Course outline for
Microsoft Office Publisher 2010 - Intermediate

Introduction

Prerequisites

Section 1: Managing Your Publications

Lesson 1.1: Using Windows Explorer within Publisher

Navigating Using Windows Explorer

Performing Basic Tasks with Windows Explorer

Using Views in Windows Explorer

Using the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.2: Working with Publisher Files

Using File Formats

Changing File Properties

Using AutoRecover

Importing Text from Other Files

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.3: Working with Business Information

Setting Up your Business Information

Adding Business Information to a Publication

Editing Business Information

Editing Business Information Sets

Adding Multiple Business Information Sets

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.4: Sharing a Publication

Publishing to PDF or XPS

Protecting PDF Files

Packing your Files for Another Computer

Saving your Publication for a Commercial Printer with Pack and Go

Publishing to HTML

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.5: Working with Templates

Creating a Template

Saving a Template

Using a Template

Editing a Template

Step-By-Step

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Section 1: Case Study

Section 1: Review Questions

Section 2: Using Formatting and Language Tools

Lesson 2.1: Using the Paragraph Dialog

Opening the Paragraph Dialog

Changing Indents and Spacing

Setting Tabs with the Paragraph Dialog

Controlling Line and Paragraph Breaks

Setting Tabs with the Ruler

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.2: Adding Special Text Elements

Adding Symbols

Inserting the Date and Time

Inserting Objects

Creating Hyperlinks

Creating Bookmarks

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.3: Creating Custom Schemes

Creating Color Schemes

Creating Custom Colors

Creating Font Schemes

Setting Font Scheme Options

Setting Background Options

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.4: Linking Text Boxes

Understanding Text Box Links

Linking Text Boxes

Navigating Through Linked Text Boxes

Working with Linked Text Boxes

Breaking Links

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.5: Using Spelling Tools and AutoCorrect

Using the Spelling Context Menu

Running a Spelling Check

Setting Spelling and Proofing Options

About AutoCorrect and AutoFormat

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.6: Using Research Tools

Setting Your Language

Performing Research

Using the Thesaurus

Translating a Word

Step-By-Step

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Section 2: Case Study

Section 2: Review Questions

Section 3: Working with Shapes

Lesson 3.1: Adding Shapes

Drawing Shapes

Moving Shapes

Resizing Shapes

Rotating Shapes

Deleting Shapes

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.2: Formatting Shapes

Applying a Shape Style

Manually Formatting a Shape

Arranging Shapes

Using the Format AutoShape Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.3: Grouping Shapes

Selecting Multiple Shapes

Grouping Shapes

Ungrouping Shapes

Aligning Shapes to Each Other

Step-By-Step

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Section 3: Case Study

Section 3: Review Questions

Section 4: Working with Illustrations

Lesson 4.1: Adding Tables

Inserting a Table

Adding Data

Moving a Table

Resizing a Table

Rotating a Table

Deleting a Table

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.2: Formatting Tables

Adding or Deleting Rows and Columns

Applying a Table Style

Manually Formatting a Table

Using Borders

Arranging Tables

Changing Alignment and Text Direction

Using the Format Table Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.3: Working with WordArt

Creating WordArt

Editing WordArt Text

Changing the WordArt Style

Manually Formatting WordArt

Arranging WordArt

Using the Format WordArt Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Section 4: Case Study

Section 4: Review Questions

Section 5: Adding Pictures to Your Publication

Lesson 5.1: Inserting Pictures

Adding a Picture from Your Computer

Inserting Clip Art

Moving a Picture

Resizing a Picture

Rotating a Picture

Deleting a Picture

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.2: Formatting Pictures

Touching Up Pictures

Adding a Picture Style

Changing the Picture Border

Changing the Picture Shape

Adding Shadow Effects

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.3: Working with Pictures

Arranging Pictures

Cropping Pictures

Advanced Cropping Tools

Adding Captions

Using the Format Picture Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.4: Changing Pictures

Choosing a New Picture

Resetting Picture Formatting

Swapping Pictures

Compressing Pictures

Adding and Using Picture Placeholders

Step-By-Step

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Section 5: Case Study

Section 5: Review Questions

Index