This tutorial will show you the steps to create this simple Bridal Pageant Boutique Flyer using

the Business Application – Microsoft Word.

Steps
01: Document Setup
02: Margins
03: Page Orientation
04: Insert Oval
05: Shape Fill
06: Fill Effects Window
07: Fill Effects - Two Colors
08: Shape Outline
09: Royalty Free Image
10: The Text Group
11: Insert Text Box
12: Insert Picture
13: Flip Picture
14: Transparency and Line
15: Insert WordArt
16: Format WordArt
17: Change WordArt Shape
18: Fix Truncated Text
19: Fill Effects Window
20: Gradient Filled Text
21: Text Box Line
22: Shadow Effects
23: Shadow Color
24: Change WordArt Shape
25: Add and Format Text
26: Save File

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 Step 01: Document Setup

To begin, go to the Ribbon and select the Page Layout Tab.

Click on Size and select Letter from the drop down menu.

Step 02: Margins

Click on Margins and select Narrow from the drop
down menu.

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 Step 03: Page Orientation
Go to the Page Setup Group and click on
Orientation. Select Portrait from the drop
down menu.

Step 04: Insert Oval

We will draw an Oval Shaped Background.

Go back to the Ribbon and select the Insert Tab.

Go to the Illustrations Group. Select Shapes to

open up the Shapes Window.

Select the Oval

under Recently
Used Shapes.

Hold down the Left mouse button and draw the Oval
on the Page. You will notice that the Ribbon has
changed to the Format Tab which showcases the
Drawing Tools.

The Oval should take up

most of the page.

8 Blue Shapes appear

around the Oval. You can
use any of these to resize
the Oval if needed.

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 Step 05: Shape Fill
While the Oval is still
selected, go to the
Format Tab > Shape
Styles Group.

Click on the Down Arrow on the right side of the Shape Fill Icon.

A drop down Color Menu will

appear. Select Gradients, which
will open a Gradients Presets
Window.

From here select More Gradients

which will open up the Fill
Effects Window.

Step 06: Fill Effects Window

You should automatically be in the
Gradient Tab, which is the first tab of
this window.

In the Color Section select Two

Colors.

This will change the Color Section of

the Fill Effects Window to include 2
Drop Down Color Menus.

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 Step 07: Fill Effects - Two Colors
Select the Down Arrow for
Color1 and select "White" from
Theme Colors, and select the
Down Arrow for Color2 and
select "Yellow" from Standard
Colors.

In the Transparency Section, set

From to "100%" and To to
"0%".

In the Shading Styles Section,

select Diagonal Down.

To the Right of this will be the

Variant Section. Of the 4
Variants, select the one on the
Bottom Right. You will notice this
change reflected in the Sample
Box.

Then select the

Check Box for
"Rotate fill
effect with shape". Click OK.

The Gradient Filled Oval should look like this:

Step 08: Shape Outline

Now to remove the Shape Outline, select the Oval and go back to the Format Tab > Shape
Styles Group and select the Down Arrow to the right side of the Shape Outline Icon.

This will open the Color Menu. Select No Outline.

There you have it, a Gradient Filled Oval Background.

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 Step 09: Royalty Free Image
Next add an Image to the document.

Here I downloaded the Image of a Bride from www.Clker.com, which is a

site where you can download Royalty Free Clipart.

You can also check out www.Public-Domain-Image.com,

OpenClipArt.org, and www.PublicDomainPictures.net.

Step 10: The Text Group

In Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, OpenOffice Draw, Inkscape, Corel Draw and
Microsoft Publisher, you are able to freely move an Image anywhere on the canvas. This is
also possible in Microsoft Word as long as you first place the Image within a Text Box.

To Insert a Text Box, go back to the Ribbon

and select the Insert Tab. Then go to the Text
Group and select Text Box.

Step 11: Insert Text Box

The Built-In Text Box Window
appears.

To the bottom of this window, you will

see Draw Text Box.

Select it, then hold down the Left Mouse

Button and draw the Text Box on the
screen.

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 Step 12: Insert Picture
The Ribbon will change to the Format Tab. Go back to
the Insert Tab and click on the Picture Icon in the
Illustrations Group.

This allows you to insert a Picture from File. It opens up the Insert Picture Window, where
you can select your file and then click Insert.

Be certain that your images are in a format that will be

recognized by Microsoft Word. These images are saved in PNG
(Portable Network Graphics) Format.

Once the Image has been inserted, Resize it by selecting one of

the Circles and holding down the "Ctrl" and "Shift" Keys
together, so that you don't get a disproportionate Image.

You will notice that the image is facing the wrong direction. To
correct this we need to Flip it.

Step 13: Flip Picture

With the Image selected, go to the Format Tab >
Arrange Group.

Click on the Rotate Icon to open a drop down menu.

Select Flip Horizontal.

The Flipped Image will look

like this:

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 Step 14: Transparency and Line
Select the Text Box, then Right click over it to reveal another
menu. Select Format Text Box. This will open the Format Text
Box Window.

In the Colors and Lines Tab, go

to the Fill Section and set
Transparency to "100%".

In the Line Section, click on the

Down Arrow for Color and
select No Color from the Color
Window. Click OK.

The Image now has a

Transparent Background.

Selecting the Image for moving may be a little tricky, since you can only
move it when its Text Box container is selected, which should look like
this.

Step 15: Insert WordArt

Go back to the Insert Tab, to insert another Text Box. Once this is done, remember the
Ribbon will change to the Format Tab.

Go back to the Insert Tab again, look for the

Text Group and select the Word Art Icon,
which will open up a Word Art Style Menu.

Select Word Art Style 1.

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 Step 16: Format WordArt
This will open up the Edit
Word Art Text Window.

Start typing the text

"Bridal Pageant
Boutique".

Click the 1st Down

Arrow to choose a Font.

In this case the Font is

"Advert" which is a Free
Font that was downloaded
at www.FontFreak.com.

Click on the 2nd Down

Arrow to change the
Font Size. Set it to "48".
Click Ok.

The Word Art Text should look like this:

To make the Text Box appear invisible, repeat Step 14 for Transparency and Line.

Step 17: Change WordArt Shape

Select the Text, click the Change Shape Icon from the Word Art Styles Group.

This will open up a drop down menu.

Select the Arch Up (Curve), which is the second shape

under Follow Path.

Some of the Text will appear to be cut off.

Don't be alarmed, we will take care of it in the next step.

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 Step 18: Fix Truncated Text
The Text will be surrounded by a Rectangle
that has 4 Squares and 4 Rectangles on it.

Move your cursor above the Rectangle until

you see a 4 Pointed Arrow.

Click again and the Rectangle around the

Text will change to just 4 Squares and 4
Circles.

Move the cursor over the Square to the

Right.

When you see a 2 Sided Arrow, hold down the mouse button and drag outward to widen the
Rectangle.

The Text will now be all visible. This step will have
to be repeated whenever any change is made to this
Text.

Step 19: Fill Effects Window

To add the Gradient, right click over the WordArt Text and
select Format WordArt from the menu that appears.

This will open the Format WordArt Window.

In the Colors and Lines

Tab, in the Fill Section,
click on Fill Effects, which
will open the Fill Effects
Window.

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 Step 20: Gradient Filled Text
In the Colors Section, select
Two Colors.

Click on the Down Arrow

under Color 1 and select Red
from the Color Menu that
appears.

Then go to Color 2 and select

Yellow.

In the Shading Styles Section

select Vertical and then check
the "Rotate Fill Effect with
Shape" Box.

Click OK.

Step 21: Text Box Line

You will then be back at the Format WordArt Window.

In the Line Section, click the Down Arrow on the Right side of
Color and select No Color from the Color Menu that appears.

Click OK.

Remember some of the Text

will appear to be cut off.

Leave it alone for now.

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 Step 22: Shadow Effects
Double click on the Gradient Title. Notice that the Ribbon has changed to the Format Tab.
Click on the Shadow Effects Button in the Shadow Effects Group.

Select Shadow Style 5 from the

Drop Shadow Section.

If you hold your mouse over

each Style for 2 seconds, it will
tell you the Style's Name.

Once you select the Drop

Shadow, the menu will close.

Step 23: Shadow Color

Go back to the Shadow Effects Button.

Then go all the way down to Shadow Color and select Black
from the Shadow Menu that appears.

Now repeat the Previous Step (Step 18) to adjust the Text.

The finished Gradient Filled Drop Shadow Text should look

like this:

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 Step 24: Change WordArt Shape
Repeat Steps 15 through 17 this time using the Text "Create The Perfect Day". Set the
Font to "Advert" and the Font Size to "24".

When choosing the Word Art Shape, select Arch Down (Curve). Then Repeat Step 21 and
finally Step 18.
Even though the Curve was applied to the Text,
it does require some more adjustments.

With the Text still selected, move the cursor over the Upper Right Corner Square and drag
slightly upward to increase the curvature of the Text.

While dragging you will notice a dashed curved line appear.

Once finished, you will notice the Text will appear to move downward. Simply select the
Text Box around the Text and move upward with the Arrow Key on your keyboard.

The Text should look like this:

Step 25: Add and Format Text

All that remains is to add regular Text to the Flyer.

Insert a Text Box. Type the "Flower Girl" Text.

After typing the entire block of Text, select all the
Text by holding down your Left mouse button and
dragging.

Go to the Home Tab and in the Font Group select the Down Arrow next to
"Calibri". In this case the Font is set to "Segoe Print", which is a free Font that
was downloaded at FontFreak.com.

You can also pick a Font of your own choosing. Set the Font Size to 30 by typing
in a number in the Font Size box, or you could click the down arrow to the right of
the Font Size box and select a suitable number from the drop down menu that
appears.

Set the Text to Bold by clicking on the Bold

Icon in the Font Group.

To the right of the Font Group is the Paragraph

Group. With the Text still selected, choose the
Center Icon.

All the other Blocks of Text are of a smaller Font Size and are set to both Bold and
Italic. Select each Text Box and move into place by using the Arrow Keys on your
keyboard.

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 Step 26: Save File
Repeate Step 14 to set the Transparency and Line
Color for each Text Box.

All that's left to do is Save the document.

Click on the Office Button (located in the top

left corner of the screen), which will open up a drop
down menu.

Go to Save As > Word Document.

In the Save As Window name your

document and click the Save button.

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