Microsoft Publisher 2003

£29 (plus vat)

The Publisher 2003 course is divided into 8 chapters containing a total of 79 interactive learning lessons which takes you through the skills and knowledge you need to make effective use of Microsoft Publisher 2003.

The beauty? It's there all the time, at your elbow - when you need a little help on how to do something, go to your online learning - look it up and get a refresher, in just a few minutes - no need to trouble anyone else and you don't need to remember.

The content covered:

Chapter One: The Fundamentals  

Starting Publisher 

What´s New in Publisher 2003? 

Understanding the Publisher 2003 Program Screen 

Opening a Publication 

Entering Personal Information 

Viewing a Publication 

Moving Around in a Publication 

Saving and Closing a Publication 

Previewing and Printing a Publication 

Getting Help 

Changing the Office Assistant and Using the Help button 

Chapter One Review 

Chapter Two: Creating a Publication 

Planning a Publication 

Creating a Publication by Type 

Creating a Publication from a Design Set 

Creating a Blank Publication 

Inserting, Importing, and Deleting Text 

Inserting and Deleting Pages 

Chapter Two Review 

Chapter Three: Working with Text 

Using Bold and Italics 

Changing Font Type 

Changing Font Size 

Changing Font Color 

Using the Font Dialog Box 

Using the Format Painter 

Working with Bulleted and Numbered Lists 

Working with Tabs 

Indenting Paragraphs 

Changing Paragraph Alignment and Line Spacing 

Adjusting Character Spacing 

Inserting a Drop Cap 

Using Undo and Redo 

Checking Your Spelling 

Chapter Three Review 

Chapter Four: Working with Styles 

Creating and Applying a Style 

Modifying a Style 

Importing and Deleting Styles 

Chapter Four Review 

Chapter Five: Formatting Your Publication 

Thinking About Publication Design 

Working with Color Schemes 

Working with Font Schemes 

Changing the Background of a Publication 

Using Layout Guides 

Using Ruler Guides 

Working with Headers and Footers 

Creating a Master Page 

Using the Design Gallery 

Using the Design Checker 

Chapter Five Review 

Chapter Six: Drawing and Working with Shapes and Images 

Drawing on Your Pages 

Adding and Formatting Text Boxes 

Linking Text Boxes and Adding Continued Notices 

Resizing, Moving, Copying, and Deleting Objects 

Formatting Objects 

Inserting Clip Art 

Inserting and Formatting Pictures 

Text Wrapping 

Inserting WordArt 

Drawing AutoShapes 

Aligning and Grouping Objects 

Flipping and Rotating Objects 

Applying Shadows and 3-D Effects 

Layering Objects 

Chapter Six Review 

Chapter Seven: Performing a Mail Merge 

An Overview of the Mail Merge Process 

Selecting a Data Source 

Entering Individual Records into the Data Source 

Inserting Merge Fields into your Publication 

Previewing the Merged Publication 

Completing the Mail Merge 

Using an Existing Data Source 

Chapter Seven Review 

Chapter Eight: Other Features 

Using the Pack and Go Wizard 

Editing a Story in Microsoft Word 

Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars 

Customizing Publisher´s Toolbars 

Paper Folding Projects 

Customizing Publisher´s Default Options 

Chapter Eight Review