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Prepare for the holidays: Write and send a newsletter with Word

by Brick ONeil

Find out how to use Microsoft Word to create a holiday letter to send to all your friends and family as well as mailing labels for a mass mailing. Also learn how to make holiday decorations with Word.

GOALS
After completing this course you will be able to:

Create and decorate a newsletter.
Create mailing labels for your envelopes.
Create some holiday decorations.

ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course includes:

Three self-paced lessons and three practice sessions for hands-on experience.
A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.

COURSE TEXT
The holidays are always a busy time of year. This time, get organized and let Word help you out.

Learn how to create and decorate fantastic newsletters that you can send in a mass mailing to your friends; run a mail merge to create labels for your envelopes; and have some fun making holiday decorations that you can get the whole family involved in.

To learn more about this course, read the overview in the center of this page or the table of contents in the left column. Then click Next to start the first lesson.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
This course contains details on using mail merge to create labels; for more information about mail merge, see Use mail merge for mass mailings and more.

Many people try to keep in touch with friends and family during the holiday season. Writing a holiday newsletter is often a chore, but it can be fun if you use Word to lay it out, decorate it, and add pictures or family photos. You can also save time by using a ready-made template.


Posted in Announcements, Word on November 12th, 2008

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