Courseware and Training Materials

What's included?
What’s included?
Available for delivery as a download from our web server or provided on CD, this courseware package includes the following resources to make your trainer’s life much, much easier.

This courseware package includes:

	Student Manual. Fully customisable. May be opened in any wordprocessor and changed to meet your exact needs.
	Student workbook. Fully customisable. Additional book includes series of practical tasks and review questions.
	Student workbook exercises. Fully customisable. Sample exercises to accompany the student workbook.
	Trainer manual. Fully customisable with additional information for trainers.
	Timetable and lesson plans. Fully customisable. Detailed timetable and plans ensure you deliver the best possible course.
	PowerPoint presentations. Fully customisable. Complete set of PowerPoint slides for use by the trainer.

To get started, just open this ‘Microsoft Publisher 2007 Complete Courseware’ training courseware in your favourite word processor. You can fully customise the materials to suit your exact learning needs and include your own branding. Your own tailor-made course, delivered ‘off-the-peg’ and saving you thousands of pounds in development time and man-hours. Just press print and the perfect learning experience is yours to deliver.

Course outline
Course outline

Introduction

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 is the newest version of Microsoft’s desktop publishing program. Whether you’re using Publisher for the first time, or have been using it for years, this four-level course will help you make the most of Publisher 2007’s exciting features.

Highlights of the course include coverage of the new Content Library, the Getting Started window, and publishing to PDF.

Course contents: Foundation Level

• Starting Out What Is Microsoft Publisher? — What’s New in Publisher 2007? — Opening Microsoft Publisher — Interface Overview — Closing Microsoft Publisher
• Working With Files Saving Files — Opening Files — Switching Between Open Files
• Interacting With Publisher Using Publisher’s Menus — Using the Standard Toolbar — Using the Formatting Toolbar — Moving Toolbars — Hiding and Showing Toolbars — Using the Status Bar
• Getting Help in Publisher Using the Help Menu — Using the Help Screen — Using the Ask A Question Box — Getting Help In A Dialogue Box
• Creating a Publication from the Getting Started Window Choosing a Publication Type — Choosing a Template — Searching For Templates — Customizing a Template — Opening a Recent Publication
• Using the Format Publication Task Pane Setting Page Options — Setting Color Schemes — Setting Font Schemes — Setting Publication Options
• Adding Text Typing Text — Using Basic Effects — Using Find and Replace — Inserting Symbols — Inserting the Date and Time
• Working With Pages Inserting a Page — Deleting a Page — Move a Page — Adding Sections — Adding Page Numbers — Adding Headers and Footers
• Editing Text Selecting Text — Cutting, Copying, and Pasting — Using the Format Painter — Using Undo and Redo — Using the Office Clipboard
• Editing Text with the Formatting Toolbar Changing the Font Type — Changing the Font Size — Changing Font Color — Modifying Line Spacing — Setting Alignment
• Advanced Text Formatting Using the Font Dialogue — Adding Drop Caps — Using Kerning, Tracking, and Scaling
• Changing How Paragraphs Look Using the Paragraph Dialogue Box — Setting Tabs — Using AutoFit Options — Adding Bullets and Numbers — Adding Columns
• Adding Business Information About Business Information — Using the Business Information Task Pane — Using the Business Information Dialogue — Adding Your Information to a Publication — Editing Your Information
• Editing Tools Using AutoCorrect — Using Spell Check — Using the Research Task Pane — Using the Thesaurus
• Adding Graphics Using Picture Frames — Inserting ClipArt — Inserting a Picture from a File — Inserting a Picture from a Scanner/Camera — Drawing a Shape from the Objects Toolbar
• Editing Graphics The Picture Toolbar — Using the Format Picture Dialogue — Using the Picture Display
• Editing Your Publication Changing Your Design — Applying Backgrounds — Inserting an Object from the Design Gallery — The Content Library — Adding an Object to the Content Library Inserting an Object from the Content Library
• Managing Windows Using Minimize, Maximize, and Restore — Arranging Windows — Cascading Windows — Using Zoom — Viewing a Two-Page Spread
• Using Page Setup and Print Setup Opening Page Setup — Choosing a Paper Size — Setting a Custom Paper Size — Opening Print Setup — Modifying Publication and Paper Settings — Setting Printer Details
• Using Print Preview Opening Print Preview — Using the Print Preview Toolbar — Zooming In and Out — Navigating Print Preview
• Printing a Publication Printing Commands — Using the Print Dialogue — Setting the Page Range — Setting the Number of Copies

Course contents: Intermediate Level

• Adding Headers and Footers Viewing Headers and Footers — Using the Header and Footer Toolbar — Removing a Header and Footer
• Using Color Schemes Applying a Color Scheme — Creating a Color Scheme — Editing a Color Scheme — Deleting a Color Scheme
• Using Font Schemes — Applying a Font Scheme — Creating a Font Scheme — Edit a Font Scheme — Deleting a Font Scheme — Setting Font Scheme Options
• Working With Text Boxes Adding a Text Box — Selecting a Text Box — Deleting a Text Box — Inserting a Text File
• Editing Text Boxes Moving a Text Box — Resizing a Text Box — Rotating a Text Box — Using the Format Text Box Dialogue
• Doing More with Text Boxes Adding Columns — Aligning Text — Changing Text Direction — Using AutoFit
• Linking Text Boxes Using the Connect Text Box Toolbar — Linking Text Boxes — Unlinking Text Boxes — Navigating Through Text Boxes
• Using the Ruler to Set Guides Viewing the Ruler — Adding a Horizontal Guide — Adding a Vertical Guide — Formatting Horizontal Rules
• Modifying Guides Moving Guides — Moving the Ruler’s Origin — Formatting Ruler Guides — Clearing All Ruler Guides
• Using the Layout Guides Dialogue Opening the Layout Guides Dialogue — Setting Margin Guides — Setting Grid Guides — Setting Baseline Guides
• Snapping, Aligning, and Distributing Objects Using the Snap Commands — About the Relative to Margin Guides Command — Using the Align Commands — Using the Distribute Commands — Using the Nudge Commands
• Saving Your Files Using File Formats — Using File Properties — Using Auto Recover — Saving a Publication as a Picture
• Using Commercial Printing Tools Setting Fonts — Setting Color Printing Options — Registering (Trapping) Settings per Publication — Registering (Trapping) Settings per Objects
• Preparing Your Publication — The Design Checker — Using the Graphics Manager — Packing a Publication to Take to Another Computer — Packing a Publication to take to a Commercial Printing Service — Converting a Publication for the Web
• Sending Your Publication Publishing to PDF or XPS — Using E-mail Preview — E-mailing your Publication as a Message — E-mailing your Publication as an Attachment
• Merging Your Publication Setting Up an Address List in Publisher — Performing a Mail Merge — Performing an E-mail Merge — Performing a Catalogue Merge

Course contents: Advanced Level

• Creating Master Pages Viewing Master Pages — Using the Edit Master Page Toolbar — Creating Master Pages — Editing Master Pages — Sending Objects to the Master Page
• Using Master Pages Single and Two Page Master Spreads — Applying a Master Page — Applying Different Master Pages to a Two-Page Spread — Applying a Master Page to a Variety of Pages — Ignoring a Master Page
• Using Styles Using the Styles Task Pane — Applying a Style — Modifying a Style — Creating a Style
• Managing Styles Deleting a Style — Importing Styles — Displaying Styles in a Document — Revealing Special Characters
• Using Objects Inserting a Text File — Creating a New Embedded Object — Embedding Part of a File — Embedding an Entire File — Editing Embedded Objects
• Adding Tables Inserting a Table — Anatomy of a Table — Selecting a Table or Part Thereof — Inserting or Deleting a Table or Part Thereof
• Editing Tables Merging Cells — Splitting Cells — Adding Cell Diagonals — Using Fill Down and Fill Right — Using AutoFormat
• Manually Formatting a Table Opening the Format Table Dialogue — Using the Color and Lines Tab — Using the Size Tab — Using the Layout Tab — Using the Cell Properties Tab
• Adding WordArt Using the WordArt Toolbar — Inserting WordArt — Changing the Font Color — Changing the Outline Color — Changing the WordArt Text or Style — Adding Effects
• Editing WordArt Resizing WordArt — Moving WordArt — Rotating WordArt — Stretching WordArt
• Adding AutoShapes Drawing a Basic Shape — Drawing an AutoShape — Changing the Outline Color — Changing the Fill Color — Adding Effects
• Editing AutoShapes Cutting, Copying, and Pasting AutoShapes — Moving and Deleting AutoShapes — Using the Formatting Toolbar to Edit AutoShapes — Using the Format AutoShape Dialogue
• Working With AutoShapes Change Text Wrapping — Grouping and Ungrouping AutoShapes — Layering AutoShapes — Rotating and Flipping AutoShapes — Adding an AutoShape to the Content Library
• Setting Publisher Options Using the Trust Center — Changing Publisher’s Measurement Units — Disabling Wizards — Setting Auto Recover Options
• Setting Language Options Setting AutoCorrect Options — Setting Your Language — Setting Spelling Options — Using Hyphenation
• Customizing Publisher Customizing Publisher’s Menus — Adding or Removing Toolbar Buttons — Creating Toolbars — Resetting Toolbars — Deleting Toolbars — Setting Toolbar Options

Course contents: Expert Level

• Macros Creating a Macro — Playing Macros — Macro Security
• Other Macro Tasks Deleting a Macro — Copying a Macro from an Existing Publication or Template
• The Visual Basic Editor Opening the Visual Basic Editor — Menu Overview — How to Use the Properties Pane — Using the Project Explorer
• Publisher and Word Importing Word Document Templates — Importing a Word Document into an Existing Publication — Editing a Story in Word — Saving a Publisher File as a Word Document
• Publisher and Windows Searching For Documents — Using Office Diagnostics — Checking For Updates — Manage Add-ins
• Getting Started Using a Website Template — Using the Easy Website Builder — Using the Web Tools Toolbar
• Setting Navigation Options Adding a Navigation Bar — Choose a Navigation Bar Style — Setting Options — Modifying the Navigation Bar
• Personalizing Your Page Editing Web Pages — Modifying the Background — Changing the Template — Change the Page Size
• Linking Pages Adding Hyperlinks — Linking to another Publication Page — Linking to a Web Page or Existing File — Linking To a New File — Adding a Mailto Link
• Adding Web Features Creating a Hotspot — Moving or Resizing a Hotspot — Adding Text Boxes and Text Areas — Adding Check Boxes, List Boxes, and Option Buttons — Adding Submit and Reset Buttons
• Advanced Features Adding an HTML Code Fragment — Adding Background Sound — Setting Web Page Options — Setting Web Site Options
• Managing Pages Adding Pages — Deleting Pages — Renaming Pages — Moving Pages
• Completing Your Site Converting a Web Publication to Print and Vice-Versa — Previewing Your Site — Publishing Your Site — Updating Your Site