Assignment: Edit a Newsletter

For this assignment, you will be using what you have learned so far and format a newsletter draft. Follow the directions, then submit your assignment. If you get stuck on a step, review this module and ask your classmates for help in the discussion forum.

  1. Download the newsletter template to the Rowan folder on your desktop.
  2. Open the template in Word by either double-clicking the downloaded template in File Explorer or opening it in Word by going to File>Open>Browse and then selecting the downloaded template.
    A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter.
  3. Save the file to the Rowan folder on your desktop as BA132_LastName_Newsletter.docx, replacing “LastName” with your own last name. (Example: BA132_Hywater_Newsletter) If you opened the template through Word, remember to select Save As and change the file extension to .docx. It is a good idea to save your work periodically.
  4. Change the “RowanGo App Lets Customers Shop Anywhere” and “Employee of the Month: Shanice Jones” articles to two columns.
    A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. The body of the newsletter has two columns.
  5. Use Find and Replace to change every “Rowango” to “Rowan”.A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. The newsletter says "Rowan" instead of "Rowango" throughout.
  6. Add a right tab stop to the sales in the “Splash into Summer with Sales!” text box and right-align the dates of the sales.A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. The textbox at the bottom of the newsletter shows the dates right-aligned.
  7. Apply at least one text effect (out of Outline, Shadow, Reflection, or Glow) to the words “Rowan Retail” at the top of the newsletter. Be sure the words are still within the text box.A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. The title of the newsletter has a shadow effect.
  8. Add an APA citation of the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_payment) for mobile payment in the second paragraph after the words “mobile payment.”A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. A citation for Wikipedia (Mobile payment) in the second paragraph is highlighted.
  9. Finally, add a diagonal DRAFT watermark across the newsletter.A Word document is open showing the Rowan Retail newsletter. There is a DRAFT watermark across the newsletter.
  10. Save your work again and submit your document in your course online.

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