openoffice draw tutorials: easter egg hunt flyer
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create an Easter Egg Hunt Flyer from beginning to end using OpenOffice Draw.TRANSCRIPT
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This tutorial will show you the steps to create this simple Flyer using OpenOffice Draw. Steps 01: Document Setup
02: Format/Orientation
03: Add Text
04: Format Text
05: Line Spacing
06: Fontwork Gallery
07: Enter Fontwork Text
08: Format Fontwork Text
09: The Area Window
10: The Colors Tab
11: Line and Filling Toolbar
12: The Shadow Tab
13: Royalty Free Images
14: Insert Images
15: Arrange Images
16: Save File
For a larger image click the link below Easter Flyer (400px by 566px)
If there is anything that is unclear to you, or you spot any mistakes, please send email to [email protected] Suggestions are always welcome.
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Step 01: Document Setup To start, move the mouse over the blank canvas, then right click and select Page > Page Setup. The Page Setup Window will appear.
Step 02: Format/Orientation On the Page Tab, change the Paper Format to Letter, and Orientation to Portrait.
Then set Margins to "0.50" each. Then click OK.
Step 03: Add Text Select the Text Icon from the Drawing Toolbar.
Click anywhere on the canvas and start entering Text, in this case it will be the Company's Title and Contact Information: "Adrienne's Recreation Center 495 Aiden St., Atlantis Place, Atlantis 34332 Tel. 555.666.5555 Fax 555.666.7777".
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Step 04: Format Text
Select all the Text, then choose the Center Icon from the Text Formatting Toolbar.
Select the Down Arrow on the right side of "Arial" and change the Font to "Segoe Print" which is a free Font that was downloaded from www.FontFreak.com. Set the Font Size to "18".
Then specifically select the Company Title, select the Bold Icon and change the Font Size to "24". Next reselect all the Text and right click over it, then select Paragraph from the menu that appears. This will open the Paragraph Window.
Step 05: Line Spacing In the Indents and Spacing Tab, in the Line Spacing Section, select the Down Arrow, choose "Proportional" and change to "60%". Then click OK. The changes to the Text should look like this:
Continue adding the remainder of Text, making the necessary changes. The "April" Text uses the Font "Advert" also downloaded from www.FontFreak.com. Font Size is "30" and Layout is "Center".
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Step 06: Fontwork Gallery Next we can add some Fill Colored Text with a Drop Shadow. In this case, the Text is "Easter Crafts Egg Hunt".
Click on the Fontwork Gallery Icon on the Drawing Toolbar. This will open up the Fontwork Gallery. Select the first option and click OK.
Step 07: Enter Fontwork Text The Fontwork Text will appear. Double click on this Text to get a flashing cursor.
Then select the "Black Fontwork" that appears inside it and type in "Easter Egg Crafts Hunt".
Then click anywhere on the canvas to see the changes.
The Fontwork Menu Bar will appear. Select the 4th Icon and select "Center" from the drop down menu. With the "Easter" Text selected, right click and select Character from the menu that appears.
This brings up the Character Window.
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Step 08: Format Fontwork Text In the Font Tab, change Font to "Advert", Size "60", then click OK. Next we will add Color to the Text.
Right click over it and select "Area" from the menu that appears.
Step 09: The Area Window This will bring up the Area Window. Go to the Colors Tab.
Step 10: The Colors Tab In the Names Box, type in what you want to call your Custom Color, in this case it is "Text Blue". Then go over to "RGB" and set Red to "0", Green to "128" and Blue to "232". Then click Add. You can scroll down the Table of Colors to verify that your new color has been added. Then click OK.
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Step 11: Line and Filling Toolbar Reselect the "Easter Text" and go to the Line and Filling Toolbar. (Toolbar normally is longer)
Where the Line Width is set to "0.01", change this to "0.02". Select the Down Arrow next to the color "Black" and select "White". Now instead of selecting the Drop Shadow Icon that is clearly visible on the Line and Filling Toolbar, we must first change the Drop Shadow Settings.
To do this, right click over the "Easter Text" and select Area again. Then select the Shadow Tab.
Step 12: The Shadow Tab Check the "Use Shadow Box", change Distance to "0.06" and Color to "Black", then click OK. The Blue Drop Shadow Text should look like this:
Step 13: Royalty Free Images Next add Images to the document. Here I downloaded the Images of an Egg and a Rabbit from www.Clker.com, which is a site where you can download Royalty Free Clipart.
You can also check out www.Public-Domain-Image.com, and OpenClipArt.org.
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Step 14: Insert Images
To insert an Image click on the From File Icon . You can also do this by going to Insert > Picture > From File. This will bring up the Insert Picture Window. Locate
your file, then click Open. Once the Images are put on canvas, Resize and move into desired location.
Step 15: Arrange Images Select the Arrange Icon on the Drawing Toolbar. This will bring up the Arrange Menu. Select the 1st Icon which is "Bring to Front" while you have the Egg selected.
This will place the Egg in front of the Rabbit. Once you've finished arranging your Images your document will be complete.
Step 16: Save File It should look like this: All that's left to do is Save the document. Go to File > Save.
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