THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT IN LEARNING TO HOW TO DO DESKTOP PUBLISHING USING MICROSOFT PUBLISHER STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO CREATE A FLYER /CARD OF THEIR CHOICE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT WILL SELL IN THE GROWING GROUNDS STORE. THERE WILL BE A COMPETITION FOR THE BEST PIECE AND A SMALL PRIZE FOR THE WINNER. Publisher Course Presented by John Mudie, Ph.D., C,P.R.P.

Website Name and Useage You can get to the class website by typing the address into the address bar of Internet Explorer and then pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. The current day's classes are listed on front page. Click the Intro to Publisher entry if its there. If its not there then click on Courses on the main page. Then select Publisher Curriculum and click on it's entry.Publisher Find the entry for Intro to Publisher and click on it to get to this page. Please remember that you can always ask the Computer Lab Tech to help you get to this page

Upcoming Classes There is a course in Publisher in the mornings.Publishermornings We are offering a course in Internet Explorer in the afternoons afternoons We will be offering a course in PowerPoint, Basic in the morningsPowerPoint, Basic We will be offering a course in Smart Phones in the afternoonsSmart Phones

Covers for Handouts Please note that covers are available for you to store your handouts in. Please ask the Computer Tech for a cover if you want one

Who are we ? Why are we here? What’s your name? What’s happening in your life today?  (can you say it in forty words or less?) What would you like to achieve as a result of this class? What piece of art work would you like to create using Publisher?

Reference Material We will be using Microsoft Publisher 2010 Introductory by Shelly and Starks as a class text book. There is a reference copy in your Computer LabMicrosoft Publisher 2010 Introductory Microsoft Office 2010 for Dummies by Wallace Wang contains simplified help for Access,Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word and is also in the lab. A way of getting help is to go into Google and put in key words describing your problem and see what Google can find in the way of solutions to your problem which most probably other people have experienced before you.Google

Presentations Click here to log in to Lynda.com and then press the left arrow at the top left corner of the page to come back to this display.here Introduction  Welcome Welcome  Exploring the possibilities with Publisher Exploring the possibilities with Publisher Getting Started 41m 12s Getting Started  Understanding the interface 6m 54s Understanding the interface  Creating a new publication 3m 30s Creating a new publication

What Art Work would you like to create What’s your artwork all about? Who is going to see or buy it?. What effect will it have on them ? How will you feel when they buy/see it? What is it going to look like? Close your eyes for 60 seconds and dream.

Share your idea of what you are going to create with a partner Find a partner The person closest to the door shares for one minute about what piece of art they are going to create with Publisher. The other person just listen’s, doesn’t comment or give advice and then says “Thank you” Then the other person shares for one minute about what piece of art they are going to create with Publisher. The other person just listen’s, doesn’t comment or give advice and then says “Thank you”

So get on your computers LetsDoIt

Write down something you want to get out of attending this class Click here to bring up a template to write down your goalshere Press the yellow Enable Editing button in the top right to enable you to edit this text. Type in your intentions for this class, your list should include. Date………………….. Why I am taking this course on Publisher. Your name……………………………………………. What desires/longings you are hoping to fill by taking this class some general needs/longing you are hoping to meet by taking this class, e.g. learning, making friends, employment or fun. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. A description of some specific outcomes you would like to have happen. E.g. earn money, get a job, sell your works at the Growing Grounds store ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… At least 30 words about some ideas you have for a flyer/card you would like to create in this class………………………………….

Print and Save it Print out two copies of your class goals by holding down the CTRL-key and pressing the P key Set copies to 2 Press the Print button Save it to your Flash Drive or Google Drive as MyPublisher4Goals.docx  See to learn how to use a Flash Drives.to learn how to use a Flash Drives  See How to use Google Drive to learn how to use the Google DriveHow to use Google Drive

Open up Publisher To get into Publisher, click on the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen, the Start menu should appear. In the box with Search Programs and Files, type in Publisher. Windows then searches for file names containing the word Publisher. The Publisher Icon labelled Microsoft Publisher 2010 should appear at the top of the list. Click on the Publisher Icon and the Microsoft Publisher will appear.  Or you can follow the instructions on PUB 1 5 of Microsoft Publisher 2010 Introductory.

Start your creating your piece of art The project for this class is to design something you like. There will be a competition for the best flyer and a small prize will be awarded by your recovery center manager for the piece she deems best, You can start from a blank sheet  Or you start at page PUB 5 of Microsoft Publisher 2010 Introductory and select a template suitable for your Publisher project and work your way through to page PUB 13 of Microsoft Publisher 2010 Introductory or you can use a template. In the blank search bar in the top right of the display type in a word to get a list of all possible templates you might like. I used the word thank Then click on the magnifying glass and you will get a listing of all relevant templates. There are a lot!!!  Find one you like and click on it. I choose Thank you card (Sun and Sand design, quarter fold). You can choose anyone you would like  Click on Download on the right side bar. Publisher will open up with the start of your artwork.

Put a word or two in your artwork Click where you would like to add a word or two Type it in. Check that your display looks something like here. There is a copy of this in your handout.here

Print your piece of art. Print out the page by typing in Ctrl-P (Hold down Ctrl key and press P) and then Print Please print your name and date on it and turn it into the instructor by the end of next week.

Save your Art Work Save it to your Flash Drive or Google Drive as MyArtWork1.  See to learn how to use a Flash Drives.to learn how to use a Flash Drives  See How to use Google Drive to learn how to use the Google Drive.How to use Google Drive

What did you feel about what you learned today ? Reconnect with your partner The person closest to the door shares for one minute about what happened in the class. The other person just listen’s, no comments and then says “Thank you”. The other person then shares for one minute about what what happened in the class. The other person just listen’s, no comments and then says “Thank you”

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