Publisher - QuickLaunch

Course Specifications

Course length: 4 hours

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

Publisher QuickLaunch is a 4-hour introductory course for people who need to get to work with Publisher with a short commitment of time. It includes all the basic elements of Publisher, including text frames, images, formatting and page setup.

Students will find the class easier if they have a good working knowledge of Word and are familiar with PowerPoint, but there are no requirements before you take this class.

Class Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

Describe the programs available for working with text and images and when each program is ideal.
Create Publisher documents with the catalog or from a blank document.
Lay out document guides, pages, and master pages or background.
Create text and image holders.
Insert text by typing or importing files.
Flow text from one frame to another with linking text.
Format text and paragraphs.
Insert images.
Adjust images and text in an article for best use of space and visual appeal.
Control printing of a Publisher document

Outline

Lesson 1: Text and Publishing Programs

Word: letters, books, operating procedures – linear text; basic unit is document
PowerPoint: primarily images, limited text; basic unit is slide
Publisher: excellent combination of images and text, flow of text between separated areas; basic unit is frame

Lesson 2: Publisher Catalog

Select template or Wizard
Wizard: work through screens to enter data and select layout options
Make any changes you need when the wizard is finished
Tri-Fold Layout

Lesson 3: Background/Master Page Layout

Create from scratch or modify catalog/wizard document
Guidelines for laying out text frames
Text or images on background appear on corresponding pages (mirror fashion)
Text Frames on Background

Lesson 4: Text Frames

Draw text frame in position
Size
Columns
Colors and Borders
Add text
Add Page/Text Frame to continue article

Lesson 5: Text Frames – Link Frames

Start in frame where article is cut off
Article may continue through several frames
Click marker to create link
“Pour” article into its next frame

Lesson 6: Images

Do as much work on your image as you can before you pull it into Publisher (or any program)
Park images where you can find them easily
Images – Image Frame
Images – Crop
Images – Border

Lesson 7: Printing

Set printer controls
Duplexing issues
Print in sets or by pages (collate or not)
Printer Controls