MicrosoftPublisher 2010

Chapter 1

Creating a Flyer

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• Choose Publisher template options• Describe the Publisher window• Select objects and zoom• Replace Publisher template text• Create a bulleted list and synchronize objects• Format fonts and autofit• Delete objects• Insert and format a photo

Objectives

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• Insert and format a building block• Move, resize, and align objects• Change publication properties• Print a publication• Open and modify a publication• Check spelling as you type• Save a print publication as a Web publication

Objectives

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Project – Flyer Publication

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• Select template options• Choose words for the text• Identify how to format various objects in the flyer• Find the appropriate graphic• Determine the best method for distributing the

document• Decide if the flyer will work as a Web publication

General Project Guidelines

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• If necessary, click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view

• Drag the scroll box down to show additional folders in the gallery

• Click the desired publication type to highlight it• If necessary, click the desired folder to display

related publication types• Click the desired thumbnail to show the template

preview

Selecting a Template

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Selecting a Template

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• With the desired template selected in the Backstage view, click the Color scheme box arrow in the Customize area to display the Color scheme gallery

• Click the desired color scheme• Click the Font scheme box arrow in the Customize area to display the

Font scheme gallery• Scroll, as necessary in the list, and then click the desired font scheme• Click the Tear-offs box arrow in the Options area to display the Tear-

offs gallery• If desired, click a tear-off option• Click the Create button to create the publication using the selected

template and options

Choosing Publication Options

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Choosing Publication Options

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• Click the Page Number button on the status bar to close the Page Navigation pane

Hiding the Page Navigation Pane

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Selecting Objects and Zooming

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• Point to the area above the tear-offs, on the right side of the page layout, to display the placeholder boundary and the placeholder icon

Displaying Boundaries

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• Click the black box around the object to select

Selecting

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• Press the F9 key on the keyboard to zoom the selected object to 100%

Zooming

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• With the placeholder text selected, type the new placeholder text

Replacing Placeholder Text

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• Click the placeholder text to select it• Click the Bullets button on the Home tab to

display the Bullet Styles gallery• Click the desired bullet character• Type each item for the bulleted list, pressing the

ENTER key after each item

Entering a Bulleted List

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Entering a Bulleted List

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• Click the text in one of the tear-off text boxes to select it

• Type the new text and then press the ENTER key• Click outside of the text box to synchronize the

other tear-offs

Entering Tear-Off Text

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Formatting Fonts

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• Select the text for which you wish to increase the font size

• Click the Increase Font Size button on the Home tab to enlarge the text

Increasing the Font Size

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• Right-click the text to autofit to display the shortcut menu and Mini toolbar

• Click the desired autofit option

Autofitting Text

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• Click the boundary of the object to delete• Press the DELETE key to delete the selected object

Deleting Objects

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• Click the picture placeholder icon to display the Insert Picture dialog box

• Navigate to the photograph you wish to insert• Double-click the photograph to insert to insert the photograph into

the picture placeholder

Inserting a Photograph into a Picture Placeholder

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• Click the photograph to select it• Click Picture Tools Format on the Ribbon to

display the Picture Tools Format tab• Click the More button to display the Picture Styles

gallery• Click the desired picture style in the Picture Styles

gallery to apply the selected style to the picture

Applying a Picture Style

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Applying a Picture Style

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• Click the Show Building Block Library Dialog Box Launcher on the Insert tab to open the Building Block Library window

• Click the desired folder to open it• Double-click the desired building block to insert it

into the publication

Using the Building Block Library

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Using the Building Block Library

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• With the object selected, drag the boundary of the object to the desired location

Moving an Object

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• With the object selected, SHIFT+CTRL+drag a corner sizing handle to the desired size

Resizing an Object

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• With the object selected, drag the boundary of the object until a layout guide appears with the object to which you want to align

• Release the mouse button

Aligning an Object

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• Select the text of which you wish to change the font

• Move the mouse over the text until the Mini toolbar begins to appear

• Click the Font Color button arrow on the Mini toolbar to display the Font Color gallery

• Click the desired color to change the color of the text

Changing the Font Color

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Changing the Font Color

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• Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view

• If necessary, click the Info tab in the Backstage view to display the Info gallery

• Click the Publication Properties button in the right pane of the Info gallery to display the Publication Properties menu

• Click Advanced Properties to display the Properties dialog box

Changing Publication Properties

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• Enter the desired Properties in the Properties dialog box

• Click the OK button so that the dialog box no longer is displayed

• Click the File tab to return to the publication

Changing Publication Properties

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Changing Publication Properties

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• If necessary, click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view

• Click the Print tab in the Backstage view to display the Print gallery

• Verify that the printer name that appears on the Printer Status button will print a hard copy of the document. If necessary, click the Printer Status button to display a list of available printer options and then click the desired printer to change the currently selected printer

• Click the Print button in the Print gallery to print the publication

• When the printer stops, retrieve the printed publication

Printing a Publication

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Printing a Publication

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• Click the Draw Text Box button on the Home tab to select it

• Position the mouse pointer in the upper-left corner of the empty area and then drag downward and to the right, forming a rectangle, to create a new text box

Drawing a Text Box

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Drawing a Text Box

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• Click Home on the Ribbon to display the Home tab• With the insertion point in the text to be

centered, click the Center button to center the text

Centering Text

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• Right-click the misspelled word to display a shortcut menu that includes a list of spelling corrections

• Click the desired word on the shortcut menu to replace the flagged word

Checking Spelling as You Type

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Checking Spelling as You Type

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• Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view• Click the Save & Send tab to display the gallery• Click the Publish HTML button to display its options• Click the Web Page (HTML) button to display the

other options for publishing HTML• Click Single File Web Page (MHTML) to select it• Click the Publish HTML button to display the Save As

dialog box

Saving a Print Publication as a Web Publication

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• Navigate to the desired storage location• Type the desired file name in the File name text

box. Do not press the ENTER key after typing the file name

• Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box to save the publication

Saving a Print Publication as a Web Publication

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Saving a Print Publication as a Web Publication

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• Click the Start button on the Windows 7 taskbar to display the Start menu and then click Computer to open the Computer folder window

• Navigate to the storage location containing the Web publication

• Double-click the Web publication to open it in your browser

• If necessary, maximize the window when the browser window opens

Previewing the Web Publication in a Browser

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Previewing the Web Publication in a Browser

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• Choose Publisher template options• Describe the Publisher window• Select objects and zoom• Replace Publisher template text• Create a bulleted list and synchronize objects• Format fonts and autofit• Delete objects• Insert and format a photo

Chapter Summary

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• Insert and format a building block• Move, resize, and align objects• Change publication properties• Print a publication• Open and modify a publication• Check spelling as you type• Save a print publication as a Web publication

Chapter Summary

Chapter 1 Complete

MicrosoftPublisher 2010