MS Publisher 2007

Design, Multimedia, & Web Technologies

September 14, 2012

Define vocabulary associated with the MS Publisher 2007 environment.

Identify elements included in Publisher template designs.

Locate specific features and options related to project publications in Publisher.

Identify keyboard shortcuts and their functions.

Today’s Objectives

Elements of a Flyer

HEADLINE

TAG LINE

ATTENTION GETTER

BUSINESS NAMEBODY

COPY

GRAPHIC

BULLETED LIST

TEAR-OFFS

◦Headline – title; usually bold and easy to identify

◦Tag Line – sometimes styled as a subheading; use a smaller font and place in close proximity to headline

◦Business Name – sometimes styled as a subheading; identifies the organization to whom the ad belongs

◦Attention Getter – might target a specific audience

◦Body Copy – clarifies the flyer’s purpose or message

◦Graphic – used to entice people to look at the flyer; usually a picture, Clipart, image, or photo

◦Bulleted List◦Tear-offs – provide

contact information

Designing Flyer Publications

These are journalisti

c principles!

The Workspace

PAGE

LAYOUT

a tool that helps you through the design process by offering & changing publication options

similar to a blueprint you can use over and over to fill in the blanks, replace prewritten text, and change art to fit your needs

TemplatePublication

Types

TEMPLATES

Clicking a publication type causes a catalog of

template previews to be displayed in the center

of the window.

Catalog

Defined set of colors that complement each other when used together

Defined set of fonts associated with a publication

Color Scheme &Font Scheme

Contains several elements similar to the document windows of other applications

Includes the page layout, rulers, scroll bars, guides and boundaries, status bar, etc.

Workspace

Text Box

WordArt

Tear-offs

Graphi

csPictures

Bookmarks

BulletsLines

Objects

Menus & Submenus

A menu contains a list of commands to retrieve, store, print, and manipulate data.

A submenu is displayed when you point to a command with an arrow inside of a menu.

Displayed to the right of menu commands, when available

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Zoom F9Select All

(text)Ctrl + A

Print Ctrl + PSave Ctrl + SUndo Ctrl + Z

When you move the mouse pointer over a button or box, the name of the button or box is displayed below it in a ScreenTip.

ScreenTip

Special window with buttons, boxes, lists, and links to help perform specific tasks

Click the Publisher Tasks button to open the Task Pane.

Click the down-arrow to see other available Task Panes.

Task Pane

Text Box &Shortcut Menu

A text box is an object in a publication designed to hold text in a specific shape, size, and style.

A shortcut menu is displayed by right-clicking the text box.

A property is an attribute or characteristic of an object.

Within text boxes, you can edit the following properties:◦Font◦Spacing◦Alignment◦Line / Border Style◦Fill Color◦Margins

Property

Text supplied by the template

Can be selected with a single click

Placeholder Text

Wordwrap◦Allows you to type words in a text box

continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line

Formatting Marks◦Sometimes called nonprinting

characters; examples include the paragraph mark ( ), raised dots to show spaces, and end of field markers ( )

File Name - the name assigned to a file when it is saved

Other Terms…

Graphic – includes drawings, photographs, sounds, videos, and other clips / media files

Clip art – predefined graphics that include images, artwork, and draw-type images

Picture Frame – an invisible border that helps with placement and text wrapping

Using Graphics

Details about a file

Includes information such as the project author, title, subject, and keywords

Publication Properties

Questions?