Microsoft Publisher 2010 Illustrated Introductory Creating a Publication

Objectives Plan a publication Design a publication Create a publication using a Template Replace existing text Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Objectives Add a graphic image Add a sidebar Use Building Blocks Group objects Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Planning a Publication Before starting, ask yourself the following questions: What is the purpose? What response do you want? What will you do with responses? Who is the audience? Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Planning a Publication (cont.) Criteria for determining essential information: The readers’ questions. The readers’ time. Are there others who can provide guidance and ideas to help you? Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Designing a Publication When designing a publication, it is important to: View the publication as a whole Use placeholders to design layout Use graphics to add interest Use white space liberally Feature the company logo Emphasize important text Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Designing a Publication (cont.) Sample newsletter Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Creating a Publication Using a Template Templates are specially formatted publications containing placeholder text that serves as a master for other publications. Templates are organized by category. Access templates by clicking the New command in Backstage view. Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Creating a Publication Using a Template (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Replacing Existing Text Click the text to be replaced Press [F9] to zoom in/out, as needed Press [Ctrl][A] to select all text, if necessary Insert new text by Typing new text Clicking Insert on the menu bar, clicking Text File, clicking filename, then clicking OK Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding a Graphic Image A graphic image is a picture, piece of clip art, graph, or drawing. Clip art is a graphic image that can be used free of charge or for a fee. Publisher comes with thousands of pieces of clip art Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

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

Adding a Graphic Image (cont.) Common graphic image formats Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Adding a Sidebar A sidebar is a short news story containing supplementary information that is printed alongside a feature story. Can use the same font with a larger size, or a different font Can be dramatized with border and/or shading Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

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

Using Building Blocks A wide variety of built-in design objects you can insert into a publication A pull quote is an excerpt pulled from the text and set next to it Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Using Building Blocks (cont.) Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Grouping Objects Grouping objects turns several selected objects into a single object A grouped object can be ungrouped to return it to its original components Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Summary Planning and designing a publication Designing a publication Creating a publication using a Template Replacing existing text Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory

Summary (cont.) Adding a graphic image Adding a sidebar Using Building Blocks Grouping objects Microsoft Publisher 2010 – Illustrated Introductory