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=Create a Newsletter via Desktop Publishing=

There are many publishing tools available. Some are costly software applications, while others are available free. For this assignment, you are required to use WORD and its many features to create your newsletter.

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[|Newsletter Design Clinic] [|How to choose a Title] Questions to Ask before designing [|Creating an Effective Newsletter]

**The Assignment** Create a 2-page newsletter for your classroom, school or community.

Technical Specifications

 * Create banner with WordArt, with a catchy title
 * Organize with a combination of column widths
 * Use bullets or numbering for a list appropriate to your newsletter.
 * Insert at least 3 graphics, appropriately sized, suitably positioned and related to the content.
 * Wrap text around one of the graphics.
 * Include at least 1 drop capital.
 * Include a variety of fonts, colour and size. (Be careful of over using variation. Be consistent)
 * Insert 2 text boxes to serve as callouts to highlight the information or to feature a quote.
 * Write at least 3 articles on information of interest, one of which may be a filler article (weather report, Dear Abby, fashion, etc).
 * Indicate that you are its author by placing your name on the bottom of the second page.