Uniquely Me...

You will be creating a one-page document that will share some basic information about you!  Please follow the directions below to assist you with this project that should be unique to you!  Please feel free to ask your neighbor and/or your teacher if you have any questions as you get started.  Learning Targets for this assignment are listed below along with some helpful step-by-step resources and video links.  Let's get started...

Learning Target How to... Additional Help
Opening a New Document File > New > Blank Document > Create Step-by-Step
Saving a Document File > Save As > Browse > Name File Step-by-Step
Print Preview & Print File > Print  or Shortcut Menu > Print Preview Video Clip
Page Margins Page Layout > Page Setup Group > Margins Icon Step-by-Step
Horizontal Text Alignment      Home Tab > Paragraph Group Video Clip
Inserting & Sizing Images Insert Tab > Illustrations Group > Picture or ClipArt Icon Video Clip
Date/Time Feature Insert Tab > Text Group > Date & Time Icon Step-by-Step
Page Borders Page Layout Tab > Page Background Group > Page Borders Video Clip
Font - Size, Color, Effects Home Tab > Font Group Video Clip
Vertical Alignment Page Layout Tab > Page Setup Dialog Box > Layout Tab > Page Alignment      Video Clip
Show/Hide Toggle Home Tab > Paragraph Group > Paragraph Symbol Icon Step-by-Step
Spell Check Review Tab > Proofing Group > Spelling & Grammar Check Video Clip
  1. Open Microsoft Word 2010
     
  2. Create a New Document

     

  3. Change your margins to 1.0" for the top. bottom, left and right.
      
  4. Set up the page so that all of the information on your page will align centered horizontally (Note:  Use the centering icon).
     
  5. Turn on the Show/Hide tool

     

  6. Type Your Name 
     
  7. Press [Enter] twice 
     
  8. Type "Please call me..." Then enter the name most people would call you (i.e. - Joe vs. Joseph) 

     

  9. Press [Enter] four times
     
  10. Type "Presented To:" and then [Enter] once 

     

  11. Type in your teacher's name
     
  12. Press [Enter] once
     
  13. Type "for Microsoft Office" 

     

  14. Press [Enter] two times
     
  15. Insert the Date using the date feature and select it to "update automatically"
     
  16. Change your margins to 0.5" for the top, bottom, left and right.
     
  17. Change the Vertical Alignment to "Center"
    Click on the Page setup button  > Layout Tab > Page...Vertical Alignment > Select Center > Apply To: Whole Document > OK
     
  18. Save your File in your directory.  Name the file "(Your Name)'s Unique Page"
    Click on the 
    File Tab > select "Save As" > locate your directory > Name the file "(Your Name)'s Unique Page" in the "File Name" box > click OK.
     
  19. Insert an "Art" type page border
     
  20. Print Preview your document and then close the Print Preview; edit as necessary and then continue
     
  21. Find an image of you that you can save and include on this file - on the web, in Infinite Campus...
       
  22. Save your picture in your directory:  right-click on the image.  Select "Save Picture As...".  Click on the Save in List arrow and select your directory. Name the image "Your Name" in the File Name box. Click Save.
     
  23. Close any windows that might be open other than Word.
     
  24. Move your cursor between the title "Your Name" and "Please Call Me...". 
     
  25. Insert the your picture that you just saved in your directory

     

  26. Resize the picture so that it is no more than 3" tall using the picture sizing feature.  (Be sure picture is selected.) 
    Picture Tool Format Tab > in the "Size" group change the "Height" to 3"

     

  27. Select "Your Name" at the top of the page and increase the font size to 24, change the color to match your border (if black, any color), change the font type, and apply an effect.
     
  28. Save your work. Use the Save icon in the shortcuts menu at the top.  Do not go to "File/Save As" because this file has already been saved so you do not have to Save As... again.  You only have to Save the changes you made by clicking on the save icon.
     
  29. Remove the page border from the page: 
    Go to
    Page layout tab > Page Borders > select the style and color > Select None > OK
     
  30. Select "Presented To" and make it italic
      
  31. Put a page border on the page again (the same one you used originally).  Sorry!  Changed my mind! 

     

  32. Save your work again...
     
  33. Spell Check the document using the Spell Check feature and make any necessary changes.
     
  34. Print Preview the Document 
      
  35. Turn off the Show/Hide tool
     
  36. Save your work after making any last minute changes that might be necessary
     
  37. Turn in your assignment!
Sample File for "Uniquely Me"
Uniquely Me!.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Document 248.3 KB