Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step eBook

Starting New Publications 871

Importing Word Documents.

To import the text of a Word document into a publication, you click Import Word

Documents in the More Templates section of the New page and then choose a docu-

ment design, page size, and column layout. (If you prefer, you can forego the design

and choose only a generic page size or a paper format such as those available from

Avery.) Publisher converts the document and inserts it into a new publication, adding

as many pages as necessary to hold the complete document. You can then add a title

and replace any other placeholders that are part of the design, or you can add new

elements to suit the purpose of the publication.

Tip You can create a simple publication directly from a Word document. In the Backstage

view, click the Open button. Then with All Publisher Files selected as the file type in the

Open Publication dialog box, locate and double-click the Word document you want to use.

The new publication contains the document text but doesn’t have a template applied.

In this exercise, you’ll create a publication based on a ready-made template that comes

with Publisher. You’ll also import a Word document.

SET UP You need the Importing document located in your Chapter29 practice file

folder to complete this exercise.

1. Click the Start button, click All Programs, click Microsoft Office, and then click
   Microsoft Publisher 2010.
   Publisher starts and displays the New page of the Backstage view.
   Tip If you are already working on a publication, you can display the New page by
   clicking the File tab to display the Backstage view, and then clicking New in the
   left pane.
   The page is divided into sections displaying blank publication templates, “most
   popular” publication template categories, and other available template categories.


2. At the top of the New page, in the template location list under the Available
   Templates heading, click Installed Templates.
   Publisher displays only those templates that were installed on your computer when
   you installed Publisher or the Microsoft Office Professional 2010 software suite.


3. In the More Templates section of the New page, click Quick Publications.

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