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From the lens How to Make Lapbook Templates in MS Word.

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  • JoyfulPamela Dec 4, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Hi, Sonia! What a great tutorial! I wish I had this info when I was trying to create mini books via trial and error. You have some great tips on here that I haven't tried though, so I will try them. Thanks for stopping by my page. I added your homeschool launch url for people. Thank you so much for sharing your creative work. =D
  • Melanie Nov 20, 2010 @ 5:25 am | delete
    This is wonderful. Thank you! I have made several mini books with the instructions you've provided here. One thing I cannot get the hang of is lining up page 1 and page 1 so that I can print off a mini book with something on both sides. It's always off. Any tips?
  • SoniaC Nov 22, 2010 @ 11:11 am | delete
    Melanie... You are very welcome. :-)

    As for lining up the things on "Page 1" and "Page 2" so you can print double sided...It's fairly easy to show you, but hopefully I can explain it without pictures. :-) I typically "center" my table (mini-book template) on Page 1 at the TOP of the page (on the first "line" below the top margin..select the whole table then click "center" like you would center text on the page without a table). Then I copy the whole table and paste it on to the top line of "Page 2." (You can either "enter"/space down until you get to the next page, or insert a "Page Break.") Center the table on the page. Then "delete" the content of the table (text/images) without deleting the table itself. Then enter the text or images you wish to have on the reverse side. (Remember that Page 2 will be "backwards" from Page 1...so if you have a tri-fold booklet, the right flap on Page 1 will actually be the left flap on Page 2). When you get everything the way you want it, select the whole table (cross-hairs in upper left), and right-click, select Borders & Shading...then turn off all borders ("None"). This will not merge the cells, but it will make the borders "invisible." I turn the borders off because it is extremely difficult to get the table's lines to match up perfectly on both sides of the page, but it's much easier to get the words/images to appear where I want them without the borders....and you really only need one set of lines to cut/fold on anyway. :-) ...Then print it out, and you should have very little tweaking to do after that. :-)

    Hope that helps!
  • Melanie Nov 28, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    That does help! Thank you so much!
  • LM Oct 8, 2010 @ 6:06 am | delete
    Awesome website!
  • pepper Mar 23, 2010 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    I love you!!!!
  • photojenic Sep 29, 2009 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    This is so amazingly AWESOME! I've been wanting to make specific templates for lapbooks when I couldn't find things I need online, but wasn't sure how to do it. This lense RAWKS! :)
  • Tracey Aug 3, 2009 @ 12:42 pm | delete
    This is SO helpful. I plan to be sure to share this with others also~ thank you so much for taking the time to share this information and tips for us~
  • Bobbi Hayes Apr 21, 2009 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    It's been a while since anyone commented here.........but, Thank you so much! I have been trying to make my templetes in publisher. Which works well, but this is great and cuts out my guess work.
  • Dana Jan 13, 2009 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for the info. You answered my question on Homeschool share... It took me a few minutes to get the hang of the borders and shading, but I did it.

    Thank you.
  • Roxanne Jan 9, 2009 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Thanks, this will help a lot......I will try it out this weekend. Good job on the lens!!!
  • eclecticeducation Nov 18, 2008 @ 1:26 pm | delete
    This has a lot of great advise. 5* and I'm adding to favorites.
  • Kristenph Oct 15, 2008 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    What a super lens! That was a ton of work with all the screen shots. Thank you.
  • LilliputStation Sep 9, 2008 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    Sonia,
    When are you going to make another lens? We, your fans, demand more! LOL!
  • SoniaC Jun 25, 2008 @ 10:11 pm | delete
    Re: Julie in TX
    Thanks for thinking of me as a "guru." Typically lapbooking is used more with younger children. However it is increasing its popularity/applications with older children. I have a preschooler and a 13yo going into 9th grade who both utilize lapbooks. But as you can imagine their lapbooks look very different.

    As children get older, notebooking becomes more widely used. (they're "inversely proportionate" in a manner of speaking :-) ) Both styles are similar, each having their strengths and their drawbacks. If paper consumption is your main concern, then notebooking is definitely better.

    I hope I was able to answer your question, but if you have any more, you can always email me (link to the right), and I'll get back to you. You can also check out the Notebooking (Lilliput Station's) and Lapbooking (Jimmie's) lenses to learn more.
  • Julie/TX Jun 25, 2008 @ 9:21 am | delete
    You've opened my eyes to a whole new way of teaching in public schools! Do you have any recommendations for formatting for 6th/7th graders? I wanted to ask you since you seem to be the lapbooking/notebooking guru. I will most likely go with both formats. I teach 150 sts and will need to consider paper costs since we are responsible for buying our own paper out of our budgets. Any help is appreciated. Again.... thank you for being out here to contact.
  • EATimm Jun 22, 2008 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Thank you so much!!! This was sooo helpful and just what I've been needing to learn!!
  • Andrea Jun 22, 2008 @ 6:42 am | delete
    Thank you very much. I have tried many books in Word but you have given me some great tips for things I could not figure out. Great job!
  • Donna Jun 21, 2008 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    This was very helpful! Thanks!
  • Karen_Miller Jun 21, 2008 @ 4:55 pm | delete
    This is really terrific! Thanks for your time and creativity! Karen
  • Eclectic Education Jun 21, 2008 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    Great Job!!! Thanks for sharing!! :)
  • Cindi Jun 21, 2008 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    This is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this! I have really been wanting to learn how to make minibooks and had no idea where to start. This is a big help!!!
  • Tina Jun 21, 2008 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Fabulous! I love the step by step with a picture. Great Job!
  • johanna Jun 21, 2008 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Great resource. Thanks, Sonia.
    And thanks for the mention -

    www.lapbooking.wordpress.com - Lapbooking 101 - Lapbooks from the beginning

    also:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lapbooking101
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lapbooking7up
  • LilliputStation Jun 21, 2008 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Hi, Sonia. Great lens. I'd love if you added it to the notebooking and lapbooking group. http://www.squidoo.com/groups/NotebooksNLapbooks

    Melissa
  • Jimmie Jun 21, 2008 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Be sure to add this to the Lapbooking and Notebooking group.
  • Jimmie Jun 21, 2008 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Oh, wow! I found it! This is amazing! Super helpful, Sonia! Fabulous job! A five star lens -- and your first!!

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Hi! My name is Sonia. I own/moderate the Yahoo! group Homeschool Treasure Trove. I enjoy creating notebook pages and lapbooks in my "free time."

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