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Party coming up? Need to mail those invitationsasap? Not to worry! Use your computer to createthem! Making your own invitation is like picking theright card for the person you are sending it to.Your design can show what type of event and thetype of person you are designing it for. Forex--if it's a child's party, use bright colorsand maybe an image that is for children. Before you begin, sit down and write down thedate, time, location and any other informationyou might want to include on the invitation. TIP: Decide what size you want the invitation tobe before you start. If they are small enough,you can print 2 or 3 on a standard piece ofpaper. You will use Microsoft Word to create them. Go to'start' -- 'programs' -- 'Microsoft Word'. Whenthe new document appears, go to the 'file' menuand click on 'Save As'. Choose a location tosave it. I suggest 'My Documents'. That way youcan find it easy. Type in a name for the file (Ex-- Janes BD Invititation. BD stands forBirthday.) Click 'Save'. Go to the 'File' menu and click on 'Page Setup'.Click on the 'Paper Size' tab and make sure'Letter (8.5 x 11in) is selected in the 'PaperSize' box. Click on the 'Margins' tab and choose'0 in', for the bottom and top margins. When youclick 'ok', a warning box will appear -- Click'Fix', then 'ok'. Now we are ready to add text. Type in the textyou want. Next we will 'style' it. Do this by,highlighting the text -- go to the 'Format' menuand click on 'Font'. This is where you choose thefont type, color of the text, size and effect ofthe text. Click 'ok' when finished. You can nowstyle the rest of your text or you can use'Special Graphic Effects' (WordArt). We willexplore 'WordArt' next week. Tips For You: 1) If you are creating a traditional invitation,you might want to use the following fonts: Baskerville Old Face Book Antiqua Brush Script MT Copperplate Gothic Light Garamond 2) For a Fun look, you may want to try thesefonts: Beesknees ITC Comic Sans MS Curlz MT Juice ITC Lucida Handwriting You can use a wizard, if you choose, by going to'Start' -- 'Programs' -- ' Microsoft Works. Go tothe 'Works Task Launcher' and choose the 'TaskWizard' tab. Double-click on the 'Correspondance'folder in the window, then double-click on'Flyer' and follow the instructions. Let's Put In Some WordArt!In the WordArt Gallery, you will find differenttext designs that you can edit and customize foryour own use. Highlight the text you wantdifferent. Click on the 'Cut' toolbar button.Your text will disappear from your document, butwill be in your PC's memory. Go to the 'Insert Menu' and choose 'Picture'.Then click on 'WordArt'. You will then choose astyle. After you make your choice, click 'OK'.You will then be asked to type in your text. Holddown the 'Ctrl' button (located at the bottomleft of your keyboard), and press the 'V' key.Your text that you cut from the original documentwill appear, in the style you have chosen. Go tothe top of this box. You will see a 'Drop-DownBox', with the word 'Font' above it. Click on thearrow and choose the font you like. Right next tothe 'Font' box, you can choose the size of thefont. Next to that, you can choose 'Bold orItalic style (you don't have to use this if youdon't want to). The choices you have made for thefont will appear on your screen, so that you canpreview it. You can change the settings until youget just the right effect. Click 'OK'. You canalso choose a different color for the font, ifyou choose. The changes will then appear in yourdocument. To change the color of the text,go to the toolbarand click on the 'Format WordArt' button. Clickon the 'Color and Lines' tab. In the 'Fill'section, choose the color for your text. If youwant you can have an outline around the text. Youcan do this by, choosing a color for the line(s), in the 'Line' section. TIP: Black gives ashadow effect. Click 'OK'. NOTE: To adjust the spacing between the letters,click on the 'Character Spacing' button, on thetoolbar and click on your choice from the menu. Let's say you want to move the text or resize it.You can move the text by, clicking on it anddragging it. If you want to resize it, highlightthe text by clicking on it. Click on one of thecorner handles, keep the mouse button presseddown and drag it across the screen. A Note: to look professional, your invitation should be printed on card stock (heavy paper like regular cards you buy are printed on). If your computer can't handle this type of paper, you could copy it to a 'Floppy Disk' How to do this, can be found at: http://janes-place.com/contents_newbie-tips.htm then take it to a printing shop. Now, to continue making our invitation. You canadjust the shape of your WordArt by, clicking onit (to highlight), then click on 'WordArt Shape',locate on the toolbar. A palette will appear,offering you a selection of options. Make youchoices. You will be able to view how yourchoices will look before your final selection. We are now ready to position the rest of ourtext. You do this, by highlighting each sectionand clicking on the 'Left', 'Center' and 'Right'alignment toolbar buttons. Add 'ClipArt' images, if you would like. To put'ClipArt' on the invitation, put your cursorwhere you want the 'ClipArt' to appear. Go to thetop of the toolbar and find the 'Insert' menu,'Picture', click on 'ClipArt'. Choose the imageyou want, then click 'Insert Clip' button, on thepop-up toolbar. Go to the 'Format' menu and click'Picture'. Click on the 'Position' tab. Make surethat the 'Float Over Text' box is checked. Hold down the 'Ctrl' button and press 'A' on yourkeyboard, to highlight the text and ClipArt. onthe toolbar, you will see an icon for 'Copy'.Click on it. Place your cursor at the end of thetext and press the 'Return' key, on yourkeyboard, then click on the 'Paste' icon on thetoolbar. Adjust the spacing to your liking, thenprint your invitation or copy it to a 'FloppyDisk' to take to the printer. Now you have made your own unique invitations, tosend to your guests. There are a lot of differentthings you could do with invitations, to makethem reflect your personality. TIP: If you have ascanner, you can upload your pictures and usethem on the invitations. Ex- It's your son'sbirthday party. You could upload a picture ofyour son. You can also do the same, if you have adigital camera. When you take pictures with yourdigital camera, you upload them to your computerand save them on your hard drive. That way, theyare there, if you want to use them. Use Your Imagination! Article Tags: Then Click