Creating a Publication in Publisher 2003
 

To Create a Publisher file:

Click an option on the New Publication Task Pane

·         Publications for Print are Flyers, Brochures, Business Cards, etc.

·         Web Sites and E-mail help you create a web page or customized email

·         Design Sets are customized Stationery, holiday ideas, etc.

·         Blank Publications to create your own ideas

Once you have selected a design, the task pane will change and prompt you with some helpful ways to customize the design for what you want.

Customizing Objects on the Publication

Text boxes:

To Create a Text Box

Click Insert, Text Box or the Text Box icon  on the Objects toolbar.

Click and drag the mouse pointer in your publication to create the box.

You can now enter text in the box and/or change the format of the box.

To Change Text already in a text box, just click in the text and make changes.

To Format a Text Box

Click on the box to select it.

Click Format, Text Box

You can now change the outline, background color, outline color, size and layout

Tables:

To Create a Table

Click Table, Insert, Table or the Table icon  on the Objects toolbar.

Click and drag the mouse pointer in your publication to create the table.

You will be asked how many rows, columns, and style for the table.

You can now enter text in the table.

To make changes to the table, use the Table menu to add/delete rows and columns or format the table.

WordArt:

To Create WordArt

Click Insert, Picture, WordArt or the WordArt icon  on the Objects toolbar.

Choose a style for the WordArt. Click Ok.

Type your text and change the font and/or font size. Click Ok.

Once the text shows up, you can now format it.

Pictures:

To insert Pictures

Click Insert, Picture, and make a selection from the menu or
click the Picture Frame icon  on the Objects toolbar.

Choose your picture. Click Ok.

To Format a Text Box, Picture, Object, or Autoshape

·         Click on the item to select it.

·         Click and drag the handles that are around the item to resize it.

·         Click on the item and drag it to move it.

·         Or Click on Format, and then the item you have selected.

To Layer Objects

Select the object, then click on the Order icon  on the standard toolbar, or right click the mouse on the object and select Order.

Choose the order for the object.

This allows you to place an object in front of or behind another.

To Rotate Objects

Select the object. If it can be rotated, there will be a round green handle at the top of the object, or click on the Rotate icon  on the standard toolbar.

Move mouse on top of the green handle.

Click and drag the mouse to the left or right to begin rotation.

Let go of the mouse button when done.