CreateaCertificateTemplateinMicrosoftWord PageSetup

1. MakesureyouareinPrintLayoutviewbychoosingitfromtheViewmenu. 2. Beginwithanew,blankdocument. 3. FromtheFilemenu,choosePageSetup.Use0.5"marginsallthewayaround, andsetthepageorientationtoLandscape. 4. Whenyousetthesemargins,youmaygetthefollowingerror: 5. JustclickIgnoreandyouwilllikelybefine. 6. Changezoom topagewidth

Setup
ImmediatelyhitCenteronyourtoolbarbecauseacertificatecontainsmostlycentered textandobjects.

WordArt
YoucanuseWordArttocreatecurvedorstraighttitle,asfollows. 1. FromtheDrawingtoolbar,chooseInsertWordArt.

 2. ChoosealayoutforyourtextandhitOK. 3. TypethetitleofthecertificateandhitOK. 4. ClickontheWordArttoselectit. 5. Ifit'snotroundedenough,youcanusethedraghandlestodragdowntheobject toreshapeit. 6. YoucanchangethecolorofthefontbyrightclickingtheWordArtandchoosing FormatWordArt. 7. Youshouldsendit"Behindtext",andcenteronthepagehorizontallyusingthe differentformatsettingsthere.Rightclick>FormatWordArt>Layout Decideplacementforthename,etc.,anddoubleclickwhereyouwantyourtexttostart. Goaheadandtypeyourtext.Youmaywanttochangethefontstyleandsizefor differenteffects.Itispossiblethatyoumightneedtouseatextboxsometimes.

Signatures
Whensignaturesarerequiredusetablecellssothatyoucanhavelinesonwhichpeople cansigntheirname,andcellsbelowthelinestotypetheirnameortitle. 1. Doubleclickwhereyouwanttoinsertthetableandsetyourfontto14. 2. GotoTable>Insert>Tableandmakeita3column,3rowtable. 3. RightclickinsidethetableandgotoTableProperties.Setthetable'swidthto 75%(typethe75intotheboxandit'llautomaticallychangetoPercent),and centerthetable. 4. Selectthewholetable,andremovetheborderlines. 5. ClickinthetopleftandtoprightcellsandhittheBottomBorderbutton.

6. Inthecellsbeneaththelines,typethesigners'names.Ifyouwanttoaddtitles forthesigners,justhittabandtypetheirtitlesbeneath.Doaprintpreviewand movethingsaroundifneeded.

Blowup oftable
I.BenBitten President G.I.Lucky Secretary

Borders
GotoFormat>Bordersand Shading>PageBorders

Becreativeandmakean interestingandappropriateborder foryourcertificate.

ClipArtorPictures
1. GotoInsert>ClipArtand findsomethingappropriate>clickinsert 2. Rightclickontheclipart 3. Makecreativechoicestoenhanceyouraward 4. Usethepicturetoolbartoadjustyourobject 5. Trymakingawatermark

Textboxes
SomepeoplefindthatText Boxesworkbetterwhen creatingcertificatesand awards.Textboxesallowyou tomovebitsandpiecesof informationaroundthepage easily.Lookatthetextboxes inthistemplate.Notethe linesthatweredrawnusing thedrawingtoolsfoundon theDrawingToolbar.Seeif youcanreplaceyour signaturessectionofthe templatebydrawinglinesand usingtextboxes.

Sometimesyouwillhavecertificatesthat onlyneedtheblanksfilledin.Use textboxesinWordandmovethem aroundtofitontheexistinglines.Trial& errorandprecisemeasuringwillgetyou whatyouwant.Placetextboxeswhere youthinktheyshouldgoandprintatest. Holdituptothelightwiththeaward sheetandyoucanseewhatyouneedto move.Doubleclickonatextboxto removetheborderandthefill.

Downloads
Downloadcertificatetemplatesfromtheweb: InWord: 1. File>New>TemplatesonOfficeOnlineThisistheMicrosoftSiteyoucanfind othersbysearching. 2. Browseandexplore 3. Pickoneanddownload Remember,youareusingWord2003 ThissitecontainstemplatesforWordandPowerPoint.PowerPointisalsoagood programtousewhencreatingawardsandcertificates. YoumaywanttoDownloadtheCompatibilityPackfromMicrosoft(fileformat converter).ItwillletyouopenWord2007documentsandopentheminWord2003. http://office.microsoft.com/enus/products/HA101686761033.aspx

Microsoft Office Templates

1.OpenMicrosoftWord.IntheQuestionWindow,typecertificatetemplates, PressEnter. 2.ClickonanyofthecertificatesthatappearintheTaskPaneontheright. 3.ClickTemplateCategories 4.SelectAwardCertificates 5.Scrolldownthroughthecertificatestofindyourchoice.(Makesureyoudonot chooseonefor2007unlessyouhaveOffice2007installedonyourcomputer.) 2

YouwillnoticethatsomeusePowerPointandsomeuseWord. 6.Clickoncertificateyouwant,thenclickondownload 7.Onceyouhavedownloadedthecertificate,youmayclickonittomakechangesin thetemplate.Noticetheselectedareasthatcanbechangedonthecertificatebelow. 8.Whenyouhavefinishedyourchanges,clickFile,SaveAs,andsavetothefolderof yourchoice.Ifsavingtothedefaulttemplatesite,clickDocumentTemplatefromthe dropdownmenu(SaveasType).Thatwillsaveyourcertificatetothe: c:drive Documents&Settings Yourname ApplicationData Microsoft Templates Youmightalsowanttosavetoafolderon thedesktoporinMydocumentsifdown loadingseveralcertificatesatonetime.

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