My Name in Lights

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   Step 1: Open your page

   Open the page. If you use Google Docs, press Make a copy.

   • GDOCMy Name in Lights (opens in a new tab)Google Docs copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own page.
   • DOCMy Name in Lights (Word)Word fileUse this one if the Google Doc will not open at your school.

   Your page opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back and read the jobs.
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   Step 2: Do your jobs

   Type your name. Make it big, bold and colorful. Then type three things you love.

   1. Click on the words Type your name here. Select them and type your name.
   2. Select your name. Make it big: click the size box and pick a big number, like 48.
   3. Make your name bold with the B button, and pick a color with the A button.
   4. Click after I love: and press Enter. Type three things you love. Press Enter after each one.
   5. Make each thing you love a different color.

   
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   Step 3: Bonus jobs

   Finished early? Try these!

   • Change the font of your name. Try a few and pick your favorite.
   • Make one of the things you love even bigger than your name!
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   Step 4: Show your work

   Read your page one more time. Then show it to your teacher or a grown-up, or print it.

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For teachers

Skills: Typing, the Enter key, selecting words, size, bold and color. Most students finish in 20 to 30 minutes; the bonus jobs stretch faster typists. See the notes for teachers and parents for the whole set.

Read the full notes for teachers and parents