Creating the thick strip

The letterhead has two stripes across the bottom, one thick and one thin. These stripes help give visual balance to the letterhead. You will create the stripes by creating two colored rectangular objects about the same width as the letterhead and move them to the bottom of the page. The thin rectangle is approximately half the height of the thick rectangle. Click here to see the finished letterhead.

1. Click the Rectangle tool .
2. Drag to create a rectangle that extends across the width of the letterhead and is approximately one quarter (1/4) of an inch in height.
3. Use the Pick tool to select the rectangle.
4. Type 8 in in the Object size width box on the property bar.
5. Type 0.28 in in the Object size height box on the property bar and press ENTER.
6. Type 4.25 in in the Object position "x" box on the property bar.
7. Type 0.35 in in the Object position "y" box on the property bar and press ENTER.

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