Introduction to

Microsoft Publisher
2016
How do I start? When would I use it?

Open Publisher Why Publisher?

 Double click on the  Microsoft Publisher is a
Desktop icon software program
designed to help you
create professional
or publications such as
signage, newsletters and
more.
 Start>Search for
Publisher
Publisher 2016 Window
 The Publisher Window
 Ribbon - Contains tabs which each contain a different set of options relevant to the tab name.
 The tabs located on the ribbon contain the following tools:
 Home: Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles, Objects, Arrange and Editing
 Insert: Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Building Blocks, Text, Links, Header & Footer
 Page Design: Template, Page Setup, Layout, Pages, Schemes, Page Background
 Mailings: Start, Write & Insert Fields, Preview Results, Finish
 Review: Proofing, Language
 View: Views, Layout, Show, Zoom, Window

 The Quick Access Toolbar

 Save- Click this icon to save the current file to the disk. If you have not given the file a
name yet, you will be prompted to do so.
 Undo- Click this icon to revert the last action you performed in Word. You can undo up to
24 operations.
 Redo- Click this icon to revert an undo operation if you “undid” something by accident.
 Menu- Click this icon to show a listing of commands that can be added to the Quick Access
Toolbar.
The File Tab
New, Open, Save, Save As, Print, and
Exit commands
 Creating a New Publication

• Under
the File
Tab, click
New,
click
Built-In

• Open
Flyers
Start with a Potluck Flyer

 Left click to
open All Event
folder
 Scroll all the
way to the  A preview of the selected design
bottom of the appears to the right
screen  You can customized a design here.
 Select Potluck  Click create.
Customize Your Flyer

Customize
Colors

Customize
Fonts
 Changing Text

• Click and drag to

highlight text to
change
• On the Home tab
select the dropdown
arrow in the Font
group
• Also try the Text Box
Tools tab. You can
create shadowed text
and more.
Adding Text

To Insert a Text Box

 Click on the Insert tab
 Click the Draw Text Box command
 The cursor will turn into crosshairs
 Changing Clip Art

• Click on the picture you

want to change
• Select the Picture Tools
tab on the ribbon
• Click on Change Picture,
• Enter search term in
Search in Bing Image
Search box
• Select desired image, click
Insert on the dialog box
 Inserting Clip Art
• Select the Insert tab on the ribbon
• In the Illustrations Group , double click Online
Pictures

• Enter search term in

Search for box
• Double click on image
• Try the Picture Tools
tab to modify the
picture.
Using a Blank Template

• Click on File Tab > New

• Click on Blank 8.5 x 11 template
Adding Guidelines to your
Blank Template

• Click on Page Design Tab

• Click on Guides button
• Choose Uneven Columns Guidelines
Insert a Text Box

• Click the Insert tab

• Click the Draw Text
Box Button
• Using the crosshairs
cursor, draw the text
box to the appropriate
size and shape
Connecting Text Boxes

When two or more text boxes are

connected, text will overflow or
continue from one text box to the
next.

 Click the Text Box Tools

Format tab
 Select your text box.
 Click the Create Link button
 An icon will appear in place of
your cursor. Click the location
where you would like to add a
linked text box
Linked Text Boxes
 Insert a Picture Placeholder

• Click the Insert tab

• Click Picture Place
Holder Button
• Move and reshape
placeholder to fit
within your document
A Sample
Printing Your Publication

 Click the File tab, and then click Print halfway down the 1st column.
 In the Print section, enter the number of copies to print in Copies of print
job box.
 In the Printer section, make sure that the correct printer is selected.
Save and Close

 Select the File tab

 Click on Save As
 Note: When closing a document, the steps are the same
as closing a Word document.