Basic overview and 'how to' guide for beginners using MS Publisher 2007

1. Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Brought to you by: Troska Administrative Services www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© DISCLAIMER : Designed for informational use only. Troska Administrative Services does not own the individual rights to any of the MS images, its name, logo or taglines, however we do have authority, through a paid subscription of the application, to use this system and any of its content for personal/business purposes. Therefore any custom images, content, displays, or descriptions created by Troska Administrative Services for this presentation is protected from any copying or redistribution, whether in whole or in part, would require prior written approval by Troska Administrative Services.

2. Today’s Overview www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

3. Get to Know Publisher What Can Be Designed With Publisher? Print or Web Ad Displays www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

4. Get to Know Publisher Certificates or Coupons What Can Be Designed With Publisher? www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

5. Get to Know Publisher Business | Personal Call-Cards What Can Be Designed With Publisher? www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

6. Get to Know Publisher www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Flyers and Brochures What Can Be Designed With Publisher? And Much More! Microsoft ® Publisher 101

7. Get to Know Publisher www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101 From the Getting Started home-page, you will see the most ‘Popular Publication Types’ categorized in folder that you can review by clicking on any of them

8. Get to Know Publisher www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Along the left-hand navigation column you’ll find a list of all of the various categories of publications within Publisher

9. Get to Know Publisher www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101 By default, the home-page is design to show you all template options with Publisher, but you can use this drop-down menu to find additional templates on Microsoft Office Online, or templates you stored to your hard drive

10. Get to Know Publisher www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© When you begin to create custom publications you will have the option to save them as your personal templates, and then easily recall them for use under the “My Templates” section; quick and easy duplication or modifications can be made for new projects. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

11. Let’s Create! www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101 From the Getting Started home-page, you can click on the category folder of your preference, use the Publication Type navigation column or search for templates at Microsoft Office online… for this example we’ll use the Quick Guide to the “Popular Publication Types” to open up pre-created examples of those popular documents and layouts

12. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Click on the thumbnail once to see a preview and customization options. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

13. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Reset the color scheme, font scheme, or your business information before you even open the template for further editing. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

14. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© You can create multiple Business Information Sets for multiple reasons. Customize your business name, address, contact information, logo & more. Give your Business Information set a name and save it for future publication creations. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

15. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Click on the thumbnail view twice to open your template. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

16. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Most templates will incorporate fields that pre-fill with the Business Information you created in the Business Profile Set Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Note : If you hadn’t pre-created the Business Profile Set with default information, you can click on these boxes in the template to update the information within

17. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Most templates will incorporate fields that pre-fill with the Business Information profile you created The “Format Publication” column provides additional customization Microsoft ® Publisher 101

18. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Most templates will incorporate fields that pre-fill with the Business Information profile you created The “Format Publication” column provides additional customization Notice the dashed lines surrounding the images, columns, shapes or text boxes Publisher allows for individual mani- pulation of each Microsoft ® Publisher 101

19. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Click inside of any of the text boxes and you’ll be able to customize the template-script with your own content Use the “edit” buttons in your navigation to give your text more “character” - Publisher will help correct text - Click on any of the images and you’ll see a “Clip Art” column appear; allowing you to search for and replace the current image with another N OTE: If you would prefer to use one of your own images, then “right click” over the image you intend to replace and you’ll see a pop-up edit box. Click on “Change Picture” and then on “From File”. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

20. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Click inside of any of the form boxes or shapes and you’ll be able to customize its look and feel

21. The Basics of Creating www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Click inside of any of the form boxes or shapes and you’ll be able to customize its look and feel Use the “edit” buttons in your navigation to fill in a new color, change the color or thickness of a border and more You can also “right click” on your mouse hovering over any of these elements and you’ll see a pop-up list of potential edits that can be performed Microsoft ® Publisher 101

22. Creative Editing www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Because each text box, image or shape functions as an individual component, they can be easily manipulated or moved around your Publisher document; even overlapping one another without causing formatting issues as often seen in other word-processing type applications To move, rotate, or reshape a component, click on it and use the “manipulation” points Microsoft ® Publisher 101

23. Creative Editing www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© You can also use any of the “edit” buttons along the left navigation tools to introduce new components to your publication Add Pictures Add Lines or Shapes Add Word Art, More Text, Graphs, Design Gallery Objects, and more Microsoft ® Publisher 101

24. Need More Inspiration? www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Use Microsoft’s® Online Templates Microsoft ® Publisher 101

25. www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© MS Office Online Templates Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Select from a number of category of templates available to narrow down your selections

26. www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© The Basics of Creating Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Select from a number examples in the thumbnail preview that you would like to work from

27. Saving Your Creation www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Publisher lets you save and share your new creation in a number of different ways for a variety of reasons or situations Microsoft ® Publisher 101

28. Saving Your Creation www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Publisher lets you save and share your new creation in a number of different ways for a variety of reasons or situations Microsoft ® Publisher 101

29. Saving Your Creation www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

30. Saving Your Creation www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

31. Remember My Templates www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Remember, any documents you save as “Publisher Templates” can be easily found, and recalled through the “My Templates” option on your Publisher home-page; saving you time on future project creations. Microsoft ® Publisher 101

33. Additional Helpful Tips www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© Microsoft ® Publisher 101

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35. Thank you for attending Microsoft ® Publisher 101 Brought to you by: Troska Administrative Services www.TroskaServices.com 2009-2010© DISCLAIMER : Designed for informational use only. Troska Administrative Services does not own the individual rights to any of the MS images, its name, logo or taglines, however we do have authority, through a paid subscription of the application, to use this system and any of its content for personal/business purposes. Therefore any custom images, content, displays, or descriptions created by Troska Administrative Services for this presentation is protected from any copying or redistribution, whether in whole or in part, would require prior written approval by Troska Administrative Services.