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Desktop Publishing - Sample Instructional Ideas - Business Cards

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Rearrange the elements into what you would want on a business card.  Make it your own.  You could introduce more graphic elements into the card, such as pictures, clipart, or geometric shapes.

Start card
File/Create new publication
Blank page/business card
Set margins
Arrange/layout guides
Create text block for header
Click on A/click and drag for text box size
Choose font style/size/boldface/center
Click in box/type header
Create text block for address
Click on A/click and drag for text box size
Choose font style/size/left
Click in box/type header
Create WordArt initials
Click on WordArt/click and drag for WordArt box size
Type in initials
Choose font style/best fit size/center/shadow box
Click update
Click outside of WordArt box
Create text block for name and title
Same as above text blocks
Choose font style/size/left/boldface
Click lines box
Choose more
Choose line size/position/ok
Draw a line
Click on line tool
Click and drag for line
Choose line box/more/size
Create phone information
Same as above text blocks
Choose font style/size/right

 

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