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Created 1998-2007,  Roderick Hames                         Crews Middle School
Background: Crews Middle School does not have a newspaper.  You take the initiative to start one.  Open Microsoft Publisher, change the margin to .5 and select the paper type as legal size paper.  Begin with a good Newspaper name and follow the instructions below.
Directions:
1. Create a name for you newspaper.
    Some newspaper ending names are: Times, Journal, Eagle, Chronicle, Constitution, Post, Herald, News, Press, Tribune, etc...
2. At the top (don't go any lower than 2 inches):
    Using Word Art type: Your Newspaper name.  Your newspaper name must be unique and colorful.  Using regular text boxes, type the Editors name (your name), Vol. no. (Connections number), Date, & Cost of newspaper. Use consistent fonts and sizes for all information in the text boxes.
3. Create a border
    Draw a line separating the heading information in number 2.  If you wish you may also make a border for the entire page.
4. Write 4 different articles.
    Two of the articles should be serious ( one of those must be positive). The other two article can be filler article such as weather, sports, style, fashion, business, Dear Abby, etc...
5. Each article must have a title and an author.
    Article title font size must be larger than both article and author name. Author name font size must be smaller than article itself.  These size changes will help identify this information better for the reader.
6. One graphic for each article.
    One of the graphics can be a watermark (washout) graphic.
7. Borders must separate each article.
    Use the line tool to accomplish this task.  Be sure that the border lines do not take away from the paper in any way visually.
8. Spell Check
    Be sure to check your document for cropped text.  It is easy when changes have been made and the text box does not grow with the text automatically. 
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