P 2013 Microsoft Publisher Tips and Instructions
Microsoft Publisher Create a variety of business documents including brochures, newsletters, postcards, greeting cards and business cards Deliver high-quality results without having graphic design experience Prebuilt building blocks of content and professional-looking effects for text, shapes and pictures
Built-In Templates are also available File Blank Page - Portrait or Landscape Built-In Templates are also available
Built-In Templates
Home Font Style Font Size Font Color Bold, underline, italics
Home (Shapes) Insert a variety of shapes onto the page including Basic Shapes, Arrows, Stars and Callouts
Shapes (Re-order)
Shape Fill Color Schemes Select More Fill Colors for a wider variety of color options
Select from a variety of line colors, weights and styles Shape Outline Select from a variety of line colors, weights and styles
Shape Outline Weight
Transparency Transparency First 3 steps… Click on shape to select it Select Shape Fill Choose More Fill Colors Move the Transparency Bar to the desired amount
Transparency Notice the change
Insert WordArt Pictures Calendars Shapes Text Box Tables
Text Box It is very important to realize that in order to type something onto a blank page in Publisher, a Text Box must first be created
Choose from a variety of WordArt styles and colors Insert (WordArt) Choose from a variety of WordArt styles and colors
Insert – Online Pictures To insert an online picture… Insert (menu bar) Online Pictures Tab Search for a picture by typing in a search word(s) Click Insert
Picture Tools - Format Publisher has a variety of picture styles
Crop Select Crop Grab the corners to the photo and drag them inwards to crop the desired area as show below
A variety of Color Variations are displayed Picture Tools - Recolor A variety of Color Variations are displayed
Corrections – Brightness and Contrast
Borders & Accents
Insert - Calendars
Page Parts
Steps for Creating a Table Insert (Tables) Steps for Creating a Table Select the Table icon Determine the appropriate number of rows and columns Choose a color scheme
Table Tools Change colors of columns and rows Change table line color and width
Table Tools Use the Table Tools – Layout tab to insert columns or rows, merge cells and adjust the size of cells
Page Design Format the design of the page using built-in color schemes or create a new color scheme
Page Design - Margins
Page Size Page Orientation
Mailings Mail Merge and E-mail Merge for newsletter mailing
Mail Merge
Review Thesaurus Check spelling
View Viewing the document Zoom into an area to check small fonts Zoom out to examine the overall layout of the whole document