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Create a certificate |
Level of difficulty: Beginner |
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As an educator you may often have to create certificates for various achievements or sporting awards. You will use Microsoft Publisher to do this. |
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Create your own certificate - one which you will find useful. Alternatively, follow this example. To do so you would typically work through the following steps: |
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| 1 | Start Microsoft Publisher | How to start Microsoft Publisher |
| 2 | Choose publication type: The publisher wizard offers many types of publication templates - choose the one that most suits your needs. | How to select the publication type |
| 3 | Save your work: Remember to save your work regularly. | How to save a file |
| 4 | Choose the font and colour scheme: The wizard has preset colour schemes that apply to the whole certificate. Note - if printing in black and white, select that option for your colour scheme. | How to change your font colours |
| 5 | Change the appearance of textboxes: You might like your borders to be a different colour or size. | How to size and colour your border |
| 6 | Change the appearance of auto-shapes: You can fill the shapes with one or two colours and add an effect. | How to change the appearance of auto-shapes |
| 7 | Save your work | How to save a file |
| 8 | Print your work | How to print a file |
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