Publisher 2016 Essential Training

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• Understanding the interface
• Creating a new publication
• Editing your business information
• Considerations when saving publications
• Adjusting page and print setup options
• Zooming and panning a publication
• Inserting and navigating pages

2. Working with Text

• Using built-in templates
• Adding and modifying placeholder text
• Using AutoFit
• Inserting text from another file
• Flowing paragraph text with placeholders
• Creating bulleted and numbered lists
• Using fine typography options
• Using AutoCorrect
• Using proofing tools
• Translating text

3. Working with Objects

• Using the scratch area
• Drawing and customizing shapes
• Manipulating objects
• Deleting objects and frames

4. Working with Graphical Objects

• Inserting and swapping pictures
• Working with picture placeholders
• Adjusting picture appearance
• Adding captions to pictures
• Using pictures as backgrounds

5. Working with Tables

• Inserting tables and choosing presets
• Changing table formatting
• Working with text and numbers in tables
• Modifying table rows and columns

6. Customizing Layout and Design

• Creating and applying master pages
• Changing the page background
• Saving design changes to a template
• Using building blocks
• Adding headers, footers, and page numbering
• Using the Design Checker

7. Designing Publications for the Web

• Creating a web publication
• Inserting hyperlinks
• Optimizing content for the web

8. Using Mail Merge

• Starting a mail merge
• Performing a mail merge
• Performing an email merge

9. Printing and Sharing Publications

• Previewing and printing your publication
• Setting commercial print options
• Packaging a publication
• Saving a publication to shareable formats

Conclusion

• Next steps