Microsoft Publisher 2010 Illustrated Introductory Working with Text

Objectives Use layout guides Use ruler guides Format a text box Add bullets and numbering Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Objectives Check spelling Modify a Building Blocks object Paint formats Add a table Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Using Layout Guides Layout guides are horizontal and vertical lines visible on the screen Help you accurately position objects Include margin guides and grid guides Margin guides encompass the top, bottom, left and right sides of a publication, whereas grid guides appear as column and row guides Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Using Layout Guides (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Using Ruler Guides Ruler guides are horizontal and vertical lines visible on the screen Useful when you have set layout guides for a specific page type, but want to lay out elements differently on one particular page The zero point is the location of zero on both the vertical and horizontal rulers Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Using Ruler Guides (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Formatting a Text Box Any text box can be moved or resized Text Box Tools Format tab contains buttons for the commands most commonly used to improve the appearance of a text box Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Formatting a Text Box (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding Bullets and Numbering A numbered list presents items that occur in a particular sequence Items in a bulleted list can occur in any order Numbered and bulleted list formatting can be applied before or after the text is typed Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding Bullets and Numbering (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Checking Spelling The Spelling Checker scans the publication and flags possible mistakes and suggests corrections Add words that are spelled correctly that are not recognized by the spelling checker Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Checking Spelling (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Modifying a Building Blocks Object A Building Blocks Object contains text or graphic images that can be edited for size, shape, and content Modify a Building Blocks object by adding text or resizing the object to enhance the meaning of your text or draw attention to it Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Modifying a Building Blocks Object (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Painting Formats Using the Format Painter The Format Painter allows you to copy all formatting attributes of selected text or objects and apply to other text or objects Use to copy multiple format settings or individual ones Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding a Table A table is a collection of information formatted in a grid of columns and rows The table size and the number of columns and rows can always be changed Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding a Table (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Summary Use layout guides and ruler guides to accurately position objects and text Format a text box Add bullets and numbering Check spelling Modify a Building Blocks Object Paint formats Add a table Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory