Newsletter Design in Microsoft Word

Newsletter Creation in Microsoft Word

• Students will format and design a 2-page newsletter using Microsoft Word.

Page Setup

• Change the page layout to Landscape
• Set the margins to Narrow, which is 1.27 cm on all sides.

Title Formatting

• The title should be "Tech Innovations Weekly" using font size 20, bold, and with the "Intense Quote" style
• The subtitle is "Exploring the Future of Technology" with font size 14
• Add the assignment due date, label it "Issue #1," in font size 14 and italics
• Center align the title and subtitle.

Headers and Footers

• Include a page number in the footer, right-aligned
• Include a student number in the footer, left-aligned
• Place the newsletter title “Tech Innovations” in the header, left-aligned

Newsletter Content

• Article 1 discusses the rise of AI in everyday life, highlighting its impact on how we live, work, and interact, mentioning voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, and self-driving cars
• AI-powered automation could increase workplace efficiency by 40% within the next decade, potentially creating new opportunities
• Key benefits of AI include personalized recommendations, enhanced healthcare through AI-driven diagnosis, and improved security with facial recognition and biometrics
• Article 2 discusses Virtual Reality as the future of learning, noting its expansion into classrooms, training programs, and workplaces
• Students retain 75% more information when learning through VR compared to traditional methods
• VR is changing education by enabling medical students to practice surgeries, history classes to bring ancient civilizations to life, and engineering students to test virtual prototypes

Newsletter Layout and Images

• Create a two-column layout for the newsletter content
• Insert one image related to Artificial Intelligence
• Insert one image related to Virtual Reality in education
• Set images to wrap around text in a square style
• Adjust image shape height to 4.39 cm
• Adjust image shape width to 8.02 cm

Sidebar

• Use the textbox tool to create a sidebar, selecting the Grid sidebar from the built-in options
• Set the vertical alignment to Top with relative to the page margin
• Set the horizontal alignment to Right with relative to the page margin
• Copy and paste the sidebar content inside the textbox
• Adjust the shape height to 20.99 cm
• Adjust the shape width to 7.18 cm

Sidebar Content Facts

• Elon Musk's Neuralink is developing a brain-chip interface to connect humans with computers
• The first AI-generated art sold for over $400,000 at an auction
• Schools in China and the U.S. already use VR headsets for STEM subjects

Upcoming Tech Events

• Tech Expo 2025 is on May 15 in South Africa
• AI Summit is on August 10, Online
• VR in Education Conference is on November 20, London

Additional Formatting and Saving

• Use additional design or formatting styles to enhance the newsletter’s appearance
• The document name should follow the format: Surname - Student Number (e.g., Brown - 1234567) before uploading

Marking Rubric Points Allocation

• Setting up the page: 5 points
• Title: 10 points
• Header/Footer: 6 points
• Article Formatting: 15 points
• Image Placement & Wrapping: 10 points
• Changing image sizes: 4 points
• Sidebar/Feature Box Design: 10 points
• Sidebar formatting: 6 points
• Overall Newsletter Design & Professionalism: 2 points
• Saving the Document with the correct naming convention: 2 points
• Total points: 70