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Publisher 2010

In this chapter, you will learn how to

✔ Start new publications.

✔ Store personal and company information.

✔ Preview and print publications.

When you use a computer or typewriter to create text documents, you are word

processing. When you use a specialized computer program to create professional-quality

documents that combine text and other visual elements in non-linear arrangements, you

are desktop publishing. Microsoft Publisher 2010 is designed specifically to handle the

various desktop publishing needs of individuals and small organizations. Publisher makes

it easy to efficiently create a wide range of publications, from simple flyers to complex

brochures. Even novice users will be able to work productively in Publisher after only a

brief introduction.

In this chapter, you’ll first learn various ways to create blank publications and publications

based on existing content. You’ll then store standard contact information in Publisher for

later use. Finally, you’ll preview and print a publication.

Practice Files Before you can complete the exercises in this chapter, you need to copy

the book’s practice files to your computer. The practice files you’ll use to complete the

exercises in this chapter are in the Chapter29 practice file folder. A complete list of practice

files is provided in “Using the Practice Files” at the beginning of this book.