Publisher 2003 Foundation

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• In this section you will learn how to
• Work with Publishers task panes
• Work with the publication galleries
• Choose a template by type
• Choose a template by design set
• Choose a template by web site and e-mail
• Choose templates by blank publications
• Create a blank publication
• Create a publication from an existing publication
• Create a publication from a design template
• Incorporate Word documents
• Work with the publication option and task pane
• Display and incorporate publication options
• Display and incorporate designs
• Reset publication designs
• Use the colour schemes task pane
• Create your own colour scheme
• Remove colour schemes
• Use the background task pane

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The New Publication Task Pane

• The default task pane and the first one
  displayed.
• From the New Publication Task Pane you can open
  Galleries from each category, create blank
  publications, open existing publications, create
  new or open existing web publications, and much
  more.

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The Publication Template Galleries

• Publisher has templates ranging from greeting
  cards to expense report templates.
• All of Publishers Galleries are contained under
  the four Publication Headings Publications for
  Print, Web Sites and E-mail, Design Sets, and
  Blank Publications.
• With each category, there are sub categories that
  also contain a variety of templates.

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Publishers Templates

• The template galleries under the Publications for
  Print, Blank Publication, Web and Email, are
  different from the Design Sets gallery.
• In the Design set gallery you will find different
  templates but the same style. For example, a
  design set may contain a business card template,
  a fax cover sheet template, and a newsletter
  template, and the templates will match.

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Choosing Templates by Publication Type

• The types of templates found under Publication
  for Print are brochures, banners, newsletters,
  advertisements, business cards, and much more.
• Other publication types include Web sites and
  e-mail.

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Choosing Templates by Design Sets

• Design Sets are matching templates.
• All you need to do is choose a style, and
  remember which style you used.

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Choosing Templates by Web Site and E-mail

• There are four types of website categories to
  choose from the easy web site builder, 3-page
  web sites templates, web sites templates that are
  directed towards Product Sales, and Professional
  Services.
• Publisher also creates templates specially
  designed for electronic mail, such as Newsletter,
  Letter, Special Events/Speakers, and Featured
  Products.

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Choosing Templates by Blank Publications

• Publisher also gives you the option of selecting
  different kinds of blank templates, which are
  unformatted template layouts.

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Create and Open Publications from Existing
Publications

• This feature is found on the New Publication Task
  pane.
• When you are creating a new publication from an
  existing publication, you are duplicating the
  publication.

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Creating a Publication from a Template

• Creating a publication from a template is when
  you have created a template and it has been saved
  as a template.
• Otherwise this feature will not be listed in the
  New from a Design Area.

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Incorporating Word Documents

• Publisher allows you to import Word documents to
  a publication as well as import a Word document
  into a pre-designed publication.
• Both ways allow you to apply Publisher features
  to a Word document such as colour schemes, font
  styles and design templates.
• Importing Word documents is done through the
  Import Word Wizard. Using the wizard will make
  sure the import is done correctly.

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Displaying and Incorporating Publication Options

• The publication option task pane will display
  itself immediately after you have chosen a design
  template.
• It is usually displayed after the publication
  type is chosen because it is the next step in
  creating a publication.
• If the task pane is closed it can be re-displayed
  by selecting Format from the Main Menu.

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Displaying and Incorporating Designs

• The publications design task pane is great when
  you want to change the design of your
  publication.
• To display Publication design task panes go to
  Format and select Publication Designs.
• When the designs are displayed select the design
  from the task pane. Then, the design will be
  transferred to the publication displayed in the
  Publication Window.

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Resetting Publication Designs

• Resetting a design means you have made changes to
  a design template and decide that you want to go
  back to the original default template.
• This feature is found at the bottom of the
  Publication Design Task pane.

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Creating your Own Colour Scheme

• At the bottom of the Colour Scheme task pane, you
  will find the Custom colour Scheme Link.
• This link will take you to the custom colour
  dialog box where you can change an existing
  colour scheme or create a new colour scheme.

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Applying Colour Schemes and Removing Custom
colour Schemes

• To apply a colour scheme select the colour scheme
  from the task pane.
• To delete a custom colour scheme open the custom
  colour dialog box, switch to the standard tab,
  select the colour scheme you wish to delete, and
  select the Delete Scheme button.

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Creating Backgrounds

• The background task pane and dialog box is
  sectioned off into categories Gradient, Texture,
  Pattern, Picture, and Tint.
• Another background option available is adding
  background sound to Web pages which is discussed
  in the Advanced level manual.