Microsoft Publisher 2003 Introduction Training Course

Getting Started

• what is Publisher, starting Publisher
• the Publisher application window
• working with Publisher menus and toolbars
• resetting the working folder
• entering personal information into Publisher
• displaying help information, exiting from Publisher

Creating a letterhead

• examining options in the Publisher catalog
• using the letterhead wizard, saving a publication
• zooming into and out of a publication
• applying a fill color to a text frame
• reformatting text in a text frame
• resizing and repositioning a frame
• printing a publication, closing a publication
• using the snap to options

Creating a flyer

• using the quick publication wizard
• inserting a personal information component into a publication
• adding a border to a frame
• inserting a text frame into a publication
• resetting margins within a text frame
• inserting a clipart frame into a publication
• combining and grouping frames

Creating a newsletter

• examining options in the Publisher design gallery
• inserting a masthead into a publication
• setting up columns in a publication
• inserting a text file into a text frame
• inserting an attention getter into a publication
• creating a drop cap, adding a new page to a publication

Working with shapes

• drawing rectangles, ovals and lines
• drawing custom shapes, rotating and flipping a shape
• changing the level of a shape
• Setting up a table/using WordArt
• creating a table, formatting a table
• inserting and deleting rows and columns in a table
• creating an artistic text block

Creating a web site

• using the web site wizard, customizing the web pages
• creating a hyperlink, changing the background of web pages
• previewing web pages, publishing a web site
• converting an existing publication to a web site

Additional Publisher features

• creating and applying a new style to text
• finding and replacing text in a publication
• inserting a picture frame into a publication, customizing Publisher