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1. SiignintoGooggleDocs.
2. GotoCreateaandchooseDo
ocument.ClickintotheU ntitledDocum
mentboxtob
bringupthe
RenameDocum
mentwindow
w.TypeyourlastnameanndthenRosaaParksSocialMediaBio. Click
OK.
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3. Atthetopofthepage,type
eRosaParkss.Centertheetext,changeethefonttoGeorgia,chan
nge
th
hefontsizeto
o60,andchangethecolorrofthetextt ogreen.
4. En
nterandchan
ngethefontssizeto9andleftalignthe text.
5. ClickontheInssertmenuan
ndchoseDraw
wing.IntheD
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dow,selectth
heTextBoxto
ool
(h
hint:itlooksliketheletterrTwithabo
oxaroundit)..
6. Drawatextbo
oxthatisapprroximatelyth
hesamesize/sshapeastheboxhere:

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Centerthetexxtinthetextb
box.TypeHo
omeintheteextbox.Hittthespacebarrfivetimes,then
tyypeFriendsPages.Hittthespacebarrfivemoretim
mes,thentyp
peCreateYo
ourPage.Hittthe
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pacebarfivemoretimes,tthentypeAb
bout.
UsetheTextcolormenutochangetheccoloroftheteexttowhite.
Nowchangeth
helineandfilllcolorstothesamegreennyouusedforthetextattthetopofthee
page.Clickthe
eSave&Clossebuttontoin
nsertthetexttbox.
Next,insertallinetoseparaateyourdocu
ument.Hitth eEnterkeyo
onyourkeybo
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th
heInsertmen
nuandchoose
eHorizontallline.
HittheEnterkkeyonceagain
ntotakeyoudownonelinne.Nowyouwillinsertan
nimageintoyyour
document.
GototheInsertmenuandchooseImage
e.IntheInseertimagewindow,chooseSearchandttype
R
RosaParksin
ntheSearchimagesbox. ClicktheSea rchimagesbutton.Scrolldownandcliickon
an
nimageofRo
osaParks,and
dclicktheSellectbutton.
Th
heimagesho
ouldnowbein
nsertedintoyyourdocumeent.Clickonittohighlighttit,thengrab
bthe
bottomrightaanchorpointaandclickanddragtheimaagetoreduceeitssize.
Withtheimag
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estillselected,clickWrapTextinthebboxbelowtheeimage.
Nowclicktheccursortothetopleftofth
hepicture.
Next,clickonttheLeftInden
nttoolanddrragittothe22inchmarkkontheruler.Thiswillmaake
yo
ourleftinden
ntstartatthe
erightsideoftheimage.
HittheEnterkkeyoncetobrringyourcurssordown,theenreducetheefontsizeto11pt.
Nextyouwillinsertaspeciaalcharacter. GototheInssertmenuandchooseSpeecialcharacteers.
In
ntheInsertSp
pecialCharacterswindow,,clickonthe Arrowsdropdownmenuandselect
Sttars/Asteriskss.
Sccrolldownthelistofspeciialcharacterssuntilyoufin dastaryoulike,thenclickkonitandcliick
OKtoinsertit
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intoyourdoccument.

21. TypeinthefollowinginformationaboutRosaParks,hittingtheEnterkeytwiceaftereveryline
andinsertthespecialcharactersstarwhenneeded(hint:usecopyandpaste):Bornon
February4,1913inTuskegee,AlabamaAttendedMissWhitesSchoolforGirls,Montgomery
IndustrialSchoolforGirls,andAlabamaStateTeachersCollegeEmployedasanaideto
CongressmanJohnConyersWithherhusbandRaymond,foundedtheRosaandRaymond
ParksInstituteforSelfDevelopment
22. Next,hittheEnterkeyenoughtimestobringyourcursordowntojustbelowthepicture.Then
clickanddragtheLeftIndenttoolbacktotheleftmarginagain.
23. Nowinsertanotherhorizontalline.GototheInsertmenuandchooseHorizontalline.Thenhit
theEnterkeyagaintobringyourcursordownoneline.
24. GototheInsertmenu,andchoseDrawing.Inthedrawingwindow,usetheTextboxtoolto
drawatextboxsimilarinsizetothetextboxinsertedpreviously.
25. Inyourtextbox,typeWriteyourmessageforRosaParkshere.HittheEnterkey,andchange
colorofthetextboxtogray.Changethelinecolortothesamegreenyouusedbefore.Thenhit
theSave&Closebuttontoinsertthetextboxintoyourdocument.
26. Clickyourcursorjusttotherightofthetextbox,thenhittheEnterkeyoncetobringyoudown
oneline.
27. NowyouaregoingtoaddsomecommentsfrompeoplewhowereassociatedwithRosa
Parks.ThiswillbeusedtoillustrateimportanteventsinthelifeofRosaParks.
28. Firstyouwillinsertanimageoftheperson.AnotherwaytoinsertanimageisusingGoogles
imagesearchtolocateanimage,thenyoucanjustclickanddragitintoyourdocument.Todo
this,gotoanewtabinyourwebbrowser.
29. Navigatetowww.google.com.SearchforanimageofCongresswomanJuliaCarson.Your
searchshouldhaveproducedmanyimagesofJuliaCarson.ThenclickanddraganimageofJulia
Carsonontoyourdocument.
30. Yourimageshouldnowbeinsertedonyourdocument.Clickontheimagetohighlightit,and
grabtheanchorpointonthelowerrighttoreduceitssizesoitisaboutthesizeofapostage
stamp.
31. Next,withtheimagestillhighlighted,clickWrapTextintheboxbelowthepicture.Nowclickto
theupperleftoftheimagetoplaceyourcursorneartheleftmargin.
32. NowclickanddragtheLeftIndenttooltosetthemarginto1inch.
33. Nowyourmarginwillbealignedjusttotherightofthepicture.Next,typeRepresentativeJulia
Carson,thenhitEnteronyourkeyboardtobringyoudownoneline.NowtypeRosa,youhave
justbeenawardedtheCongressionalMedalofHonor!
34. HittheEnterkeyagainandtypeMay3,1999.Finally,hittheEnterkeyaboutfourtimesto
bringyourcursordownbelowthepicture.UsetheLeftIndenttooltoresettheindentbackto
theleftmargin.
35. NowchangethefontcolorofRepresentativeCarsonsnametothesamegreencoloryouused
before,andthedatetothesamegraycoloryouusedbefore.ClickbackdownbelowMrs.
Carsonspicture.YouwillnowrepeatSteps2733toaddmorecommentsaboutimportant
eventsthatoccurredinthelifeofRosaParks,asshownontheexample.(Hint:UsePaintFormat
tocopytheformattingfromonesectiontothenext.)
36. Haveyourteachercheckoffyourdocument.