P 2013 Microsoft Publisher Tips and Instructions Microsoft

P 2013 Microsoft Publisher Tips and Instructions

Microsoft Publisher • Create a variety of business documents including brochures, newsletters, postcards, greeting cards and business cards • Deliver high-quality results without having graphic design experience • Prebuilt building blocks of content and professional-looking effects for text, shapes and pictures

File Blank Page - Portrait or Landscape Built-In Templates are also available

Built-In Templates

Home Font Style Bold, underline, italics Font Size Font Color

Home (Shapes) Insert a variety of shapes onto the page including Basic Shapes, Arrows, Stars and Callouts

Shapes (Re-order)

Shape Fill Color Schemes • Select More Fill Colors for a wider variety of color options

Shape Outline Select from a variety of line colors, weights and styles

Shape Outline Weight

Transparency First 3 steps… 1. Click on shape to select it 2. Select Shape Fill 3. Choose More Fill Colors 4. Move the Transparency Bar to the desired amount

Transparency Notice the change

Insert Pictures Tables Shapes Calendars Word. Art Text Box

Text Box It is very important to realize that in order to type something onto a blank page in Publisher, a Text Box must first be created

Insert (Word. Art) Choose from a variety of Word. Art styles and colors

Insert – Online Pictures To insert an online picture… 1. Insert (menu bar) 2. Online Pictures Tab 3. Search for a picture by typing in a search word(s) 4. Click Insert

Picture Tools - Format Publisher has a variety of picture styles

Crop 1. Select Crop 2. Grab the corners to the photo and drag them inwards to crop the desired area as show below

Picture Tools - Recolor A variety of Color Variations are displayed

Corrections – Brightness and Contrast

Borders & Accents

Insert - Calendars

Page Parts

Insert (Tables) Steps for Creating a Table 1. Select the Table icon 2. Determine the appropriate number of rows and columns 3. Choose a color scheme

Table Tools • Change colors of columns and rows • Change table line color and width

Table Tools Use the Table Tools – Layout tab to insert columns or rows, merge cells and adjust the size of cells

Page Design Format the design of the page using built-in color schemes or create a new color scheme

Page Design - Margins

Page Orientation Page Size

Mailings Mail Merge and E-mail Merge for newsletter mailing

Mail Merge

Review Thesaurus Check spelling

Viewing the document • Zoom into an area to check small fonts • Zoom out to examine the overall layout of the whole document