CREATING A WEB PAGE IN PUBLISHER 8.1 APRIL HOLIDAYS PROJECT 1 Understand and apply design principles to Create an easy web page using a product you already know. create professional appearing and 1. Open Microsoft Publisher functioning web pages. 2. Open the Publisher template from my web page in Publisher. 3. Save the file as PUBLISHER TEMPLATE in your directory. You will use it again.

4 Select Page Design from the menu bar.

5 Select Schemes (middle area).

Click the drop down arrow,

and select a scheme related to springtime, like berry, monarch, maroon, or verve.

6 REPLACE ALL PLACEHOLDER TEXT ON THE HOME PAGE (placeholder text indicates the places where you need to supply your own information) with an introduction to April Holidays (Dates, General Statement about the day, and some Clipart). Include the following holidays: April Fool’s Day April 1; Easter April 20; Earth Day April 22.

7 REPLACE ALL PLACEHOLDER TEXT ON THE ABOUT US PAGE (page 2) with the following Questions and the answers that you LOOK UP.

Key the following questions and answers on page 2: 1. What is the origin of April Fools’ Day? 2. What are 2 notable April Fools’ website hoaxes? Explain the hoax and who did it. 3. Find 2 more hoaxes in 2 different categories. Explain the hoax and who did it. 4. What are 2 of the top 100 hoaxes of all time? Explain them and who created it. 5. Why is Easter called a moveable feast? 6. When is Easter celebrated? How is it calculated? 7. What is Lent? 8. When is Mardi Gras and what does it mean? 9. What is the purpose of Earth Day? 10. When was it first celebrated? 11. What are some activities for Earth Day 2014? 12. What are some international activities for Earth Day 2014? 13. What is your footprint? (go to the Earth Day page listed in the links; click the footprint section at the bottom and take the quiz to find out)

8 REPLACE THE CLIPART IMAGES WITH SIMILAR ONES OF YOUR OWN that are appropriate for this web page. (RIGHT CLICK ON THE PICTURE. SELECT CHANGE PICTURE.) YOU MAY HAVE TO SEARCH FOR PICTURES TO USE. NOTE: If you find a picture on the Internet, save it in your directory first. Then Select Change Picture. (See the last page of this document for more info) 9 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, CHANGE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION TO REFLECT YOUR OWN on both pages please. Change the web page title, subtitle, and any other information that does not fit in with your April Holidays Web Page. 10. Include the reference(s) on the last page at the bottom.

Find your own sources for the answers if you like or use these: http://news.discovery.com/history/origins-of-april-fools-day-20130401.htm http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/af_database/display/category/websites http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/af_database http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-easter http://www.earthday.org/

SAVE YOUR WORK AS Your Name Pub1 *****DO NOT PRINT THIS OUT. YOU MUST TELL ME WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS SO I CAN CHECK IT IN YOUR DIRECTORY!! Tell customers about your company or organization. Include a brief description of your employees, the products or services you provide, and your company’s goal or mission statement. Change the picture to one of your own, such as a picture of your CEO, a major product, or your company headquarters. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diem nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut lacreet dolore magna aliguam erat volutpat. Ut wisis enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tution ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip Placeholder text ex ea commodo consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diem nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut lacreet dolore magna aliguam erat volutpat. Ut wisis enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tution ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Changing clipart