Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Illustrated Introductory

1. Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Illustrated Introductory Creating A Publication

2. Objectives • Plan a publication • Design a publication • Create a publication using the task pane • Replace existing text Creating a Publication

3. Objectives • Add a graphic image • Add a sidebar • Use the Design Gallery • Group objects Creating a Publication

4. Planning a Publication • Before starting, ask yourself the following questions: • Who is the audience? • What is the message? • What form should the message take? Creating a Publication

5. Planning a Publication (cont.) • When planning a publication, it is important to: • Determine the purpose of the publication • Determine the desired response • Determine a course of action for the collected responses • Determine the target audience Creating a Publication

6. Designing a Publication • When designing a publication, it is important to: • View the publication as a whole • Use placeholders to design layout • Use graphics to add interest • Use white space liberally • Feature the company logo • Emphasize important text Creating a Publication

7. Designing a Publication (cont.) Sample newsletter Company logo Pull quote Sidebar Creating a Publication

8. Creating a Publication Usingthe Task Pane • Display the New Publication task pane • Click File on the menu bar, then click New • Click the Task Pane list arrow, then click New Publication • Click the appropriate category • Publications for Print • Web Sites and E-mail • Blank Publications • Select a design within a category Creating a Publication

9. Creating a Publication Using the Task Pane (cont.) Task Pane list arrow Category Styles within category Creating a Publication

10. Replacing Existing Text • Click the text to be replaced • Press [F9] to zoom in/out, as needed • Press [Ctrl][A] to select all text, if necessary • Insert new text by • Typing new text • Clicking Insert on the menu bar, clicking Text File, clicking filename, then clicking OK Creating a Publication

11. Adding a Graphic Image • A graphic image is a picture, piece of clip art, graph, or drawing • Clip art is a graphic image that can be used free of charge or for a fee • Publisher comes with thousands of pieces of clip art Creating a Publication

12. Adding a Graphic Image (cont.) Preview of selected file Common picture file formats Creating a Publication

13. Adding a Graphic Image (cont.) • Common graphic image formats Creating a Publication

14. Adding a Sidebar • A sidebar is a short news story containing supplementary information that is printed alongside a feature story • Can use the same font with a larger size, or a different font • Can be dramatized with border and/or shading Creating a Publication

15. Adding a Sidebar (cont.) Sidebar Shading Creating a Publication

16. Using the Design Gallery • A wide variety of preformatted design objects you can insert into a publication • A pull quote is an excerpt pulled from the text and set next to it Creating a Publication

17. Using the Design Gallery (cont.) Pull Quote inserted from the Design Gallery Creating a Publication

18. Grouping Objects • Grouping objects turns several selected objects into a single object • A grouped object can be ungrouped to return it to its original components Creating a Publication

19. Grouping Objects (cont.) Grouped objects Ungrouped objects Creating a Publication

20. Summary • Plan and design a publication • Create a publication using the task pane • Replace existing text • Add a graphic image • Add a sidebar • Use the Design Gallery • Group objects Creating a Publication