Unit 2: Desktop Publishing

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Microsoft Publisher 2003

• Unit 2 Desktop Publishing
• BTT 1O5

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What is Desktop Publishing?

• A computer application that combines graphics and
  text to design and prepare documents for
  publication
• Produces professional-quality publications such
  as
• Newsletters
• Flyers
• Brochures
• Business Cards
• Catalogs
• The Desktop Publisher we will use is Microsoft
  Publisher 2003

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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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The Publisher Window
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Parts of the Publisher Window

• Publication
• The type of file that is created in Publisher
• A file is temporarily saved as Publication1 until
  we save it with a new name
• Has the file extension .pub
• Object Toolbar
• Contains tools used to create and modify shapes,
  images and text boxes
• Formatting Toolbar
• Changes depending on the object that is selected

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Parts of the Word Window

• Layout Guides
• These lines do not print
• Assist in the placement and positioning of
  objects
• Scratch Area
• Can temporarily move objects here
• These objects will not print

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Skill Set 1 Part 1

• Create and save a Publisher publication
• Set up a new publication
• Use the Objects toolbar
• Format, layer, and group objects

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Starting a New Publication

• When you start Publisher, a task pane will appear
• Under the category New, select Blank Print
  Publication
• Close the task pane

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Setting Up a Publication

• File?Page Setup
• Specify page orientation (portrait vs. landscape)
• Set page size
• Insert?Page
• Add pages to publication
• Arrange?Layout Guides
• Set margins
• Add grid guides (rows columns)
• Arrange?Ruler Guides
• Set horizontal or vertical guides to help with
  object placement

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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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The Objects Toolbar
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Working with Objects

• Each object is surrounded by a frame, which can
  be used to re-size and move the object
• Use the Arrange menu
• Layer objects
• Group objects together
• Rotate or Flip objects
• Specify Text Wrapping

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Skill Set 1 Part 2

• Enter text in text boxes
• Format text using font, typestyle, point size,
  and alignment
• Create specific business documents

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What is Typography?

• The study of text and its appearance
• Typography is essential in desktop publishing

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The 3 Types of Font Faces

• Sans Serif- sans without
• a font without ticks on the ends of the letters
• used for LCD, Web sites, and on-screen documents

• Serif- has ticks on the ends of all letters
• used for print media
• proven to increase speed of reading

• Decorative- used in select situations
• highlights or enhances a small portion of text
• provides a mood
• should never use for an entire paragraph of text

Times New RomanCentury SchoolbookCOPPERPLATE
ArialCentury GothicVerdana
ComicVivaldiBroadway
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Business Publications Logo

• A graphic image that represents a company or a
  product
• A very important marketing tool placed on all of
  a companys documents

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Business Publications Letterhead

• Businesses print letters on letterhead
• Contains company name, logo, address, and other
  important contact information
• Allows recipient of letter to identify and
  remember the sender

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Business Publications Business Cards

• A small wallet-sized card that identifies an
  employee of a company
• Contains company name, logo, employees name, job
  title, and contact information
• The most widely used and accepted mini-document
  in the world
• Like a handshake you leave behind after meeting
  someone in the business world

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