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Using Microsoft® Publisher 2010
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COVERS: Microsoft® Publisher 2010
CATEGORY: Productivity Applications
USER LEVEL: Beginner
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ISBN 0-7897-4296-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4296-4
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Introduction
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Publisher 2010
What Is Microsoft Publisher?
Getting Started
System Requirements
Minimum Hardware Requirements for Office 2010
System Requirements for Publisher 2010
Operating System Requirements
My Recommendations
Verifying Your System’s Hardware
Installing Office 2010
What’s New in Publisher 2010
The Ribbon
How Documents Are Displayed
Going Backstage
Printing
PDF and XPS Support
Image Controls
Minor Improvements
What’s Up with Web Mode?
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Publisher 2010
Using Publisher for the First Time
Creating a New Document
Page Margins
Custom Margins
Grid Guides
Built-In Guides
Ruler Guides
High-Precision Guides
Using Multiple Ruler Guides
Enabling and Disabling Rulers
Enlarging Rulers
Changing the Units of Measurement
Moving Rulers
Moving the Zero Mark
Page Orientation
Page Sizes
Page Backgrounds
Templates
Web-Based Templates
Locally Installed Templates
The Anatomy of a Template-Based Document
Changing Templates
Creating a Custom Template
Saving Your Documents
Alternative Document Types
Creating a New Document
Opening a Publisher Document
Chapter 3 Working with Visual Elements
Text Boxes
Creating a New Text Box
Entering Text into a Text Box
Fonts
Purchasing Fonts
Typography
Installing a Font
Previewing a Font
Formatting Pictures
Transparency
Picture Styles and Shapes
Changing a Picture
Picture Captions
Changing a Caption’s Color
Going Beyond Simple Colors
Gradients
The Texture Tab
Patterns
Photos
Tint
Clip Art
Clip Art Key Words
Copyright Issues
Shapes
Adding a 3-D Effect
Coloring a Shape
Layering
Other Objects
Drawings
Equations
Chapter 4 Designs and Layouts
Calendars
Additional Customizations
Postcards
Greeting Cards
Additional Visual Elements
Color Schemes
Word Art
Creating Building Blocks
Chapter 5 Working with Longer Documents
Text Boxes Revisited
Formatting
Linking Text Boxes
Navigating Text Boxes
Layout Strategies
Master Pages
Additional Master Page Options
Importing Microsoft Word Documents
Adding Images to the Document
Word Documents with Images
Wrapping Text Around Images
Irregularly Shaped Images
Formatting Text Boxes
Text Fitting
Text Direction
Hyphenation
Alignment
Columns
Word Art Lite
Drop Cap
Number Styles
6 Tables
What Are Tables?
Creating Tables
Formatting Tables
Resizing a Table
Fill Effects
Borders
Table Rotation
Text Wrapping
Cell Alignments and Margins
Table Design
Table Formats
Table Layout
Inserting Rows and Columns
Deleting Rows and Columns
Diagonals
Merging and Splitting Cells
Importing Excel Spreadsheets
Importing a Spreadsheet
Importing Excel Charts
Importing an Existing Chart
Chapter 7 Finalizing Your Publisher Document
A Visual Inspection
Proofreading Techniques
Adjusting Document Spacing
Use a Compact Font
Text Boxes
Overlapping Frames
Coming Up Short
Test Printing the Document
Document Metadata
Working with Metadata
The Design Checker
Creating PDF and XPS Files
Chapter 8 Printing Your Documents
Design Checking Your Document
Printing Documents Yourself
Basic Printing
Professional Printing
What Will the Job Cost?
How Long Will It Take?
How Long Will It Take to Correct Printing Mistakes?
Is There Anything That You Won’t Print?
In What Format Should Materials Be Submitted?
Color Models
Grayscale
RGB
HSL
CMYK
PANTONE
Choosing a Color Model
Offset Printing
What a Printing Company Expects
Packaging Your Print Job
How to Save on Printing Costs
Stock
File Preparation
Quantity
Ink Colors
Deadlines
Use the Correct Printing Device
Chapter 9 Publishing Online
Creating a Website
The Anatomy of a Web Page
Enhancing a Web Page
More Hyperlinking Techniques
Bookmarks
Editing Hyperlinks
Changing a Hyperlink’s Appearance
Using a Web Template
Working with the Template
Previewing Your Website
The Web Tab
Hot Spot
Navigation Bar
Form Controls
HTML Code Fragment
Web Page Options
Publishing Your Website
Acquiring a Domain Name
Choosing a Hosting Company
DNS Entries
Uploading Your Website
Chapter 10 Bulk Mailing Techniques
Mail Merge
Creating the Recipient List
Adding Merge Fields to Your Document
Performing the Mail Merge
Alternative Data Sources
Email Merge
The Recipient Experience
Snail Mail
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