BTT1O - ESL - Make a Business Card

It is easy to create your own business cards in publisher to print yourself at home or at a store such as Staples or Kinko’s.

Create a business card that features a job that you would like to have. When you finish the card, you will present it to the class and explain how you designed it.

Business Card Essentials

Always include:

• Company Name
• Your Name
• Job Title
• Contact Information
• Use clear fonts that are easy to read

Don’t put too much information on the card.

Instructions

Create a business card with:

• Your name, job title and company name
• A picture or clip art
• A background
• Fonts and colours

Click here for an example.

BTT1O - ESL - Microsoft Publisher Poster

Introduction

• Microsoft Publisher is used by students for school newspapers, businesses to create posters and business cards and community groups to create newsletters.
• It is similar to Word but used for projects with more graphics and images.
• You can insert pictures, text, tables, borders and backgrounds.
• Example: Golf Tournament Flyer

Getting Started

• When you open Microsoft Publisher, you see a screen that allows you to select what you will work on:

1. Select Quick Publications
2. Choose the style that you want
3. Customize your publication
4. Click on Create

• Once the publication is open, you can add objects by clicking on the bar on the left hand side:

• Double-click on parts of your project to change the colour and other features.

Your Task

1. Open Microsoft Publisher and create a New Publication.
2. Under the Task Pane, select Quick Publications.
3. Select one of the Design Templates to create your design.
4. Create a poster for an event at Kipling C.I. or in your neighbourhood.
5. Each poster must include:
   • A Design Template
   • A Picture
   • Clip Art
   • Word Art
   • A Text Box
   • A Table
6. Customize the poster as you wish.
7. Use the sample (“Golf Tournament Poster”) to help get started.