Advanced
Topic-Level
Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Publisher
2010: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Basic design options
Topic A: Publication setup
A-1: Examining a brochure
A-2: Setting up a brochure
A-3: Creating a business information set
A-4: Adding business information
Topic B: Custom colors
B-1: Changing the color scheme
B-2: Creating tint swatches
B-3: Creating a gradient
Topic C: Building blocks
C-1: Adding an element to the Building Block Library
C-2: Inserting building blocks
Topic D: The Graphics Manager pane
D-1: Linking a picture
D-2: Replacing a picture
Unit 2: Typography
Topic A: Styles and font schemes
A-1: Examining a style
A-2: Creating a style
A-3: Basing a style on an existing style
A-4: Applying a style
A-5: Overriding and modifying a style
A-6: Changing the font scheme
Topic B: Graphics in typography
B-1: Inserting WordArt
B-2: Creating a type mask with WordArt
B-3: Wrapping text based on image contours
Topic C: Precise spacing control
C-1: Snapping text to baseline guides
Topic D: Symbols and special characters
D-1: Inserting symbols
D-2: Inserting special characters
Unit 3: Long publications
Topic A: Sections
A-1: Creating sections in a publication
A-2: Formatting section page numbers
Topic B: Bookmarks
B-1: Adding bookmarks
B-2: Navigating to a bookmark
Unit 4: Mail merge and catalog merge
Topic A: Form letters
A-1: Specifying a recipient list
A-2: Customizing a form letter
A-3: Merging recipient list data with a form letter
Topic B: Data sources for the recipient list
B-1: Creating and using a recipient list
B-2: Sorting records
B-3: Filtering records
Topic C: Catalog merge
C-1: Inserting catalog pages and adding a list
C-2: Formatting catalog merge fields
Unit 5: Interactive forms
Topic A: Editing Web forms
A-1: Inserting text input fields
A-2: Creating a list box
A-3: Inserting checkboxes and option buttons
A-4: Inserting Submit and Reset buttons
Topic B: Modifying form properties
B-1: Sending form data via e-mail
B-2: Labeling form elements
B-3: Previewing a form
Unit 6: Web site publishing
Topic A: Adding elements to a Web site
A-1: Checking for basic Web site errors
A-2: Adding alternative text to a picture
A-3: Creating a hyperlink
A-4: Inserting a navigation bar
Topic B: Finalizing and publishing a site
B-1: Entering information for search engines
B-2: Publishing a Web site
Unit 7: Customizing Publisher
Topic A: Customizing the Ribbon
A-1: Hiding and showing the Ribbon
A-2: Rearranging Ribbon tabs
A-3: Hiding and removing tabs and groups
A-4: Creating a tab
A-5: Resetting the Ribbon
Topic B: Customizing the Quick Access toolbar
B-1: Adding buttons to the Quick Access toolbar
B-2: Customizing the Quick Access toolbar display
B-3: Resetting the Quick Access toolbar