Microsoft Publisher 2010

Chapter 4

Creating a Custom Publication from Scratch

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• Create a custom publication size• Create a color scheme• Create a font scheme• Rotate and flip objects• Crop a graphic and edit the wrap points• Recolor a graphic• Select and group multiple objects• Save an edited graphic as a picture• Insert a shape

Objectives

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• Format an object with a gradient fill, differentiating among text, patterns, pictures, tints, and shades

• Fill a shape with a picture, and edit the shape outline, weight, and color

• Add to and delete from the Building Block Library• Apply styles• Create columns within a text box• Close a publication without quitting Publisher• Delete custom sizes and schemes

Objectives

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Project – Newspaper Advertisement

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• Decide on the purpose, schemes, and paper size• Choose a layout and elements• Create the publication

General Project Guidelines

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• Click the desired thumbnail in the New template gallery to create a blank presentation in the Publisher window

Selecting a Blank Publication

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• Click the Page Size button (Page Design tab | Page Setup group) to display the list of standard page sizes and options for other sizes

• Click Create New Page Size at the bottom of the list to display the Create New Page Size dialog box

• Type the desired name for the new page size• Click the Layout type box arrow to display the list

of layouts• Click the desired layout type

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• Set the desired width in the Width box• Set the desired height in the Height box• Set the margins in the four Margin guide boxes• Click the OK button to save the page layout, size, and

margins

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• Click the More button (Page Design tab | Schemes group) to display the Colors Scheme gallery

• Click Create New Color Scheme in the Color Scheme gallery to display the Create New Color Scheme dialog box

• Type the desired color scheme name in the ‘Color scheme name’ text box

• Select the desired colors using the New box arrows• Click the Save button to save the new color scheme

Creating a New Color Scheme

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Creating a New Color Scheme

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• Click the Scheme Fonts button (Page Design tab | Schemes group) to display the Scheme Fonts gallery

• Click Create New Font Scheme in the Scheme Fonts gallery to display the Create New Font Scheme dialog box

• Type the desired font scheme name in the ‘Font scheme name’ text box

• Select the desired Heading font and Body font• Click the Save button to save the new font scheme

Creating a New Font Scheme

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Creating a New Font Scheme

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• With the picture selected, click the Rotate button on the Picture Tools Format tab to display the Rotate gallery

• Click the desired Rotate command

Flipping a Picture

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• With the picture selected, click the Crop button (Picture Tools Format tab | Arrange group) to display the cropping handles

• Drag the appropriate cropping handle inward to crop the graphic

• Click the Crop button to hide the cropping handles

Cropping a Graphic

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Cropping a Graphic

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• Click the Wrap Text button (Picture Tools Format tab | Arrange group) to display the text wrapping options

• Click Edit Wrap Points to display the red, dashed lines and wrap points

• Drag the appropriate red lines in to the desired wrap point

• Click outside of the graphic to deselect it

Editing Wrap Points

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Editing Wrap Points

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• With the graphic selected, click the Recolor button (Picture Tools Format tab | Adjust group) to display the Recolor gallery

• Click More Variations to display the Recolor Picture dialog box

• Click the Color box arrow to display the color gallery• Select the desired color• If desired, click the ‘Leave black parts black’ option button

to select it• Click the OK button to close the Recolor Picture dialog box

Recoloring a Graphic

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Recoloring a Graphic

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• SHIFT+click each object to add it to the selection

Selecting Multiple Objects

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• With multiple objects selected, click the Group button on the Picture Tools Format tab to group the selected objects

Grouping Selected Objects

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• Right-click the graphic, and then click Save as Picture to display the Save As dialog box

• Type the desired file name in the File name text box

• Navigate to the desired save location• Click the Save button to save the graphic

Saving a Graphic as a Picture

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Saving a Graphic as a Picture

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• Click the Shapes button (Insert tab | Illustrations group) to display the Shapes gallery

• Click the desired shape• Move the mouse pointer into the publication and

then drag from the upper-left corner, at the margin, to the lower-right corner to create the selected shape

Inserting a Shape

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Inserting a Shape

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• With the shape selected, click the Shape Fill button on the Drawing Tools Format tab to display the Shape Fill gallery

• Point to Gradient in the Shape Fill gallery to display the Gradient gallery

• Click the More gradients command to display the Fill Effects dialog box

• If necessary, click the Gradient tab• In the Colors area, click Two colors• Click the Color 1 box arrow, and then click the desired

color

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• Click the Color 2 box arrow, and then click the desired color

• In the Shading styles area, click the desired shading style

• In the Variants area, click the desired variant• Click the OK button to apply the new gradient

Creating a Gradient Fill Effect

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Creating a Gradient Fill Effect

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• With the graphic selected, click the Shape Outline button arrow on the Drawing Tools Format tab to display the Shape Outline gallery

• Click the desired shape outline color to add the colored border to the shape

Selecting a Color for the Shape Outline

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Selecting a Color for the Shape Outline

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• With the graphic selected, click the Shape Outline button to display the Shape Outline gallery

• Point to Weight in the Shape Outline gallery to display the Weight gallery

• Click the desired weight in the Weight gallery

Changing the Shape Outline

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Changing the Shape Outline

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• With the shape selected, click the Shape Fill button on the Drawing Tools Format tab to display the Shape Fill gallery and then click Picture to display the Select Picture dialog box

• Navigate to the location containing the picture, and then select the picture

• Click the Insert button to insert the picture

Filling a Shape with a Picture

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Filling a Shape with a Picture

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• Right-click the graphic to display the shortcut menu, and then click Save as Building Block to display the Create new Building Block dialog box

• Type the desired title in the Title text box• Type the desired description in the Description text

box• Type the desired keywords, each separated by a

comma, in the Keywords text box• Click the OK button to close the Create new Building

Block dialog box

Adding to the Building Block Library

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Adding to the Building Block Library

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• With the text box selected to which you want to apply a style, click the Styles button (Home tab | Styles group) to display the Styles gallery

• Click the desired style to select it• Type the desired text

Applying a Style

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Applying a Style

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• Click the Boundaries check box on the View tab to display boundaries in the objects

Turning on Boundaries

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• Click the Columns button on the Home tab to display the Columns gallery

• Click the desired option in the Columns gallery to select the format for the selected text box

Setting Columns

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• With the text box selected, click the Line Spacing button on the Home tab to display the Line Spacing gallery

• Click the desired option in the Line Spacing gallery

Changing Line Spacing

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• Click the WordArt button on the Insert tab to display the WordArt gallery

• Click the desired WordArt style• Type the text for the WordArt in the Edit WordArt

Text dialog box• Click the Size box arrow and select the desired

font size• Click the OK button to close the dialog box and

insert the WordArt graphic

Inserting a WordArt Object

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Inserting a WordArt Object

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• With the WordArt object selected, click the Shadow Effects button on the WordArt Tools Format tab to display the Shadow Effects gallery

• Click the desired shadow style in the Shadow Effects gallery

Adding Shadow Effects

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Adding Shadow Effects

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• Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view

• If necessary, click Close to close the publication without quitting Publisher and return to the New template gallery

Closing a Publication without Quitting Publisher

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Closing a Publication without Quitting Publisher

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• With Publisher running, if necessary, click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage view

• Click New to display the New template gallery• Click the More Blank Page Sizes thumbnail to view

the Standard and Custom page sizes• Click the desired custom page size to select it

Opening a Customized Blank Page

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Opening a Customized Blank Page

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• In the New template gallery, click the Color scheme box arrow to display the custom and standard color schemes

• Click the desired color scheme to select it• Click the Font scheme box arrow to display the

custom and standard font schemes, and then click the desired font scheme

• Click the Create button to create the publication

Applying Customized Color and Font Schemes

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Applying Customized Color and Font Schemes

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• Click the Page Parts button (Insert tab | Building Blocks group) to display the Page Parts gallery

• Click the desired building block in the Page Parts gallery to insert it in the publication

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Inserting a Customized Building Block

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• Click the Show Building Block Library Dialog Box Launcher (Insert tab | Building Blocks group) to display the Building Block Library dialog box

• Click the Page Parts folder (Building Block Library dialog box) to open it

• Right-click the building block to delete• Click Delete on the shortcut menu to delete the building

block• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you want to

delete the building block permanently, click the Yes button• Click the Close button to close the dialog box

Deleting Content from the Building Block Library

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Deleting Content from the Building Block Library

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• Click the More button (Page Design tab | Schemes group) to display the Color Scheme gallery

• Right-click the color scheme you wish to delete• Click Delete Scheme on the shortcut menu to

delete the color scheme• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you

want to delete the color scheme permanently, click the Yes button

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Deleting the Customized Color Scheme

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• Click the Scheme Fonts button (Page Design tab | Schemes group) to display the Scheme Fonts gallery

• Right-click the font scheme you wish to delete• Click Delete Scheme on the shortcut menu to

delete the font scheme• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you

want to delete the font scheme permanently, click the Yes button

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Deleting the Customized Font Scheme

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• Click the Page Size button (Page Design tab | Page Setup group) to display the Page Size gallery

• Right-click the customized page size to delete, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu to delete the page size

• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you want to delete the size permanently, click the Yes button

Deleting the Customized Blank Page

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Deleting the Customized Blank Page

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• Create a custom publication size• Create a color scheme• Create a font scheme• Rotate and flip objects• Crop a graphic and edit the wrap points• Recolor a graphic• Select and group multiple objects• Save an edited graphic as a picture• Insert a shape

Chapter Summary

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• Format an object with a gradient fill, differentiating among text, patterns, pictures, tints, and shades

• Fill a shape with a picture, and edit the shape outline, weight, and color

• Add to and delete from the Building Block Library• Apply styles• Create columns within a text box• Close a publication without quitting Publisher• Delete custom sizes and schemes

Chapter Summary

Chapter 4 Complete

Microsoft Publisher 2010