2. 1.When you first open Publisher 2013, you will see a startup screen that allows you to create a new publication. 2.Click the type of publication that you want to create within the listing of available templates that appears at the right side of the startup screen. 3.If you already have opened a publication in Publisher 2013 or Publisher 2010, you can view a similar screen by clicking the “File” tab within the Ribbon and then selecting the “New” command at the left side of the backstage view.

3. 4.In the listing of available templates that appears to the right in the backstage view, you can choose to start a new publication from one of the many templates available or you can choose to simply create a new blank publication by clicking the desired template choice. 5.You can then click either the “Create” or “Download” buttons that appear to create a new publication based on the selected template. 6.To create a new, blank publication that is a standard page size, select the “Blank 8.5 x 11” icon from the templates listing.

6. 1.If you have multiple publications open, then to close a publication you can just click the “x” in the upper right corner of the application window to close the current publication. Clicking the “x” is equivalent to executing the “Close” command. 2.If you only have a single publication open, and you want to leave the Publisher application open, then click the “File” tab in the Ribbon or click the Microsoft Office button and then click the “Close” command to close the file and leave the program open. 3.If you click the “x” in the upper-right corner of the application window with only one publication open, you will close the publication and also exit the application.