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Dr. Alice Christie's Launch Page Guide

• Open Microsoft Word
• Decide on a Topic for your Launch Page
• Use any of the following search engines to locate information on your Launch Page
  • KidsClick
  • Ask for Kids
  • Yahoo! Kids
  • Awesome Library
  • EduHound
• Bookmark each page you wish to use as a link in your Launch Page
• Add your text
  • Use two different fonts
  • Use two or more different styles
  • Use two or more colors
  • Use fonts of two or more sizes
  • Use two different alignments
  • Use Format Painter to duplicate font, color, style, etc.
• Add your links as a bulleted list
  
  • In Word, type the name of websites you wish to link to:

• Open your Internet browser (Explorer or Firefox)
• Navigate to the site where you wish your students to go

• Highlight the URL

• Copy the URL:

• Move back to your Word launch page
• Hightlight the text that will become a link:

Go to Insert > Hyperlink:

• The following dialog box will appear:

Paste the URL in the box for the URL:

• Click OK
• Your text will now appear blue and underlined to indicate that it is a link.
• Repeat the process until all of your links are completed

• Use tables to add images
  • Locate suitable images and place them in a folder
  • Create tables to position your images
  • Insert images as desired and add drop down shadow
  • Cite image source
• Insert Word Art to add interest
• Insert two or more Auto Shapes
• Save your Launch Page
• Place on the school server in a place you and your students can access it
• Congratulations! You have just completed your Launch Page!