Downloading a Tapestry Program
You can read and use Tapestry of Faith programs by browsing the Tapestry of Faith website, reading the parts of programs that look interesting, and printing pages that would be useful to you. But what if you want want to use a program at your congregation? You can download, save, and print Tapestry of Faith materials—either entire programs or individual sessions or workshops. Here's how.
Downloading a Program, Session, or Workshop
The main page for each Tapestry of Faith program includes an "Entire Program" link that enables you to download the entire program in a format that is readable by most word processors. Programs are made up of sessions or workshops, and the main page for each session or workshop has an "Entire Session" or "Entire Workshop" link that downloads a single session or workshop as a DOC file. Since it's not a web page, your web browser asks you what to do with the file.
You have two options: open the file in your word processor (or in Internet Explorer, if you have IE7), or save it to your disk. We recommend that you choose Save, specify a folder on your computer, and save the file. Downloading takes a minute or two for a single session or workshop, and may take several minutes for an entire program
Editing a Program, Session, or Workshop
Once you've downloaded the DOC file, you can open it in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or many other word processing programs. You'll see the text and pictures that make up the program. We recommend that after you open the file in your word processor, you choose File > Save As and save the file in your word processor's format. In Microsoft Word, choose File > Save As, set Save As Type to Word Document, and click Save. If your word processor warns that you will lose connection to external files, click Continue. Now you can make any changes you like, and print as many copies as you need.
Adding Page Numbers and Narrowing Margins
The downloaded file doesn't have page numbers and the page margins are the defaults from your word processor, which are usually very wide.
To add page numbers:
- In Microsoft Word: Choose Insert > Page Numbers from the menu. (On the Mac, choose View > Headers and Footers first.) For margins, choose File > Page Setup.
- In WordPerfect: Choose Format > Page > Numbering from the menu. For margins, choose Format > Margins.
Printing Handouts
Before you print handouts, consider making the type size larger for those with vision challenges. Use at least 12 point type, preferably 14 point.
Copyright Concerns
Tapestry of Faith programs are copyrighted material owned by the Unitarian Universalist Association, with pictures and other materials used by permission as indicated in each program. The UUA grants permission for UU congregations to use complete programs or individual sessions or workshops as needed in your religious education programs. You may download, modify, use, and share the materials here as you see fit for any non-commercial purpose as long as you keep the UUA copyright notice intact.
For more information contact religiouseducation @ uua.org.
Last updated on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
