Creating a Roaring Twenties Magazine

Using the Newsletter Template in

Microsoft Publisehr

Prepare for your research by making a folder in your U drive

Step Action

1 Open the “My Computer” icon on desktop

2 Double click on your U drive

3 File > New > Folder

4 Click on the words “New Folder” and rename it “Notes”

Making Folders

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Let’s Begin Creating Your Magazine

Open Up the Publisher Icon on the Desktop or go to

“Programs”, Microsoft Publisher

Open Publisher

Select Newsletter

Example of Newsletter Template

Use the Wizard

Select Color Scheme

Select Number of Columns

When Finished with Wizard, Click on Area of Newsletter You

Wish to Change

Customize Your Magazine

Text Box FeatureYou can create a text box and

paste text from a WORD document. When you PASTE

the text, Publisher will automatically place it into

columns.

Library Web Site for Research

Resources

Frances Hart Ewers Library

Connecticut Digital Library

East Lyme High School Resource Center

Digital Libraries

• The Library of Congress—American Memories

• Librarian’s Internet Index

• Internet Public Library

• The Digital Librarian

Favorites

• Stories of the Century

• Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

• The History Channel

• Year by Year

• American Cultural History

Prepare a picture or image for insertion

• Go to Google.com Images or The Librarian’s Internet Index

• Try American Memories for historical images.• Copy and paste the image or, if you would like to

save it• Right click on image, select “Save Picture As”,

name it, and select your U:drive as a place to save it

• Be sure to consider using the scanner or digital camera for images.

Insert a Picture

• Select Insert > Picture from File• Click the Look In: Box and select the place

where the picture is saved. (This could be your U drive.)

• Double click on the picture to insert it.Or

Select Insert>Picture>Clip Art. Type a keyword in the “Search for Clips” box and Enter. Right click on selected picture and select Insert.

Use Noodletools.com to create a bibliography

• Find “Subscription tools” and select NoodleBib 3.0

• Select MLA preference style• Begin bibliography by moving mouse over “Add

Citation” and select the type of source• Fill in the required fields• Click “Create” button when finished• Save your bibliography, then cut and paste it into

your Publisher magazine.

Here is How You Can Convert Your Magazine to

an Online Magazine on the

Web

• Click File > Create Web Site from Current Publication

•Convert to Web Site> Use Web Site Wizard to Automatically…> Ok

•This command converts your publication …..Yes

•Name your file (newsletter) and Select a location for saving it, such as your U: drive

•File> Web Page Preview

•Preview Web Site > OK

To Save Newsletter as a Web Site

Convert to Web Site

Use Web Site to Automatically…OK

Click Yes

Web Page Preview

Web site … OK

You now have a web site. You need to save images and other text associated with the newsletter by: File>Save As Web Page > Name it (Publisher will automatically add a folder named Publish for example, C:\My Documents\Publish This is your web folder. You can create and name another or ‘umbrella’ folder to put this folder in it with the Home page files, the home page, and the Publisher files. You should give this folder a unique name All of the material in this ‘umbrella’ folder must be given to the Webmaster (home page, images, publisher files)

Create a Folder for Your Web Site