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Wanted Posters with MS Works

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Activity Instructions:
Here is a fun activity that will teach you how to use format buttons, how to insert images in your document, and how to align your image so that words will wrap around your picture. Follow these easy steps and create your own WANTED poster!
  1. Open Microsoft Works. Start/Programs/Microsoft Works or use the shortcut.
  2. Click on the Works Tools Tab then click on the Word Processor button.
  3. Click once in the Header. Type the word WANTED.
  4. Highlight WANTED and align in it in the center of the page using the center align button.
  5. Select a different Font and Size for the word WANTED. Make it bold.
  6. Click in the body of the document. Type the name of the WANTED person. Change the alignment, font, style, and size.

Insert the picture (Wait for verbal directions from instructor.)

  1. Under the picture type the categories you would like to use on your poster.
    Examples:
    • Alias: what other name does this person go by
    • Description: (age, height, weight, hair color, eye color, special marks)
    • WANTED For: (crime committed)
    • Punishment: (what will happen to the WANTED person)
    • Reward: (name amount of the reward)
    • Contact: (name who to contact and where)
  1. Change the Font, Style, and Alignment of the categories using the skills you have learned.
  2. When you think you have it the way you want it, select Print Preview and check to see if it really is ready.
  3. Print your project.

To save your project to your disk.

  1. Under File in the menu bar, select Save as.
  2. When the dialog box pops up, the cursor will be in the File Name: box. Type the name that you want the project to be saved as.
  3. At the top of the dialog box you will see the Save in box. Click on the black arrow at the end of this box. You will be given choices of where to save your work.
  4. Highlight 3 ½ Floppy (A:)
  5. Click on Save

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