Creating Window Clings with Word©

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Objective:

Participants will use Word to create Holiday Window Clings. They will be able to enter and edit text, insert clip art and create WordArt.

Materials:

• Timeline for Family Night
• Word Processing in Word handout
• Adding Clip Art in a Word Document handout
• Adding WordArt in Word handout
• Creating a Window Cling (Word) handout
• Window cling decals (found in any office supply store) One sheet per participant or family.
• Color printer

Procedure:

1. Do the Word Processing in Word (If this is your first Buddy Night or your participants have little word processing skills, I recommend you doing this.)
2. Do the Adding Clip Art in a Word Document handout together. Allow them time to play with the clip art.
3. Do the Adding WordArt in Word handout. Again allow them time to play with the WordArt they have created. (Note: if your printer allows you to flip the design, your participants do not have to Flip the WordArt but can if easier than the printer option.)
4. Have them start a new document (or if they have already created the window cling they want, let them keep that). Do the Creating a Window Cling handout.
5. Check the printer to see which way you need to put the cling in (I really recommend that this be done before the event begins.) Print the clings one at a time and allow 5 minutes to dry before touching.

Creating a Window Cling (Word)

1. Open a new document. (If Word© is already open, click on the New icon (looks like a piece of paper with the corner bent) in the toolbar.
2. Adjust your margins and page layout, if desired.
   To adjust margins and page layout
   1. Under File select Page Setup. . .
   2. Click on the Margins Tab is it is not already on top.
   3. Change your margins (top, bottom, left, right) to make them smaller. This allows you to have more room to create your window cling. Remember: The printer cannot print all the way to the edge so leave some margin – maybe .25 inches.
   4. Click on the Paper Size tab.
   5. Here you can change whether your paper will be in Portrait layout or Landscape layout. Portrait has the small edge of the paper at the top (the way this page is printed.) and Layout has the long edge on top.
   6. Click OK to set your changes.
3. Create you cling by typing text and adding clipart. Save your work!
   1. Do a Print Preview to see what your design will look like. Click on the Print Preview shortcut button in the toolbar or go to File / Print Preview.
4. Now you are ready to flip your design. If your design has any text and you are planning on putting it on a window, you will want to print it backwards so that you can read it from the outside of the window.

To flip your design
Look in the table below for your printer. Follow those directions.

“Flipping” Your Design with Your Printer
Printers that allow “flipping”. . .	Go to your printer setup (File then Print. When the window appears, click on Properties and follow these steps. . .
Canon® BJC® 210, 240, 240L, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4304, 4550, 600, 600e, 610, 620	Under Media Selection choose T-shirt Transfer.
Epson Stylus® Color 400, 600, 800	Select Mode, then the Main tab. Select Advanced setup. Then select More Settings. Check the box next to Flip Horizontal.
HP® Deskjet® 690,C, 692C, 993C, 694C, 720C, 870Cse, 870Cxi, and 890C	Check the box next to Flip Horizontal on the Features tab.
Lexmark ™ 1000, 1020, 2050, 3000, and 7000 Color Jetprinter	Under Media Type choose Iron on Transfer.

5. For the best quality print make these print selections also:
   Paper/Media: Special/Coated Paper (or Transparency)
   Print Quality: Best or 1400 dpi
6. Print a test page on plain paper. This will save the window cling materials from being wasted on mistakes.
7. If everything is OK with your test print, do a final print. It is recommended that you hand feed one sheet at a time.