Word 2010 offers templates that you can personalize and use. To access:
Click on File > select NEW. Templates are listed on the right. Open the "Letterhead" folder.
Review the Letterheads available for you to personalize. Choose a style that you like. If it contains a letter, delete the letter. Only the letterhead should be visible.
Update the letterhead to include your personal information. The letterhead MUST include:
Your name
Your home address
Your home phone number
Your cell phone number (if you have one)
Your e-mail address
Graphic(s): this is provided for you in the template. Feel free to change graphics
Optional information:
Web site
Save as "Template Letterhead" in your Basic Formats folder. Print in color and submit.
Template Letterhead: 10 points.
ORIGINAL LETTERHEAD
Open a new document. Now you will create your own ORIGINAL personal letterhead.
The information located on top of the page MUST be placed within the top 2". The information located on the bottom of the page MUST be placed within the bottom 1". Notice that this matches the margins for the first page of any letter.
To create letterhead, it is best if you use text boxes. Create a text box to hold the data. Insert > Text Box. Choose "simple text box." To remove the line from the text box, click on Shape Outline > No Outline. You may wish to use Word Art for your name, but that is your choice.
The benefit to using textboxes is that you can easily move these around the page.
Use your formatting skills to make the letterhead look nice. Add a graphic.
Be sure to key in the required information. See above.
Save as "Personal Letterhead" in your Letters folder. Print in color. Measure the top margin and make sure it doesn't go pass the 2" mark. Measure the bottom margin and make sure it doesn't go pass the 1" mark. Look at the letterhead and make sure nothing is cut off.
Original Letterhead: 10 points.
COMPANY LETTERHEAD
Follow the instructions for the above Original Letterhead to complete a letterhead for a company.
You may create a fictitious company, and make up the name, address, telephone,website, and graphic OR you can research the information for an established company and create a letterhead for them using their info and logo.
Remember to stay in the top 2" or bottom 1" of the page.
Save as "Company Letterhead" in your Letters folder. Print in color.
Company Letterhead: 10 points.
