Learning Microsoft Publisher 2007 Student Edition

Introduction

Lesson 1

Getting Started with Publisher

Exercise 1

Start Publisher

Create a Quick Publication

Use the Task Pane

Use Undisplayed Toolbar Buttons

Save Your Work

Close a Publication

Exit Publisher

Exercise 2

Open a Saved Publication

Zoom In and Out

Edit Text Placeholders

Print Your Work

Save Your Changes

Exercise 3

Select an Object

Resize an Object

Move an Object

Delete an Object

Exercise 4

Place a New Text Box

Type in a Text Box

Turn on AutoFit

Insert a Symbol

Check Spelling

Set Spelling Options

Exercise 5

Select Text

Move or Copy Text

Delete Text

Use Undo and Redo

Exercise 6

About Business Information Sets

Create a Business Information Set

Insert Business Information

Insert the Current Date and Time

Use AutoCorrect

Exercise 7

Open a File from Another Program

Open a Word Document

Insert Text from Other Programs

Edit a Story in Word

Exercise 8: Critical Thinking

Exercise 9: Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 2

Changing the Design and

Layout

Exercise 10

Change the Design and Layout

Choose a Different Color Scheme

Create New Color Schemes

Customize or Delete a Color Scheme

Change the Font Scheme

Create a Custom Font Scheme

Edit or Delete a Font Scheme

Exercise 11

Choose a Page Size

Choose Publication and Paper Settings

Show/Hide Layout Guides

Change the Layout Guides

Place Ruler Guides

Exercise 12

Insert Pages

Delete Pages

View as a Two-Page Spread

Go to a Specific Page

Work with Headers and Footers

Use Page Numbering

Exercise 13

Work with Master Pages

Name Pages

Move Pages

Exercise 14

Insert a Design Gallery Object

Add an Item to the Content Library

Insert an Item from the Content Library

Exercise 15: Critical Thinking

Exercise 16: Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 3

Working with Fonts

and Styles

Exercise 17

Change the Font, Size, and Style

Change Character Spacing

Create a Drop Cap

Exercise 18

Apply Object Borders

Choose a Border Color

Change an Object’s Fill Color

Exercise 19

Apply a Patterned Border

Use BorderArt

Use Fill Effects

Exercise 20

Align Text Horizontally

Change Line Spacing

Align Text Vertically

Exercise 21

Use Tab Stops

Use Indents

Exercise 22

Create Bulleted Lists

Create Numbered Lists

Exercise 23

Copy Text Formatting

Style Basics

Apply a Style

Create a Style

Manage the Style List

Import Styles from Other Publications

Exercise 24

Create a Table

Select Cells and Ranges

Type in a Table

Insert or Delete Rows and Columns

Change Cell Height and Width

Exercise 25

Format a Table

Turn Off Automatic Hyphenation

Merge Cells

Exercise 26: Critical Thinking

Exercise 27: Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 4

Working with Graphics

Exercise 28

Insert Clip Art

Work with the Clip Organizer

Format Clip Art

Exercise 29

Insert a Picture from a File

Acquire an Image from Scanner or Digital Camera

Save an Acquired Image to Disk

Embed a Linked Picture

Exercise 30

Crop a Picture

Wrap Text around a Picture

Exercise 31

Draw Lines

Draw Ovals and Rectangles

Draw AutoShapes

Exercise 32

Format Lines and Shape Borders

Fill a Shape

Apply 3-D Effects

Apply Shadow Effects

Group and Ungroup Objects

Exercise 33

Create WordArt

Edit WordArt Text

Format WordArt

Exercise 34

Align Objects

Distribute Objects

Flip Objects

Rotate Objects

Nudge Objects

Set Object Layering

Exercise 35

Insert Objects

Insert an Existing File

Copy Data from another Program

Edit an Embedded Object

Update Links

Exercise 36: Critical Thinking

Exercise 37: Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 5

Exploring Publication Types

Exercise 38

Use a Flyer Template

Changing the Template Design or Tear-Off

Manually Place Tear-off and Other Elements

Customizing a Phone Tear-Off (Contact Information

Exercise 39

Create a Greeting Card

Change Card Size

Create an Envelope

Create Greeting Card

Create Envelope

Exercise 40

Create Business Cards

Setting Card Size

Use a Background

Exercise 41

Use a Newsletter Template

Enter Your Own Content in the Newsletter

Link Text Frames

Move among Linked Frames

Break a Frame Link

Add a “Continued” Notation

Exercise 42

Create Mailing Labels

Mail Merge Basics

Create an Address List in Publisher

Edit an Address List

Set Up a Mail Merge with the Wizard

Exercise 43

Use the Postcard Wizard

Merge Addresses from Outlook

Filter and Sort a Merge

Exercise 44

Create a Brochure

Choose a Color Model

Use Specific Colors

Use Trapping

Link to External Graphic Files

Embed Fonts

Use Pack and Go

Exercise 45: Critical Thinking

Exercise 46: Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 6

Creating Online Content

Exercise 47

Create an E-mail Publication

Adjust the Page Size

Insert an E-mail Hyperlink

Send an E-mail Publication

Exercise 48

Convert a Print Publication to Web Format

Change the Page Width

Change a Web Page Title

Preview a Web Page

Save a Publication as a Web Page

Exercise 49

About Hyperlinks

Place Hot Spots

Simulate Hot Spots with Shapes

Exercise 50

Use the Easy Web Wizard

Add Pages Manually

Remove Pages

Customize a Page Layout

Customize the Navigation Bar

Exercise 51

Create a Web Form

Insert a Web Form from the Design Gallery

Customize a Web Form

Change a Form Control’s Properties

Set the Data Retrieval Method

Exercise 52: Critical Thinking

Exercise 53: Critical Thinking

Index