Microsoft Publisher: Introduction

Microsoft Publisher Training Series | Level 1

Course Details

Duration: 1 day

Microsoft^® Publisher^® Versions: 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 365

Delivery Methods: Instructor-led classroom (ILC) | Virtual classroom (VC) on request

Course Dates: June 23, 2017 | View schedule

Course Fee: $295 CDN per person + HST or BYOD (bring your own device): $245 CDN person + HST*

Note: public scheduled dates for this course are delivered as live instructor-led classroom training

Course Overview

In this hands-on course, students will use Microsoft Publisher to create different types of publications including flyers, newsletters and brochures. Text and picture frames will be created to hold text and graphics in a publication. Various types of formatting will then be applied to text, images and drawing objects. Students will import text from Microsoft Word and then link and unlink text frames across pages. In order to eliminate repetitive entry and formatting, students will also use styles and master pages. Customized publications will be created and merged to files or to generate emails to multiple contacts. Throughout this course, the instructor will include numerous tips, tricks and shortcuts.

Prerequisite: Microsoft Word: Introduction or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. For more information including savings for custom group training, email us at info@avantixlearning.ca or contact us by phone.

INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE

Comprehensive course manual or published book
Sample and exercise files
Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
Certificate of completion
Follow-up email support

Course Topics

Microsoft Publisher Environment

Working with the Ribbon and the various Publisher settings
Viewing and selecting templates
Specifying font and colour themes
Setting up personal or business information sets
Zooming in and zooming out quickly and easily

Creating a Publication

Creating a new blank publication
Changing the font and colour theme or scheme
Ensuring the Ruler is displayed
Setting and removing ruler and layout guides

Working with Text

Creating text boxes and entering text into text boxes
Formatting text using fonts, font size and different type styles
Changing spacing including leading, kerning and tracking
Applying paragraph formatting including indents and tabs
Importing text into text boxes
Linking and unlinking text boxes
Creating multiple columns
Rotating text

Working with Images and Shapes

Inserting shapes
Formatting shapes
Resizing and moving shapes
Inserting pictures
Resizing, moving, formatting and cropping pictures
Rotating images and shapes
Wrapping text around images and shapes
Changing stacking order

Creating, Editing and Applying Master Pages

Viewing master pages
Setting up guides, text and logos on master pages to appear on publication pages
Viewing publication pages
Applying masters to specific pages

Working with Tables

Inserting tables into a publication
Entering data into tables
Inserting and deleting rows and columns
Applying borders, fills and other formatting

Direct Mail and Email Marketing with Publisher

Creating custom publications for specific clients using the mail merge tool
Creating custom emails to multiple contacts by merging to email for a marketing campaign

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