Making the Poster using MICROSOFT WORD

 

› MS Word is basically a WORD PROCESSING programme

› When inserting objects other than text, you have to“tell” the programme not to treat it like text

Click on the object – a DRAWING TOOLS menu will open

• Select TEXT WRAPPING

• Choose THROUGH

Now you can move the object anywhere you want it

› Most of the tools you will need are found on the INSERT menu

 

 

Word Art

                                    Word Art gives a bold heading

When you select the Word Art icon a variety of different options will open

The options in Office 2010 are much plainer than in older versions.

Select an option and then type your text over the “Your text here” words

Resize and move to where you want it

 

 

Text Boxes

These are very useful if you want text in a particular place

Draw the toolbar where you want it, and write in it

You can then format the text the way you want it to look

 

Lines and Basic Shapes

    Shapes do not allow you to write in them, but you can insert a text box into them.

    Callouts do allow you to write inside them. Drag to the shape and size you want and start writing.

You can format a shape to make it a different colour, make it transparent, change the thickness of the lines, etc.
Arrows can also be formatted.

Inserting Pictures

• Clip Art is generally very limited and unsatisfactory.
• It is more useful to go to the internet and search for a picture or Clip Art you really want to use, or to use one of your own photos.

Finding a picture on the Internet

Google Images is a useful site to search for pictures.

You can also look on www.flickr.com or www.creativecommons.com for pictures that are not copyrighted.

• Type in the image you are looking for
• Browse until you find a picture you like.
• Click and open it
• NB: OPEN IT IN ITS FULL SIZE
• This is to allow you to resize it without losing picture quality



Making a picture work in a Word Doc

Either COPY the picture and PASTE itor SAVE PICTURE in My Pictures or a folder you have created.

If you save it, you can INSERT it into the document

• The programme will insert it wherever there is a space and it may take up the whole page.
• Moving the picture – Use text wrapping – through
• Resize the picture to whatever size you want it and move it to where you want it

Save your poster and print it