Microsoft® Office Publisher 2007
Course Specifications
Course number: 084704
Software: Microsoft® Office Publisher 2007
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You're starting Microsoft® Office Publisher 2007, which is an easy-to-use, flexible program for creating newsletters, brochures, business cards, postcards, flyers, among others for print, email, and the web. In this course, you will look at how to create a publication from scratch or use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in Publisher. 
Course Objective: You will create, format, revise, and distribute publications.

Target Student: This course was designed for persons with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word who need to learn how to use Microsoft® Publisher 2007 to create, layout, and edit publications.

Prerequisites: This course assumes that you are familiar with using personal computers and word processing. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to: launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; manage files and folders; and select text. One of the following courses are recommended, or you should have equivalent knowledge of: 
•	Windows XP Professional: Level 1 
•	Windows XP Professional: Level 2 
•	Windows XP: Introduction 
•	Windows 2000: Introduction 
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components: 
•	A 233 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. 300 MHz is recommended. 
•	A 133 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system. 
•	128 MB of RAM. 
•	A 5 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB free hard-disk space available for the Office installation. 
•	A 3 GB hard disk or larger if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system. You should have at least 600 MB free hard-disk space available for the Office installation. 
•	A floppy-disk drive. 
•	A CD-ROM drive. 
•	A mouse or other pointing device. 
•	An 1024 x 768 resolution monitor. 
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access. 
•	Internet access (see your local network administrator). 
•	A printer (optional). 
•	A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen. 
Platform Requirements
•	Windows 2000 or XP (This course was written and developed using Windows XP. The class setup maybe slightly different if using Windows 2000). 
Software Requirements
•	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1a or later or Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 or later. 
•	Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007. 
•	An installed print driver. (Printers are not required; however, each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.) 
•	Perform a complete installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher. 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	create a one-page publication. 
•	modify a publication's layout and structure. 
•	edit content in the publication. 
•	format a publication. 
•	format pictures. 
•	identify the options for distributing a publication. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Publication 
Topic 1A: Explore the Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 Environment 
Topic 1B: Create a Publication from a Publication Design 
Topic 1C: Add Design Object Placeholders 
Topic 1D: Add Content to a Publication 
Topic 1E: Save a Publication 
Topic 1F: Create Business Information Data
Lesson 2: Modifying a Publication's Layout and Structure 
Topic 2A: Insert Text in a File 
Topic 2B: Organize Text Boxes and Picture Frames in the Layout 
Topic 2C: Connect Text Boxes 
Topic 2D: Divide Text Boxes into Columns 
Topic 2E: Organize Pages in the Publication 
Topic 2F: Insert Common Layout Elements
Lesson 3: Editing Content in a Publication 
Topic 3A: Edit Text in a Publication 
Topic 3B: Research Information 
Topic 3C: Find and Replace Text 
Topic 3D: Spell Check the Publication 
Topic 3E: Save Reusable Content
Lesson 4: Formatting a Publication 
Topic 4A: Format Text 
Topic 4B: Apply Schemes 
Topic 4C: Insert Symbols 
Topic 4D: Format Paragraphs 
Topic 4E: Create Paragraph Styles 
Topic 4F: Format Text Boxes
Lesson 5: Formatting Pictures in a Publication 
Topic 5A: Format Picture Frames 
Topic 5B: Customize Picture Appearance 
Topic 5C: Insert WordArt 
Topic 5D: Insert a Design Gallery Object
Lesson 6: Preparing a Publication for Distribution 
Topic 6A: Check the Design of a Publication 
Topic 6B: Manage Pictures in a Publication 
Topic 6C: Save a Publication for Distribution 
Topic 6D: Preview and Print a Publication 
Topic 6E: Compose a Publication for Email 
Topic 6F: Create a Website 
Topic 6G: Publish a Web Page