Publication Details

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2002
Price: $99.00
Business Focus: Graphic Design
Instructor: Allyson HartBenavides
Course Code: mp2
Delivery Method: Instructor-led Online Course
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Course Overview:
Publisher 2002 is perhaps the most valuable desktop publishing application you can buy to create and enhance a personal and professional image. In this six-week online course, you will use Publisher to create several exciting projects.

After learning the basics of the program, you will be guided by your expert instructor through a variety of projects. You will design and develop a knockout newsletter, publish a Web site to the Internet, and produce a professional brochure.

In the process, you'll gain valuable experience in layout techniques, design theory, and making color choices. You'll also discover how to work with a commercial print shop to bring your project to life on paper.

If you're "creatively challenged," you'll even learn how to use Publisher's built-in layouts and templates to quickly and effortlessly create professional and unique documents of all types.

Instructor Biography:
Allyson Hart Benavides is a technical communicator with over 18 years of professional experience. She spent most of those years working as the director of the technical communications group for a large international consulting company. In 1998, she founded her own technical communications firm and works as a consultant for several large corporations. Allyson has used Microsoft Publisher through five upgrades (and 10 years) and considers herself to be a Publisher fanatic. She has taught online courses in Publisher 2000, Publisher 2002, and Publisher 2003, introducing hundreds of students to the exciting possibilities the program has to offer. A firm believer in practicing what she preaches, Allyson relies on Publisher to maintain the marketing presence of her own business.
Course Syllabus:
Lesson 1 Syllabus Welcome to Publisher 2002
Lesson 2 Syllabus The Basics/Getting Started
Lesson 2 Objective Learn how to access Publisher, use online help, and customize the program
Lesson 3 Syllabus Working With Text
Lesson 3 Objective Learn to open, save, and close a file, become comfortable with the elements of the main Publisher window, and how to use menus and toolbars
Lesson 4 Syllabus Working With Graphics
Lesson 4 Objective Learn to format text and text boxes
Lesson 5 Syllabus Working With Tables
Lesson 5 Objective Learn to insert and format graphics
Lesson 6 Syllabus Creating a Newsletter
Lesson 6 Objective Create and import tables
Lesson 7 Syllabus Web Pages - Getting Started With a Plan
Lesson 7 Objective Create a newsletter with a template or from scratch
Lesson 8 Syllabus Creating a Basic Web Site
Lesson 8 Objective Plan a Web site, including a formal plan before starting and how to promote it once it is complete
Lesson 9 Syllabus Dressing Up and Publishing Your Web Site
Lesson 9 Objective Create a simple Web site using templates and from scratch
Lesson 10 Syllabus Creating a Brochure
Lesson 10 Objective Learn how to add graphics, sound, and WordArt to a Web page
Lesson 11 Syllabus Working With Commercial Printing Services
Lesson 11 Objective Create a custom brochure with basic planning and layout
Lesson 12 Syllabus Bringing It All Together With Design Sets
Lesson 12 Objective Set up a color mode and convert files to take your publication to a commercial printer