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Desktop Publishing Assignment 1 - Greeting Card

The document provides instructions for students to create a greeting card using desktop publishing software. It outlines 6 key steps: 1) Open a template and save the document, 2) Personalize the card by modifying colors and fonts, 3) Edit existing text or add new text blocks, 4) Replace placeholder graphics with their own, 5) Add a graphic to the back page, and 6) Print and fold the card. The instructions provide sub-steps for completing each high-level task in the assignment.

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Desktop Publishing Assignment 1 - Greeting Card

The document provides instructions for students to create a greeting card using desktop publishing software. It outlines 6 key steps: 1) Open a template and save the document, 2) Personalize the card by modifying colors and fonts, 3) Edit existing text or add new text blocks, 4) Replace placeholder graphics with their own, 5) Add a graphic to the back page, and 6) Print and fold the card. The instructions provide sub-steps for completing each high-level task in the assignment.

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Ag Technology – Desktop Publishing – Greeting card Page 1

Desktop Publishing Assignment 1 – Greeting card


For this assignment students will produce a greeting card using the tools shown in the tutorial videos.
The greeting card project must:
• Modify a template to personalize a greeting card
• Use a text block to add text
• Replace placeholder graphics with new
• Use a minimum of 2 graphics
• Appropriate set up for 2 fold greeting card
• Use bold, italic and color to emphasize important items

1. Open a template

1. Open MS Publisher
2. Click on New document.
3. Search for Thank you card - Floral. Click to see a
larger image preview.
4. Click Create.
This design has been chosen because it does not
require special paper or cutting. The design prints on
one side of the paper; then folds in half (twice) to create
a greeting card.

2. Save your document

It’s best to save as and name the project at the beginning


of your project. Remember to save as you complete each
step.
Save your presentation the first time by selecting save as.
1. File, save as: Last name_greeting card to the
Office Projects folder you create on the desktop.
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3. Personalize your card


If you want to make changes to the entire publication:
1. To try a different color scheme, on the Page Design tab,
click the color scheme that you want. If you hover over
the color schemes you’ll immediately see how your
greeting card will look if you choose the color scheme.
2. To try a different font scheme, on the Page Design tab,
click Fonts, and then choose the font scheme that you
want.

3. Edit text or Add new text

To change the text already created in the greeting card:


1. Click inside the box, delete the text and add your own.
Add a text block
1. On the Insert tab, click Draw Text Box.
2. In your card, point to where you want one corner of the
text to appear, and then click and drag diagonally until
you have a box that is the size that you want. Click
inside the box and type your text.
For a balanced design use a variety of sizes; using larger sizes
for the important items.

4. Replace the placeholder pictures with your own picture or graphic

Replace the placeholder pictures with your own


1. Right-click the placeholder picture, click Change Picture
> Change Picture.
2. In the Insert Picture dialog, either click Browse to find
pictures on your own computer or on your local
network, or search for pictures on Office.com or from
Bing.
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Repeat editing text and graphics for each page

To move to the next pages to edit the text or graphics:


1. Select the next set of “pages” by clicking on the
navigation panel on the left.
Each panel of the card is set up in “4 pages” even though it will
be printed on 1 sheet. Page 1 is the front cover, pages 2-3 are
the inside panels of the card, and page 4 is the back of the card.

5. Add a new picture on the back page

Create or find a trademark, photo, or graphic that represents


you; then place it on the back page.
This example was created with a copy of the graphic from the
front with a text block added.
1. On the Insert tab, click either Pictures on my PC or
Online Pictures.
Browse you own computer, or search Office.com or Bing
for images, and click Insert.
2. Add text block to add a name.

6. Print card

After adding text and images, print out your card, fold in half, then
in half again.
1. Click File > Print.
2. Under Print, enter the number of copies to print in Copies
of print job box.
Make sure the correct printer is selected.
3. Under Settings, do the following:
• Make sure the correct range of pages or sections is
selected.
• Select the layout format for printing.
• Set the paper size.
• Set whether to print on one side of the paper or on
both sides.
If your printer is capable of color printing, choose whether you
want to print color or grayscale.
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8. Save and Upload the completed file to Desktop Publishing Assignment 1- Greeting card

1. File: save
After completion save your file one more time then upload the
file to this assignment:
2. Click: on the title
3. Select: Add Submission
4. Drag and drop your file into the box or select your file to
upload
5. Select: save changes.

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