STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR CLASSWORK 2
Today we shall be
looking at how to create some simple logos on Microsoft Word, this is actually
the second classwork in the teaching module I use for my students.
This class work looks at how to create the Texaco &
Chevron logos on MS Word.
CREATING
THE TEXACO LOGO
Step 1: Go
to the insert tab under illustrations click shapes and select rectangle.
Step 2: Go
to the typing area, click and drag to draw a rectangular shape like this.
Step 3: Again go to the insert tab under
illustrations click shapes and select the oval shape. Click and drag to draw.
Step 4: Again go to the insert tab under
illustrations click shapes and select the star shape. Click and drag to draw.
Step 5: Go to the insert tab under text,
click on word art and select WordArt style 1.
Type the letter “T” and
click ok. The word art is created, the next step is to text wrap so that the
word art will be movable. With the WORDART still highlighted go to the format
tab under arrange click text wrapping and select in front of text.
This makes your shape to
be movable.
Step 6: Place the wordart inside the star
shape, allowing the tail of the “T” to touch the inner edge of the star.
Step 7: Again go to the insert tab under
text, click on word art and select WordArt style 1.
Type the word “TEXACO”
and click ok. With the WORDART still highlighted go to the format tab under
arrange click text wrapping and select in front of text.
Move the Texaco word art
to the inside of the rectangle created earlier.
Step 8: Again go to the insert tab under
text, click on word art and select WordArt style 1. Type the combination
Ctrl+Alt+R to get the registered trademark symbol. Also rem’ber to text wrap.
Step 9: Arrange every shape in place.
Step 10: And now to add color to the work. We click
on the trade mark shape to select it and with the control key held down select
the Texaco wordart, the oval shape and the T wordart. Go to the format tab and under shape styles
chunk click on the shape fill arrow and select red.
Step 11: With the highlight still on click on
shape outline and select no outline.
Step 12
AND HERE IS
WHAT YOU HAVE – A VERY LOVELY LOGO.
CREATING
THE CHEVRON LOGO
Step 1: Go
to the insert tab under text, click on word art and select WordArt style 1.
Type the word “Chevron”
and click ok. With the WORDART still highlighted go to the format tab under
arrange click text wrapping and select in front of text. This enables you to
move wordart.
Step 2: Go to the insert tab under
illustrations click shapes and select CHEVRON under block arrows.
Go to the typing area, click and
drag to draw the chevron shape as shown.
Go to the format tab with the
chevron shape highlighted and under the arrange chunk click rotate and select
rotate right 90 degree.
Duplicate the shape using Ctrl D
and place the duplicate under the first shape.
Arrange the shapes as shown above,
aligning the word art chevron with the shape.
The next step is to add color to
the shapes.
Select the chevron wordart and the
first shape then go to the format tab and under shape styles chunk click on the
shape fill arrow and select blue accent 1.
Then select the last shape under
and under shape styles chunk click on the shape fill arrow and select red.
And finally your logo is formed, it
would be necessary to group it.
To group go to the home tab and the
editing chunk, click on select and then select objects. Then click and drag
over all the items you wish to group like this.
After the items are highlighted
then right click on it, click grouping then group.
AND HERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE – A VERY LOVELY LOGO
Let me see your comments if you enjoyed this post.
Wow, I love this so much!!! So I can actually create such lovely logos on MS Word?
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