1. Microsoft Publisher
2010

2. What is Publisher?
Full-feature desktop program that allows you to create professional looking publications and revise them easily.

3. Types of publications:
Flyers
Letters
Brochures
Catalogs
Reports
Fax cover sheets
Mailing labels
Newsletters
Web pages

4. Templates
Publisher 2010 provides a variety of templates that you can use to create new publications.
You can change the color scheme of the template from the Schemes gallery
Page Design Ribbon, Schemes Group:

5. Publisher 411: PUB is the default Publisher extension
You can also save the publication as a PDF file.
Save a publication as a custom template and use it to create future publications
Customized templates are saved in the My Templates category

6. Adding Text in Publisher
You can insert a text box by using the Draw Text Box option:
Home Ribbon
Objects Group
Draw Text Box

7. Text Box You can copy text from another application and paste it.
Overflow icon will appear on the edge of the text box if there is too much info in the box.
Move the additional text by using the Overflow icon.
Shape of cursor changes to a pitcher when you click Overflow icon
Black arrow appears on edge of text box indicating that there is a link between the two boxes.

8. Overflow Icon
Black arrow appears showing a link between two boxes
Keep the new text box and delete the original. Now the entire text box appears in the new box

9. Arranging a Text Box
By using the options on the drawing tools format tab, you can resize, rotate or align a text box.
Resizing handles – quick way to change the size of the box
Select the arrange group and click on rotate
Text in the box can be aligned by using the options in the alignment group on the Text box Tools Format Tab

10. Drawing Tools Format Ribbon = Format options i.e. rotate
Align text in text box = Text Box Tools Format on the alignment group

11. Inserting and Arranging Pictures
You can insert a picture anywhere in Publisher
By default the picture is inserted in the middle
In the Arrange Group you can modify the way the text appears after you insert a picture
Square or tight, etc.
Placeholders = allows you to hold the place for a picture that will be inserted later

12. Steps to insert a picture / placeholder:
1. Insert Ribbon
3. Once picture has been imported, just drag and click picture to the proper location
2. Select picture or select picture placeholder