Course Outline

Getting Started

• Laying out a New Publication
• Saving, Closing and Opening a Publication
• Publications with more than one page
• Using Help
• Using a Template
• The Publisher Window
• Using the Zoom Tool
• Printing

Creating a New Publication

• The Publisher Desktop
• Navigating around Publication
• The Save Reminder

Working with a Publication

• Adding Content to your Publication
• Adding & Deleting Pages
• Moving & Sizing Objects
• Working with the Publication Background
• Deleting Objects
• Modifying the Page Setup

Working from a Blank Page

• Opening a Blank Publication
• The Snap Command
• Layout and Ruler Guides
• Working with Objects

Working with Graphics in a Publication

• Add Graphics to a Publication
• Customise the appearance of Pictures

Working with Text Frames

• Manipulating and Adding Text Settings
• Spell Checker/ Search and Replace
• Bullet Points & Numbering
• Fonts & Other Text Effects
• Importing Text
• Alignment
• Moving, Copying & Deleting Text
• Editing Articles in Word
• Connecting & Disconnecting Frames

Printing

• Modifying the Printer Setup
• Printing

Innovative Text Techniques

• Painting Arrangements
• Styles
• Adding Decorated Backgrounds
• Fancy First Letters
• Changing the Defaults for Text Frames
• Working with Special Types
• Controlling the Defaults for Text Frames
• Controlling Line & Character Spacing

Advanced Graphics Techniques

• Adding Pictures Not in the Gallery
• Scaling Pictures
• Re-coloring Pictures
• Rotating Pictures
• Adding Borders & Shadows
• Adding Pictures from the Internet
• Customising the Clip Art Gallery

Special Effects

• Borders & Border Art
• Inserting, Moving, Resizing, Patterns & Gradients

Adding Visuals

• The Clip Art Gallery
• Moving and Sizing Images
• Importing a Picture from a File
• Inserting a Picture Frame
• Cropping a Picture

Advanced Layout Techniques

• Working with the Ruler
• Working with Ruler & Layout Guides
• Aligning Objects
• Layering Objects
• Nudging & Grouping Objects

Word Art

• Creating Word Art & Changing Text Formatting
• Shaping Options, Character Spacing & Special Effects
• Editing a Word Art Object

Tables

• Adding a Table
• Adding & Modifying Cells
• Formatting Table Data

Adding Content to a Publication

• Insert Image Placeholders to a Publication
• Add Pages to a Publication
• Add Text to a Publication
• Manage the Display of Content in Text Boxes
• Use Building Blocks to a Publication

The Design Gallery

• Inserting a Design Gallery Object
• Replacing Selected Objects
• Applying Attributes from a Design Gallery Object
• Customising the Design Gallery

Managing Text in a Publication

• Edit Text in a Publication
• Work with Tables
• Insert Symbols and Special Characters

Preparing a Publication for Sharing and Printing

• Check the Design of a Publication
• Save a Publication in Different Formats
• Print a Publication
• Share a Publication