Microsoft Publisher by design : an example-packed guide to desktop publishing using Microsoft publisher 3.0 / Luisa Simone.

Table of Contents

PART 1 GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER 1 MICROSOFT PUBLISHER AND THE WINDOWS 95 INFERFACE
Moving Around the Screen: Working with the mouse
Starting Publisher
Communicating with Publisher: Menus and Commands
Providing Requested Information: Dialog Box Options
Design Alternatives: Toolbars and Tools, etc.

CHAPTER 2 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH MICROSOFT PUBLISHER
What is Desktop Publishing?
The Building Blocks of Document
Creating a Frame
Preparing to work with an object
Multiple Selections, etc.

CHAPTER 3 BEGINNING WORK ON A PUBLICATION
Starting a publication from scratch
Opening an Existing Publication
Setting up the publication page
Viewing a Single page or a Spread
Inserting and Deleting page, etc.

CHAPTER 4 LAYOUT TOOLS
Customization options
Ruler Guides
Layout Guides
The status Line
Object Groups, etc.

CHAPTER 5 TEXT TOOLS
Text Frames
Text Importing
Text Flow in Text Frames
Automated continued Lines
Move and copy Text commands, etc.

CHAPTER 6 WORDART TOOL
Word art Frames
Word art Fonts
Formatting Options: Toolbar Button Special Effects
Letter spacing and Alignment Controls
Color, pattern, and Shadow options, etc.

CHAPTER 7 TABLE TOOL
Table components: Rows, Columns, and Cells
Entering Text in a Table
Importing Text from External sources
Rearranging Table Components
Resizing Tables and Tables components, etc.

CHAPTER 8 DRAWING TOOLS
Lines, Boxes, Circles, and custom shapes
Borders
Tints, shades, patterns
Border Art
Shadows, etc.

CHAPTER 9 PICTURE TOOLS
Categories of Graphics
Importing Pictures
The Clip Art Gallery
Scanning Functions in Publisher
Featuring a Section of your Image, etc.

CHAPTER 10 WORKING WITH OLE
Creating and Editing an OLE Object
Determining How OLE Links Behave

CHAPTER 11 PAGE WIZARDS, DESIGN GALLERY AND CUSTOM TEMPLATES
Page Wizards
The Design Gallery
What to consider when modifying
Templates

CHAPTER 12 PRINTING YOUR PROJECT IN BLACK AND WHITE OR IN COLOR
Setting up the printer Hardware
Overriding Defaults
Changing Basic Printer Characteristics
Printing Atypically sized publication
Printing Folded Publications, etc.

PART 2 DESIGN PROJECTS
CHAPTER 13 AN OVERVIEW OF THE DESIGN PROCESS
Getting Started: Project Preliminaries
Type Choices
Organizing Background Elements
Placing Text and Pictures
Adjusting Layout, etc.

CHAPTER 14 PARTY INVITATION
Preparing to Create the Design
Creating the first page
Creating the Internal Message
Completing the Invitation

CHAPTER 15 LARGE FORMAT POSTER
Setting up the page
Inserting and Editing the Picture
Adding Display Type
Adding Body Copy
Producing the Poster


CHAPTER 16 RESUME
Setting up the page
Creating a Layout with the Table Tool
Inserting and Formatting Text
Adding Name and Address Formation
Printing the Publication

CHAPTER 17 FLYER
Setting up the page
Creating the Display Type
Entering Formatting Text
Inserting and Recoloring, and Resizing Artwork
Adding Decorative Rulers, etc.

CHAPTER 18 LOGO
Setting up the page
Creating the Main Logo Element
Creating the Secondary Logo Element
Positioning the Logo on the page
Completing the logo

CHAPTER 19 NEWSLETTER
Setting up the page
Creating Text Styles
Creating a Template
Importing the Newsletter Text
Formatting the Lead story, etc.

CHAPTER 20 ADVERTISEMENT AND REPLY COUPON
Setting up the page
Creating the Headline
Designing the Reply Coupon
Editing the Coupon
Creating the Middle Section, etc.

CHAPTER 21 MAIL-ORDER CATALOG
Setting up the page
Creating Text Styles
Creating the Repeating Elements
Creating,Importing , and Formatting Catalog Text
Adding a Picture to the Catalog, etc.

CHAPTER 22 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Setting up the page
Creating Master Diagram Elements
Duplicating and Positioning Diagram Elements
Adding Connecting Lines
Replacing Text, etc.

CHAPTER 23 LETTERHEAD
Setting up the page
Creating the Main Logo Element
Adding a Picture to the Logo
Formatting the Address Formation
Completing the Document

CHAPTER 24 BUSINESS FORM
Setting up the page
Creating the Header
Creating the Vendor and General Information Items
Creating the Order Table
Completing the Purchase order

CHAPTER 25 THREE-FOLD BROCHURE
Setting up the page
Creating Text Styles
Creating the Front Cover
Creating the Second Panel
Creating the Return Address, etc.

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