Publisher 2007: Basic

Days:                       1

Prerequisites: Windows XP: Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Getting started

Topic A: 0 The Publisher interface

A-1:  Exploring the Publisher interface

A-2:  Exploring the toolbars

A-3:  Opening an existing publication

A-4:  Navigating pages

A-5:  Zooming in and out

Topic B: 0            Getting help

B-1:   Getting help using Publisher

B-2:   Navigating the Help window

B-3:   Exploring Microsoft Office Online

Unit 2 : Basic documents

Topic A: 0  Basic publications

A-1:  Creating a new publication

A-2:  Creating text in a document

A-3:  Inserting text in a document

A-4:  Inserting pictures into a document

A-5:  Defining a custom color

Topic B: 0  Object positioning

B-1:   Aligning elements to guides

B-2:   Positioning elements precisely

B-3:   Aligning and distributing items

B-4:Creating a bleed

Unit 3 : Multi-page publications

Topic A: 0  Multi-page layouts

A-1:  Creating a facing-pages publication

A-2:  Inserting pages in a publication

A-3:  Moving items between publications

Topic B: 0          Master pages

B-1:   Editing the default master page

B-2:   Creating a new master page

B-3:   Inserting page numbers

B-4:   Applying master pages

Unit 4 : Working with text

Topic A: 0     Text box linking

A-1:  Linking text boxes

A-2:  Breaking a text box link

A-3:  Adding continuation notices

Topic B: 0 Paragraph formatting

B-1:   Setting tab stops and creating a leader

B-2:Creating indents

B-3:Creating a bulleted list

B-4:   Applying a keep setting

B-5:   Adjusting vertical spacing

B-6:Creating a drop cap

B-7:   Creating a horizontal rule

Unit 5 :Tables

Topic A: 0Table basics

A-1:  Creating a table

A-2:  Importing an Excel document

Topic B: 0       Table structure

B-1:  Modifying table cells

B-2:  Merging table cells

Topic C: 0     Table formatting

C-1:   Changing the color of table cells

C-2:   Positioning text within table cells

C-3:   Formatting cell borders

C-4:   Inserting graphics into table cells

C-5:   Modifying an Excel spreadsheet

Unit 6 : Layout and design techniques

Topic A: 0             Text boxes

A-1:  Positioning text within a text box

A-2:  Applying a text box border

A-3:  Changing text box columns

Topic B: 0                 Graphics

B-1:  Controlling text wrap

B-2:  Arranging pictures

Topic C: 0 Stacking and grouping objects

C-1:   Stacking objects

C-2:   Grouping objects

Unit 7 : Finalizing documents

Topic A: 0   Document output

A-1:  Printing a publication

A-2:  Exporting to a PDF file

Topic B: 0     Print preparation

B-1:  Checking spelling

B-2:  Checking a design for errors

B-3:  Preparing a publication for commercial printing