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Using Microsoft® Publisher 2010 More than just a book! Get comfortable with simple techniques that you can use to create professional-looking documents. Don’t just read about it: see it, hear it, with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book, you get online access anywhere with a web connection – no books to carry, updated content, and the benefits of video and audio learning. Way more than just a book, this is all the help you’ll ever need… where you want, when you want!   learn fast, learn easy! using web, video, and audio ·         Show Me video walks through tasks you’ve just got to see – including bonus advanced techniques ·         Tell Me More audio delivers practical insights straight from the experts ·         Let Me Try It tasks break down the complex into easy-to-follow, step-by-step sequences   UNLOCK THE FREE WEB EDITION – To register your USING book, visit quepublishing.com/using.   COVERS: Microsoft® Publisher 2010 CATEGORY: Productivity Applications USER LEVEL: Beginner   Que quepublishing.com   ISBN 0-7897-4296-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4296-4  

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Author:   Brien Posey ,  Que Publishing
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780789742964

ISBN 10:   0789742969
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 An Introduction to Publisher 2010 What Is Microsoft Publisher? Getting Started System Requirements     Minimum Hardware Requirements for Office 2010     System Requirements for Publisher 2010     Operating System Requirements     My Recommendations     Verifying Your System’s Hardware Installing Office 2010 What’s New in Publisher 2010     The Ribbon     How Documents Are Displayed     Going Backstage     Printing     PDF and XPS Support     Image Controls     Minor Improvements     What’s Up with Web Mode? Chapter 2 Getting Started with Publisher 2010 Using Publisher for the First Time Creating a New Document Page Margins     Custom Margins Grid Guides     Built-In Guides Ruler Guides     High-Precision Guides     Using Multiple Ruler Guides     Enabling and Disabling Rulers     Enlarging Rulers     Changing the Units of Measurement     Moving Rulers     Moving the Zero Mark Page Orientation Page Sizes Page Backgrounds Templates     Web-Based Templates     Locally Installed Templates     The Anatomy of a Template-Based Document     Changing Templates     Creating a Custom Template Saving Your Documents     Alternative Document Types Creating a New Document Opening a Publisher Document Chapter 3 Working with Visual Elements Text Boxes     Creating a New Text Box     Entering Text into a Text Box Fonts     Purchasing Fonts     Typography     Installing a Font     Previewing a Font     Formatting Pictures     Transparency     Picture Styles and Shapes     Changing a Picture     Picture Captions     Changing a Caption’s Color     Going Beyond Simple Colors     Gradients     The Texture Tab     Patterns     Photos     Tint Clip Art Clip Art Key Words Copyright Issues Shapes     Adding a 3-D Effect     Coloring a Shape Layering Other Objects Drawings Equations Chapter 4 Designs and Layouts Calendars     Additional Customizations Postcards Greeting Cards Additional Visual Elements     Color Schemes     Word Art Creating Building Blocks Chapter 5 Working with Longer Documents Text Boxes Revisited     Formatting     Linking Text Boxes     Navigating Text Boxes     Layout Strategies Master Pages     Additional Master Page Options Importing Microsoft Word Documents     Adding Images to the Document     Word Documents with Images Wrapping Text Around Images     Irregularly Shaped Images Formatting Text Boxes     Text Fitting     Text Direction     Hyphenation     Alignment     Columns     Word Art Lite     Drop Cap     Number Styles 6 Tables What Are Tables? Creating Tables Formatting Tables     Resizing a Table     Fill Effects     Borders     Table Rotation     Text Wrapping     Cell Alignments and Margins Table Design     Table Formats Table Layout     Inserting Rows and Columns     Deleting Rows and Columns     Diagonals     Merging and Splitting Cells Importing Excel Spreadsheets     Importing a Spreadsheet Importing Excel Charts     Importing an Existing Chart Chapter 7 Finalizing Your Publisher Document A Visual Inspection     Proofreading Techniques Adjusting Document Spacing     Use a Compact Font     Text Boxes     Overlapping Frames     Coming Up Short Test Printing the Document Document Metadata     Working with Metadata The Design Checker Creating PDF and XPS Files Chapter 8 Printing Your Documents Design Checking Your Document Printing Documents Yourself     Basic Printing Professional Printing     What Will the Job Cost?     How Long Will It Take?     How Long Will It Take to Correct Printing Mistakes?     Is There Anything That You Won’t Print?     In What Format Should Materials Be Submitted? Color Models     Grayscale     RGB     HSL     CMYK     PANTONE Choosing a Color Model     Offset Printing What a Printing Company Expects     Packaging Your Print Job How to Save on Printing Costs     Stock     File Preparation     Quantity     Ink Colors     Deadlines     Use the Correct Printing Device Chapter 9 Publishing Online Creating a Website The Anatomy of a Web Page Enhancing a Web Page     More Hyperlinking Techniques     Bookmarks     Editing Hyperlinks     Changing a Hyperlink’s Appearance Using a Web Template     Working with the Template Previewing Your Website The Web Tab     Hot Spot     Navigation Bar     Form Controls     HTML Code Fragment     Web Page Options Publishing Your Website     Acquiring a Domain Name     Choosing a Hosting Company     DNS Entries     Uploading Your Website Chapter 10 Bulk Mailing Techniques Mail Merge     Creating the Recipient List     Adding Merge Fields to Your Document     Performing the Mail Merge     Alternative Data Sources Email Merge     The Recipient Experience Snail Mail     9780789742964   TOC   8/5/2010

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Brien Posey is a seven-time Microsoft MVP who is best known for writing about topics related to enterprise networking. In his nearly two decades of IT work, Posey has published thousands of technical articles and written or contributed to over three dozen books on a variety of subjects.   In addition to writing, Brien routinely speaks at IT conferences and engages in various consulting projects.   Prior to going freelance, Posey was a CIO for a national chain of hospitals and healthcare facilities. He has also previously served as a network engineer for the United States Department of Defense at Fort Knox.   When Brien isn’t writing, he enjoys traveling to exotic destinations with his wife, shredding waves in his Cigarette boat, and scuba diving.   You can visit Posey’s personal website at www.BrienPosey.com.  

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