Publisher 2010

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:

Unit 1 : Getting started

Topic A: 0The Publisher interface

A-1: Opening an existing publication

A-2: Exploring the Publisher window

A-3: Adding a command to the Quick Access toolbar

A-4: Viewing and editing publication properties

Topic B: 0 Navigation and selection techniques

B-1: Navigating pages

B-2: Zooming by using the status bar

B-3: Using the mouse to select text

Topic C: 0 Publisher Help

C-1: Using Publisher Help

Unit 2 : Basic publications

Topic A: 0 Publication basics

A-1: Creating a new publication

A-2: Creating text in a publication

A-3: Inserting text in a publication

A-4: Inserting pictures into a publication

A-5: Defining a custom color

Topic B: 0 Object positioning

B-1: Aligning objects to guides

B-2: Positioning objects precisely

B-3: Aligning and distributing objects

Unit 3 : Multi-page publications

Topic A: 0 Multi-page layouts

A-1: Creating a facing-pages publication

A-2: Inserting pages in a publication

A-3: Moving objects between publications

Topic B: 0 Master pages

B-1: Editing the default master page

B-2: Creating a new master page

B-3: Applying master pages

Unit 4 : Working with text

Topic A: 0 Text box linking

A-1: Linking text boxes

A-2: Breaking a text box link

A-3: Adding continuation notices

Topic B: 0 Paragraph formatting

B-1: Setting tab stops and creating a leader

B-2: Creating indents

B-3: Creating a bulleted list

B-4: Applying a keep setting

B-5: Adjusting vertical spacing

B-6: Creating a drop cap

Unit 5 : Tables

Topic A: 0 Table basics

A-1: Creating a table

A-2: Importing an Excel document

Topic B: 0 Table structure

B-1: Modifying table cells

B-2: Merging table cells

Topic C: 0 Table formatting

C-1: Applying table formats

C-2: Shading table cells

C-3: Aligning text within table cells

C-4: Formatting cell borders

C-5: Inserting graphics into table cells

C-6: Modifying an Excel spreadsheet

Unit 6 : Layout and design techniques

Topic A: 0 Text boxes

A-1: Positioning text within a text box

A-2: Fitting text to a text box

A-3: Applying styles to a text box

A-4: Changing text box columns

Topic B: 0 Graphics adjustments

B-1: Controlling text wrap

B-2: Adjusting brightness and applying picture styles

B-3: Recoloring a picture

Topic C: 0 Stacking and grouping objects

C-1: Grouping objects

C-2: Stacking objects

Unit 7 : Finalizing publications

Topic A: 0 Publication output

A-1: Printing a publication

A-2: Saving a publication as a PDF document

Topic B: 0 Print preparation