Publisher 2007

Duration:                 12 hours

Description:           This course is intended to introduce users to Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing software. Students in this course learn the basic features and use them to create publications, work with master pages, format text and paragraphs, work with tables and output publications for sharing and commercial printing.  Hands-on practice complements the learning process.  It is recommended that students have previous training or experience in Windows and in word processing.

Objective:               Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to create and enhance publications.

Course Content:

Getting Started

The Publisher Interface

Getting Help

Basic Documents

Creating a New Publication

Positioning elements with guides

Using the Measurement toolbar

Multi-Page Publications

Multi-Page Layouts

Using Master Pages

Working with Text

Text Box Linking

Paragraph Formatting

Setting Tabs

Indents and Spacing

Creating Drop Caps

Horizontal Rules

Creating Tables

Table Basics

Table Structures

Table Formatting

Layout and Design Techniques

Format Text Boxes

Graphics

Stacking and Grouping Objects

Finalizing Documents

Print Publications

Export to PDF Format

Spell and Design Checks

Preparing for Commercial Printing