Microsoft Publisher 2019

Master the Art of Digital Design with Microsoft Publisher 2019!

Microsoft Publisher 2019

Master the Art of Digital Design with Microsoft Publisher 2019!

Unleash the power of design with our Microsoft Publisher 2019 course, where creativity meets precision. Imagine effortlessly crafting stunning marketing materials that captivate and communicate your brand's essence, all without needing a graphic design background. Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to elevate your business or an individual aiming to express ideas with flair, this course provides the essential tools for ultimate design success. Explore seamless templates, pioneering techniques, and practical insights to transform your publications. Empower yourself to navigate the digital landscape with ease and grace, leaving a lasting impact in every project. Join us, and step into a realm where every click, color, and creation brings your vision to life. Your journey to design mastery starts here!

Self Paced • Online Class • Accredited CEUs

$120

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OVERVIEW

CURRICULUM

Lesson 1. Getting Started with Microsoft Publisher 2019

Microsoft Publisher 2019 is the go-to tool within the Office suite for creating marketing materials like brochures and banners, offering an easy start for newcomers through its templates and intuitive interface. Despite different Office editions, Publisher needs separate installation but is easily accessible on the taskbar for quick project launching, helping businesses create print-ready content efficiently.

Lesson 2. The Core of Creation: Navigating Microsoft Publisher 2019

Publisher 2019 mirrors the layout of other Microsoft Office tools, emphasizing tabs that categorize editing features and a quickbar for essential file actions. Convenience is key with localized or cloud saving options on OneDrive and consistent feature locations across the suite to expedite the design process.

Lesson 3. Utilizing Templates for Effective Publication Design

From initial template selection to personalized adjustments, Publisher enables users to refine their designs with ease, boosting efficiency in creating documents. By utilizing both featured and built-in templates, users can find or create designs adapted to their preferences and branding.

Lesson 4. Beginner's Guide to Handling Objects in Publisher

Understanding objects in Publisher is key to crafting visually engaging publications, as they include elements like text and images that can be added through the 'Insert' tab. Additional enhancements such as inserting pages and external files can elevate the overall design of your document.

Lesson 5. Image Insertion Techniques for Professional Publications

Integrating images into your publication is made seamless with options for local or online image searching, enriched by Publisher's editing tools that allow brightness adjustments, recoloring, and effective text wrapping. Customize your designs further with style options and placeholder management for streamlined future use.

Lesson 6. Creative Shape Manipulation

In Microsoft Publisher, shapes function as versatile image objects that can be directly placed on pages and modified in size and style. The program offers a rich array of tools for customizing appearance, from color fills to outline patterns, making it easy for users to enhance their layout designs.

Lesson 7. Streamlined Design: Using Publisher's Building Blocks

Publisher provides building blocks, which are premade design components like shapes, text boxes, and images, to simplify the creation of publications. These components, such as calendars, borders, advertisements, and page parts, allow for easy customization and professional designs.

Lesson 8. Creating Harmonious Designs through Alignment and Arrangement

By using grouping, objects are combined into a single unit for comprehensive manipulation, making it easier to manage multiple design elements simultaneously. These techniques streamline the design process, improving efficiency in creating polished publications.

Lesson 9. Text Box Techniques: Adding, Linking, and Styling

Publisher simplifies the process of adding text boxes, yet mastering text formatting, alignment, and decoration is key to polished publications. Explore features like text linking and WordArt to enrich both the functionality and visual appeal of your projects.

Lesson 10. The Art of Pre-Print Perfection: Mastering Design Checks

Publisher's Design Checker is an essential tool that scans for errors affecting printability and digital accessibility. Running this check before finalizing documents prevents layout issues and improves user experience across mediums.

Lesson 11. Mastering Catalogs: Using Microsoft Publisher's Mail Merge

By using pre-designed templates in Microsoft Publisher, small organizations can create a straightforward catalog with just a few products and recipients. Mail merge functionality enhances efficiency by facilitating extensive postcard-style catalogs tailored for larger audiences.

Lesson 12. Mastering Table Layout and Design

With Microsoft Publisher, adding and formatting tables becomes an intuitive process, enabling designs to include detailed data presentations such as product and price comparisons. Customize tables by setting the number of rows and columns, and apply styles through 'Table Tools,' enhancing the publication's visual appeal.

Lesson 13. Quick Guide: Customizing Publications

Templates in Microsoft Publisher serve as a starting point for creating personalized publications, providing built-in and featured options for various types of documents. Users initiate projects by selecting a template, customizing it with their specific text and graphics, and leveraging Publisher's intuitive tools for further design adjustments.

Lesson 14. Crafting Personalized Communications: Mastering Mail Merge

Harness the power of Publisher's mail merge to easily create documents for multiple contacts by selecting your list, arranging your data, and merging it into your project. The system lets you adjust and customize fields, ensuring that each document meets your specific mailing needs.

Lesson 15. The Art of Ultimate Distribution: From Print to Cloud

Finalizing your publication involves either printing it, sharing it online, or publishing it through various platforms, and Microsoft Publisher offers a Design Checker to ensure print and display accuracy. Once you've addressed any issues, you can choose between local, commercial, or virtual printing options, and easily share documents via OneNote and Outlook with controlled viewing permissions.

In This Course

6 Hours average completion time
0.6 CEUs
15 Lessons
23 Exams & Assignments
14 Discussions
15 Videos
45 Reference Files
28 Articles
Mobile Friendly
Last Updated February 2024

Description

Microsoft Publisher is Office 365's version of desktop publishing software. If you run a business or just have a small individual sole proprietorship, Microsoft Publisher can help you build attractive marketing material to advertise your business and keep in touch with current customers.

In this course, you'll learn how to:

Navigate Publisher 2019
Work with Templates
Work with Objects
Use Images to Create Dynamic Publications
Use Shapes, Text Boxes, and Colors
Use Advanced Aligning and Formatting Features
Create a Catalog
Use Advanced Customization Techniques on Your Publication
Mail Merge
Publish, Print, and Share Your Publication
And Much More!

The first part of this course focuses on the absolute basics. We review the need for Publisher in small business advertising and working with templates. Publisher comes with numerous templates so that you don't even need to have a design made. They save you money, and this course covers how to customize a template to fit your own brand.

Publications in Publisher are built with objects. This course covers every object that you'll need to build a publication including text, pictures, placeholders and shapes. These basic building blocks have their own customizable styles and features, but Publisher also includes numerous pre-made object styles that can be used as well. With Publisher 2019, a person with little design skills can create professional marketing material.

After creating a publication file, Publisher has a design checker tool that this course explains. We also explain ways that you can mail merge to send publications to potentially thousands of people without creating documents individually. Lastly, we explain ways to finalize publications, send them to a printer and share them with other users. With this course, you should be able to go from a blank Publisher document to an attractive, fully designed publication ready for your audience and readers.

With clear and concise step-by-step directions, beautifully illustrated lessons with screenshots, and HD Video tutorials, this Publisher 2019 online course will teach you everything you need to know to become a Publisher power user.

Note: You do not need access to MS Publisher software in order to successfully complete this course, although it is strongly recommended in order to follow along with the course examples.

Skills You'll Develop

Integrate dynamic images and graphics
Utilize advanced text formatting options
Streamline publication layout and arrangement
Create print-ready marketing materials
Apply design checks for optimal output
Leverage mail merge for custom documents
Advanced desktop publishing techniques
Design engaging catalogs and brochures
Efficiently customize publication templates

Skills You'll Develop

Integrate dynamic images and graphics
Utilize advanced text formatting options
Streamline publication layout and arrangement
Create print-ready marketing materials
Apply design checks for optimal output
Leverage mail merge for custom documents
Advanced desktop publishing techniques
Design engaging catalogs and brochures
Efficiently customize publication templates

More About This Course

Streamline Design Process: Leverage Publisher's building blocks for ease.
Distribute Like a Pro: Publish through print and cloud options seamlessly.
Customize with Shapes: Enhance layouts with versatile shape manipulation.
Utilize Image Editing Tools: Enrich publications with effective image techniques.
Master Table Designs: Craft detailed presentations with intuitive table tools.
Master Object Management: Enhance designs using text, images, and shapes.
Build Attractive Marketing Material: Learn to create professional designs easily.
Work with Templates: Save time with pre-built, customizable templates.
Boost Efficiency with Mail Merge: Easily create multiple personalized documents.
Ensure Print Perfection: Use design checks to avoid print errors.
Improve Design Skills: Use advanced alignment and formatting features.

What You'll Achieve

Demonstrate the ability to create a basic marketing layout in Microsoft Publisher using a pre-made template.
Identify and differentiate between the icons for Microsoft Publisher and other Office applications on the Windows taskbar.
Demonstrate the ability to navigate and utilize primary tabs such as 'Home,' 'Insert,' and 'Page Design' to create publication designs in Microsoft Publisher 2019.
Define the functions of the Quickbar icons in Microsoft Publisher 2019, including save, undo, and redo actions, by the end of the lesson.
Demonstrate proficiency in customizing and saving a Microsoft Publisher template by applying formatting changes and saving it as a new template file.
Identify and describe at least three methods to locate templates within Microsoft Publisher, including the search functionality and template categories.
Demonstrate how to add a new page with a header and footer to a multi-page Publisher document.
Describe the process of adding and customizing an object in a publication using the 'Insert' tab features.
Demonstrate the process of adjusting image properties such as color, brightness, and text wrapping in a Microsoft Publisher document.
Define the steps to insert and modify an image in a Microsoft Publisher publication using both local and online sources.
Demonstrate proficiency in modifying shapes using 'Drawing Tools' and 'Format' options by stylizing shapes with colors, fills, and effects.
Define and apply various shapes using the 'Shapes' tool in Publisher by selecting and drawing predefined shapes on a page.
Define building block components and their uses in Microsoft Publisher to enhance publication designs and layouts.