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Making beautiful worksheets



flynny
United Kingdom

Making beautiful worksheets
 
For a while now Ive been using this site and how greatful I am for it too.
 
My question or query is, ive been making worksheets and powerpoints for this site and would love to create a lot more.
I am just curious and interested in how people manage to get a big notbook on their worksheets or how do the manage to get pretty pictures too? 
 
The same goes for powerpoints how do some people manage to make pictures or words or even have lines come onto their pictures in their powerpoints.
 
If anyone has any tips or ideas to help me i would be very grateful
 
Thanks 
 
Sean  

14 Apr 2012      





ascincoquinas
Portugal

Hi Flynny!

Some members use templates and tutorials of this web page to help them create more appealing ws or ppts.

To answer your second question: you have to google sites where pictures can be used for educational purposes only.

take a look at this thread:

http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=32160

http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=31426

and also from Philip Martin �s site: http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm

hope this helps

15 Apr 2012     



moravc
Czech Republic

40+ clipart websites:
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=21473
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=29817
Please note that the watermarked pictures are not allowed at eslprintables. A watermark is a white symbol in the middle of a clipart to indicate the inicials of the website where the pictures are sold.

Clipart websites recommended by our colleagues:
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/search.asp?query=clipart&username=&fromday=0&frommonth=0&fromyear=0&today=0&tomonth=0&toyear=0&page=1

15 Apr 2012     



flynny
United Kingdom

Thanks for that.
 
Im Aware that many people use the Philip Martin site and he is cool for letting people use his images for educational purposes.
 
What id like help in is making worksheets look appealing. I can find the pictures and stuff no problem, its the building of i.e patterns in the back ground and getting boxes where i need them and borders where i need them ect.
 
As I said before even the simple notebook worksheet looks appealing but i cant seem to find that or find out how to maybe add  this to a word document.
 
Im sorry for being such a fool, Im not the brightest when it comes to computers and kind of wish i had doen a little course or something with microsoft word before I went travelling hahaha
 
Anyway again thanks for your help

15 Apr 2012     



flynny
United Kingdom

Thanks for that.
 
Im Aware that many people use the Philip Martin site and he is cool for letting people use his images for educational purposes.
 
What id like help in is making worksheets look appealing. I can find the pictures and stuff no problem, its the building of i.e patterns in the back ground and getting boxes where i need them and borders where i need them ect.
 
As I said before even the simple notebook worksheet looks appealing but i cant seem to find that or find out how to maybe add  this to a word document.
 
Im sorry for being such a fool, Im not the brightest when it comes to computers and kind of wish i had doen a little course or something with microsoft word before I went travelling hahaha
 
Anyway again thanks for your help
 
P.S i couldnt get to those tutorials or templates links 

15 Apr 2012     



moravc
Czech Republic

Are you able to open these links, please? :
Notebook design: How to Make �Spiral Notebook� Layouts
  and  Tutorial: Layouts with word shapes

How to Create Attractive Worksheets
8-PAGE TUTORIAL: HOW TO DESIGN ATTRACTIVE WORKSHEETS & REDUCE FILE SIZE
Worksheets - Tips and Tricks - Layout, borders and WordArt - Tutorial in 27 steps (part 1)
Worksheets - Tips and Tricks - Layout, borders and WordArt - Tutorial in 27 steps (part 2)
Worksheets - Tips and Tricks - Layout, borders and WordArt - Tutorial in 27 steps (part 3)
Ideas to Create Useful Worksheets
Tutorial N�2 - WordArt & Borders
Compact Editable BW printer-friendly Worksheets
Custom Border Tutorial

It is not that easy to explain in few words how to make the layouts, borders etc. Try tutorials on youtube for Word, autoshapes, Wordart -
Umineko - Gaap with Autoshapes
http://youtu.be/L6Ny0lioU84 you can draw or use the shapes as textboxes and write inside them...
PS: If you want to learn HOW TO make a notebook design, ungroup all the components (rightclick - ungroup) - you will be able to move the textboxes and autoshapes. You will see that the template consists of simple autoshapes and textboxes only... It is not complicated...

FREE COLLECTIONS OF WORKSHEET TEMPLATES (19+10):
19 TEMPLATES for Original Worksheets
Free Worksheet Template & Layout Collection

15 Apr 2012     



melahel7
Canada

Awesome replies Moravc!

15 Apr 2012     



flynny
United Kingdom

Wow Moravc,
 
This help is Awesome,
 
I really cant thank you enough, these tips and templates will certainly help me create better worksheets.
 
Thank you ever so much .
 
Sean
 
 

18 Apr 2012