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Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher is an easy-to-use application for creating newsletters, brochures, business cards, postcards, flyers, etc., for print, email, and the web.

Our Microsoft Publisher workshops include:
Publisher 2003 Publisher 2007
Publisher 2003: Getting Started Publisher 2007: Getting Started
Publisher 2003: Creating Catalogs & Directories Publisher 2007, Level 1 (6 hour workshop)
Publisher 2003, Level 1 (6 hour workshop)  

Publisher 2003: Getting Started

Create dynamic publications on your desktop computer. This short course will introduce you to Microsoft's desktop publishing program, including how to create print publications such as brochures, newsletters, postcards, CD or DVD labels, and more. You'll also learn how to import text documents for formatting in Publisher; change layout and color schemes; and use basic information sets across publications.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
2
Fee: $39

Date / Time: June 9, 2008 (M); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code:
W-1493-C 
Location: UIUC (Champaign) -- location to be announced

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Publisher 2003: Create Catalogs and Directories

In this new short course, learn how you can quickly create catalogs, inventories, directories, and other kinds of publications in Publisher 2003 by using the Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard. Topics covered will include learning how a catalog merge works; how to launch the Mail and Catalog Merge Wizard to start a catalog merge; how to plan a data source for a catalog merge project; and how to set up your catalog merge template and insert merge fields for text and pictures.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and completion of Publisher 2003 Getting Started, Level 1, or equivalent knowledge
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
2
Fee: $39

Contact FAST3 for further information on this workshop.
217-333-6285

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Publisher 2003, Level 1

In this course, you will learn how to create a publication from scratch and use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in the program.

Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Create a one-page publication.
  • Modify a publication's layout and structure.
  • Edit content in a publication.
  • Format text.
  • Format pictures.
  • Identify the options for distributing a publication.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
6
UIUC CEUs: 0.6
CPDUs: 6 (Illinois teachers are eligible to earn 6 CPDUs for this workshop)
Fee: $149

Date / Time: June 24 & 26, 2008 (TuTh);  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Code:
W-1514-C 
Location: UIUC (Champaign) -- location to be announced

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Publisher 2007: Getting Started

Publisher 2007 helps you create, design, and publish professional-looking marketing and communication materials. It has been redesigned to make it even easier to quickly start or open publications. In this two-hour workshop you will learn how to create your own publications such as business cards, banners, posters, and more with templates; you will learn how to customize the templates as needed; and finally we will look at options for saving and printing.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
2
Fee: $39

Date / Time: May 1, 2008 (Th); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code:
W-1475-C 
Location: UIUC (Champaign) -- location to be announced

Date / Time: July 21, 2008 (M); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code:
W-1526-C 
Location: UIUC (Champaign) -- location to be announced

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Publisher 2007, Level 1

In this 6-hour course we will look at how to create a basic publication using the new Publisher 2007 interface. We will explore the many templates available; and change from one type of publication to another by a click of a button. We will modify a publication’s layout and structure including text boxes, columns, and other common layout elements. Finally we will look at various formatting options including schemes.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
6
UIUC CEUs: 0.6
CPDUs: 6 (Illinois teachers are eligible to earn 6 CPDUs for this workshop)
Fee: $149

Date / Time: Aug. 13 & 15, 2008 (WF);  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Code:
W-1542-C 
Location: UIUC (Champaign) -- location to be announced

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New Features in Publisher 2007

Microsoft Publisher 2007 is the business publishing program that helps you create, design, and publish professional-looking marketing and communication materials. Publisher 2007 has been redesigned to make it even easier to quickly start or open publications. We’ll look at how to create your own publications with templates, customize templates as needed, and then change from one type of publication to another by a single click of a button. We’ll also see how Publisher will let you create and store content such as logos, maps, and pictures that can be inserted and re-used into publications later on. We’ll talk about the add-in that allows you to save your Publisher file as a PDF and the addition of a Pantone color tab to make it easier to work with commercial printers when matching colors.

Prerequisite:  Familiarity with Windows and Publisher
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours: 3
Fee: $59

Contact FAST3 for further information on this workshop.
217-333-6285

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Using Publisher in the Classroom

Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing program designed to help teachers and students create professional quality publications. Students can easily get started choosing from more than 2,000 templates. From brochures and web sites to newsletters and business cards, you're certain to find just the publication you need for class activities.

Publisher is easy to learn and use because it works like Microsoft Word, including many of the menus, toolbars, and shortcuts you're used to. Easily insert images from the ClipArt Gallery, which has more than 15,000 pieces of clip art including 1,700 photographic images and 600 animated GIFs. With Publisher, you can also convert your newsletter or brochure into a web site—or vice versa—with just a few clicks.

At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Manage your classroom and extracurricular activities by creating customized calendars which contain clip art and photographs for publication on the web.
  • Create a newsletter for improved presentation of research by using different layouts, inserting text files and clip art, and editing text.
  • Promote a school program or event and gain visibility by creating various promotional materials.
  • Publicize an event by using banners, invitations, and the ability to publish on the web.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and word processing
Instructor: Staff, CITES Training Services
Hours:
2

Contact FAST3 for further information on this workshop.
217-333-6285

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