Now, it's time to jazz up the newsletter!

To add a photograph or clip art:

• Click the place in the newsletter where you want to insert an image.
• Click Insert > Picture > and choose Clip Art or From File.

  If you choose Clip Art and don't see the clip art you want, go online to Microsoft's Clip Art Gallery or Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery. For more information on using clip art in a Word document, see Holiday Worksheets with Word.

• Edit (resize, re-align�) images as desired.

To add a border:

• Click Format > Borders and Shading, and choose the Page Border tab.
• Click the drop-down menu under Art and select a border. (Note: Choose a border that is fairly small and simple -- especially if you have several pieces of clip art. A line or two will give your newsletter distinction without cluttering it up.)

Boxes draw attention to important features, such as upcoming deadlines. To add a box:

• Click the rectangle icon on the Drawing toolbar, and then click near the article or information you want to draw a box around. Draw the box. (Note: If you don't see the Drawing toolbox, click View > Toolbars > Drawing.)
• Click the paint can and choose No Fill (so the white paint in the rectangle won't hide the text.)
• Use the line tool on the Drawing toolbar to select desired line width, color, and pattern.
• To add a soft background color to the box, click the menu next to the Paint can icon and choose a color. Click Fill Effects > Texture to choose a fun patterned design, such as parchment.
• To make sure the text still is legible, click the first icon on the Drawing toolbar (PC users click Draw, and then click Order > Send Behind Text; Mac users click the blue A in front of the brown box, and then click Arrange > Behind Text.) and go to Arrange > Behind Text.
• The newsletter now might look something like this:
  
  
  
  
• Save your work.

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