How to create attractive worksheets Layout vs.. However, it is a fact that your worksheets won’t be downloaded often unless they are visually attractive.. I made this tutorial to let you
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Layout vs Content
Like most teachers I think that content is more important than layout However, it is a fact that your worksheets won’t be downloaded often unless they are visually attractive
I made this tutorial to let you in on some easy techniques to create great worksheets without needing expert knowledge Good luck
Fonts
Use fonts that are universal such as Arial, Comic, Lucida,
Times New Roman , Tahoma,
Verdana and many more
If you use customized fonts, there is a good chance other members won’t be able to see
them unless you embed them
(Tools -> Options -> Save-> Embed TrueType fonts) This will increase the size of your worksheet though
Clip art
Try to find relevant clip art on the Internet to make your work more interesting Often dull and dry materials can come to life when not only text is used
Free & Public Domain clip art sites
www.clker.com www.cartoonclipart.com www.freeclipartnow.com
Text boxes
Don’t just start typing your
worksheet when opening a new
document, but try creating some
text boxes in which to put either
headings or text Worksheets with
text boxes invariably get more
downloads than those without
To create a text box, make sure
the Drawing toolbar is visible
C o l o u r s
Add some colour to your worksheets Some claim colours are useless since wss rarely get printed in colour I agree However, colour sells so you have to adapt if you want your work to be downloaded by many
If you don’t need colour in your worksheet, just add some background colour This won’t print but make your ws visually more attractive in the download preview I find fill effects to be the most visually pleasing Just try it
(Format -> Background -> Fill Effects)
Look, learn, innovate
Look at how others make
worksheets and let yourself be
inspired Start creating a
simple worksheet and gradually
improve it Try to create your
own style and before you know
it you’ll have become an expert
yourself!
The Easy Way
Find a worksheet you like and ask the author’s permission to use the layout (I know, fat chance)
You can use this worksheet as a template to create your own.
‘Notebook’ style
The notebook style format ‘sells’
There’s no doubt about that I
uploaded a few well-designed
reading worksheets a few months
ago and they got 20-odd downloads
I recently changed the layout to
‘Notebook’ and re-uploaded them
To my amazement they were
downloaded 150 times each!
Grouping
Group clip art in order to avoid messy previews Select all items, right-click ->
Grouping -> Group