How to Quickly Produce a Newsletter in MS Word 2010

Like earlier versions of this word processing software, Microsoft Word 2010 helps you quickly produce business flyers, forms, budget documents, to-do lists, memos, and newsletters. With this Microsoft 2010 tutorial, learn how to quickly access and download pre-made templates and make them appear to be the result of many hours of production.

With a template, you don’t have to stress about tight deadlines. Avoid any headaches associated with choosing fonts and colors and arranging visual elements on each page of a word processing document. The templates that you will find using the steps in this tutorial are usually written by the Microsoft Corporation or Word users who contribute their works to Office.com.

To begin, open your own Microsoft Word 2010 program and follow these steps:

1. On the File Menu, select “New.”

2. On the next menu, you must make a choice. For this tutorial, it’s recommended that you pick from one of three icons out of six icons in the top row. Choose from “Recent Templates” (for templates you might have used before), “Sample Templates,” and “My Templates.”

Note: To explore templates in depth, look below these options to find a set of thirty-nine folders. Choose from categories that describe the document you wish to produce, such as Agendas, Budgets, Newsletters, Memos, Schedules, and PowerPoint Presentations. Or, you might see a “More templates” icon (which is also worth an extra click).

3. Clicking on the Newsletters folder takes you to various newsletter templates. Pick one that you like by double-clicking on it. Wait a few moments as your computer downloads the file. You must save a document template in one of your computer folders.

CONSIDERATIONS: Look for options such as one-page, two-page, and three-page designs. Even if you know the number of pages that your newsletter must have, there are more possibilities, including selecting the number of columns for the page design and whether the overall document will have color or black-and-white print.

Please note that you aren’t usually locked in to using a template the way it appears at the download stage. For instance, in a Word 2010 document, you can click on any box, such as a text box, and delete it. The key to making the most of your time in newsletter production is searching online for templates. A template represents a starting point at which you begin customizing your newsletter.