Microsoft Publisher

Page Design - Header Footer

Content that appears at the top and bottom of every single page, like logo’s or page #’s.

Page Design - Ribbon a

Work with template design, page setup tools, and layout guides.

Page Design - Ribbon b

Work with page tools, color schemes and fonts, and page background.

Add Tasks to the Project

Learn best practices for adding tasks to a project.

Add Durations to Each Task

Learn to standardize the type of duration you add to tasks in days or weeks for ease of use.

Add Predecessors to Each Task

To link tasks together, the best approach is to insert the predecessor column into the Gantt chart entry table, then link tasks from the top of the project to the bottom.

Create the Critical Path

Utilize the network diagram to see how all the tasks link together and create a critical path.

Add Resources to the Project

When you add resources to a project, you do so by using the resource sheet view. In this view, you can add named, generic, material, and many other types of resources.

Create Resource Assignments

Learn to add resources to a task and identify how much time each resource will require for that task.

Build a Work Breakdown Structure

Once you define the tasks and resource needs for your project, you should create a work breakdown structure -- or WBS. The WBS will make it easier for you to know when one set of activities finish and another begins.

Add Costs to the Project

The best approach to adding these costs is to create cost type resources and assign them to tasks. Once you have a task that represents the cost for the project, you can assign the appropriate cost resources to the task and then enter the amount.

Add Milestones to the Project

You add milestones to a project so you can track the completion of certain groups of tasks. Milestones are not required in a project but you will likely find them helpful when building reports or sharing the project with others.

Add Lag and Review the Critical Path

When you are updating tasks in a project, you might want to make some light adjustments. You can use the free slack field to see how much time you have before the task becomes critical.

Adjust Resource Allocations

Resource allocations display as a red person icon in the indicators column. This column displays in most Gantt chart views. In nearly any task-level view, you can insert the indicators column if you need to.

Ribbon - Review

Interesting script is vital to a professional publication. Use the review ribbon tools to find words, spell check, or translate.

Ribbon - View

The view ribbon helps you manage your publication as it is developed and allows you to work with multiple Publisher files efficiently.

Ribbon - Home

Regardless of where your text is placed, formatting tools are in one location.

Ribbon - File, Save-Print-Export

The file ribbon is where you make the final production decision to your publication.

Creative Ideas - Mail Merge

Learn how to use the mail merge feature to personalize every single publication to the individual recipient.

Creative Ideas - Catalog

Create a manual of products with corresponding pictures.

Creative Ideas - QR Codes in Catalogs

Learn how to use Quick Response (QR) Codes, which are device-scanable images that will deliver information or send the user to a product webpage.

Creative Ideas - Tables

Understand how to use tables which are a “grid layout” for columns of text, like room locations or employee contact information.

Creative Ideas - Create Picture Files

Create a picture from a Publisher file in order to send a full-color marketing flyer via email.

Creative Ideas - Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn these shortcut tips that will expedite your design time.

Creative Ideas - Color Codes

Learn the differences between the advanced CMYK or PANTONE color formats which are required by some commercial printers.