Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 Illustrated Introductory

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Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 Illustrated
Introductory
Basic Design questions
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Objectives

• Plan a publication
• Design a publication
• Create a publication using the task pane
• Replace existing text

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Objectives

• Add a graphic image
• Use the Design Gallery
• Group objects

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Planning a Publication

• Before starting, ask yourself the following
  questions
• Who is the audience?
• What is the message?
• What form should the message take?

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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

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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

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

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

• Click the text to be replaced
• Press F9 to zoom in/out, as needed
• Press CtrlA 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

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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

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Adding a Graphic Image (cont.)
Preview of selected file
Common picture file formats
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Using the Design Gallery

• A wide variety of preformatted design objects you
  can insert into a publication

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Using the Design Gallery (cont.)
Pull Quote inserted from the Design Gallery
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Summary

• Plan and design a publication
• Create a publication using the task pane
• Use appropriate graphics
• Replace existing text
• Use the Design Gallery
• Group objects