1. Publications, design sets, web pages
MS Publisher
Publications, design sets,
web pages

2. Publisher: Desktop Publishing

3. Publication Types Templates for most types of business publications:
Business Cards
Brochures
Letterhead
Business Forms (invoices, price quotes, etc.)
Resumes
Websites

4. Publisher
Publisher allows you to opt for pre-designed templates for various publications and web sites
Or, for “blank” publications
Customize & design

5. Publisher Design Themes
Allow you to coordinate a “set” of printed business forms and documents
Can also set them to match a web page design
Professional looking, simple
Consistency in related materials

6. Publisher Design Themes

7. Creating a Publication
Apply a Template or “Blank” Page Design
Modify the Design
Color schemes; font schemes
Replace / Add text
Format text
Replace / Add / Resize objects
Save, Preview, & Print

8. Apply a Template
Preview of template
Choose a publication type, like “Resume” or “Newsletter”
Then choose a design theme
Options to customize

9. Modify the Template Format Task Pane Active Page Objects toolbar
Multiple Pages

10. Modify a Template: Colors & Fonts
Task Pane
Page Options
Color Schemes
Font Schemes
Publication Options
Choose scheme or make your own
Use Arrows to expand & collapse dialog boxes

11. Modify the Template: Your Text
Click inside the template text boxes to add your own text
Saved information (name, company name, phone, etc.) will be added automatically as appropriate

12. Modify the Template: Objects

13. Modify the Template: Objects

14. Check, Preview, Save, & Print
The “Design Checker” on the Tools Menu will check for flaws
“Print Preview” on File Menu
“Save As” on File Menu
Print

15. Publisher Web Sites For simple, static web sites
“WYSIWYG” web page design
Choose a design template & theme
Customize with your own information
Change colors, fonts, etc.
Add images, pre-designed layout elements, hyper links, forms, etc.

16. Publisher Web Sites

17. Web Site Wizard

18. Modify the Web Site
Formatting options same as other types of publications
Color Schemes
Font Schemes
Objects
Additional objects
Add HTML code fragments (good for widgets)
Add backgrounds, sounds, etc.

19. Modify the Web Site

20. Preview Your Web Site
Use the standard toolbars and the left side task pane to set up your page
Save your Publisher file
Preview your page to see what it will look like on-line

21. Convert Your Publication to a Site
On the File Menu or Toolbar: “Publish to the Web”
Converts your design to HTML language
Save again with Site name, as HTM file
NOTE: Two different files

22. FTP Your Site to a Server
FTP all web site files to your server
HTM page
Folder of supporting files

23. Other Useful Web-based Programming Notes
Miscellaneous

24. Sharing Presentations On-line
PowerPoint on the Web
Sharing Presentations On-line

25. Publishing a Presentation to the Web
“Save as” a “Single File Web Page (*.mht, *.mhtml)
Click “Publish” if your computer is on a server

26. Choose Web Options

27. Publishing a Presentation to the Web
If you’re not on a server, save your file as a Single File Web Page
FTP to your server

28. Presentation in Web Browser

29. Converting Documents to PDF file-format for the Web
Adobe pdf Files

30. Adobe PDF Files PDF = “Portable Document Format”
Represents documents independent of application software, hardware, or operating system
Preserves formatting for exchanged documents
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Works as a separate program
Works within MS Office once installed

31. Adobe Acrobat Professional

32. Adobe Acrobat Professional

33. Adobe PDF Maker

34. Adobe Acrobat PDF Maker

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Creating web pages