Business Cards
Lesson Plan
Grading Rubric

Publisher 2007 Instructions:

Business cards can be made in Microsoft Word or Publisher. In the 2007 version of Microsoft Office, I have found Publisher to be much easier to use. Publisher allows you to format only one business card and then it applies the format to the rest of the cards on your page.

Open Microsoft Publisher. Under Publication Types choose Business Cards.

Choose one of the card templates you wish to use. Don't worry about the color or the font face at this time because you can change them.

Double click to select the style you want. You will now begin adding text, graphics, and apply your own formatting to the card. One large card will appear where you will now start adding your own special touches to it. My template I choose is shown below:

`On the left hand side of your document window you will see your formatting options.

You will not be using the page options format for this activity. The next format option is color schemes. This is where you can change the different colors or create your own color scheme on the card template. Simply click on a different color set to change the colors on the card or click create a new color theme to create your own.

The next format option is font schemes. This is where you can change the different fonts or create your own set of font scheme on the card template. Simply click on a different color set to change the colors on the card or click create a new color theme to create your own.

Business Card Options allows you to change the template or change page size. We will leave the page size the default because most blank business cards you can purchase are the default page size of 8 X 11.

Now enter the text on your page. This will include your business name, address, phone numbers, and e-mail address which you will make up.

Next you will include clipart or your business logo to your card. Click Insert > Picture > and select either clipart and search for a graphic or select picture and use your logo.

The last thing you will need to do is add a background pattern or color to your file. On the task pane click on the arrow to view your task options. Select background.

Find a background you like and click on it to apply it to the card. Save your business card and submit it for grading.

My sample card I created is shown below:

Word 2003 Instructions:

Business cards can be made in Microsoft Word or Publisher. Microsoft Office Online is a company that designs the documents that allows you to create the business cards, mailing labels, etc. If you choose to create your business cards online, go to Microsoft Office online and follow the directions. If you choose this options, you will have to cut and paste the business cards throughout the page. They also provide an online service that allows you to design different documents from templates directly from the web-with a download. Once the document is downloaded in Word, click File>Save As, then name your document Business Cards.

To create business cards that will format the whole page, you will want to create them inside Microsoft Word.

• Open Microsoft Word.
• Insert your logo onto the blank page. Resize it so it will fit on the business card.
• Select your logo by clicking on it. This will automatically place it in your business card template.
• Click on your logo to select it.
• Select square as the format from your picture tool bar to allow the text to appear square with your picture as shown below:

• With a blank document open in Word and you logo selected, choose Tools|Letters and Mailings|Envelopes and Labels. Click the Labels tab and then click Options.

• In the Label Options dialog, make sure the drop-down says Avery Standard and then scroll the Product Number down to 5371. If you have purchased a package of business cards, look on the package to see the Product Number that is required. Click OK.

• Type in the information you want to appear with the picture in the text area. Notice that your picture does not appear in the text box:

• Back in the Envelopes and Labels dialog box, make sure under Print, it says full page of the Same Label. Then click New Document. A table appears with a bunch of 2 inch x 3.5 inch cells that contains the same information you entered into the text box.
• To create different font options, you will have to edit each cell individually. The picture below shows how I changed the format of one card. Once I get it the way I want it to look. I can simply cut and paste the formatted card to the rest of the cards on the page.

• If you have the perforated Avery stock, all you have to do is run it through your printer and tear them apart. If you don't have the prefab stuff, you can still do cards on plain old (cheapie) card stock and cut them yourself.

• If you do that, it's a lot easier to cut them out if you put a very light border on the table. I like to use a 25% gray hairline. Choose Table|Select Table and then choose Format|Borders and Shading. In the Borders tab, click Grid. In the color drop-down choose Gray-25%. In the Width drop-down change it to 1/4 point.

Nich's Business Cards

• Save your document with the name Business Cards.
• Proofread and spell check you document. Have you teacher check it over, then print it out for your portfolio. Make sure you have your teacher fill in your grade for this project on you Grading Rubric.