| Letterhead printing is a good practice for all companies. | | | | to them. Use the formatting toolbar to change the |
| Letterheads basically make most paperwork look | | | | text\'s font style, font size, spacing, typeface and other |
| more “official” and important. It also lends | | | | formatting elements. (If you are using the 2007 version |
| credibility and security to the content of the letter if a | | | | of word, the template style should already be set for |
| letterhead is present. This assures the reader that it | | | | you to use if you want. You can change this however |
| came from a trusted and influential source. If you are a | | | | to your own specifications if you want.) |
| bit clueless in how to create a letterhead in Microsoft | | | | 5. Insert a company logo or image: Of course, you also |
| Word, then read on. Below are a few simple steps | | | | can consider adding an image to the letterhead. This |
| that you can follow to create a letterhead in Microsoft | | | | can be in the form of the company\'s logo, or a |
| Word. | | | | project mascot or theme. To insert an image, first |
| 1. Go to the print layout view: Once you open a new | | | | make sure, you are still in the “header and footer |
| Microsoft Word document, click on the view menu on | | | | view” as in step 5. Next, click on the “Insert” |
| top and look for the option “Print Layout”. This | | | | menu on the menu bar and move your mouse over |
| options lets you view your Word document as if it is | | | | the option “Picture”. A side menu should appear. |
| printed. So click on this option once. This should give us | | | | Click on the option “From file...” A dialog window |
| a better look on how the letterheads will look like once | | | | should appear. Use it to navigate to the image file of |
| printed. | | | | your company logo. Click on the image file\'s icon once, |
| 2. Viewing the header and footer: Now, once the print | | | | and then click on the “insert” button. The image |
| layout view has been activated, click again on the | | | | file should be inserted on the header where your |
| View menu on the menu bar. Look for the option | | | | cursor was. (for Word 2007 users, you can use a |
| “Header and Footer”. This should let you go into | | | | template that already has a space reserved for an |
| a special editing mode where you can add text and | | | | image) |
| images to the document\'s header and footer. (For | | | | 6. Formatting the letterhead image: In most cases the |
| Microsoft Office 2007 users, you can insert a header | | | | logo image can be too large for the header. So you |
| by going to the insert menu and choosing the | | | | may have to resize it to fit it for the header. Just click |
| “header” option. This should open up some | | | | on it and then resize the image by using the |
| header templates that you can use. Simple click on the | | | | adjustment boxes that appears when it is selected. |
| one you want to insert it) | | | | Afterwards, move the image to the position you want |
| 3. Clearing the tab stops: Next, to make the editing of | | | | for the letterhead. You may want to adjust the |
| your letterhead easier, you need to clear the tab stops | | | | alignment properties of the image to place it at the |
| that has been set for most headers in documents. Go | | | | position that you want. Simply right click on the image |
| to the “Format” option in the menu and click | | | | and click on “Format picture...” to edit the |
| once on the “Tabs” option. You should see a | | | | properties of the image. |
| dialog box open. Look for the “clear all” button | | | | 7. Making a template for future use: That should finish |
| and click on it once. Once you\'re done all the tab | | | | your design for letterhead printing. Just close the |
| stops should be set to the default standard 0.5 inches | | | | header and footer view by clicking on the |
| for all tab stops. Click on OK afterwards to continue. | | | | “close” option in the header and footer toolbar. |
| 4. Type in the content of your letterhead: Once all the | | | | To make your letterhead a template document, simply |
| preparations are done, it is time to type in the content | | | | save the file as a Microsoft Document Word |
| of your letterhead. Just click on the header section of | | | | Template on the “Save As...” dialog window. |
| the workspace and type in the information that you | | | | Great! Follow those steps and you should have a nice |
| want for the letterhead. Typically you may want to | | | | well designed letterhead. If however you want better |
| type in the company\'s name as the biggest group of | | | | designs for your letterhead you may need the help of |
| text in the letterhead. Afterwards, you can add a | | | | professional layout or graphic artists. They should be |
| section or department listing such as “Human | | | | able to produce more professional and elegant looking |
| Resources” or “Advertising and Public | | | | letterhead printing designs that are fit for a professional |
| Relations”. Next, you can add in pertinent contact | | | | company. For the moment though you can use these |
| details such as the company\'s telephone number, fax | | | | steps for your own letterhead printing. Who knows, |
| number, address, email address and the company\'s | | | | you might even be able to design something that looks |
| website URL. As you type in this information, | | | | better than most professionals can manage. |
| remember that all standard formatting rules can apply | | | | |