will open up the Edit

Word Art Text Window.

Start typing the text

"Bridal Pageant

Boutique".

Click the 1st Down

Arrow to choose a Font.

In this case the Font is

"Advert" which is a Free

Font that was downloaded

at www.FontFreak.com.

Click on the 2nd Down

Arrow to change the

Font Size. Set it to "48".

Click Ok.

The Word Art Text should look like this:

To make the Text Box appear invisible, repeat Step 14 for Transparency and Line.

Step 17: Change WordArt Shape Select the Text, click the Change Shape Icon from the Word Art Styles Group.

This will open up a drop down menu.

Select the Arch Up (Curve), which is the second shape

under Follow Path.

Some of the Text will appear to be cut off.

Don't be alarmed, we will take care of it in the next step.

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Step 18: Fix Truncated Text

The Text will be surrounded by a Rectangle

that has 4 Squares and 4 Rectangles on it.

Move your cursor above the Rectangle until

you see a 4 Pointed Arrow.

Click again and the Rectangle around the

Text will change to just 4 Squares and 4

Circles.

Move the cursor over the Square to the

Right.

When you see a 2 Sided Arrow, hold down the mouse button and drag outward to widen the

Rectangle.

The Text will now be all visible. This step will have

to be repeated whenever any change is made to this

Text.

Step 19: Fill Effects Window To add the Gradient, right click over the WordArt Text and

select Format WordArt from the menu that appears.

This will open the Format WordArt Window.

In the Colors and Lines

Tab, in the Fill Section,

click on Fill Effects, which

will open the Fill Effects

Window.


Step 20: Gradient Filled Text

In the Colors Section, select

Two Colors.

Click on the Down Arrow

under Color 1 and select Red

from the Color Menu that

appears.

Then go to Color 2 and select

Yellow.

In the Shading Styles Section

select Vertical and then check

the "Rotate Fill Effect with

Shape" Box.

Click OK.

Step 21: Text Box Line You will then be back at the Format WordArt Window.

In the Line Section, click the Down Arrow on the Right side of

Color and select No Color from the Color Menu that appears.

Click OK.

Remember some of the Text

will appear to be cut off.

Leave it alone for now.


Step 22: Shadow Effects

Double click on the Gradient Title. Notice that the Ribbon has changed to the Format Tab.

Click on the Shadow Effects Button in the Shadow Effects Group.

Select Shadow Style 5 from the

Drop Shadow Section.

If you hold your mouse over

each Style for 2 seconds, it will

tell you the Style's Name.

Once you select the Drop

Shadow, the menu will close.

Step 23: Shadow Color Go back to the Shadow Effects Button.

Then go all the way down to Shadow Color and select Black

from the Shadow Menu that appears.

Now repeat the Previous Step (Step 18) to adjust the Text.

The finished Gradient Filled Drop Shadow Text should look

like this:


Step 24: Change WordArt Shape

Repeat Steps 15 through 17 this time using the Text "Create The Perfect Day". Set the

Font to "Advert" and the Font Size to "24".

When choosing the Word Art Shape, select Arch Down (Curve). Then Repeat Step 21 and

finally Step 18.

Even though the Curve was applied to the Text,

it does require some more adjustments.

With the Text still selected, move the cursor over the Upper Right Corner Square and drag

slightly upward to increase the curvature of the Text.

While dragging you will notice a dashed curved line appear.

Once finished, you will notice the Text will appear to move downward. Simply select the

Text Box around the Text and move upward with the Arrow Key on your keyboard.

The Text should look like this:

Step 25: Add and Format Text All that remains is to add regular Text to the Flyer.

Insert a Text Box. Type the "Flower Girl" Text.

After typing the entire block of Text, select all the

Text by holding down your Left mouse button and

dragging.

Go to the Home Tab and in the Font Group select the Down Arrow next to

"Calibri". In this case the Font is set to "Segoe Print", which is a free Font that

was downloaded at FontFreak.com.

You can also pick a Font of your own choosing. Set the Font Size to 30 by typing

in a number in the Font Size box, or you could click the down arrow to the right of

the Font Size box and select a suitable number from the drop down menu that

appears.

Set the Text to Bold by clicking on the Bold

Icon in the Font Group.

To the right of the Font Group is the Paragraph

Group. With the Text still selected, choose the

Center Icon.

All the other Blocks of Text are of a smaller Font Size and are set to both Bold and

Italic. Select each Text Box and move into place by using the Arrow Keys on your

keyboard.

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Step 26: Save File

Repeate Step 14 to set the Transparency and Line

Color for each Text Box.

All that's left to do is Save the document.

Click on the Office Button (located in the top

left corner of the screen), which will open up a drop

down menu.

Go to Save As > Word Document.

In the Save As Window name your

document and click the Save button.

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