Publisher 2000
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Windows 95 or 98 Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Publisher 2000 basics

Topic A: 0 Exploring the Publisher environment

A-1: Examining the Publisher environment

A-2: Examining the toolbars

A-3: Opening a publication

Topic B: 0 Help options

B-1: Using Publisher Tutorials

B-2: Using the Office Assistant

B-3: Using the Microsoft Publisher Web Site

Topic C: 0 Closing the file and Publisher

C-1: Closing the file and exiting Publisher

Unit 2 : Creating publications

Topic A: 0 Creating publications

A-1: Creating a publication

A-2: Saving a publication

A-3: Editing a publication

A-4: Setting save options

Topic B: 0 Setting page properties

B-1: Using the Page Setup dialog box

B-2: Setting the layout guides

Topic C: 0 Using text frames

C-1: Creating a text frame

C-2: Resizing and realigning a text frame

C-3: Applying a fill color to a text frame

C-4: Changing text margins

C-5: Connecting text frames

Topic D: 0 Adding pictures

D-1: Creating a picture frame

D-2: Inserting a picture in a publication

D-3: Inserting clip art in a publication

Unit 3 : Formatting publications

Topic A: 0 Formatting text

A-1: Using character formatting options

A-2: Creating special characters

A-3: Using formatting shortcuts

A-4: Creating a text style

Topic B: 0 Changing paragraph properties

B-1: Changing the line spacing

B-2: Changing the paragraph spacing

Topic C: 0 Using editing tools

C-1: Using the spell check

C-2: Searching for and replacing text

Unit 4 : Using multi-page publications

Topic A: 0 Creating multi-page publications

A-1: Creating a multi-page publication

Topic B: 0 Specifying settings for facing pages

B-1: Changing the page size

B-2: Setting the layout guides for a multi-page publication

B-3: Inserting pages

B-4: Adding Continued notices

Topic C: 0 Working in the background

C-1: Creating a ruler guide

C-2: Adding a background line

C-3: Inserting page numbers by using a text frame

Topic D: 0 Working with text

D-1: Including text from another publication

D-2: Insert columns

Unit 5 : Inserting objects and graphics

Topic A: 0 Inserting objects

A-1: Inserting objects and observing the formatting toolbar

Topic B: 0 Inserting graphics

B-1: Cropping a picture

B-2: Scaling a picture

B-3: Wrapping text around a picture

B-4: Rotating and flipping an object

Topic C: 0 Adding special effects

C-1: Creating WordArt

C-2: Adding special effects

C-3: Shading and shadows

Unit 6 : Working with tables

Topic A: 0 Tables

A-1: Creating a table

A-2: Entering text in a table

A-3: Using the Fill Down and Fill Right options

A-4: Using Table Autoformat

Topic B: 0 Modifying tables

B-1: Inserting rows and columns

B-2: Deleting rows and columns

B-3: Merging cells

Topic C: 0 Formatting tables

C-1: Aligning text

C-2: Adding borders to a table

C-3: Rotating a table

Unit 7 : Printing publications

Topic A: 0 Printing publications

A-1: Using the Design Checker

A-2: Using the Print dialog box

A-3: Using the Pack and Go Wizard