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July 16, 2012
Agenda MicroType Skillbuilder MNOP
Speed
Accuracy
Chapter 14 Notes & Practice
PowerPoint and Publisher Study Guides
Review past study guides – On Your Own
What is Desktop Publishing?
Desktop Publishing The process of combining text and graphics into one file
called a publication Flyers
Single sheet of paper
Communicates information about an announcement or event
Brochures Folded in various ways to create a look
Gift certificates
Business cards Printed on special paper that separate into pre-cut shapes after
printing
Posters Printed on large paper
May glue or tape several pages together.
Creating a New Publication
Template Master publication that
includes the basic elements for particular types of publications
Used again and again whenever that type of document is needed
Text Boxes
Text cannot be typed directly onto a publication page Create a text box first, then
type into text box Insert Draw Text Box⇒ and
then drag the sign on the publication page.
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Viewing a Publication
The Zoom group in the View tab Used to magnify, or zoom into, a
publication page View ⇒ Whole Page F9 key The Layout group
The Master Page
Master Page Used to create a design that
applies to every page in the publication View ⇒ Master Page
Typography
Typography Group Located in the Text Box Tools
Format tab Contains commands for creating
stylistic text features OpenType fonts Drop Cap Ligatures
Previewing and Printing a Publication
Previewing a Publication Shows what print outs will
look like File ⇒ Print
Creating a Template
To create a template Create new publication Add objects Apply formatting File ⇒ Save As ⇒ Publisher
Template
Creating Greeting Cards
Greeting card Made by folding an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper
into four panels To create a blank card
Create a new publication Select More Blank Page Sizes Select Greeting Cards folder in the Publication
Types section Select a card size Use Customize section to select a color and font
scheme
Using Ruler Guides
Publications have colored lines called guides Used to precisely arrange objects on a page Blue guides
Layout guides margin guides and column guides
Green guides Ruler guides
Can be added anywhere on the page and moved around
Adding and Deleting Pages
To add a page Insert ⇒ Page Then select from the options
Insert Blank Page or Insert Duplicate Page
Connecting Text Boxes
Publications with multiple columns or multiple pages have many text boxes Text flows from one text box to another
by connect the text boxes Create a new text box Click the Overflow button Move the pointer over the second text box
until the pointer changes Click once to flow the text and connect the
boxes
Using Mail Merge in a Publication
Mail Merge Integrates the information stored in an Access
database with a publication Mailings ⇒ Mailings Merge ⇒ Step by Step Mail
Merge Wizard Select Use an existing list
Navigate to the database to use for the mail merge and then select Open
Select the table that contains the merge fields
Select the recipients
Add fields to the publication by clicking fields in the task pane
Click Print preview
Click Print to print the merged documents
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