MICROSOFT WORD AND POWERPOINT

PERFECT POSTERS
HOW TO CREATE POSTERS AND
FACT-SHEETS USING
MICROSOFT WORD AND
POWERPOINT
Student Learning Support: https://sls.navitas-professional.edu.au/
–Unpack the Assignment
–Start with a Cover Page
–Change the Page Size to A2
–Add a Page Number
–Text Boxes
–Drawing Tools
–Adding and Moving Images
–Word Count
–Referencing Images
OVERVIEW
POSTERS AND FACT-SHEETS
Posters and Fact-Sheets are a
common assessment genre in the
Discipline of Counselling.
They require students to make
complex information accessible to
a wide-range of audiences, which is
an important transferable skill.
The key to creating a sophisticated
poster is less about design, and more
about understanding what the chosen
audience needs to know about the
poster topic.
PROCESS
For more tips on how to create posters:
https://sls.navitas-professional.edu.au/poster-counselling
UNPACK THE ASSIGNMENT
Poster and Fact-Sheet assignments should be formatted according to the following criteria,
unless instructed otherwise.
Always check your Unit Outline for instructions on how to format your assignments.
– MS Word or PowerPoint
– First page: A4 Assignment Cover Sheet (if using PowerPoint, submit this
separately)
– Second page: A2 Poster
– References: Included in a text box on the A2 Poster (second page)
– Orientation: Landscape OR Portrait
– Font: Times New Roman, 12pt. The References text box may use 8-10pt.
– Line Spacing: Single
– Colour and Graphics: Chosen for the purpose of communicating or enhancing
information, rather than decoration.
– Word Count: Consult the Assessment Criteria in the Unit Outline.
USING WORD
START WITH A COVER PAGE
Find the ACAP Cover Page:
– http://www.acap.edu.au
– Current Students
– Managing my Course
– A-Z Forms and Applications
– Scroll down to Assessment
Forms
– Click on Assessment Cover
Sheet
https://www.acap.edu.au/curren
t-students/managing-mycourse/a-z-forms/
Start a template using the Cover Page:
1. Open the Cover Page document.
2. Click the bottom of the page to move the cursor
underneath the signature box.
3. Go to the “Layout” tab at the top of the screen
4. Click on “Breaks”
5. Click on “Next Page”
6. This will add a new section/page where you can
begin formatting your assignment, without
affecting the formatting of the cover page.
See next slide for example.
ADD A COVER PAGE
Make sure to re-save this
document. Keep it as a
blank template – then you
will have it throughout
your studies!
CHANGE PAGE SIZE TO A2

1. Click on the page t 2. Go to the Layout t 3. Click on ‘Size’ and drop-down menu. 4. Select Custom Siz 5. Change the width height to 55.87cm 6. Click OK 7. If another dialogue Ignore.

hat you wish to make A2 ab choose More Paper Sizes from the e of the page to 42 cm and the box opens relating to Margins, click

ADD A PAGE NUMBER
To edit the Header of the document
(that will appear on every page):
– Go to the “Insert” tab at the top of
the page
– Click “Header”
– Chose “Edit Header” from the dropdown menu
– Click in to the header to begin
editing.
ADD A PAGE NUMBER
The header will automatically
carry over onto subsequent
pages.
The header should start on the first page of
your assignment, not on the cover page.
When you are clicked into the header on the
second page:
– Click on the Design tab
– Click on “Link to Previous” so that it is
not highlighted
– “Same as Previous” should disappear
from the second page.
ADD A PAGE NUMBER
Add a page number to the Header:
With the Header Design tab open, click on:
– Page Number
– Top of Page
– Choose the “Plain Number 3” option
(justified to the right).
EDIT PAGE NUMBERS
Start the page numbering at
“1” by:
– Highlighting the page number
– Right click
– Go to “Format Page Numbers”
– Choose the option “Start at:”
and change the number to 1.
– Press OK
USING TEXT BOXES
1. Click “Insert” 2. Click “Text Box”
3. You can choose a Text Box
style or design from the dropdown menu, or from
Office.com
4. Or, you can draw your own text box
to suit your style/design.
DESIGNING TEXT BOXES
1. When you have clicked on
or into a text box, a “Drawing
Tools/Format” tab will appear
2. You can use the “Shape
Styles” tab to change the colour,
design, borders, and effects of
the text box.
3. You can also use
the “Insert Shapes”
tab as a shortcut to
creating more text
boxes, or drawing
new shapes.
DRAWING TOOLS
There are two ways to create shapes in Word.
Option One:
1. Click Insert
2. Click Shapes
3. Choose the shape you wish to draw using
the drop-down list.
4. Position the arrow on your page; click and
drag the shape to your preferred size.
1. Click Insert 2. Click Shapes
3. Choose your
preferred shape from
the drop-down list.
4. On your page, click
and drag the cursor to
create the shape.
DRAWING TOOLS
1. Click on a pre-existing text
box

2. Choose your shape from the drop-down menu. Option Two: 1. Click on a pre-exi Formatting tab ap 2. Under the Forma to choose the sha 3. Click and drag th create the shape.

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DRAWING TOOLS

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How to Font in

change the a Text Box

ADDING IMAGES: PIXABAY
To add stock/open source
images that do not require
citation, go to pixabay.com
to find your images.
Save the images to your
computer and follow the
steps on the next page to
insert them into your
document.
ADDING IMAGES

To add an i 1. Click In 2. Click Pi 3. Use the wish to i 4. Click on

mage from your computer: ert tures File Explorer to find the image you nsert. the image and press Insert.

MOVING IMAGES

To move an i page: 1. Click on t 2. Click the button 3. Choose t the top r Wrappin 4. You will n the imag dragging

mage around the he image Layout Options he middle option in ow under “With Text ” ow be able to move by clicking and .

REFERENCE LIST & HANGING INDENTS

1. Highligh 2. Under H click the Paragra 3. Under I 4. Choose and pre

t the references in the text box ome and on the Paragraph tile, arrow (circled) to extend the ph Options ndentation, click Special. Hanging from the drop-down list ss OK.

WORD COUNT

Write down your assignment word count on your cover page. is automatically tallied left of the screen. xes are highlighted, the will appear. However, the and Cover Sheet are not ord count. rences text box to find out rds (here: 26). ds on the cover sheet to ber of words. Sheet and References the total.

1. The Word Count down the bottom 2. When no text bo total word count References box included in the w 3. Click on the Refe the number of w 4. Highlight the wor find the total num 5. Minus the Cover word counts from

USING POWERPOINT
– It is easier to move images and text boxes in PowerPoint.
– There are more design functions, if you want to get fancy.
– Many of the functions mentioned earlier remain the same. The key
differences are:
– You will have to upload your cover sheet separately;
– Some of the functions are in a slightly different place than they
are in Word.
CHANGE PAGE SIZE TO A2
1. Click on the slide that you wish to make A2
2. Go to the Design tab
3. Click on ‘Slide Size’ and choose Custom Size from
the drop-down menu.
4. Change the width of the page to 42 cm and the
height to 55.87cm
5. Click OK
DESIGN FEATURES
The design tab also has a number of designs and
functions to jazz up your poster. Feel free to explore and
select whichever design appeals to you!
ADD A PAGE NUMBER
The easiest way to add a page
number to the top right corner in
PowerPoint is simply to draw a text
box and insert the number.
In Word it is a bit more of a process
because the Cover Sheet is on the
first page.
1
DESIGNING TEXT BOXES
1. You can access the
drawing and shapes menu
from the Home tab, or you
can go to the “Insert” tab.
Note: If you have chosen a
design style, your text boxes
will be pre-chosen to match!
FORMATTING SHAPES AND TEXT BOXES

When you draw a text box or shape, a “Formatting” tab will appear in the same way as demonstrated for Word.

You can also use the “drawing” shortcuts on the Home tab to format your shape outlines, fills, and effects.

IMAGES AND DRAWING TOOLS
Click the “Insert” tab to find all
of the images, drawing and
illustration tools that you
need. You can also create
charts and tables if
necessary.
1. Go to File
2. Click Info
3. Click Show All Properties
WORD COUNT Remember to write down your assignment word count on
your cover page.
4. The Properties menu
will now extent, and the
Word Count will be listed.
REFERENCING IMAGES
For more information,
please see:
https://libguides.navitas.co
m/apa7/images
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