• Tamil Girls
  
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• Tamil Wallpaper
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• Tamil Kavithaikal
• Facebook Fan Page Design
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Glittering Text Tutorial

(For my tutorial you MUST have a paint shop program and Jasc Animation shop)

We will be making this:

First, you need some glitter. I found a whole bunch at Design by Aylana:

Don’t worry that the glitter is sparkling. Just right click and save the picture of the glitter.

For this tutorial, feel free to use the glitter below. Just Right click and save it.

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Now open Paint shop (any version) and Jasc Animation shop. Open the glitter file in Animation Shop ONLY. In this case, “orange-002″. You will now see all the frame that make the glitter move and sparkle. Some glitters have a lot of frames, some have only two. Our glitter has 3 frames.

Now we have two chioces:
ONE: For a permanent copy of each of the frames, click and highlight ONE of the panels. There will be a blue and red circle around the one you have selected. (see above) RIGHT CLICK and choose “SAVE FRAME AS”. Choose a name (orange1.gif, orange2.gif, etc.) and save the new files somewhere you can find them.
TWO: For a temporary copy, RIGHT CLICK and choose COPY.

Now, we open these panels in PSP.

If you used ONE, open each individual glitter frame in PSP.

If you used TWO, simply paste the frame into PSP.

There MUST be more than ONE GLITTER frame. There should be at least two, if not more than that. For our example, there should be five frames now in PSP, waiting for you to use. Make sure all the frames are open at this time, sitting on your PSP desktop.

Open a new document. A good one for font work is 500×200. If you plan to use the document for signing emails, or putting on “any” background, be sure you choose TRANSPARENT. For this tutorial, you need a TRANSPARENT background, 500×200.

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Fill Method

1. Click on the FILL button and change it from solid color to PATTERN.

That’s the circle of dots, if you don’t already know. If you’re having trouble getting to this box, just hold your mouse down a little longer on the color. Release the mouse when you’ve chosen the PATTERN feature.

2. A bizarre pattern is now in the FILL area. CLICK IT.

This box will now open. We’re going to change the “leopard” pattern to glitter by clicking on that and scrolling UP until we see our glitter.

Basically, any picture or pattern currently on your desktop becomes a ‘pattern’ you can choose. (This is true in regular fill/color patterns as well as for text ones.) Chose the first picture in this list, in my case “image 2″.

3. Switch your materials around so the pattern is on the bottom, and a solid color is on the top. The solid color will be a border for your image, and helps to anchor the text and give it a little edge.

4. Click the TEXT tool. Time to choose a font. You can visit my Using Fonts in PSP page for links and instructions about fonts.

Write something in the box provided. For this tutorial, I just used my name. Choose any size you like. You can always resize later. Be sure to choose a WIDE font. You are going to FILL this font, so you can’t choose something small and thin.

5. CROP the image to where you want it. This is good to get out of the way now.

6. SAVE the image.

7.Repeat step 2, choosing the SECOND FRAME this time. Watch out! Be sure you’re choosing the right frame. “Current Pattern” is what you already have selected, which was “image2″. You want “image3″ this time. Watch your text. You should see the pattern change when you get a new one.

9. Repeat step 6 (save). Repeat step 9 (this step). Continue until all frames for your glitter have been used. Remember to save each under a NEW name. “kristen2″ etc.

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Now we go back to Animation Shop.

If you closed it, open Animation shop.

Easiest thing? Use the ANIMATION WIZARD. That’s the first button on the toolbar, or FILE and WIZARD.

Follow the Wizard instructions. Choose “Same size as the first image frame”, click next. Choose “transparent” if you want no background to appear, click next. Leave defaults, click next. Choose “repeat indefinitely” and change the frame display time to “20″ (see note below).

*Display time: You can check the rate of movement of the original glitter by clicking on a frame, choosing “frame properties” and seeing the rate. Our example moves at a rate of “20″. Click “add image” and choose all four of your saved PSP image files.

If you like, you can now reorder the frames so they appear in the right order. Use “move up” or “move down” to move the frames around. When they’re where you think you’ll want them, click next and then finish.

You have an animation!

If you click the “VIEW ANIMATION” button (at the far right edge of the toolbar, or VIEW and ANIMATION) you will see your text move around.

Play with the speeds of the frames!

Now save your image!

Follow the Wizard defaults to the end. This will compress your file a little so it’s not so big. Choose “File” and “Save As” and save your animation.

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Introduction into Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher 2000 helps you easily create, customize, and publish materials such as newsletters, brochures, flyers, catalogs, and Web sites. Publish easily on your desktop printer

This tutorial will help you get started with Microsoft Publisher and may solve some of your problems, but it is a very good idea to use the Help Files that come with Microsoft Publisher, or go to Microsoft's web site located at http://microsoft.com/office/publisher/default.htm for further assistance.

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Starting Microsoft Publisher

• Two Ways

1. Double click on the Microsoft Publisher icon on the desktop.

1. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft Publisher

1. On the File menu, click New
2. Click the Publications by Wizard tab
   
3. In the Wizards pane, click the type of publication you want
4. In the right pane, click the design you want
5. Click Start Wizard
6. To make changes to the publication's color scheme, layout, or personal information now, click Next and step through the wizard's questions to make the desired changes.
7. When you finish making changes, click Finish
8. In you publication replace the placeholder text and pictures with your own or with other objects.
9. On the File menu, click Save
10. In the Save In box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication
11. In the File name box, type a name for your publication
12. Click Save

1. On the File menu, click New
2. In the Catalog, click Blank Publications
3. Click the publication type you want and then click Create
4. In the Quick Publication Wizard pane, click the option you want
5. In the bottom pane, follow the instructions provided
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each option
7. On the File menu, click Save
8. In the Save In box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication
9. In the File name box, type a name for your publication
10. Click Save

1. On the File menu, click New
2. Click Templates
3. Double-click the template you want to use for your publication. (Publisher opens a copy of the template)
4. Make the changes you want to create a new publication
5. On the File menu, click Save
6. In the Save In box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication
7. In the File name box, type a name for your publication
8. Click Save

1. On the File menu, click New
2. Click the Blank Publications tab
3. Click the publication type you want and then click Create OR If you do not see the type of publication you want, click Custom Page at the bottom of the Catalog, and then choose the options you want
4. On the File menu, click Save
5. In the Save In box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication
6. In the File name box, type a name for your publication
7. Click Save

1. On the File menu, click Open
2. Click the publications you want to open, and then click Open. If you do not see the file you want, switch to the drive or folder you previously saved it in.

1. On the Objects toolbar, click the Table Frame Tool
   
2. Position the pointer where you want a corner of the table to appear, and then drag the mouse diagonally
3. In the Create Table dialog box, choose the options you want. As you click different table formats, the Sample box displays them
4. Click OK
5. In the table, click where you want to add text, and then start typing. (The table automatically expands when your text fills the cell, unless you lock the table)
6. Move to the next cell you want to type in

1. On the File menu, point to Pack and Go, and then click Take to Another Computer. The Pack and Go Wizard takes you through each step of the packing process. Click Next to move to the next step.
   If you haven't saved your publication already, the wizard will ask you to save it
2. If you're taking your publication on disk to another computer, when the wizard asks you to choose a location for saving your file, click A: OR If you're putting your files on an external drive, on a network, or on your computer's hard disk, click Browse, choose the drive and folder you want, and then click OK
3. Click Next
4. To embed TrueType fonts and to create links for embedded graphics, click the options you want and add a check mark. OR To not include linked graphics, click to remove the check mark.
5. Click Next
6. Click Finish
7. In Publisher cannot find a linked graphic while packing your publication do one of the following:
   • Click Retry after you insert the disk or CD-ROM containing the original graphic into the appropriate drive.
   • Click Skip to leave the current link and replace the graphic later
   • Click Browse to locate a graphic that has been moved or to select another graphic and link it.
8. Insert another disk if Publisher prompts you, and click OK. Remember the ordering of your disks for when you unpack them
9. Click OK
10. Unpack.exe is the program you use to unpack your files, which will be on the first disk.

1. On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, and then click Color Printing.
   • Black and White Printing
     1. In the Print all colors as box, click Spot color(s), and then click Change Spot Color.
     2. In the Choose Spot Color dialog box, click Black and white only.
     3. Click OK twice
   • Process-color printing
     1. In the Print all colors as box, click Process colors (CMYK).
     2. Click OK
   • Spot-color printing
     1. In the Print all colors as box, click Spot color(s), and then click Change Spot Color.
     2. In the Choose Spot Color dialog box, click the arrow next to Spot color 1, and then choose the color you want.
     3. To choose a color that is not currently used in the publication, click More Colors, choose the color you want, and then click OK
     4. To choose a second spot color, click the check box to the left of Spot color 2, and then click the arrow to the right and click the second spot color
     5. Click OK twice

• Two Ways


1. Double click on the Microsoft Excel icon on the desktop.


2. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft Excel

1. Click the cell that you want to enter the formula.
2. Type = (an equal sign).
3. Click the Function Button
4. Select the formula you want and step through the on-screen instructions

1. Make sure you have the Formatting toolbar visible
   • Click on View --> Toolbars --> Formatting
2. Select cells you wish to format by left clicking on them and highlighting them
3. Click the button to shade a cell and/or the to give a cell a border

1. Select over the text you want to make your chart with
   
2. Click Insert --> Chart
   
3. Select the type of chart you want
   
4. Confirm or change your data range
5. Update the Chart Options
   
6. Select if you want to put it into the current worksheet or into a new worksheet
   

Introduction into Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful tool to create professional looking presentations and slide shows. PowerPoint allows you to construct presentations from scratch or by using the easy to use wizard.

This tutorial will help you get started with Microsoft PowerPoint and may solve some of your problems, but it is a very good idea to use the Help Files that come with Microsoft PowerPoint, or go to Microsoft's web site located at http://microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.htm for further assistance.

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Starting Microsoft PowerPoint

* Two Ways

1. Double click on the Microsoft PowerPoint icon on the desktop.

1. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft PowerPoint



Creating & Opening a Presentation
After you open up Microsoft PowerPoint, a screen pops up asking if you would like to create a New Presentation or Open An Existing Presentation.

• AutoContent Wizard
  • Creates a new presentation by prompting you for information about content, purpose, style, handouts, and output. The new presentation contains sample text that you can replace with your own information. Simply follow the directions and prompts that are given by Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Design Template
  • Creates a new presentation based on one of the PowerPoint design templates supplied by Microsoft. Use what is already supplied by Microsoft PowerPoint and change the information to your own.
• Blank Presentation
  • Creates a new, blank presentation using the default settings for text and colors. Go to next step: Creating A Blank Presentation

1. Select Open An Existing Presentation from the picture above
2. Click on your presentation in the white box below step 1
   • If you do not see your presentation in the white box, select More Files and hit OK.
   • Locate you existing Presentation and hit the Open button

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Create a Blank Presentation
After you select Blank Presentation a window pops up asking you to select the layout of the first slide.



Pre-Designed Slide Layouts (Left to Right)

* Title Slide
* Bulleted List
* Two Column Text
* Table
* Text & Chart
* Chart & Text
* Organizational Chart
* Chart
* Text & Clip Art
* Clip Art & Text
* Title Only
* Blank Slide

NOTE:If you already know what you want in your next slide, it is a very good idea to choose one of the pre-designed layouts from above. However if you do not, then you can still insert what you want in throughout your Presentation anytime you desire. Just choose Blank Slide and insert items as you see fit.
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Different Views That PowerPoint Demonstrates
There are different views within Microsoft PowerPoint that allow you to look at your presentation from different perspectives.

Normal View	Outline View	Slide View	Slide Sorter View	Slide Show View
Switches to normal view, where you can work on one slide at a time or organize the structure of all the slides in your presentation	Switches to outline view, where you can work with the structure of your file in outline form. Work in outline view when you need to organize the structure of your file.	Switches to slide view, where you can work on one slide at a time	Displays miniature versions of all slides in a presentation, complete with text and graphics. In slide sorter view, you can reorder slides, add transitions, and animation effects. You can also set the timings for electronic slide shows.	Runs your slide show in a full screen, beginning with the current slide if you are in slide view or the selected slide if you are in slide sorter view. If you simply want to view your show from the first slide: Click Slide Show at the top of the screen Select View Show

Slide Manipulation

* Inserting A New Slide
1. Click Insert at top of screen
2. Select New Slide
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* Formatting A Slide Background
o You can format your slide to make it look however you would like, whether it be a background color, picture, or a design template built into Microsoft PowerPoint. The next step will show you how to apply a Design Template, but the other items mentioned above can be accomplished the same way.
1. Click Format at the top of the screen
2. Select Apply Design Template

• 1. 
     
  2. Select Design you wish to apply
  3. Click Apply Button


• Inserting Clipart & Pictures
  
  1. Display the slide you want to add a picture to.
  2. Click Insert at the top of the screen
  3. Select Picture
  4. Select Clip Art
  5. Click the category you want
  6. Click the picture you want
  7. Click Insert Clip on the shortcut menu
  8. When you are finished using the Clip Gallery, click the Close button on the Clip Gallery title bar
  9. Steps 1-4 are very similar when inserting other Pictures, Objects, Movies, Sounds, and Charts

1. In slide or slide sorter view, select the slide or slides you want to add a transition to.
2. On the Slide Show menu at the top of the screen, click Slide Transition
   
3. In the Effect box, click the transition you want, and then select any other options you want
4. To apply the transition to the selected slide, click Apply.
5. To apply the transition to all the slides, click Apply to All.
6. Repeat the process for each slide you want to add a transition to.
7. To view the transitions, on the Slide Show menu, click Animation Preview.

1. Click Slide Show at the lower left of the PowerPoint window.
2. On the Slide Show menu, click View Show.
3. On the View menu, click Slide Show.
4. Press F5 on the keyboard

• Forward Navigation
  • Simply click on the left Mouse Button or hit the Enter Button on your keyboard
• Reverse Navigation
  • Hit the Backspace on the keyboard
• Exiting the show
  • Hit the Esc Button on the keyboard

1. Open the Presentation you want to pack
2. On the File menu, click Pack and Go
3. Follow the instructions in the Pack and Go Wizard.

1. Insert the disk or connect to the network location you packed the presentation to
2. In My Computer, go to the location of the packed presentation, and then double-click Pngsetup
3. Enter the destination you want to copy the presentation to

• Two Ways


1. Double click on the Microsoft Word icon on the desktop.


2. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft Word

1. Click View
2. Select Toolbars
3. Select Standard, Formatting, and Drawing
4. Other toolbars can be selected if you wish
   

Name	Icon	Description
New Blank Document		Creates a new, blank file based on the default template.
Open (File menu)		Opens or finds a file.
Save (File menu)		Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.
Mail Recipient		Sends the contents of the document as the body of the e-mail message.
Print (File menu)		Prints the active file or selected items. To select print options, on the File menu, click Print.
Print Preview (File menu)		Shows how a file will look when you print it.
Spelling and Grammar (Tools menu)		Checks the active document for possible spelling, grammar, and writing style errors, and displays suggestions for correcting them. To set spelling and grammar checking options, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Spelling and Grammar tab.
Cut (Edit menu)		Removes the selection from the active document and places it on the Clipboard.
Copy (Edit menu)		Copies the selection to the Clipboard.
Paste (Edit menu)		Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point, and replaces any selection. This command is available only if you have cut or copied an object, text, or contents of a cell.
Format Painter (Standard toolbar)		Copies the format from a selected object or text and applies it to the object or text you click. To copy the formatting to more than one item, double-click , and then click each item you want to format. When you are finished, press ESC or click again to turn off the Format Painter.
Undo (Edit menu)		Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed.
Redo (Edit menu)		Reverses the action of the Undo command.
Hyperlink		Inserts a new hyperlink or edits the selected hyperlink.
Tables and Borders		Displays the Tables and Borders toolbar, which contains tools for creating, editing, and sorting a table and for adding or changing borders to selected text, paragraphs, cells, or objects.
Zoom		Enter a magnification between 10 and 400 percent to reduce or enlarge the display of the active document.
Office Assistant		The Office Assistant provides Help topics and tips to help you accomplish your tasks.

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Creating A New Document

1. Click on File
2. Select New
   • To create a blank document, simply select Blank Document. To create a document based on one of the templates provided in Microsoft Word, select which one you would like to create and select OK

1. Highlight the text that you want to format by dragging your mouse over while holding down the left mouse button
2. Change the text to your desire
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1. Click where you want your table to go
2. Click Table at top of screen
3. Select Insert
4. Select Table
5. Give your table dimensions

1. Click where you want your picture to go
2. Click Insert at top of screen
3. Select Picture
4. Select Clip Art or From File
5. Select picture and click Insert

1. Click Insert at top of screen
2. Select Page Numbers and/or Date & Time

1. Click Tools at top of screen
2. Select Spelling and Grammar