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Microsoft Publisher

Overview: Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing program that produces powerful publications containing text, graphics, and tables. You can use Publisher to create formal and informal written publications for all sorts of events including  postcards, newsletters, calendars, in fact any type of publication possible.

Exploring Publisher

  • Starting Publisher

  • Viewing the Catalogue

  • Selecting a Wizard

  • Using a Wizard to Create a Publication

  • Menu Commands; Setting Options

  • Saving & Closing a Publication

  • Exiting Publisher

 

Working with Publications

  • Opening/Saving an Existing Publication

  • Selecting a Wizard from a Master Set

  • Changing Wizard Options

 

Using Basic Publication Skills

  • Hiding and Showing the Wizard Pane

  • Adding Text to a Frame

  • Navigating Pages

  • Moving & Resizing an Object

Enhancing Publication Text

  • Changing the Font; Font Size; Font Style;

  • Changing Colour & Font Effects

  • Bulleted and Numbered Lists

  • Creating Custom Bullets

  • Modifying Paragraph Spacing

  • Using the Format Painter

 

Printing, Sending, and Publishing

  • Hiding and Displaying Layout Guides

  • Selecting Page Set-up Options

  • Using the Design Checker

  • Converting a Publication to a Web Page

  • Formatting a Publication for the Web

 

Working with Drawing Objects

  • Working with Objects

  • Drawing an Enclosed Object

  • Sizing and Positioning Objects

  • Drawing Custom Shapes

  • Creating a WordArt Object

 

Formatting Objects

  • Changing the Fill Colour of an Object

  • Formatting Lines and Borders

  • Working with Layers

  • Selecting Multiple Objects

  • Grouping, Deleting, Rotating Objects

 

Using Graphic Images

  • Using a Smart Object Wizard

  • Using the Clip & Design Gallery

  • Inserting & Cropping a Picture

  • Changing Text Wrapping

  • Re-colouring a Clip or Picture

 

Using Text Frames

  • Creating a Text Frame

  • Working with Connected Text Frames

  • Deleting Text from the Overflow Area

  • Creating Columns in a Text Frame

  • Moving/Copying Text

  • Importing Text from Word

  • Disabling Automatic Copyfitting

 

Customising Publications

  • Working with Custom Publications

  • Customising a Colour Scheme

  • Adding Pages; Numbering Pages

  • Saving/Deleting a Custom Template

  • Using a Template to Create a Publication

  • Deleting a Custom Template

 

Using Tables

  • Creating a Table

  • Resizing a Row or Column

  • Inserting/Deleting Rows and Columns

  • Merging Cells in a Table

 


This is just a 'sample' of a possible customised training course for your staff. 

If you have any questions, please contact us

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