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Getting to Know Publisher 2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010 is a program designed to help you create publications, or documents that you can print and distribute.
In this lesson, you'll learn:
If you are familiar with Publisher 2007 or 2003, you'll notice a few changes to the 2010 interface. The main change is the addition of the Ribbon, which appears in all of the Office 2010 programs. Publisher also added Backstage View, which we will cover later in this lesson.
In most other regards, though, the Publisher environment is much the same as in past editions. If you are new to Publisher, you should take some time to familiarize yourself with its interface.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Publisher
Advantages
Disadvantages
Backstage View
In this lesson, you'll learn:
- About the advantages and disadvantages of using Publisher 2010.
- Publisher interface including: the Ribbon, rulers and guides, and Backstage view.
If you are familiar with Publisher 2007 or 2003, you'll notice a few changes to the 2010 interface. The main change is the addition of the Ribbon, which appears in all of the Office 2010 programs. Publisher also added Backstage View, which we will cover later in this lesson.
In most other regards, though, the Publisher environment is much the same as in past editions. If you are new to Publisher, you should take some time to familiarize yourself with its interface.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Publisher
Advantages
- Publisher offers templates and other tools to help you create a variety of publications, including brochures, newsletters, business cards, menus, and more.
- Examples of Publisher 2010 publications As you might know, you can do most— if not all— of the tasks mentioned above in Microsoft Word. So, why not create publications using that program, instead?
- One of the advantages of Publisher is that it offers more control over certain aspects of your publication. For instance, Publisher offers a work environment that makes it easy to work with documents in a variety of sizes and shapes. It also has a larger variety of tools to help you arrange and align text, images, and other objects within the page margins.
Disadvantages
- The Publisher interface However, while Publisher does have certain advantages, it also has the disadvantage of being the least developed program in the Office 2010 suite.
- It does not include the theme colors, advanced image editing tools, or many of the other new features present in Word and PowerPoint 2010. In fact, in terms of these features, Publisher 2010 is more similar to Publisher 2007 and 2003 than it is to other current programs in the Office suite.
- As you begin to use Publisher 2010, you may find that you prefer to create certain types of publications in Word.
Backstage View
- In Publisher 2010, options for saving, printing, and creating publications are all located in Backstage view. It is similar to the Office Button Menu from Publisher 2007 or the File Menu from earlier versions of Publisher. However, unlike those menus, it is a full-page view, which makes it easier to work with.
- To access Backstage view, click the File tab.
Unit 1 - Basics
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Video TutorialsMicrosoft Publisher 2010
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