Creating An Ad

[IV]

I would like to create an ad, using MSWord, to advertise for a sitter. I
usually see ads where the bottom of the ad contains contact information
(contact name and phone number). Was wondering how to do this using MSWord.
Seems like I would need to rotate image, with image being text. Could you
please help explain how to do this?

Thanks in advance!
IV

 

[Jay Freedman]

The key observation is that text in a table cell can be rotated 90
degrees in either direction. Here are the steps I recommend:

- In File > Page Setup > Layout, set the footer "from edge" distance
to 0. This will get the contact info as close to the bottom of the
page as the printer will allow.

- Click View > Header and Footer. On the Header toolbar, click the
button for "Switch between header and footer" to go to the footer
pane.

- Click Table > Insert > Table. Ask for 10 or 12 columns and 1 row.

- Click Table > Table Properties > Rows. Check the Specify box and set
it to 1.25" and "At least".

- Select the whole table by clicking the little square above and to
the left of the first cell.

- Click Format > Text Direction and pick one of the rotated
orientations.

- Type your contact info in the first cell. Copy the first cell to the
clipboard, select the whole table, and paste. That will repeat the
info in all the cells.

- Double-click in the body of the document to close the footer.
Although the table appears gray on screen, it will print as regular
text.

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Jay Freedman
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In addition to what Jay has said, note that if you have access to Publisher,
it has built-in templates for "tear-off" fliers.

 

[Shauna Kelly]

.... and there are several Word templates with tear-off flyers at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT011389761033.aspx

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word