MS Publisher

Course Code: PU01

Objectives

The Introductory course will enable delegates to:

• Create and print display documents in A4 and other paper sizes to produce brochures, cards, menus, and newsletters
• Incorporate graphics, such as scanned files, and graphic effects

We also run an Advanced Workshop for Existing Users - see below for content - to cover tools used for greater productivity and commercial output.

An Introductory One Day Course

• Starting MS Publisher: Catalog and Wizards, The MS Publisher Environment, Page Setup, Adding and deleting Pages
• Saving, Opening, and Closing Files, Printing, Printer Setup
• Changing Views: Two Page Spreads, Zoom Control, Special Characters/Non Printing Symbols, Boundaries, Guides and Rulers, View Options for Pictures
• Objects in your Publication: Adding, Deleting, Aligning, Arranging, Formatting Text
• Navigation - Page navigation icons, using Page navigation icons to move, copy, insert or rename pages
• Find and Replace (across a whole publication)
• Selection, editing and deletion
• Formatting: Fonts and Paragraphs, Bulleted and Numbered Lists, Tabs & Leader Characters, Drop Caps; Formatting Text Frames: vertical alignment, CopyFit, Borders, Shading, Shadow Effects, Margins, Grids, Columns; Format Painter; AutoFormat as you Type
• Text Styles: Applying, Changing, Deleting, Renaming, Creating, and Importing; New Line vs. New Paragraph; Inserting Text & Styles from Other Files; Numbered Headings
• Spelling:Automatic Spelling Check; Spelling Options; AutoCorrect
• Master Pages - introduction, Applying/changing master pages
  Working on Master (Background) Pages: Headers and Footers; Page Numbers; Borders Round Pages
• Adding Graphics: Formatting, Cropping, Wrapping, Flipping, Fill Colours, Borders and Properties
• Save As… picture options - choosing file formats and resolutions (DPI) for web, desktop or commercial printing
• Tables: Creating, Editing, Moving around a Table, Selecting; Inside Space, Table AutoFormat; Tabs in Tables; Merging/Splitting Cells; Row Heights and Columns Widths; Fill Features, Horizontal and Vertical Alignment, Cell Diagonals
• WordArt Objects

Pre-requisites

This course pre-supposes that delegates are already using other desktop applications to some extent e.g. Word, PowerPoint, and are therefore familiar with basic file management concepts and the Windows environment.

Advanced Workshop for Existing Users

This section is run on a customised basis and would cover topics such as:

• Recapping on a selection of items from the previous course
• Master Pages - advanced; Multiple master pages in one publication
• Printing - advanced: Printing Files and print options for commercial printing, printing Crop Marks
• Advanced Formatting: Baselines, colour scheme; Text Frames - AutoFlow and connected Frames
• Merging in Publisher: To produce documents carrying mailing and other details, recorded in MS Publisher or other data sources.
  Produce merged documents (Catalog Merge) carrying multiple records
• CD/DVD Labels: Produce personalised CD labels
  
• Web Site Support Tools: Build a web site, adding/editing pages, customising pages - saving your web site