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Publisher 2010 Essentials

Your participants will learn how to use the basic features of Publisher 2010. This workshop is designed to teach you a basic understanding of Publisher 2010 in a practical way. This workshop incorporates a hands-on approach to learning. They will get a chance to practice some of the advance features right on a computer.

Publisher is a desktop publishing tool and flexible and powerful authoring software. It goes well beyond what you can produce with word processing software like Word. Publisher 2010 will help your participants learn to produce high-quality publications for both personal and business use.

Objective:

  • Open and close Publisher
  • Understand the Publisher 2010 interface
  • Use the backstage view to create a new blank publication or a publication from a template
  • Use the backstage view to open files and use the recent list
  • Save publications
  • Setup business information to use in publications
  • Add text and other building blocks
  • Work with pages and the Pages pane
  • Use the Template group
  • Format fonts and paragraphs with a variety of features, including styles
  • Use bullets and numbering
  • Insert and work with pictures, shapes, and other objects
  • Link text boxes to create stories that continue on different areas of the page or different pages
  • Create columns
  • Add Page Numbers
  • Understand Master pages
  • Add headers and footers
  • Check spelling
  • Preview, print, or email a publication
Introduction : Getting Started

Welcome to the Microsoft Publisher 2010 Essentials workshop. Publisher is a desktop publishing tool and a flexible and powerful authoring software. It goes well beyond what you can produce with a word processing software like Word. This course will help you learn to produce high-quality publications for both personal and business use.

Module 1 : Opening and Closing Publisher

In this module, you will learn to open and close Publisher. You will also explore the Publisher interface, including the new Backstage view. Finally, you will learn to create a blank publication and a publication using a template. You will also learn how to close Publisher.

Module 2 : Working with Publications

This module will cover some of the specific tasks you can do using the new Backstage view. To open existing files, you can open a file using the Open dialog box or the recent file list. You can also use the Backstage view to close your file. This module will also introduce the Pages pane to help you navigate through your publication.

Module 3 : Your First Publication

In this module, you will create your first publication. You will learn how to add text and building blocks. You’ll also learn how to add a new page and how to work with pages.

Module 4 : Basic Editing Tasks

The Publisher 2010 editing tools make editing your publication a breeze. This module covers how to cut, copy and paste text, as well as using the clipboard task pane. It also explains how to undo and redo tasks and how to find and replace text, such as when you want to change a word or phrase throughout your publication.

Module 5 : Using the Page Design Tab

The Page Design tab includes many tools to enhance your publication. This module will explain how to choose color and font schemes for your publication. You’ll also learn how to choose a background. This module also introduces the Template group.

Module 6 : Basic Font Formatting

Publisher 2010 allows you to enhance your text in many ways. In this module, we’ll discuss the different types of formatting, as well as cover the most basic types of formatting your words. This includes the font face, size, and color, as well as adding font enhancements like bold face and italics. We’ll also discuss how to use the Font dialog box to change many of these features at once.

Module 7 : Formatting Paragraphs

Paragraph formatting controls the look and feel of an entire paragraph. In this module, we’ll discuss how to change the spacing of your text, both the line spacing and the space in between paragraphs. We’ll also address setting the alignment and indents. This module will explain how to add bullets and numbering. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply styles.

Module 8 : Working with Objects

In addition to text boxes and building blocks, you can add other objects like pictures, shapes, and tables. This module will explain how to insert the other objects. It will also explain how to link your text boxes so that you can continue a story on a different page. This module also explains how to move, resize, and arrange objects, as well as how to change the style and effects of objects.

Module 9 : Formatting the Page

In this module, you’ll learn how to create columns. You’ll also learn about master pages and how to add page numbers, as well as other headers and footers.

Module 10 : Adding the Finishing Touches

You’ve added some nice features to your publication. Now it’s time to add the finishing touches. This module will explain how to check your spelling and preview the publication. It also covers how to print and e-mail a publication.

Conclusion : Wrapping Up

Although this workshop is coming to a close, we hope that your journey to improve your Publisher skills is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your travels!