Publisher 2002

Course Description

Overview: This course, Publisher 2002, will build on basic word processing skills and concentrate on desktop publishing concepts as they relate to developing basic publication documents, such as flyers and newsletters.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you have basic familiarity with a word processing application, such as Microsoft Word, before taking this course.

Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create, modify, save, and print a one page document using a publication design.
• Create a multi-page document, starting with a blank page, adding pages and page elements.
• Format text by adding tabs, indents, special characters, and automated formatting.
• Insert and modify graphic elements on a page.
• Add and modify rows, columns, text, and formatting in a table to display data on a page.
• Create a logo using drawing tools.
• Create documents that use special paper.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a One-Page Document
Topic 1A: Start a Document from a Publication Design
Topic 1B: Change Publication Design Elements
Topic 1C: Save and Print a Document
Topic 1D: Modify Text Boxes
Topic 1E: Format Basic Text
Topic 1F: Insert and Resize Clip Art Images

Lesson 2: Creating a Multi-Page Document
Topic 2A: Determine Page Setup
Topic 2B: Add Design Elements to a Master Page
Topic 2C: Insert Ruler and Layout Guides
Topic 2D: Import Text
Topic 2E: Link Text
Topic 2F: Use Columns
Topic 2G: Use Spell Check

Lesson 3: Formatting Text
Topic 3A: Create Tabs
Topic 3B: Determine Line Spacing
Topic 3C: Insert Symbols
Topic 3D: Create and Modify Styles
Topic 3E: Create Indents

Lesson 4: Inserting and Modifying Graphics
Topic 4A: Insert Custom Images
Topic 4B: Crop an Image
Topic 4C: Draw Basic Shapes
Topic 4D: Format Basic Shapes

Lesson 5: Inserting and Modifying Tables
Topic 5A: Insert and Modify a Table
Topic 5B: Merge Cells
Topic 5C: Insert Text in a Table
Topic 5D: Resize Table and Column Widths
Topic 5E: Format a Table

Lesson 6: Drawing a Logo
Topic 6A: Use Drawing Tools
Topic 6B: Use WordArt
Topic 6C: Manipulate Objects
Topic 6D: Control Object Interaction
Topic 6E: Save an Illustration as a Graphic

Lesson 7: Designing an Office Stationery Suite
Topic 7A: Use Special Paper
Topic 7B: Use Publications by Design
Topic 7C: Create an Address List
Topic 7D: Use Mail Merge