Advanced File Creation and Text Formatting: Apply It 1

  • Create document from template.
  • Change text using text effects.

Let’s use what we’ve learned so far to format a newsletter draft.

  1. Download the newsletter template.
  2. Open the template in Word by either double-clicking the downloaded template in File Explorer or opening it in Word by going to File>Open>Browse and then selecting the downloaded template.
    A Microsoft word document with text on it.
  3. Save the file to the Rowan folder on your desktop as LastName_Newsletter.docx, replacing “LastName” with your own last name. (Example: Hywater_Newsletter) If you opened the template through Word, remember to select Save As and change the file extension to .docx. It is a good idea to save your work periodically.
  4. Change the “RowanGo App Lets Customers Shop Anywhere” and “Employee of the Month: Shanice Jones” articles to two columns.
    A Microsoft word document with text on it. The text has been split into two columns.
  5. Use Find and Replace to change every “Rowango” to “Rowan”.
    A Microsoft word document with text on it. Every word "Rowango" has been replaced with "Rowan" with the find and replace option.
  6. Add a right tab stop to the sales in the “Splash into Summer with Sales!” text box and right-align the dates of the sales.
    A Microsoft word document with text and a beige text box. Right tab stops have been inserted so that all of the dates and times are aligned to the right of the text box.
  7. Apply at least one text effect (out of Outline, Shadow, Reflection, or Glow) to the words “Rowan Retail” at the top of the newsletter. Be sure the words are still within the text box.
    A Microsoft word document with a green text box and two columns of text on it. The words "Rowan Retail" in the green text box have had a shadow effect applied to it.
  8. Save your document. We’ll add a few more elements throughout the module.