Worksheet 4:- Creating a Birthday Card.
Open MS Publisher and select Publications By Wizard. Select Greeting Cards then Birthday, then select one of the designs I have chosen ‘Jack In The Box’ Birthday Card and click Start Wizard.
The wizard appears in the left window. Click Next. The LAYOUT Wizard appears. Select each option to see the changes on the cover of the card. I chose ‘Juxtapositions’. This also changes page 2, 3 and 4. To see the changes use the page squares at the bottom of the screen.
Click Next to move onto the next stage which is SIZE AND FOLD. Select the first or the second option, or the third but be sure to only have one sheet in the printer and turn it over so you can print on the other side.
4. Click Next to move onto the COLOUR SCHEME. I have chosen Mist.
Click Next to move onto the SUGGESTED VERSE. Click Browse. Select a Message in the left window, the front verse appears on the top, and the inside message appears on the bottom. Click OK.
Click Next to move onto the PERSONAL INFORMATION. Just Click on Finish.
Select Page 4, using the page squares at the bottom of the screen. Highlight the name shown, delete it, and type in your own name. Click outside the text box to deselect the text box.
Select page 3, and click on the WordArt icon. Draw a small rectangle on the top of page 3, and type in ‘To _ _ _ _ _ _ _’. Select a shape for the text, a suitable font, and the icon. Click Update Display and click outside the wordart once.
We are now going to copy the WordArt rectangle and use it again. Click once on the WordArt rectangle to select it. Then go to the EDIT menu, and select Copy. (If Copy isn’t available, you haven’t selected the WordArt Rectangle.)
Now to paste it onto the page, select Paste in the Edit Menu. Move your mouse to the pasted object, when you get a symbol, with a little van under it, click once with the LMB in the middle of the pasted text, keep the LMB pressed and drag it to the bottom of page 3.
Double click on the text to enter WordArt. Change the Text to ‘From Yourname.’ Select Update Display, and then Click outside the WordArt to exit WordArt.
The card is now ready for printing. It will be organised onto the sheet ready for folding. Unless you chose the third option in Step 3, in which case you will have to turn the sheet over to print on the back also.
Task:- Create Easter Cards, Mothers Day Card, Fathers Day Cards etc using this method.

MS Publisher. Dunmore SIP 2002. D.Quinn ã2002.