Publisher 2013 Introduction Course Outline

Special Note to New Hampshire Residents
This course has not yet been approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education. Please contact us for an update on when the class will be available in New Hampshire.

Overview
Microsoft® Office Publisher is a desktop publishing software application capable of producing greeting cards, certificates, newsletters, and other printed publications. Publisher offers a large selection of "building blocks" that can be dragged into your documents, helping you to create page elements such as calendars, newsletter sidebars, and borders. Publisher integrates mail merge features, which is handy when you need to send publications to a list of customers, and it's possible to export publications as HTML web pages or PDF documents. With a user-friendly interface, Microsoft Publisher makes it easy to create and edit publications.

Target Student
This course is intended for persons in a variety of job roles such as publishing specialists, layout specialists, graphic designers, or any other knowledge workers who need to use Microsoft Publisher 2013 to create, lay out, edit, and share publications.

Prerequisites
To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience with basic Windows.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Publisher 2013
Topic A: Explore the Interface
Topic B: Customize the Publisher Interface
Topic C: Create a Publication

Lesson 2: Adding Content to a Publication
Topic A: Add Text to a Publication
Topic B: Organize Text Boxes and Picture Placeholders in a Layout
Topic C: Control the Display of Content in Text Boxes
Topic D: Apply Building Blocks

Lesson 3: Formatting Text in a Publication
Topic A: Format Text and Paragraphs
Topic B: Apply Paragraph Styles
Topic C: Apply Schemes

Lesson 4: Editing Text in a Publication
Topic A: Edit Text in a Publication
Topic B: Present Content in Tables
Topic C: Insert Symbols and Special Characters

Lesson 5: Adding and Formatting Graphics in a Publication
Topic A: Add Graphical Objects to a Publication
Topic B: Manipulate the Appearance of Pictures

Lesson 6: Preparing a Publication for Sharing and Printing
Topic A: Save a Publication
Topic B: Run Design Checker
Topic C: Preview and Print a Publication
Topic D: Share a Publication
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