SESSION on Microsoft Publisher applications
- 1. CMT 04212: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Session 8 Microsoft Publisher By: Ramadhani Chibwana Victor Mwambije 1
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- 3. Describe concepts related to Ms Publisher Explain the purposes of Microsoft Publisher Identify the types of publications available in Publisher Modify an existing publishing in Microsoft Publisher Create a new, blank publication in Microsoft Publisher Print publication, store, and back up publications in Microsoft Publisher 14 July, 2024 3 Learning Objectives
- 4. Desktop Publishing: Is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc. Desktop publishing software: Is a tool for both graphic designers and non-designers to create visual communications for professional or desktop printing. 14 July, 2024 4 Microsoft Publisher
- 5. Microsoft Publisher: Is a desktop publishing program that makes it easier to create many different publications including newsletters, brochures, flyers, signs, business cards, letterheads and other publication designs. 14 July, 2024 5 Microsoft Publisher
- 6. Purposes of MS Publisher allows you to: Choose a template Templates allow you to quickly create well- designed publications. There are many types of templates including newsletters, brochures, flyers, greeting card templates, and a variety of other publication types. 14 July, 2024 6 Purposes of Microsoft Publisher
- 7. Change templates while designing Making changes in Publisher is easy. If you have Flyer Template A, and then decide you don’t like it, Publisher allows you to change a different Flyer template. Publisher will transfer the text and images from Flyer Template A to the new flyer. Simply choose ‘Publication Designs’ from the Task Pane and apply another design to see the template change instantly. 14 July, 2024 7 Purposes of Microsoft Publisher…
- 8. Customize a template Templates can be customized for a specific use. Preferred Font colors can be used instead of normal black colour. Use Color and Font Schemes options A template’s color and/or font schemes can be changed to have a dramatic impact on the publication’s look. This can help to keep the same design layout, but choose colors and fonts that work best in your publication. 14 July, 2024 8 Purposes of Microsoft Publisher…
- 9. Basic Templates 9 Greeting Cards / Party Invitations Banners Flyers / Handouts Business Cards Calendars Brochures Newsletters & Other Publicationsyou can do with Publisher:
- 10. Microsoft Publisher Features 10 Quick Publications Web Sites and E-mail Clipart Gallery Blank Publications Other Various Features
- 11. Planning a Publication As with any publication, when you are creating a product, remember… to Plan ahead to Prepare your content the Purpose of your product 11
- 12. Layout Options and Decisions Consider the following decisions when creating the layout for your Publisher publication: Have a Plan – Make a Sketch Who is my audience? What Template will I use? What fonts and graphics will work best with this product? 12
- 14. Getting Started… 14 The initial screen in Publisher. You can choose blank page sizes or pre-designed publications for a wide range of publication types, including business cards, postcards, flyers, gift certificates, resumes, catalogs, and even Web sites.
- 15. Choose the Correct Paper Size 15
- 16. Publisher Screen Overview 16 TITLE FORMATTING RIBBON HORIZONTAL SCROLL BAR RULER MINIMIZE – RESTORE - CLOSE V E R T I C A L S C R O L L B A R
- 18. Define Desktop Publishing What is Microsoft publisher? Explain the purposes of Microsoft Publisher Identify the types of publications available in Microsoft Publisher 18 Evaluation
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