Introduction to Publisher

Prerequisites:

An understanding of Windows 95, 98, or 2000

This module includes:

Exploring Publisher

Starting Publisher

Viewing the Catalog

Selecting a wizard

Using a wizard to create a publication

Using menu commands

Using full menus

Setting options

Displaying and hiding a toolbar

Moving and resizing a toolbar

Saving a publication

Closing a publication

Exiting Publisher

Working with the Office Assistant

Using the Office Assistant

Finding an answer

Hiding/Displaying the Office Assistant

Changing Office Assistant options

Working with Publications

Opening an existing publication

Saving a publication with a new name

Selecting a wizard from a master set

Changing wizard options

Creating a blank publication

Using Basic Publication Skills

Hiding and showing the wizard pane

Magnifying a publication

Adding text to a frame

Navigating pages

Moving an object

Resizing an object

Using suggested verses

Correcting Spelling Errors

Checking spelling as you type

Running a spelling check

Finding and replacing text

Enhancing Publication Text

Changing the font

Changing the font size

Changing font style and effect

Changing the font color

Changing text alignment

Adding and removing bullets

Creating a numbered list

Modifying bulleted and numbered lists

Creating custom bullets

Modifying paragraph spacing

Using the Format Painter

Printing, Sending, and Publishing

Hiding and displaying layout guides

Using the margin guides

Printing a publication

Selecting page setup options

Using the Design Checker

Using the Pack and Go Wizard

Converting a publication to a Web page

Formatting a publication for the Web

Working with Drawing Objects

Working with objects

Using the Objects toolbar

Drawing an enclosed object

Drawing a line

Sizing and positioning objects

Drawing custom shapes

Creating a WordArt object

Using the WordArt toolbar

Formatting Objects

Changing the fill color of an object

Formatting lines and borders

Using additional line formatting

Using BorderArt

Working with layers

Selecting multiple objects

Grouping objects

Deleting an object

Using Undo and Redo

Rotating an object

Using Graphic Images

Working with graphics

Using a smart object wizard

Using the Clip Gallery

Inserting clip art images

Using clip art keywords

Inserting a picture

Cropping a picture

Changing text wrapping

Recoloring a clip or picture

Using the Design Gallery

Using Text Frames

Creating a text frame

Working with connected text frames

Connecting text frames

Disconnecting text frames

Deleting text from the overflow area

Creating columns in a text frame

Moving/Copying text

Importing text from Word

Disabling automatic copyfitting

Customizing Publications

Working with custom publications

Customizing a color scheme

Customizing the publication background

Numbering pages

Adding pages

Saving a custom template

Using a template to create a publication

Deleting a custom template

Using Tables

Creating a table

Resizing a row or column

Selecting rows and columns

Inserting rows and columns

Merging cells in a table

Deleting a row or column

Using Mail Merge

Working with mail merge

Creating a Publisher address list

Entering records into an address list

Saving a Publisher address list

Attaching an address list

Inserting field codes

Merging a form with a data source

Merging to the printer

Attaching another data source

Using Online Help

Working with online help

Using Help Contents

Showing and hiding the help tabs

Using the Help Answer Wizard

Using the Help Index

Using the tutorials