Microsoft Publisher: Simple Desktop Publishing at Your Fingertips May 23, 2013

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Microsoft Publisher: Simple Desktop Publishing at Your Fingertips With Leslie Cole of Microsoft

Presenters Becky Wiegand TechSoup Facilitator Assisting with chat: Gretchen Deo, Microsoft, Michael DeLong, TechSoup Leslie Cole Microsoft Presenter

Introducing TechSoup Participant Poll – How do you use Publisher? Intro to Publisher 2013 Live Demo of Publisher Best Practices for Design and Print Getting Publisher Q&A Today’s Agenda:

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What’s your experience using Publisher already Participant Poll

Which version of Publisher or Office suite are you using? Participant Poll

Designing with Publisher Leslie Cole of Microsoft

Introducing Publisher 2013 Ribbon interface with new design options. New and improved templates. Scratch area to work with multiple images. New design elements to customize your publications. Publisher 2013 introduction (Live demo).

What publications do you create? Participant Poll

Create a Publication Start with a template ( or print). Replace the template images with your own. Always check image copyright restrictions. Create a publication from a template (Live demo).

Coordinated themes and colors. Text effects. Graphics effects. Customizing your publication (Live demo). Make the Template Your Own

Print Your Publication How many copies do you want to print? Organization printer or commercial printer? Choose your print options. Print your publication (Live demo print options).

Best Practices for Design Becky Wiegand, TechSoup

Overall marketing strategy Clear goal to every piece Bottom line up front (BLUF) Consistent voice and brand. Look to your website. Define the audience for each piece up front Offer ways to engage Include your website on everything! Developing Your Design

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Creative brief: ng-budgets/nonprofit-creative-brief- template.html ng-budgets/nonprofit-creative-brief- template.html Think outside the paper Aim for readability Invert text for impact Templates can be changed midway. You won’t lose work. (Page Design>>Change Template) Get Creative

Play with Borders

Invert Text for Impact

Use high quality and hi-res images and logo Group items so you don’t accidentally move or delete one element Layer items with “Arrange” options to Send Backward, Bring Forward General Tips for Design

Save as 300 pixels per inch minimum for print Save as a PDF for professional printers Choose CMYK Colors for professional print processing Ask about margins and bleeds (3 mm or 1/8 inch bleed recommended by most pro printers) Image formats best for print: EPS, TIFF General Tips for Print

Image: print-bleed

Always ask for and review a proof before printing Ask for help if you need it! Most professional printers work with design and designers all day and can provide advice and help General Tips for Print

Getting Publisher

TechSoup’s Microsoft Software Donation Program: Publisher $8 admin fee Publisher 2013 Office Professional Plus $32 admin fee Office Professional Plus 2013 Office Standard $24 admin fee Office Standard 2013 Software Assurance upgrades – free within two years of prior license through TechSoup Software Assurance Donations of Publisher

Additional Resources And more… bit.ly/TUhg39bit.ly/TUhg39 One-month free trial of Publisher 2013 Make the Switch to Publisher 2013 video Microsoft Office Publisher Answers forum Microsoft Publisher Office Blog Software Assurance e-learning courses for Publisher (log in to Volume Licensing Service Center to see courses available as part of your SA benefits)

Q & A Please type your questions in the chat window. Follow-up questions can be posted in the community forum:

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