1. July 16, 2012  Agenda  MicroType Skillbuilder MNOP  Speed  Accuracy  Chapter 14 Notes & Practice  PowerPoint and Publisher Study Guides  Review past study guides – On Your Own

2. Desktop Publishing Chapter 14

3. What is Desktop Publishing?  Desktop Publishing  The process of combining text and graphics into one file called a publication  Flyers  Single sheet of paper  Communicates information about an announcement or event  Brochures  Folded in various ways to create a look  Gift certificates  Business cards  Printed on special paper that separate into pre-cut shapes after printing  Posters  Printed on large paper  May glue or tape several pages together.

4. Creating a New Publication  Template  Master publication that includes the basic elements for particular types of publications  Used again and again whenever that type of document is needed

5. Practice: Picnic Flyer  Complete pages 529-530

6. Text Boxes  Text cannot be typed directly onto a publication page  Create a text box first, then type into text box  Insert ⇒ Draw Text Box and then drag the sign on the publication page. +

7. Using Building Blocks  Headings, sidebars, and pull quotes can be added quickly  Insert ⇒ Page Parts

8. Viewing a Publication  The Zoom group in the View tab  Used to magnify, or zoom into, a publication page  View ⇒ Whole Page  F9 key  The Layout group

9. Practice: Picnic Flyer  Complete pages 532 - 534

10. Adding Graphics  Graphics can be placed on a publication using the Insert tab  Insert ⇒ Picture

11. The Master Page  Master Page  Used to create a design that applies to every page in the publication  View ⇒ Master Page

12. Styles  Styles  Set of formatting rules that can be applied to text  Home ⇒ Styles

13. Typography  Typography Group  Located in the Text Box Tools Format tab  Contains commands for creating stylistic text features  OpenType fonts  Drop Cap  Ligatures

14. Previewing and Printing a Publication  Previewing a Publication  Shows what print outs will look like  File ⇒ Print

15. Practice: Picnic Flyer  Complete pages 539 - 540

16. Creating a Template  To create a template  Create new publication  Add objects  Apply formatting  File ⇒ Save As ⇒ Publisher Template

17. Practice: Meeting Flyer, Jan Flyer  Complete pages 540 - 542

18. Creating Greeting Cards  Greeting card  Made by folding an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper into four panels  To create a blank card  Create a new publication  Select More Blank Page Sizes  Select Greeting Cards folder in the Publication Types section  Select a card size  Use Customize section to select a color and font scheme

19. Using Ruler Guides  Publications have colored lines called guides  Used to precisely arrange objects on a page  Blue guides  Layout guides  margin guides and column guides  Green guides  Ruler guides  Can be added anywhere on the page and moved around

20. Practice: Gadgets Birthday, Birthday Party  Complete pages 543 – 544

21. Adding and Deleting Pages  To add a page  Insert ⇒ Page  Then select from the options Insert Blank Page or Insert Duplicate Page

22. Connecting Text Boxes  Publications with multiple columns or multiple pages have many text boxes  Text flows from one text box to another by connect the text boxes  Create a new text box  Click the Overflow button  Move the pointer over the second text box until the pointer changes  Click once to flow the text and connect the boxes

23. Practice: SOS Quarterly  Complete pages 545 - 547

24. Using Mail Merge in a Publication  Mail Merge  Integrates the information stored in an Access database with a publication  Mailings ⇒ Mailings Merge ⇒ Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard  Select Use an existing list  Navigate to the database to use for the mail merge and then select Open  Select the table that contains the merge fields  Select the recipients  Add fields to the publication by clicking fields in the task pane  Click Print preview  Click Print to print the merged documents

25. Practice: SOS Quarterly  Complete pages 548 - 549

26. Assignments  Exercise 1 pg. 554  Exercise 5 pg. 556  Study previous and current study guides to prepare for final exam tomorrow  Final Exam will include:  Parts of a Business Letter  Word  Excel  PowerPoint  Publisher