MS Publisher

Desktop Publishing (DTP)

application Software from Microsoft
an 'object-oriented' software that
treats a document as a collection of
separate and distinct objects which
can be moved, edited, or deleted
completely independent of any other
objects in the document.
It started on early 90s
The term "desktop publishing" is
commonly used to describe page
layout skills
1991 first relased

List of desktop publishing software
Adobe InDesign
Adobe FrameMaker
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe Photoshop
CorelDRAW
Corel Ventura
iStudio Publisher
PageStream
QuarkXPress
Scribus
Serif PagePlus
Easy Flyer Creator


2 ways to save your publication:
1) .pub extension file when you save
the publication (editable file)
2) . jpg for printing (not editable)


MENU Bar - lists the actions available
to the user
Alt+underlined letter = shortcut
way to open each tabs
OBJECT TOOLBAR / TOOLBAR
OPTIONS contains button that allow
you to draw and manipulate graphics
object.




Lists of PublicationTypes
1. banner
2. business card
3. business form
4. poster
5. certificate
6. postcards
7. Greeting cards
8. Resumes
9. brochures
10. flyers
11. labels
12. calendars
13. envelope


Select object
Text box
table
wordart

Picture frame
line
arrow
oval
rectangle
autoshapes
bookmark
Design gallery object
Item from content library
Desktop publishing terminology
Page There are two types of pages in
desktop publishing, electronic pages and
virtual paper pages to be printed on physical
paper pages
Master pages are templates used to
automatically copy or link elements and
graphic design styles to some or all the
pages of a multipage document.
Layout is the process by which the elements
are laid on the page orderly, aesthetically,
and precisely.
Page layout elements Main types of
components to be laid out on a page include
text, linked images that can only be modified
as an external source, and embedded images
that may be modified with the layout
application software
Styles Graphic design styles such as color,
transparency, and filters, may also be
applied to layout elements

HOW TO FORMAT TEXTBOX
If you want to customize the look of a
publication, you can do all kinds of things to
change the appearance of text and the text
box that contains it.
For example, you can use the Text Box
command (on the Format menu) to:
Add a border around the text box.
Change the background or border
color.
Rotate the text that's inside the text
box.
Change the margin between the text
and text box boundary.


What can we do in MS Publisher?

Enhanced greeting cards and
invitation cards. Select from an
extensive collection of professionally-
designed greeting cards and invitation
cards, and then customize the contents to
create unique cards. The layout, color,
and design of each card can be
customized. Cards can be customized by
choosing an appropriate verse from
Publisher's extensive selection of
greeting card verses. By selecting
different design, layout, color, and verse
combinations, a virtually limitless array
of unique cards can be created.

CD/DVD labels. Create professional-
looking labels for CDs and DVDs.
Coordinated inserts for CD/DVD cases
can also be created using the software.

Personal Stationery Sets. Create a
coordinated set of address labels,
letterhead, envelopes, and business cards
for personal or business use.

Easy Web Site Builder. Create a
customized Web site that contains the
page types that are appropriate to our
specific needs. Publisher also offers an
expanded selection of individual Web
page types that can be selected from to
build a Web site one page at a time.

E-mail publications. Professional-
looking e-mail messages that have the
same high quality look and design as
print publications can be created.