Creating handouts and flyers that work
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This document provides guidance on designing effective documents using Microsoft Word. It discusses basic design principles like considering your audience and message. It offers tips on using complimentary colors and avoiding clashing or overused colors. The document reviews effective and ineffective fonts and how to format text. It compares using clipart versus photos and how to properly size and format images. Overall, the document is an instructional guide for designing documents in Word.
Creating handouts and flyers that work
- 2. Agenda Introduction Basic Design Principles Photos & Clipart Basic Page Settings Refer to Word Handout: http://goo.gl/lzkYm
- 3. Before you begin, consider your.. Audience Message Resources Time-frame Format
- 4. Don’t use clashing colors
- 8. Red (Intensity & Energy)
- 10. Green (Nature & Tranquil)
- 11. Black (Boldness & Authority)
- 12. Purple (Sophisticated & Royal)
- 13. Be careful of overused or hard to read fonts Like Comic Sans MS And Times New Roman And Courier New PalaceSCriptMT Vladmir’s Script
- 14. Good Fonts Calibri Berlin Sans FB Use crazy fonts for headings only, not for body text
- 17. Where to Get Fonts http://www.dafont.com/ http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ http://www.urbanfonts.com/freefonts.htm http://www.google.com/fonts http://openfontlibrary.org/ http://www.fontspace.com
- 18. Downloading Font Tips Make sure: Commercial - Free and Not for "Personal Use” Fonts will not display on computers they are not installed on Save as PDF before you share (NOT .doc)
- 19. Use fonts and emphasis to draw attention Paranormal Romance Book Club Can’t get enough of Edward and Bella? Seriously hooked on Sookie? If so, come join the Paranormal Romance Book Club! Meets Friday from 2 – 4 PM Room 103
- 20. Use fonts and emphasis to draw attention Paranormal Romance Book Club Can’t get enough of Edward and Bella? Seriously hooked on Sookie? If so, come join the Paranormal Romance Book Club! Meets Every Friday from 2 – 4 PM Room 103
- 21. Formatting Text Paragraph Spacing Bullets/Number Styles
- 22. Clipart vs. Photos (Clipart) Combination of shapes No size limit More “cartoon”-y Difficult to create your own Usually better for printing
- 23. Clipart vs. Photos (Photos) Real people and places Size limit More professional Bigger file size Not as good for printing
- 24. Be careful of low resolution photos… This picture might look good, small..
- 25. But it loses quality when bigger..
- 27. Clipart can be resized
- 28. Not all photos look good in B&W
- 29. Not all photos look good in B&W
- 30. Get Clipart & Photos Using the Toolbar on the side
- 31. Where to find free pictures Creative Commons Library of Congress (might be down) Office.com Florida memory
- 32. Page Setting Options Orientation Margins Page Size
- 33. Tips A lot of tips will translate between Office products There is ALWAYS more than one way to do anything with Office Save Often Refer to Word 2010 Handout: http://goo.gl/lzkYm
- 34. Personal Project Assignments One clipart or photo Two different fonts Non-traditional page layout
- 37. Agenda More tips and tricks Pictures Flyer review
- 39. Picture Toolbar
- 40. Writing instructions? Stick to 1 process Use numbered steps and action verbs (e.g. “1. Click on the red icon”) Bold names of menu items (“Click on the File menu”) Use screenshots
- 41. Screenshots Alt + Print Screen for just a window On a mac: Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+3