Best Place Flyer

Open a blank MS word document to create a flyer about the your favorite city. Your flyer must include the following 7 items listed below. Use the individual steps listed in red at the bottom of this page to help you.

1. TITLE: You must have a title at the top of your page that reads “The best place on earth is ____________” (You fill in the blank and choose Font Style, Size, Color)

2. Pictures: You must have at least 3 pictures on your page. (you can use more but you must have at least 3)

3. You must then have a list (bulleted or numbered) of the five best attractions in your place. (Example: Chicago, Magnificent Mile, Wrigley field etc…You can choose the font style, size and color.

4. You have to have One paragraph (Minimum of five sentences) that tells why the place you have chosen is the best place on earth. Remember, you are trying to persuade someone who has never been there why it is the best!

5. You must have One paragraph (Minimum of five sentences) that tells about your city. (weather, population, location...etc)
    
6. When you are done put your name on it either at the top header or bottom footer. Then save it as “best place” and print a black and white copy for Mr. A

7. REMEMBER: A flyer must be no more than 1 page long!

Follow the Directions below to complete each of the 6 requirements listed above.

1. Title: follow these steps to add a title to your flyer...

1.   Click Insert Tab > Word Art. Your screen should look like this when you are finished...
   

2. Choose a style of Word Art that you like and click OK. I chose the style that is in the 2nd row and 5th column above. Once you click OK your screen should look like this...
   

3. Delete the text that says "Your Text Here" and type: The Best Place on Earth is _______ (Note you should actually fill in the blank with what you think the best place on earth is. It can be a city, state, country, or general place, like the beach) For my example I am going to use the city Chicago.

4. After you have typed your sentence choose a font style and size. I will be using Impact Font, Size 36. Click OK and your screen should look something like this now...
   

5. Now we are going to edit the title so it is exactly like we would like it. To do so, Right Click on your word art and choose Format Word Art. See the picture below.
   

6. First we can change the color of the outside line and the color of the inside of the letter. To do so click the small arrow next to the color box of the fill section and choose what color you want the inside of your letters to be. I will choose red. See the picture below...
   

7. Now choose the color of the outer line of your letters by clicking the small arrow next to the color in the line section. I will choose Blue. See the picture below...
   

8. Click OK and the words should change color to match your selection. Your screen should look something like this now...
   

9. Now lets try another style of filling in our letters. Right Click on your Word Art and choose Format Word Art.

10. Click the small box next to the color box in the Fill section, and then choose Fill Effects. See the picture below.
    

11. Once you have clicked on Fill Effects your screen should look like this now...
    

12. There are 4 types of Fill Effects that you can choose from by clicking on the tabs at the top of the screen, Gradient, Texture, Pattern, and Picture. Choose one of the four styles by clicking the tab and selecting the options that you want. In my example I will put a picture into my text by clicking the Picture tab, see the picture below...
    
    Then I am going to select a picture that I want to fill in the text with. (NOTE: if you want to use a picture to fill in your text with then you must first SAVE the picture to your computer.) Once you find your picture click the Insert button. see the picture below...
    

13. Once you have selected your fill effects style Click the OK button on the top right of the window, and then OK in the bottom right of the second window. You should see your text change to the style you chose. Your screen should look something like this now...
    

14. Now we can resize and move our Title to where we want it. To do so Right click on the Word Art and choose Format Word Art. Then click the Layout Tab in the top middle of the window, and choose Tight. and click OK. See picture below...
    

15. Now you can move your Title and Resize it to where you want it to be. In My example I made mine taller and a little wider. see picture below...
    

16. Finally, If you want to change the shape of the Word Art you can do so by clicking the Format Tab under Word Art Tools at the top of the screen, and then clicking the word art shapes button and choosing the shape you want. See picture below...
    

17. Choose a shape that you like. see picture below...
    

18. Your Title will now take the shape that you selected. In my example I chose Can Up. Your page should look something like this now...
    

2. Pictures: Follow these steps to add pictures to your flyer...

1. First you must go to the internet and find 3 pictures that you want to put on your flyer. Make sure that when you find a picture you want to use you right click on the picture and choose save picture as, to save it to your computer. After you have saved all 3 of your pictures to your computer continue on to step 2.

2. To add pictures to your flyer, first place your curser on the page underneath your title. Then click Insert > Picture. Find where you saved your picture and click Insert. Your page should look something like this...
   

3. Now you must resize your picture to fit on your flyer. To do so Left Click on the picture and choose theText Wrapping Button at the top of the window. Then select Tight and click OK. see picture below...
   

4. Now grab one of the corners of your picture with the mouse and drag to resize your picture to a size that will allow you to fit all 3 pictures on 1 page, and then move your picture to where you want it on the page. Your page should look something like this now...
   

5. Now add a minimum of at least 2 more pictures to your flyer, resize and move them to where you want to be. Your flyer should look something like this when you are done...
   

3. Bulleted List: Follow these steps to add a bulleted list to your flyer...

1. To add a bulleted list to your flyer click Insert Tab > Text Box > Draw Text Box. You will see your cursor turn into a plus sign. Click down and drag your cursor to make a box. See the picture below...
   

2. Now, with your cursor in the box you created, click on the Home Tab > Bullets button. see below...
   

3. Now type the First of your favorite attractions for your location and then hit Enter 1 time. In my example the first attraction is "The Magnificent Mile". See picture below...
   

4. Now type your next four attractions the same way you did the first one. Be sure to hit enter after each one so you get the next bullet. DO Not hit enter after you type your last attraction. When you are finished your screen should look something like this now...
   

5. Now change the font Color and Style to one that will look nice with your flyer. Your flyer should look something like this now...
   

6. Now change the style of the box by right clicking on the line of the box and choosing format Text Box. see picture below...
   

7. On the Layout Tab choose Tight.

8. On the Colors and Line Tab, Change the Fill Color to a color you want the background of the box to be.

9. On the Colors and Line Tab, Change the Line color to a color you want the line around the box to be or choose No Color if you don't want a line around your box.

10. Click OK and your screen should look something like this now...
    
    
     

4+5. Paragraph: Follow these steps to add a paragraph to your flyer...
 

1. Insert another text box where you want your 2 paragraphs to go.
2. Type and format your paragraphs to look like you want them to.
3. Format the textbox lines and colors the way you want them to look. When you are done your page should look something like this...
   

6. Add your name to the flyer somewhere.

1. To add your name to the flyer do the following...
2. Find a place on your flyer.
3. Type your name

7. If you want to change the background of your page.

1. Click Page Layout Tab > Page Color.
2. Choose a color or fill effect to fill in your background.

8. Turn IN your flyer to the tray in the front of the room :)