Microsoft Word - Lesson 06: Making a Newsletter

 

A newsletter is something a business or organization will produce and distribute on a regular basis (monthly or bimonthly). The newsletter is a publication that can be for public reading or for the members or workers of a business or organization. The newsletter usually covers recent happenings, changes in policy, updates on information, and information on anything else management or owners decide they want to divulge.

 

You have the choice of either doing this project alone or as a member of a group. The group will consist of the people on your table. In either case you or your team will need to design a newsletter for your company or organization. Check to see if there’s a wizard that can help you. If not, there might be a template from which you can create your newsletter. Click here to see an example of a newsletter.

 

You will be judged according to the following criteria;

 

1.                  You will need a title for your newsletter. (5 points)

2.                  You will need a volume number, issue number and issue date. (3 points)

3.                  You will need a table of contents. (4 points)

4.                  You will need at least three main stories or subjects. (15 points)

5.                  One of the stories must be started on page 1 and continued on page 2. (10 points)

6.                  You will need at least two graphics. (10 points)

7.                  You will need at least three different Font styles. (6 points)

8.                  You will need to create a table that has pertinent information. (20 points)

9.                  You will need a clever slogan. (5 points)

10.              You will need a web page. (5 points)

11.              You will need page numbers. (2 points)

12.              You will need the names of all members of your group somewhere on this paper. (4 points)

13.              Each story or subject will need a headline. (6 points)

14.              Each story must have at least two paragraphs of at least three full sentences each. (20 points)

15.              Each paragraph must have a sub-headline. (10 points)

16.              For each spelling or grammatical error, five points will be deducted.

17.              You will need a “Next Issue” area with at least two statements. (10 points)

18.              Each paragraph will need to be fully justified. (15 points)

150  points total

 

How in the world am I or we going to do this?

 

1.                  Look under “help” for the following items; columns, text boxes, frames, graphics, headers, footers, tables and charts, fonts, boxes, justification, underlining, shadows, symbols, font colors.

2.                  Good luck!

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