Publisher 2007:
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

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: 0 Table 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