District
Newsletter, Editors' Tech- Corner |
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| Check-List for pleasant lay-out by Jacci Howard Bear |
12 Rules of Desktop Publishing
- Use Only One Space After Punctuation
- Don't Use Double-Hard Returns After Paragraphs
- Use Fewer Fonts
- Use Ragged-Right or Fully Justified Text Appropriately
- Use Centered Text Sparingly
- Balance Line Length with Type Size
- Use All Caps with the Right Fonts
- Use Proper Typographical Punctuation
- Use Frames, Boxes, Borders with a Purpose
- Use Less Clip Art
- Use More White Space
- Reset Software Document Defaults
Editor's note: Applied one at the time or all together - those rules are not engraved in stone (yet!) Common sense and sound judgment will do wonder to increase the quality of your production.. |
| Newsletter template (MS
Word) |
If your read this column, chances you are
in front of a computer! If your computer is
a commonly used brand, you probably have a
Text Editor software. (Microsoft Word, page,
textEdit, etc...)
In this tutorial, we will
address MS Word - known - or hidden - secrets
you can use to your advantage to build your
Club Newsletter and save time doing it.
1. Open Microsoft
Word > top menubar > File > Project
Gallery |
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2. Project Gallery > a)
New > b) Newsletter c) Scroll down
to choose your Newsletter format |
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| 3. Next to
the newsletter page a Newsletter wizard
appears. Select content and fill the info
as needed. Notice teh choices of pages
colums and space for mailing label at the
bottom right. |
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| 4. Next,
click on theme to make it active. Choose
your format and color theme from the box
on the right side. Notice the document
changing as you make your selection. Save
and exit. |
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| 5. Now you
are ready to work. To change font, size,
color, you have the choice of the menu-bar
on top of your monitor or the formating
Palette on the right side. Choose the one
that suits you best or explore the option
as needed... |
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| 6. Content? Reread
the content guidelines on the content
page. Clarity, simplicity win even
the more demanding audience.... |
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| Newsletter and e.mail |
| Read Maxine Johnson
and Jennifer Rose article on club e.news formatting. |
| Newsletter illustration |
Clip art vs real art? Who was the last reader
who actually told you I LIKE CLIP ART? Even
elementary school children are considering
a boycott of those overzealous teachers that
pepper their every announcement with those
tasteless and unimaginative little icons!
With the availability of image banks on the
internet - a little search can go a long way
to give your readership a little respect and
your newsletter a look that all will be proud
of.
Take for example your Christmas issue: Google
christmas tree, christmas decoration, etc.
Don't go on the page listing, instead click
"image" om the top menu bar...Et voila! Thousand
of images you can download at will...(For the
more adventurous you can even try foreign
sites - try tannenbaum or natale...An image
says it in so many words - the world around!)
Now the problem of copyright: As long as you
are using the material only once in a free
brochure for a non profit organization, it
should be OK. Crediting the site you took it
from in your bulletin will demonstrate your
good will and be a nice courtesy to the individual
who posts his/her work for all to enjoy. Any
other use, you should contact the author first
to ask for his/her authorization. |
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