User Manual (978-0-470-18496-7)Table of ContentsIntroduction1Introduction1About This Book2Conventions Used in This Book2Foolish Assumptions3How This Book Is Organized4Part I: Getting Acquainted with Publisher 20074Part II: Mark This Page5Part III: 10,000 Words, One Maniac5Part IV: A Picture Is Worth $6.955Part V: Proof Positive5Part VI: Publishing on the Internet6Part VII: The Part of Tens6Icons Used in This Book6Where to Go from Here7Part I: Getting Acquainted with Publisher 20079Part I: Getting Acquainted with Publisher 20079Chapter 1: Own the Printing Press11When Should You Use Microsoft Publisher 2007?11How Desktop Publishing Works12The Design Process15Storyboarding15Assembling a page17Printing a page18Getting Out of the Gate with Publisher18and easy way20Tasks pane22Meet the publication types24Create your own templates29Chapter 2: Success by Design31Know Your Audience31Where Others Have Gone Before32The Keys to Design Success34Desktop Style Resources38Everything Costs Money38Chapter 3: Basic Training41Launch Time41What’s All This on the Screen?42Options and More Options47Help Yourself52Finding a topic54Inch by inch; step by step55Things You Can Do with Files56Playing with files on the outside56Starting a publication57Opening remarks59Finding files60Saving your files means never having to say you’re sorry61Canning templates65Nag me66Close calls66Shut Down without Crash-Landing67Part II: Mark This Page69Part II: Mark This Page69Chapter 4: Working with Pages71In the Beginning: The Page71Moving from page to page72Scrolling within a page73Changing What You See On-Screen73Two-page spreads74Whole Page and Page Width views74Zooming around76Lining Things Up77Margin and grid guides77Ruler guides80Snap to it!81Using Virtual Rulers82Creating Master Pages83Mastering the Master page84Working with multiple Master pages85Adding Master page objects87Suppressing Master page objects91Adding and Deleting Pages92Adding pages92Deleting pages94Modifying the Page Layout96Chapter 5: Objects and Frames99Being Framed Is a Good Thing100Creating frames100Selecting frames and objects105Editing frames108Filling frames110Moving and resizing frames110Adding In Your Business Info113Drawing Isn’t Just for Preschoolers116Understanding object properties119Using the Format Painter123Aligning and positioning objects123Building layers on top of your layers125Wrapping Text around Objects126Creating regular text wraps126Fine-tuning text wraps128Grouping Objects130Part III: 10,000 Words, One Maniac133Part III: 10,000 Words, One Maniac133Chapter 6: Getting the Word135Getting Into the Details of Text Boxes136Typing text136Pasting text from the Clipboard139Importing text140Exporting text142Word up143Let Me Tell You a Story145Forming, reforming, and deforming stories145Connecting text boxes146Moving among the story’s frames148Autoflowing text149Rearranging chains150Deleting stories152Editing story text152Adding Continued notices153Aligning Your Text with Table Frames155Moving around in tables156Creating a table frame157Modifying tables158Working with table text163Using Excel tables167Accessing tables in Access169Chapter 7: Editors Are Bought, Not Born171Tricks of the Editing Meisters172Movin’ and groovin’172Selection tricks174Drag and drop174Symbols175Tools of the Editing Meisters177Hide and seek: Find and Replace177Can you check my spelling?182Hyphenation184Text Formatting185The Formatting toolbar185Character formatting187Paragraph formatting191Text box formatting200Chapter 8: Vintage Type: The Corkscrew, Please203About Type and Fonts203Font styles204A primer on buying fonts208Selecting fonts in your publication210Typography 101211WordArt214Other Special Text Effects216Part IV: A Picture Is Worth $6.95219Part IV: A Picture Is Worth $6.95219Chapter 9: You Ought to Be in Pictures221Understanding More about Picture Frames221Getting Yours222Using the Clip Art task pane223Using the Clip Organizer225Inserting picture files228Scanning pictures229Modifying pictures230Working with Different Picture Types234Painted versus drawn graphics235Paint with Microsoft Paint236Draw with Publisher 2007238Say OLE!239Using the Design Gallery240Using the Content Gallery242Tracking Down Other Picture Sources244Inserting PowerPoint Slides into Publisher245More on Scanning245Reviewing File Formats248Chapter 10: Color by the Numbers251Understanding How Color Improves Your Page251Defining Color252Color Models252Changing the Color Scheme256Printing in Color257Process color (full-color) printing258Spot color printing259Color Matching260Matching process color261Matching spot color261Chapter 11: Grappling with Graphics Manager263Summoning the Graphics Manager Task Pane264Pinpointing Your Pictures265Embedding and Linking Pictures266Changing the Way Pictures Appear in Your On-Screen Publication268Getting the Details269Part V: Proof Positive271Part V: Proof Positive271Chapter 12: Final Checks273The Eyes Have It273The Design Checker274Word-Fitting Techniques276Copyfitting277Adjusting spacing in headlines277Getting words to fit in text boxes279Hyphenating and justifying text280Page Improvements281Special page elements281Drawn objects283Borders and shading283Special symbols284Chapter 13: Printing, Print Shops, and Paper287Printers and Output Quality287Selecting the Target Printer289Printing Your Pages291The Print dialog box291The Print Setup dialog box293Tips for printing293Using Outside Printing Services293Working with an outside service294Avoiding problems297Setting Up for Outside Printing298Selecting paper299Using paper as a design element300More Printing Resources301Part VI: Publishing on the Internet303Part VI: Publishing on the Internet303Chapter 14: Weaving a Web Site305Understanding What a Web Site Is305Using the Easy Web Wizard306Adding Color and Texture to the Background311Adding Text or Picture Objects315Adding text315Adding pictures315Adding and Removing Hyperlinks316Adding hyperlinks316Removing hyperlinks317Chapter 15: Getting Published (On the Internet)319Previewing Your Web Site319Publishing Your Web Site320Publishing to a Web location321Publishing your Web site by using an FTP location322Publishing to a folder on your computer324Part VII: The Part of Tens325Part VII: The Part of Tens325Chapter 16: Ten Great Design Ideas327Borrow the Best Ideas of Others327Design the Publication with Your Audience in Mind327Use a Design Grid327Use Pictures Well328Check Out the Design Gallery328Use Master Pages328Keep It Simple, Silly!328Create Templates and Use Them328Use Multicolumn Text Boxes329Live with Your Designs Awhile329Chapter 17: Ten Design Blunders331Not Designing Your Publication for the Right Audience331Not Communicating with Your Print Service Early in the Project331Using the Wrong Printer Driver332Using Too Little White Space332Making Your Publication Too Complicated332Making Your Pages Too Boring!332Printing Too Many or Too Few Copies332Designing a Publication That’s Too Expensive333Violating Copyright Laws333Scanning Your Files at the Wrong Resolution333Chapter 18: Not Quite Ten Things to Check before Printing335Give Color Separations to Your Print Service335Show Your Publication Around335Use the Pack and Go Wizard336Give Your Print Service All Original Materials336Run the Design Checker336Specify the Correct Printer Driver336Use Printing Marks on Master Copies336Check for the End of the Story337Chapter 19: Ten Questions for Your Print Service339Do You Work with Microsoft Publisher 2007?339How Do You Want to Receive My Files?339What’s Your Usual Turnaround Time?340What Kind of Imagesetter Do You Use?340Which Kind of Equipment Do You Have in Your Shop?340Do You Have the Fonts in My Publication?340I Create?340How Much Do You Charge?341Can You Outsource the Work You Can’t Do?341Can You Give Me Some References?341Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Save on Printing Costs343Talk to Your Print Service343Choose an Appropriate Print Service343Solicit Three Written Bids for a Print Job344Make a Careful Paper Selection344Provide Your Print Service with Everything It Needs344Ask for a Cash Discount344Don’t Print Close to Your Deadline344Use a Print Broker for Large or Expensive Print Jobs345Minimize the Amount of Setup Work Your Printer Must Do345Index347Index347Size: 87.3 KBPages: 10Language: EnglishOpen manual
