Microsoft

Course Outline

Microsoft Publisher - Introduction

Hands-on training in an instructor-led environment. One workstation per delegate

and exercises to consolidate learning.

Training Method:

A working knowledge of the Windows environment is required.

Prerequsites:

Two days

Duration:

Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will be able to create publications using text, ClipArt,

tables, WordArt and imported text and graphics files. Delegates will also be able to move, resize and align

frames to create page layouts and format their publications using styles, background pages, shading,

borders, shapes, lines and Publisher’s ready made page elements.

Objectives

First time and/or inexperienced users of Microsoft Publisher.

Designed for:

Module 1 – Getting Started

Starting Publisher 2003 & Publisher Start Screen

Elements of the Publisher Screen

The Title Bar, The Menu Bar, Toolbars

Speed Keys, Scroll Bars, The Status Bar

Getting Assistance with Publisher 2003

Module 2 - Creating a Publication

Setting Up a Printer

Setting Working Preferences & the Page Layout

Structure the Page with Layout Guides

Move a Margin Guide, column guide, or row guide

Help with layout guides, ruler guides, and the ruler

Baseline Guides & Controlling baseline guides

Setting up text columns using layout guides

Using Zoom

Introducing Objects and Frames

The Objects Toolbar & Creating a Frame

Working with Text Frames

Flowing Text into Frames & Importing Text Files

Using the Publisher Word Document

Wizard to enhance Word documents

Copying a table or table text from another program

Undo and Redo and Saving Work in Progress

Module 3 - Working with Text

Opening an Existing Publication

Copying,Moving,Deleting Text, Changing Text Fonts

Text Alignment & Formatting Text

Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing

Using BorderArt

Creating Reversed Out Text & Rotating Text

Checking for Spelling Mistakes

Content

Module 4 -Creating MultiPage Publications

Inserting New Pages

Navigating Between Pages

Deleting & Copying a Page

Flowing Text Across Pages

Module 5 - Working with Graphic Objects

Importing Images & Using the Clip Art Gallery

Resizing a Picture & Cropping a Picture (Object)

Recolouring a Picture (Object)

Rotating a Picture

Centring Objects on a Page

Module 6 - Using the Drawing Tools

Drawing Lines, Ovals and Rectangles

Drawing Custom Shapes

Grouping

Module 7 – Tables

Creating Tables

Adding Rows and Columns

Resizing & Deleting Rows and Columns

Applying Borders to a Table

Module 8 - Working with Background Page

The Background Page

Headers and Footers

Adding Page Numbers

Module 9 – Publication Wizards

Creating a Publication by Wizard

Creating a Publication by Design

Creating a Personal Information Set

Module 10 - Printing Publications

Previewing your Publication

Changing Page Layout & Printing a Publication

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