1. MICROSOFT PUBLISHER
Desktop Publishing
 Desktop publishing program allow publications to be designed for both the print
media and the web. Text and graphics are combined to produce professional
documents used in the world of advertising and publishing.
 Desktop publishing is not like word processing, layouts should be planned in advance
and publishing programs allow the operator greater freedom in design. Both text and
graphics can be imported from other programs. Other desktop publishing programs
are: CorelDraw, Photoshop and Adobe PageMaker.
Desktop Publishing programs can be used to create:
 Newspapers
 Newsletters
 Magazines
 Advertisements
 Flyers
 Invitations
 Brochures
 Notices
BASIC PARTS AND FUNCTIONS
Microsoft Publisher 2007
1. Standard Toolbar
 It contains buttons for common functions.
 It is used as a shortcut icon for frequently use commands such as saving, undoing
actions, or zooming.
2. Formatting Toolbar
 It contains buttons for common text formatting options.
 It is used for formatting text and such as changing font face, size, alignment and line
spacing.
3. Objects Toolbar
 It provides quick access to insert object actions.
 It allows you to insert text boxes, tables, and shape in your workspace.
4. Format Publication Task Pane

2.  It provides quick access to many publisher operations.
 These panes let you quickly perform searches, open or start a new document, view the
contents of a clipboard (where you have copied or imported text or graphics), or
format documents and presentations.
5. Page Boundary
 Represents the edges of the paper.
 It indicates whether part of the layout is included or not when printing.
6. Page Margin
 This part indicates that text and graphics are to be placed inside the blue dotted lines
only.

3. 7. Rulers
 A tool to help the user to measure the length of textboxes, images, and other objects
relative to how they will appear in print.
 Used to accurately place objects and text, and when setting tabs.
8. Page Icons
 Indicate which page is currently selected.
 Display how many pages the publication contains.
 Use to toggle from one page to another page.
9. Seleted Object
 Select lines, shapes, graphics, text boxes, and other objects for resizing, deleting,
moving and other actions.
10. Text Box, and Insert Table
 Creates text boxes for inserting text

4. Creates tables
11. Insert Word Art, and Picture Frame
 Adds WordArt to the Publication
Adds a picture frame of pictures from clip art, scanners, cameras, files.
12. Line, Arrow, Oval, Rectangle, and Auto shapes
Creates a line
Creates an arrow
Creates circular and oval shapes
Creates rectangular shapes
Creates variety of unique shapes
Examples: heart, lightning bolt, callout boxes
13. Bookmark
Adds a bookmark to the location you desire.
It allows the user to link or refer to a specific location in a publication
14. Design Galley Objects, and Content Library
 Inserts a wide array of customizable objects from Microsoft Publisher Design Gallery
 A storage area for items that you use frequently in your publication.