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Publisher is a desktop publishing program used to create publications like newsletters, flyers, brochures and business cards. It differs from Word in that it uses objects that can be moved rather than linear text. The Publisher workspace includes ribbons, a page view, and workspace area. Templates provide starting points for publications and can be adapted by changing colors, fonts, and layouts. The presentation demonstrates how to use and customize templates to create birthday cards and business cards.

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MS Publisher 2016 For Beginners - Presentation

Publisher is a desktop publishing program used to create publications like newsletters, flyers, brochures and business cards. It differs from Word in that it uses objects that can be moved rather than linear text. The Publisher workspace includes ribbons, a page view, and workspace area. Templates provide starting points for publications and can be adapted by changing colors, fonts, and layouts. The presentation demonstrates how to use and customize templates to create birthday cards and business cards.

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Microsoft Publisher 2016 for

Beginners

Hannah
Digital Literacy Specialist
What is Publisher?
• A desktop publishing program
• Can be used to create a variety of documents
– Newsletters
– Cards
– Brochures
– Certificates
– Flyers
– Business cards
– Many more!
How is Publisher
different from other
MS Office programs?

• Publisher is an object based program—you move objects

around the workspace to produce a publication.

• A program like MS Word is linear—you type letter after

letter, word after word, paragraph after paragraph to

produce a document.
When you open
Publisher…

To open new blank


document

To open a recent
or saved file

To open a template
The Publisher
Workspace

The Ribbon

Page View

The Workspace
The File Menu

In the File Menu you


can also:
• Enter business or
personal
information
• Open a new
document
• Save
• Print
• Export to email
• Change
Publisher settings
• See handout for
more detailed
information.
Save your
Publication

There are several ways to


save your Publisher
document.
1. Click the save icon in the
top left corner.
2. Click File and Save or
Save As
3. Use the keyboard
shortcut “Control S”
Quick Ribbon Tour

• Home Tab
• Insert Tab
• Page Design
• Mailing—we won’t use this in class today
• Review
• View
• Contextual tabs
– Text Box Format
– Picture Tools Format
– Drawing Tools Format
Rulers and Guides

Rulers

Guides
To learn about and
practice adding and
editing objects in
Publisher we will work
on recreating this flyer
(for an imaginary
event).
We’ll cover:
• Text Boxes and
editing text
• Inserting,
manipulating and
editing images
• Word Art
• Shapes
Getting started
with Templates
• First, let’s switch
over to the fill list
of built-in
Publisher
templates.
• Scroll through an
select “Greeting
Cards”
• Select “Birthday
Cards” and
Template 3
Why use templates
in Publisher?
• Publisher comes
with a wide variety
of built-in
templates.
• Templates provide
a place to start if
you are new to
designing
publications or if
you are in a hurry.
• You can even
create and save
your own template.
Adapting
Templates
• You have several options to adapt
a template before you start:
• Choose a pre-set color scheme
• Change the font for the whole
publication
• Insert your personal or business
information
• Layout and page size options
Birthday Card Template
Activity
Original template and Adapted template
Business card
template activity
Want to learn more?

• MS Office Website
http://tinyurl.com/msofficepublisher
• https://www.gcflearnfree.org/publisher2010/
• Lynda.com (login via library website) search for:
“Publisher 2016 Essential Training”
• Gale Courses (login via library website) search for:
“Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2013”
• For information about Creative Commons licensing,
visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses
Thank You

Want a copy of this presentation?


Visit www.skokielibrary.info/handouts
where this presentation will be available
for four weeks.

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