“Doctor, Can You Help Me?” Part 2

You are a geneticist specializing in one particular disorder. You have been asked to create a brochure that will be distributed to doctor’s offices across the country to help explain this disorder to people that have been diagnosed with it. The following is a step-by-step tutorial to help you create your brochure. If you do the steps in order, your brochure will be spectacular! 1. Open Microsoft Publisher. · In the left column, choose “Publications for Print.” · Click “Brochures.” · Click “Informational.” · Choose a design that suits you. (You can change the color scheme later.) · If the “Personal Information” box appears while the template loads, ignore it and click the “Cancel” button. 2. The framework of your brochure will be on the screen. Look at the left column again. · Be sure that under “Page Size” you choose “3-panel.” · Be sure that under “Customer Address” you choose “none.” · Be sure that under “Form” you choose “none.” · Click “Color Schemes” and choose a color scheme you would like to use for your brochure. · Click “Font Schemes” and choose a font scheme you would like to use for your brochure. (Please be sure that it is readable. · Click the “X” to close out the left column and expand your work space. 3. Select the pre-typed information in the text boxes and delete. You may keep the text boxes, but I want to see only your information in your own words. 4. Decide where you are going to place your information. For example, will the description go on the front panel or in the middle? Use the screen shots below to decide where you will place your information. (Note that a brochure template has two pages- one for each side of the paper that you will be printing. See the arrows below.) 5. Once you have decided where you will place your information, use text boxes to input your research into your brochure. Be sure to include your introduction, the types of inheritance, the disorder description, detection of the disorder, and treatment options. 6. Insert some clip art and photographs to make your brochure visually appealing. 7. Be sure that your name is on the front panel. Remember, you are a prestigious doctor and you want everyone to know that you wrote this brochure! 8. You did not make up all of this information, so please be sure that you have a section on the back panel that includes your sources of information and graphics. 9. Be sure to spell check. You don’t want to look like a doofus doctor who can’t spell. · To begin the spell check, choose the “Tools” menu. · Click “Spelling.” · Follow the arrow to the right and click “Spelling… F7.” 10. Read over your work one last time. Does it flow? Does it make sense? If you were a person who did not know anything about genetics, would you understand it? When all ten steps are completed, print out the final brochure (on one piece of paper please), fold it, and submit it to Mrs. W. Then complete your exit slip. On behalf of the millions of people who will read your brochure to learn about a disorder they have or one that a love one has been diagnosed as having, THANK YOU!!!