Master Microsoft Publisher 2010 Made Easy Training Tutorial

Learn to create a new publication in Publisher by selecting templates or a blank project, customize color and font schemes, and enter business information before clicking create.

Create and manage business information sets in Publisher to quickly populate publications with name, address, logo, and more, then insert building blocks or fields from templates.

Save your publication by using the Save As dialog from the File tab, choose a location and memorable name, and use the Quick Access Toolbar to auto-save changes.

Click the X in the upper right corner to close the current publication, which serves as the equivalent of issuing a close command in Publisher.

Open a publication by locating its file in folders, network locations, or removable media, then use the open dialog in the File tab to select and open it.

Master inserting new pages in Publisher 2010, including blank and duplicate pages, using the navigation pane, the insert tab, and the insert page dialog to add multiple pages.

Delete pages in publisher by selecting a page in navigation pane and clicking delete in the pages group on the page design tab, or right-clicking a page and choosing delete.

Move pages in Microsoft Publisher 2010 by dragging in the navigation pane or using the move page dialog, including before/after placement and multiple-page selections with shift or ctrl.

Insert text boxes on a publication by clicking the text box button on the Home or Insert tab, then drag to cover the area and type the text.

Master inserting shapes in Publisher 2010 using the shapes button on Home tab or Insert tab; draw precisely with the Shift key and lock drawing mode for repeats.

Learn how to add text to shapes in Publisher 2010 by turning shapes into text boxes, and fix overflow by resizing or linking to another shape.

Insert clip art and pictures from the clip art pane, search and filter by media type, insert pictures and a placeholder, and crop to fit your publication.

Select an object, then move, resize with the resizing handles, and rotate using the rotation handle to arrange text boxes, shapes, and images on the publication page.

Delete an object by right-clicking the middle of it and selecting delete object from the pop-up menu. Select the object and press the delete key on your keyboard.

Learn how to use find and replace in publisher 2010 to search for a word or phrase, replace occurrences individually or with replace all, and confirm changes in a dialog.

Learn how auto correct in Publisher automatically fixes misspellings and capitalization errors, including sentence starts, days, and table cells, with custom exceptions and added words.

Insert WordArt from the Insert tab, choose a style, enter text in the edit WordArt text dialog, then use the Format tab to adjust font, size, bold, spacing, and alignment.

Master font and paragraph formatting in Publisher, including text inside objects, using the font group, font dialog box, and styles. Manage text boxes, alignment, and linking text across boxes.

Learn to format shapes in Microsoft Publisher 2010 using the format tab: fill colors, gradients, textures, outlines, shadows, 3d effects, text inside shapes, and grouping for precise layout.

Explore how to modify clip art and pictures in Publisher 2010 using the picture tools, adjusting brightness, contrast, color, borders, shadows, text wrap, cropping, and resizing.

Create and save custom building blocks in Publisher, organize them into galleries, then insert, edit, or delete them from the building block library.

Master pages in Publisher set a default page layout with headers, footers, and page numbers, and let you apply, customize, and save templates across pages.

Create, customize, save, and apply a new color scheme in Publisher, choosing colors via the color dropdown and RGB values.

Create and apply a custom font scheme in Publisher by selecting heading and body fonts, naming and saving the scheme, applying it to your publication, and managing deletions as needed.

Learn to customize publication pages in Publisher by applying background options from the page design tab, including gradients (one or two colors), textures, patterns, tile pictures, and color tints.

Create and delete tables in publisher 2010 by inserting a table from the insert or home tab, enter data in cells, and adjust columns and rows.

Learn to select entire tables and individual table elements in Publisher 2010, including cells, rows, and columns, using mouse gestures or the layout tab's table group to apply element-specific changes.

Master inserting and deleting columns and rows in Microsoft Publisher 2010. Learn to select, delete, and insert columns or rows using the Layout tab.

Learn to merge selected cells into a cell and to split a merged cell back into its components using the layout tab, merge group, and diagonals options in Publisher 2010.

Modify text in table cells by adjusting alignment, text direction, and hyphenation, then tailor cell margins, fonts, and typographic features such as drop cap, ligatures, and stylistic alternates.

Format and customize Publisher tables by applying default or auto formats from the design tab, adjusting fills, borders, alignment, and text wrapping to enhance publication appearance.

Learn to use Microsoft Publisher 2010's page setup to set paper dimensions, margins, orientation, and custom margins via the page design tab and the Page Setup dialog.

Master layout guides in Microsoft Publisher 2010 to align content precisely by using margin, ruler, grid, and baseline guides, plus add columns and rows with snapping.

Use the rulers to measure precisely and position objects in your publication by dragging the ruler origin point from the upper left corner, then return it when done.

Master mail merge in Publisher by linking a data source to merge fields in a publication, creating personalized envelopes, letters, labels, or catalogs and preparing for future merges.

Explore step by step mail merge in Master Microsoft Publisher 2010 to create or connect a recipient list, select a data source, and insert merge fields into envelopes, or publications.

Create and customize an on-the-fly data source for mail merges in Publisher, using the new address list to add, edit, delete, customize fields, and save recipient records.

select mail merge recipients by choosing a data source, manually check records, apply advanced sort and filter criteria, find duplicates, and save changes to finalize the list.

Learn to insert and delete merge fields in Publisher mail merges, match data source fields, and use address block or greeting line to quickly assemble personalized publications.

Preview mail merge results before printing or output by using the preview results button on the mailings tab to view records in the publication window.

Detach the data source from a mail merge publication to revert to a normal publisher publication; cancel the merge by clicking select recipient, choosing cancel merge, and confirming yes.

Finish a mail merge by choosing printer, new publication, add to existing publication, or send e-mail messages; customize email subjects with merge fields and edit envelopes as needed.

Learn to create and merge product catalogs in Microsoft Publisher using catalog pages, data sources, merge fields, layouts, and previewing before printing.