Getting Started
  • Introduction
  • WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience
  • Course exercise files
  • Downloadable Course Transcripts
  • Create a New Publication
  • Interface Overview: Backstage View
  • Interface Overview: The Publisher Application
  • Insert, Move, Rename and Delete Pages
  • Viewing and Navigating Pages
  • Rulers, Measurements, and Guidelines
  • Establishing Business Information
  • Setting Preferences
  • Saving Your Publication
Working with Text
  • Inserting a Text Box
  • Formatting a Text Box
  • Character Formatting Options
  • Working with Font Schemes
  • Importing Text from Word
  • Working with Columns
  • Setting Paragraph and Line Spacing Options
  • Inserting Hyperlink Text
  • Inserting Special and Break Characters
  • Performing a Spell Check
  • Using Find and Replace Feature
  • Paragraph Formatting Options
  • Working with Tab Stops
  • Working with Styles
Working with Images and Graphics
  • Bitmap vs. Vector Images
  • Digital Image File Formats
  • Inserting Images and Image Placeholders
  • Move, Resize and Crop Images
  • Utilizing the Adjustment Settings
  • Adding Captions and Alternate Text to Images
  • Inserting Page Parts, Borders and Accents
Creating and Working with Shapes
  • Course Review
  • Inserting a Basic Shape
  • Formatting a Shape
  • Drawing Lines with Line Tools
  • Editing a Shape using Anchor Points
Working with Colors, Tints, Gradients, Textures and Patterns
  • Comparing Color Models
  • Exploring RGB, CMYK, and Pantone Colors
  • Using Adobes Kuler Tool
  • Creating and Applying Color Schemes
  • Tints, Gradients, Textures and Patterns
  • Applying Custom Colors
Managing Objects
  • Utilizing the Scratch Area
  • Arranging, Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
  • Rotating, Flipping, Nudging and Aligning Objects
  • Wrapping Text around Objects
  • Utilizing the Format Painter
  • Saving an Object as a Building Block
Working with Tables
  • Inserting a Table
  • Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
  • Formatting a Table
Managing Pages
  • Working with Master Pages
  • Applying a Page Background
  • Managing Page Setup Options
Create a Mail Merge Publication
  • Starting a Mail Merge
  • Selecting Mail Merge Recipients
  • Inserting Merge Fields
  • Previewing and Completing a Mail Merge
Finishing the Publication
  • Working with Skydrive
  • Running Design Checker and Managing Embedded Fonts
  • Printing a Publication
  • Additional Saving and Print Options
Conclusion
  • Course Summary
Assessment Test
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013 Online Quiz