Using Microsoft Publisher 2010
by Posey, BrienEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2010-08-23
Publisher(s): Que Publishing
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Summary
Using Microsoftreg; Publisher 2010 More than just a book! Get comfortable with simple techniques that you can use to create professional-looking documents. Donrs"t just read about it: see it, hear it, with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book, you get online access anywhere with a web connection no books to carry, updated content, and the benefits of video and audio learning.Waymore than just a book, this is all the help yours"ll ever needhellip; where you want, when you want! learn fast, learn easy! using web, video, and audio Show Me video walks through tasks yours"ve just got to see including bonus advanced techniques Tell Me More audio delivers practical insights straight from the experts Let Me Try It tasks break down the complex into easy-to-follow, step-by-step sequences UNLOCK THE FREE WEB EDITION To register your USING book, visit quepublishing.com/using. COVERS: Microsoftreg; Publisher 2010 CATEGORY: Productivity Applications USER LEVEL: Beginner Que quepublishing.com ISBN 0-7897-4296-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4296-4
Author Biography
Brien Posey has received Microsoft's MVP award seven times for his work with Exchange Server, Windows Server, IIS, and File Systems Storage. He has written or contributed to about three dozen books and has written well over 4,000 technical articles and white papers for a variety of printed publications and websites. In addition to his writing, Brien routinely speaks at IT conferences and is involved in a wide variety of other technology-related projects.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| An Introduction to Publisher 2010 | p. 5 |
| What Is Microsoft Publisher? | p. 7 |
| Getting Started | p. 8 |
| System Requirements | p. 8 |
| Minimum Hardware Requirements for Office 2010 | p. 9 |
| System Requirements for Publisher 2010 | p. 10 |
| Operating System Requirements | p. 10 |
| My Recommendations | p. 10 |
| Verifying Your System's Hardware | p. 11 |
| Installing Office 2010 | p. 12 |
| What's New in Publisher 2010 | p. 16 |
| The Ribbon | p. 16 |
| How Documents Are Displayed | p. 18 |
| Going Backstage | p. 18 |
| Printing | p. 18 |
| PDF and XPS Support | p. 18 |
| Image Controls | p. 19 |
| Minor Improvements | p. 20 |
| What's Up with Web Mode? | p. 20 |
| Getting Started with Publisher 2010 | p. 21 |
| Using Publisher for the First Time | p. 21 |
| Creating a New Document | p. 21 |
| Page Margins | p. 22 |
| Custom Margins | p. 23 |
| Grid Guides | p. 25 |
| Built-In Guides | p. 27 |
| Ruler Guides | p. 27 |
| High-Precision Guides | p. 29 |
| Using Multiple Ruler Guides | p. 30 |
| Enabling and Disabling Rulers | p. 32 |
| Enlarging Rulers | p. 32 |
| Changing the Units of Measurement | p. 33 |
| Moving Rulers | p. 33 |
| Moving the Zero Mark | p. 35 |
| Page Orientation | p. 37 |
| Page Sizes | p. 38 |
| Page Backgrounds | p. 40 |
| Templates | p. 40 |
| Web-Based Templates | p. 41 |
| Locally Installed Templates | p. 43 |
| The Anatomy of a Template-Based Document | p. 44 |
| Changing Templates | p. 45 |
| Creating a Custom Template | p. 45 |
| Saving Your Documents | p. 47 |
| Alternative Document Types | p. 47 |
| Creating a New Document | p. 49 |
| Opening a Publisher Document | p. 50 |
| Working with Visual Elements | p. 51 |
| Text Boxes | p. 51 |
| Creating a New Text Box | p. 52 |
| Entering Text into a Text Box | p. 53 |
| Fonts | p. 54 |
| Purchasing Fonts | p. 54 |
| Typography | p. 56 |
| Installing a Font | p. 56 |
| Previewing a Font | p. 57 |
| Formatting Pictures | p. 60 |
| Transparency | p. 60 |
| Picture Styles and Shapes | p. 62 |
| Changing a Picture | p. 62 |
| Picture Captions | p. 63 |
| Changing a Caption's Color | p. 64 |
| Going Beyond Simple Colors | p. 65 |
| Gradients | p. 66 |
| The Texture Tab | p. 67 |
| Patterns | p. 68 |
| Photos | p. 68 |
| Tint | p. 70 |
| Clip Art | p. 71 |
| Clip Art Key Words | p. 72 |
| Copyright Issues | p. 73 |
| Shapes | p. 74 |
| Adding a 3-D Effect | p. 75 |
| Coloring a Shape | p. 76 |
| Layering | p. 77 |
| Other Objects | p. 79 |
| Drawings | p. 80 |
| Equations | p. 82 |
| Designs and Layouts | p. 85 |
| Calendars | p. 85 |
| Additional Customizations | p. 87 |
| Postcards | p. 90 |
| Greeting Cards | p. 92 |
| Additional Visual Elements | p. 92 |
| Color Schemes | p. 93 |
| Word Art | p. 96 |
| Creating Building Blocks | p. 105 |
| Working with Longer Documents | p. 109 |
| Text Boxes Revisited | p. 110 |
| Formatting | p. 110 |
| Linking Text Boxes | p. 111 |
| Navigating Text Boxes | p. 112 |
| Layout Strategies | p. 113 |
| Master Pages | p. 113 |
| Additional Master Page Options | p. 117 |
| Importing Microsoft Word Documents | p. 118 |
| Adding Images to the Document | p. 120 |
| Word Documents with Images | p. 125 |
| Wrapping Text Around Images | p. 125 |
| Irregularly Shaped Images | p. 129 |
| Formatting Text Boxes | p. 132 |
| Text Fitting | p. 132 |
| Text Direction | p. 133 |
| Hyphenation | p. 134 |
| Alignment | p. 134 |
| Columns | p. 134 |
| Word Art Lite | p. 135 |
| Drop Cap | p. 135 |
| Number Styles | p. 137 |
| Tables | p. 139 |
| What Are Tables? | p. 139 |
| Creating Tables | p. 140 |
| Formatting Tables | p. 141 |
| Resizing a Table | p. 141 |
| Fill Effects | p. 143 |
| Borders | p. 143 |
| Table Rotation | p. 146 |
| Text Wrapping | p. 147 |
| Cell Alignments and Margins | p. 148 |
| Table Design | p. 151 |
| Table Formats | p. 151 |
| Table Layout | p. 151 |
| Inserting Rows and Columns | p. 152 |
| Deleting Rows and Columns | p. 153 |
| Diagonals | p. 153 |
| Merging and Splitting Cells | p. 153 |
| Importing Excel Spreadsheets | p. 155 |
| Importing a Spreadsheet | p. 156 |
| Importing Excel Charts | p. 160 |
| Importing an Existing Chart | p. 165 |
| Finalizing Your Publisher Document | p. 167 |
| A Visual Inspection | p. 167 |
| Proofreading Techniques | p. 168 |
| Adjusting Document Spacing | p. 169 |
| Use a Compact Font | p. 169 |
| Text Boxes | p. 170 |
| Overlapping Frames | p. 171 |
| Coming Up Short | p. 172 |
| Test Printing the Document | p. 176 |
| Document Metadata | p. 177 |
| Working with Metadata | p. 178 |
| The Design Checker | p. 181 |
| Creating PDF and XPS Files | p. 185 |
| Printing Your Documents | p. 187 |
| Design Checking Your Document | p. 187 |
| Printing Documents Yourself | p. 188 |
| Basic Printing | p. 188 |
| Professional Printing | p. 190 |
| What Will the Job Cost? | p. 191 |
| How Long Will It Take? | p. 192 |
| How Long Will It Take to Correct Printing Mistakes? | p. 192 |
| Is There Anything That You Won't Print? | p. 192 |
| In What Format Should Materials Be Submitted? | p. 193 |
| Color Models | p. 193 |
| Grayscale | p. 194 |
| RGB | p. 194 |
| HSL | p. 195 |
| CMYK | p. 195 |
| PANTONE | p. 195 |
| Choosing a Color Model | p. 196 |
| Offset Printing | p. 196 |
| What a Printing Company Expects | p. 201 |
| Packaging Your Print Job | p. 202 |
| How to Save on Printing Costs | p. 204 |
| Stock | p. 204 |
| File Preparation | p. 205 |
| Quantity | p. 205 |
| Ink Colors | p. 205 |
| Deadlines | p. 205 |
| Use the Correct Printing Device | p. 206 |
| Publishing Online | p. 207 |
| Creating a Website | p. 208 |
| The Anatomy of a Web Page | p. 210 |
| Enhancing a Web Page | p. 212 |
| More Hyperlinking Techniques | p. 214 |
| Bookmarks | p. 217 |
| Editing Hyperlinks | p. 219 |
| Changing a Hyperlink's Appearance | p. 219 |
| Using a Web Template | p. 220 |
| Working with the Template | p. 221 |
| Previewing Your Website | p. 221 |
| The Web Tab | p. 222 |
| Hot Spot | p. 222 |
| Navigation Bar | p. 223 |
| Form Controls | p. 225 |
| HTML Code Fragment | p. 226 |
| Web Page Options | p. 226 |
| Publishing Your Website | p. 228 |
| Acquiring a Domain Name | p. 229 |
| Choosing a Hosting Company | p. 229 |
| DNS Entries | p. 230 |
| Uploading Your Website | p. 231 |
| Bulk Mailing Techniques | p. 233 |
| Mail Merge | p. 233 |
| Creating the Recipient List | p. 235 |
| Adding Merge Fields to Your Document | p. 241 |
| Performing the Mail Merge | p. 243 |
| Alternative Data Sources | p. 245 |
| Email Merge | p. 248 |
| The Recipient Experience | p. 251 |
| Snail Mail | p. 251 |
| Index | p. 257 |
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