Publisher 2002-2003

Introduction Level Course

Description
This course aims to increase your computer productivity by providing the skills and knowledge to use Microsoft Publisher effectively.  This course is designed for participants who need to create a variety of publications such as flyers, brochures, newsletters and the like.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• start Publisher, navigate around the Catalog and the main screen and exit
• create a quick publication by wizard
• use all the main Help features including the Office Assistant
• change the view and work with frames
• create and work with text frames
• import, layout and format text
• layout and format text and pictures
• create and format tables
• use tabs, bullets and numbers to enhance the presentation of text
• create pictures using the drawing tools and the Design Gallery
• create a logo using WordArt
• create a data source and perform a mail merge
  

Pre-requisites

• Understanding of computers and the ability to use them comfortably.

Course Content

Publisher Basics

Publisher Overview

Starting Publisher 

Understanding The New Publication Task Pane

Understanding The Publications By Type

Understanding Publications By Design Sets

Understanding Blank Publications

The Publisher Screen

Working With The Toolbars

Understanding Menus

Exiting From Publisher 

Tips For Planning A Publication

Publications Wizards

Personal Information Set

Creating A Publication By Wizard

Saving A Publication

Closing A Publication

Opening A Publication

Publisher Essentials

Overview Of How Publisher Works

Navigating Between Pages

Viewing Publications

Selecting Frames and Boxes

Moving And Resizing Text Boxes

Deleting Frames and Text Boxes

Creating Text Frames

Overview Of Text Boxes

Creating A Scratch Publication

Displaying Layout Guides

Creating Headings

Formatting Text And Text Boxes

Colours And Fills

Line Spacing

Adding Other Objects

Text Techniques

Overview Of A Text Techniques

Opening A Specific Publication

Importing Text

Creating Columns

Overlaying Text Boxes

Creating Text Styles

Applying Text Styles

Modifying A Style

Connecting Text In Boxes

Layout Techniques

Overview Of A Layout Techniques

Adding Additional Text Boxes

Formatting The Text Box for Effect

Adding White Space Using Objects

Variable Size Text Boxes

Changing The Page Layout

Aligning Objects On A Page

Nudging Objects

Adding Pictures From A File

Adding Clip Art

Spelling

Creating Tables

Table Overview

Creating A Table

Entering Text Into A Table

Changing The Font Size

Changing The Row Heights and Column Widths

Creating Grid Lines In A Table

Creating Borders Around A Table

Shading Rows And Columns

Aligning Text In Columns

Special Table Tricks

Merging Cells In A Table

Adding A Coupon Border

Tabs And Bullets

Tabs, Bullets And Numbers

Creating Tabs

Creating Additional Tabs

Creating Bulleted Lists

Creating Numbered Lists

Drawing

Drawing Overview

Creating Objects

Working With Objects

Grouping Objects

Aligning Objects

Deleting Unwanted Objects

Arranging Objects

Formatting Grouped Objects

Creating Perfect Shapes

Using A Design Object

Using WordArt

WordArt Overview

Creating WordArt

Changing WordArt Shapes

Embedding The WordArt

Using WordArt With Other Objects

Mail Merging

Mail Merging Overview

Creating A Data Source

Creating a Mail Merge Publication

Performing the Merge

Sorting the Merge

Filtering Data

Merge Printing

Cancelling a Filter