Microsoft® Office Publisher 2013 
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
091113
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
Microsoft® Publisher is a desktop publishing software application capable of producing greeting cards, certificates, newsletters, and other printed publications. Publisher offers a large selection of "building blocks" that can be dragged into your documents, helping you to create page elements such as calendars, newsletter sidebars, and borders. Publisher integrates mail merge features, which is handy when you need to send publications to a list of customers, and it's possible to export publications as HTML web pages or PDF documents. With a user-friendly interface, Microsoft Publisher makes it easy to create and edit publications. 
Course Objectives:
In this course, you will create, format, edit, and share publications. 
You will: 
•	Perform basic tasks in the Microsoft Publisher interface.
•	Add content in a publication.
•	Format text in a publication.
•	Edit the contents of a publication.
•	Add and format graphics.
•	Print and share a publication.
Target Student: 
This course is intended for persons in a variety of job roles such as publishing specialists, layout specialists, graphic designers, or any other knowledge workers who need to use Microsoft Publisher 2103 to create, lay out, edit, and share publications. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience with basic Windows® 8 tasks and be comfortable in the Windows 8 environment. 
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking either of the following Logical Operations courses: 
•	Microsoft® Windows® 8: Transition from Windows 7 
•	Using Microsoft® Windows® 8 
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
•	1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
•	16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
•	CD-ROM drive
•	Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
•	1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
•	Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
For this course, you will need the following software:
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2013
•	Microsoft® Windows® 8
•	Adobe® Reader® XI (11.0.01) or latest version
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Publisher 2013 
Topic A: Explore the Interface 
Topic B: Customize the Publisher Interface 
Topic C: Create a Publication 
Lesson 2: Adding Content to a Publication 
Topic A: Add Text to a Publication 
Topic B: Organize Text Boxes and Picture Placeholders in a Layout 
Topic C: Control the Display of Content in Text Boxes 
Topic D: Apply Building Blocks 
Lesson 3: Formatting Text in a Publication 
Topic A: Format Text and Paragraphs 
Topic B: Apply Paragraph Styles 
Topic C: Apply Schemes 
Lesson 4: Editing Text in a Publication 
Topic A: Edit Text in a Publication 
Topic B: Present Content in Tables 
Topic C: Insert Symbols and Special Characters 
Lesson 5: Adding and Formatting Graphics in a Publication 
Topic A: Add Graphical Objects to a Publication 
Topic B: Manipulate the Appearance of Pictures 
Lesson 6: Preparing a Publication for Sharing and Printing 
Topic A: Save a Publication 
Topic B: Run Design Checker 
Topic C: Preview and Print a Publication 
Topic D: Share a Publication