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Microsoft Publisher 2003

Details

Time: 09.00 to 16.00
Venue: AP Courses Training Room
Cost: £295
Included in the price: Learning manual for the course; lunch, refreshments and post-course support

Course Description

Microsoft Publisher 2003 is designed for users who are keen to extend their understanding and knowledge of the software. The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Publisher 2003 are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software at an efficient level.

Course Design

The course is a full-day tutor-led course that combines tutoring and practical work.

Target Audience

Microsoft Publisher 2003 assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment. The course is intended for persons employed in a role that involves using software to produce media/PR-related publications.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of Microsoft Publisher 2003 you should be able to:

  • start, navigate, and generally work with Microsoft Publisher
  • understand concepts essential to the use of Publisher
  • work with objects and frames in a publication
  • work with text in a publication
  • enhance text in a publication
  • enhance text using text styles
  • use tabs and create bulleted and numbered lists
  • create and work with tables
  • perform a mail merge in Microsoft Publisher
  • create drawings
  • create WordArt objects
  • create stationery using Microsoft Publisher
  • use layout and page techniques to enhance publications

Course Content 

Publisher 2003 Orientation

  • Overview Of Publisher 2003
  • Starting Publisher
  • Understanding The New Publication Task Pane
  • Using The New Publication Task Pane
  • Viewing The New Publication Task Pane
  • The Publisher 2003 Screen
  • Understanding Menus
  • Working With Menus
  • Publisher 2003 Toolbars
  • Working With Toolbars
  • Exiting From Publisher

Publisher Essentials

  • Creating A Personal Information Set
  • Understanding Publications For Print
  • Creating A Publication For Print
  • Saving A Publication
  • Using Print Preview
  • Printing A Publication
  • Closing A Publication
  • Opening An Existing Publication
  • Navigating Between Pages

Objects & Frames

  • Tips For Planning A Publication
  • The Building Blocks Of Publications
  • Understanding Design Sets
  • Creating A Calendar By Design
  • Deleting Objects & Frames
  • Resizing Objects & Frames
  • Moving Objects & Frames
  • Nudging Objects & Frames
  • Grouping Objects & Frames
  • Layering Objects
  • Inserting A Picture Frame
  • Aligning Frames & Objects
  • Fill Effects In Frames

Text

  • Creating A Text Box
  • Formatting Text
  • Applying Colour To Text
  • Text Alignment In A Text Box
  • Importing Text
  • Wrapping Text
  • Checking Spelling

Text Techniques

  • Text Columns
  • Using Baseline Guides
  • Paragraph Spacing
  • Linking Text Boxes
  • Drawing Text Boxes Accurately
  • Text Box Margins
  • Hyphenation

Text Styles

  • Creating Text Styles
  • Applying Text Styles
  • Modifying A Style
  • Creating A Style By Example
  • Changing A Style By Example

Tabs & Lists

  • Overview of Tabs & Lists
  • Creating Tabs
  • Creating Leader Tabs
  • Creating Bulleted Lists
  • Creating Numbered Lists

Tables

  • Creating A Table
  • Entering Text In A Table
  • Changing Font Sizes In Tables
  • Changing Row Heights
  • Changing Column Widths
  • Applying Borders To A Table
  • Applying Shading To A Table
  • Aligning And Indenting In Tables
  • Merging Cells In A Table
  • Applying BorderArt To Tables
  • Working With Cell Borders
  • Inserting Table Rows

Mail Merge

  • Creating A Data Source
  • Creating A Mail Merge Publication
  • Showing Merge Results
  • Sorting A Merge
  • Filtering Data
  • Merge Printing
  • Cancelling A Filter

Drawing

  • Creating AutoShapes
  • Copying And Moving AutoShapes
  • Formatting AutoShapes
  • Drawing Lines
  • Formatting Lines
  • Ordering Objects
  • Grouping Objects
  • Using The Design Gallery

WordArt

  • Creating WordArt
  • Formatting WordArt
  • Adjusting Shadows In WordArt
  • Using AutoShapes With WordArt
  • Creating WordArt From Existing Text
  • Centring And Spacing WordArt

Stationery & Page Orientation

  • Portrait & Landscape
  • Setting Up Envelopes
  • Setting Up Labels
  • Setting Up Folded Cards

Layout & Page Techniques

  • Understanding Blank Publications
  • Creating A Blank Publication
  • Creating Grid Guides
  • Moving Grid Guides
  • Inserting & Deleting Pages
  • Creating Headers
  • Creating Left & Right Master Pages
  • Creating Page Numbers & Footers
  • Creating A Template
  • Using A Template