Microsoft Publisher Courses

Microsoft Publisher Courses...

Our Microsoft Publisher Courses run at two levels Introduction & Advanced plus we also offer tailored Publisher Training. We run Microsoft Publisher Courses at all levels from the Publisher Introduction Course through to  Publisher Advanced.

We also organise tailored Publisher Workshops to show you how to get the best from the software. These are ideal for small businesses and companies looking to to get the best from their Microsoft software.

The Introduction to Publisher course shows you how to bring together the various features of the software to design layouts such as flyers, marketing materials, invites and promotionals. 

The Advanced Publisher course builds on current skills and will show you how to work with longer documents such as newsletters, brochures

All our Microsoft Publisher course content can be mixed and matched and bespoke Publisher Courses developed on content your company actually needs instead of a generic one size fits all.  You hit the ground running on this Microsoft Training Course as the day revolves around your staff.  Training can be delivered as a one to one or for groups of up to about 6 and usually runs for one day.

Microsoft Publisher Course Requistes...

There are no requistes for this Publisher Training just the ability to use a computer although experience with Microsoft Office products is a bonus.  These Publisher Courses are ideal for those running small companies looking to take their design and desktop publishing inhouse, for marketing departments looking to produce promotional materials quickly and administrators looking for an elegant edge to their business documents.. 

Microsoft Publisher Courses...

Our Publisher training courses are available in all versions of the software up to the latest version.

We have included Publisher content from both our Introduction and Advanced Courses below as a general guideline.  Content can be selected from either course as a bespoke solution or you could opt to do both training courses over two days.

Microsoft Publisher Introduction Course Content...

Microsoft Publisher Text Basics
Formatting Text boxes
Text box properties
Text box – multi column setup

Microsoft Publisher Type Handling
Placing text
Character styles / Paragraph styles
Typography and layouts
Use Design Checker

Microsoft Publisher Tabs
The Tab Box
Tab Characters including Left, Right, Centre
Editing Tabs
Moving, Deleting Tabs
Adding Leaders
Setting Precise Tab Positions

Microsoft Publisher Type and Images
Importing Images
Image File Formats
(understanding & best practice for use
Editing Images & Image Frames
Wrapping Text Around Images
Professional Image & Text Wrapping Tips
Controlling Text Wrap

Microsoft Publisher Print Output
Print Options
Preparing for Professional Print Bureau
Export to .PDF
.PDF Best Practice and Options

 Microsoft Publisher Colour
Using Colour
Applying Colour to Stroke & Fill
Changing & Matching Colour
Colour Theory

Microsoft Publisher Courses...

Publisher Workshops

Ask about our Publisher and Photoshop Elements Workshops...

Combine Publisher and Photoshop Elements for an inhouse design solution...

Microsoft Publisher...

Microsoft Publisher Introduction Course...

Microsoft Publisher Advanced Course...

Desktop Publishing Courses...

Adobe InDesign Introduction Course...

Adobe InDesign Advanced Course...

Adobe InDesign ePubs Course...

QuarkXpress Introduction Course...

QuarkXpress Advanced Course...

QuarkXpress Training...

Microsoft Publisher Advanced Course Content... 

Microsoft Publisher Advanced Course
Reviewing Publisher 
Working with Publisher Advanced Layouts
Working with Publisher Tools
Understanding Design Techniques
Colour Wheels and Colour Models
Publisher Type that Works
Incorporating Publisher & External Design

Microsoft Publisher Advanced Graphics
Graphics
Working with Artwork and Photographs
Graphics and Transparency
Design Gallery
Graphics Manager Task Pane
Image Editing Tools including pan, zoom, crop
Fine Tuning Imagery

Microsoft Publisher Master Pages
Master Page Setup
Creating & Editing Master Pages
Duplicate Master Pages
Master Page Toolbar & Layout Tools
Professional & Accurate Layouts
Content Blocks for Pull Quotes, Sidebars etc
Troubleshooting Master Pages

Microsoft Publisher Styling and Formats
Font Schemes
Creating & Editing Styles
Updating Styles
Importing Styles
Professional Typography 
Baseline Grid
Font Foundary

Microsoft Publisher Table of Contents
Creating TOC's using tables*
Creating a manual TOC
Table design
Table anatomy
Leaders
Understanding Manual TOC's Limitations

Microsoft Publisher Type Handling
Placing text
Character styles / Paragraph styles
Typography and layouts
Use Design Checker
OpenType Fonts
Ligatures, Style Sets etc

Microsoft Publisher Tabs
The Tab Box
Tab Characters including Left, Right, Centre
Editing Tabs
Moving, Deleting Tabs
Adding Leaders
Setting Precise Tab Positions

Microsoft Publisher Type and Images
Working with Media Files
Adding Media Files to Organiser
Add /Edit Keywords
Sound and Motion in Publisher
Animated GIF's
Video Embedding

Microsoft Publisher Mail Merge
Create a Data Souce for Merge
Mail Merge Bar
Mail Merge Options
Tracking Merge
Address Lists /Data Lists for Merge
Exporting to Post /Email`

 Microsoft Publisher Colour
Using Colour
Applying Colour to Stroke & Fill
Changing & Matching Colour
Colour Theory

We run Microsoft Publisher Courses in most locations including:

Birmingham and the Midlands, West Midlands,
Warwickshire, Coventry
Lancashire, Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool
Cheshire, Chester, Crewe
Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent,
Derby and Derbyshire, Nottingham, Leicester
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire,
UK Wide, Northampton, Kettering, Peterborough, Luton, Lincoln

Our onsite Microsoft Publisher courses are delivered across the UK including Rutland, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Notts, Lancashire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffs.