Basic
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows
7: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: The Publisher interface
A-1: Opening an existing publication
A-2: Exploring the Publisher window
A-3: Adding a command to the Quick Access toolbar
A-4: Viewing and editing publication properties
Topic B: Navigation and selection techniques
B-1: Navigating pages
B-2: Zooming by using the status bar
B-3: Using the mouse to select text
Topic C: Publisher Help
C-1: Using Publisher Help
Unit 2: Basic publications
Topic A: Publication basics
A-1: Creating a new publication
A-2: Creating text in a publication
A-3: Inserting text in a publication
A-4: Inserting pictures into a publication
A-5: Defining a custom color
Topic B: Object positioning
B-1: Aligning objects to guides
B-2: Positioning objects precisely
B-3: Aligning and distributing objects
Unit 3: Multi-page publications
Topic A: Multi-page layouts
A-1: Creating a facing-pages publication
A-2: Inserting pages in a publication
A-3: Moving objects between publications
Topic B: Master pages
B-1: Editing the default master page
B-2: Creating a new master page
B-3: Applying master pages
Unit 4: Working with text
Topic A: Text box linking
A-1: Linking text boxes
A-2: Breaking a text box link
A-3: Adding continuation notices
Topic B: Paragraph formatting
B-1: Setting tab stops and creating a leader
B-2: Creating indents
B-3: Creating a bulleted list
B-4: Applying a keep setting
B-5: Adjusting vertical spacing
B-6: Creating a drop cap
Unit 5: Tables
Topic A: Table basics
A-1: Creating a table
A-2: Importing an Excel document
Topic B: Table structure
B-1: Modifying table cells
B-2: Merging table cells
Topic C: Table formatting
C-1: Applying table formats
C-2: Shading table cells
C-3: Aligning text within table cells
C-4: Formatting cell borders
C-5: Inserting graphics into table cells
C-6: Modifying an Excel spreadsheet
Unit 6: Layout and design techniques
Topic A: Text boxes
A-1: Positioning text within a text box
A-2: Fitting text to a text box
A-3: Applying styles to a text box
A-4: Changing text box columns
Topic B: Graphics adjustments
B-1: Controlling text wrap
B-2: Adjusting brightness and applying picture styles
B-3: Recoloring a picture
Topic C: Stacking and grouping objects
C-1: Grouping objects
C-2: Stacking objects
Unit 7: Finalizing publications
Topic A: Publication output
A-1: Printing a publication
A-2: Saving a publication as a PDF document
Topic B: Print preparation
B-1: Checking spelling
B-2: Checking a design for errors
B-3: Preparing a publication for commercial printing