How do I Make Numbered Coupons in MS Word?

Create numbered coupons for your kids to earn a special treat with Word 2007.

Microsoft Word has several templates you can use to create coupons, but if you want to make coupons with numbers, the easiest way is to make your own. Using Microsoft shapes, clip art and text, you can develop a coupon with numbers in a few minutes. You can also add an expiration date to the coupon in addition to advertising your company information by using a logo. If you need to have consecutive numbering for the coupons, edit each coupon manually so they are individually numbered.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Word 2007

Instructions

1. Open Word 2007 and a new document. Click on the "Insert" tab, and then click on "Shapes" in the Illustrations group. Click on the "Rectangle" shape in the Basic Shapes group. Your cursor turns into a cross-hair on screen.

2. Draw the coupon shape by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the cross-hair cursor across the screen. Release the mouse when you are done drawing the shape. The Format tab appears in the Ribbon.

3. Click on the "Add Text" button in the Insert Shapes group on the Format tab. A cursor appears in the shape you just drew. Add text to the coupon, including a page number. Change the size and shape of the text by clicking on the "Home" tab and making font selections in the Font group. If you want the page number to be on the right side of the box, click on the "Align Text Right" button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

4. Make other modifications to the coupon such as adding graphics by clicking on the "Insert" tab and selecting a picture or clip art to the coupon. Change the color of the coupon by clicking in the coupon to bring up the "Format" tab, and then selecting a color for the text box from the Text Box Styles group.

5. Save the coupon by clicking on the "Microsoft Office Button" and clicking "Save." Give the file a name and click "Save."

6. Make copies of the coupon. Click once on the coupon so the handles appear and then click on the "Home" tab. Click "Copy" in the Clipboard group to copy the coupon. Click in a margin so the handles on the coupon disappear. Click on the "Home" tab, and then click "Paste." Move the coupon down the page by selecting it with the mouse and dragging it.

7. Edit the second coupon by clicking the number. Delete the first number and type in the number 2 to make this the second coupon. Continue to copy and edit coupons until you have as many as you need.

8. Save the document again by clicking on the "Save" button in the Quick Access menu, located to the right of the Microsoft Office Button. Print the coupons by clicking on the "Microsoft Office Button" and then clicking "Print." Click "OK" to print the coupons.

References

• Office Online: Word 2007 Help and How-to