HMS 8th Grade History - Colonial Letters Project

In this lesson, you will create a letter home from the colony you are now living in.  You will use your word processing software, Microsoft Word to do this. Your letter must contain 3 pieces of clip art that is representative of your colony.

1. Start Microsoft Word.

Saving your file.

1. Save your file as COLONY-lastnamef in your folder on the network server. Remember to use File|Save As...

Setting up your header.

1. Click on View|Page (or Print) Layout.
2. Choose View|Header and Footer... to access the Header area.
3. Type your first and last name, your teacher's name, and the class period.

   Example: George Jetson, Mr. Otis, Period 3

4. Center your heading by highlighting the words and then clicking on the center tool . 
5. Click on Close in the Header and Footer dialog.
6. Your header should appear in grey. IF YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR HEADER, choose View|Page or Print Layout to see your header with the rest of what you type.

Rules for typing your letters.

1. You must use a READABLE font for all work.  Titles should use between 14 and 18 point and paragraphs should use between 10 and 14 point fonts. Use Bold and Italics only as needed to provide emphasis.
2. To indent, press the Tab key one time at the beginning of each paragraph.
3. DO NOT press the Enter key until you have completed a paragraph.
4. Type one space only after all words and punctuation marks.
5. When typing punctuation, the mark should come immediately after the word  followed by one space and the next word.

   For example, this sentence demonstrates the use of one space after punctuation marks.

6. Use good typing posture with your hands on the home row keys.

To add clip art.

1. You must add at least three pieces of clip art to your brochure. To insert pictures into your word processing file, click here.
2. Remember, your clip art must be representative of your colony.

For more information about this lesson, please contact Jeff Skelton, Computer Literacy Teacher, Lewisville ISD