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Microsoft Publisher XP Fundamentals
 
Target Audience:  

Users who need to create newsletters, booklets and publications using Microsoft Publisher.

 
   
Objectives:  

On completion of the course, users will be able to create a range of publications that include text, graphics, tables and images with precise layouts and formats.

 
   
Prerequisites:  

Users must be proficient with a mouse and keyboard and be able to confidently work within a Windows environment - minimise, maximise, open, close.

 
   
 
       
     
  Duration: 1 Day
  Cost: £125 + VAT
     
 
  Course Date Location
     
Demand led
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Introduction

  • All About Publisher XP
  • The Publisher Interface & Task Pane
  • Setting Working Preferences
  • Zooming on a Page
  • Getting Help
 

Creating and Saving a Publication

  • Creating Publications & Using Layout Guides
  • Opening, Closing & Saving Publications
  • Navigating in Publications
  • The Objects Toolbar
 

Working with Text

  • Creating Text Boxes, Inserting & Importing Text
  • Selecting, Editing & Deleting Text
  • Moving, Resizing & Deleting Text Boxes
  • Connecting Text Boxes
  • Spell Check & AutoCorrect Options
 

Character Formatting

  • Formatting Text with Fonts, Sizes & Colours
  • Using, Creating & Modifying Styles
 

Paragraph Formatting

  • Changing Alignment & Line Spacing
  • Creating Bulleted & Numbered Lists
  • Using Tabs & Indenting Text
 

Formatting Text Boxes

  • Applying Borders & Background Colours to Text Boxes
  • Rotating Text Boxes
  • Applying 3-D & Shadow Effects
 
   

Cut, Copy & Paste

  • Cut, Copy & Paste Techniques
  • Using the Clipboard Task Pane
 

Drawing Tools

  • Drawing & Formatting AutoShapes
  • Adding Text to Shapes
  • Grouping & Ungrouping Shapes
 

Images, Pictures and WordArt

  • Adding Pictures & Graphics
  • Creating & Editing WordArt Text
  • Centring Objects on a Page
 

Tables

  • Creating & Navigating Tables
  • Inserting & Deleting Rows & Columns
  • Resizing Rows and Columns
  • Applying Borders & Shading
  • Merging & Splitting Cells
 

Page Layout and Printing

  • Changing Page Setup Options
  • Inserting & Deleting Pages
  • Using Master Pages & Applying Backgrounds
  • Printing Publications & Print Options
 

Creating New Publications

  • Creating New Publications using the Wizard
  • Setting & Adding Personal Information