Make Fliers for Student Council
Let the school know your hat's in the running for your next student council election or make sure your students are aware of the upcoming races by creating a flier. Fliers are single-page materials that students can hand out at assemblies, post in students' cubbies or put up on bulletin boards. Make your own fliers promoting the student council with just a couple of minutes' time on one of a few different computer programs. By taking advantage of some preset design templates, you can create student council fliers.
Instructions
Using Microsoft Word
1. Create a student council flier in Microsoft Word by opening the program, clicking "File" and selecting "New." When the "New Document" panel opens, type "flier" or "fliers" into the "Search online for" box, and click "Go." Click a link to view one of the preset design template results. Click the "Download" button, and within a few moments, the flier will appear in your Word workspace.
2. Highlight the placeholder headline on the flier, and type directly over it with your own, such as "Elections this Friday" or "Sign Up for Treasurer Here." Highlight the new text, and use the text toolbar at the top of the page to change the font, size and color of the words.
3. Type over the other placeholder information on the flier with text about the elections, register, vote or when the school will post the results.
4. Add your school's logo or mascot to the flier by clicking "Insert," selecting "Picture" and clicking "From File." Browse to the image on your computer and double-click the file; it appears on the flier. This step is optional.
Using Publisher
5. Take advantage of Publisher's preset flier designs to speed your process by opening the program and clicking "Publications for Print." Click the "Fliers" menu, and scroll through the submenu options such as "Event" and "Announcement." Double-click a flier, and it opens in the Publisher Workspace.
6. Click your cursor inside a text box on the flier and all of the words become highlighted. Begin typing the new flier information, such as your campaign promises or why your schoolmates should vote for you. Change text appearance using the text toolbar at the top of the page.
7. Add more text to the flier by clicking the "Text" tool, which looks like an index card with an "A" on it. Draw a rectangular text box near the top of the flier to add your headline. Begin typing and then highlight the words; use the text toolbar to change their appearance.
8. Pull down the "Insert" menu, click "Picture" and click "From File." Navigate to a location on your computer where you have a school logo; double-click the file and drag it into place with your cursor. This is an optional step.
Using Photoshop
9. Make a student council flier in Photoshop by opening the program, clicking "File" and selecting "New." Name the file "CouncilFlier," and set its dimensions to 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Pull down the "Mode" menu and select "CMYK Color." Click "White" under the "Contents" section, and click the "OK" button; a blank flier workspace opens.
10. Click the "Type" tool, which looks like a "T" on the "Tools" palette, and select a font, size and color from the toolbar at the top of the page. Position your cursor over the "CouncilFlier" box, and begin typing the flier information, such as "Vote for Max" or "Your New Treasurer is Frances Janofsky!" Change font, size and color as preferred.
11. Pull down the "File" menu, and click "Open." Browse to your school's logo on your computer and double-click the file name so it opens in Photoshop. Click the "Lasso" tool on the "Tools" palette, and draw an outline around just the logo. Press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys when you see the blinking lines to copy the logo.
12. Click back to the "CouncilFlier" box and press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste in the logo on the flier. If it pastes in too large, pull down the "Edit" menu, click "Transform," click "Scale," and shrink it into place.
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