creating a calendar

Objective:

The object of this activity is to create a calendar using a table on the computer.

1. Open Microsoft Word.

Setting up the page

2. Under File in the menu bar at the top of the screen, select Page Setup. . .
3. On the Margins tab change the left and right margins to .5. You can click on the down arrow to do this.
4. Click on the Paper Size tab. Change the Orientation to Landscape. Click OK.

Typing the name of the month

5. Under View select Header and Footer. A small box will appear. This is the header. A little window titled Header and Footer will also appear. This is a special toolbar for the Header and Footer. If it is covering anything that you may need, just click on the blue bar at the top of this window and drag it to another part of your screen.
6. Select the font and size that you want for the name of the month. To do this, click on the small arrows at the end of the white boxes (shown below) to see your choices.

7. Click the center justify button
8. Type the name of the month and the year.
9. When you are finished, click the Close button on the special toolbar titled Header and Footer.

Creating a table for the calendar

10. You will want to create a table that has 6 rows and 7 columns. Click on the Table shortcut button in the toolbar. Drag your mouse over the top row of squares. There are only 5 squares here, but if you drag your mouse to the right, you will make more squares. Now continue to drag your mouse down until you have 6 rows. Let go of the mouse to create your table.

Changing row height

11. Now click once in the first box of your table. Under Table select Select Row.
12. Under Table again, select Cell Height and Width. A dialog box will appear.
13. Click on the small triangle at the end of the Height of row 1: box and select the word Exactly. In the At: box type the number 24. Click OK.
14. Now click in the first box of the second row. Drag your mouse over the entire second row (make sure you get the part that may not be showing on your screen). Don’t let go of your mouse button and continue to drag down until you reach the bottom of your table.
15. Under Table select Cell Height and Width. Make these rows 84.

Typing the days of the week

16. Click in the first box. Under Table select Select Row. Once the row is highlighted, click on the Center align button in the toolbar.
17. Select the font, color, and size that you want for the days of the week. Don’t select a size over 20 or it won’t fit.
18. Now click in the first box again. Type Sunday. Continue in this row typing the days of the week.

Formatting the date boxes

19. Click in the first box in the second row. Highlight all of the boxes in rows 2 through 6.
20. Click the Right Align button in the toolbar (it is to the right of the center align button)
21. Now you are ready to type the dates. If this month exceeds the number of boxes that you have created, just click in the last Sunday box after the date you have already typed. Hit the Enter key once or twice. Type the next date.
22. You can also enter information into the calendar by clicking on a date. Hit the Enter key and then type the info you want. Be careful not to exceed the box limit or you will not be able to read all of your information.
23. Print your calendar.