Microsoft
Publisher 2010
Chapter 4
Creating a Custom
Publication from Scratch
Objectives
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Create a custom publication size
Create a color scheme
Create a font scheme
Rotate and flip objects
Crop a graphic and edit the wrap points
Recolor a graphic
Select and group multiple objects
Save an edited graphic as a picture
Insert a shape
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Objectives
• Format an object with a gradient fill, differentiating
among text, patterns, pictures, tints, and shades
• Fill a shape with a picture, and edit the shape outline,
weight, and color
• Add to and delete from the Building Block Library
• Apply styles
• Create columns within a text box
• Close a publication without quitting Publisher
• Delete custom sizes and schemes
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Project – Newspaper Advertisement
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General Project Guidelines
• Decide on the purpose, schemes, and paper size
• Choose a layout and elements
• Create the publication
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Selecting a Blank Publication
• Click the desired thumbnail in the New template
gallery to create a blank presentation in the
Publisher window
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Creating a Custom Page Size
• Click the Page Size button (Page Design tab | Page
Setup group) to display the list of standard page
sizes and options for other sizes
• Click Create New Page Size at the bottom of the
list to display the Create New Page Size dialog box
• Type the desired name for the new page size
• Click the Layout type box arrow to display the list
of layouts
• Click the desired layout type
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Creating a Custom Page Size
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Set the desired width in the Width box
Set the desired height in the Height box
Set the margins in the four Margin guide boxes
Click the OK button to save the page layout, size, and
margins
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Creating a New Color Scheme
• Click the More button (Page Design tab | Schemes
group) to display the Colors Scheme gallery
• Click Create New Color Scheme in the Color Scheme
gallery to display the Create New Color Scheme
dialog box
• Type the desired color scheme name in the ‘Color
scheme name’ text box
• Select the desired colors using the New box arrows
• Click the Save button to save the new color scheme
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Creating a New Color Scheme
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Creating a New Font Scheme
• Click the Scheme Fonts button (Page Design tab |
Schemes group) to display the Scheme Fonts gallery
• Click Create New Font Scheme in the Scheme Fonts
gallery to display the Create New Font Scheme dialog
box
• Type the desired font scheme name in the ‘Font
scheme name’ text box
• Select the desired Heading font and Body font
• Click the Save button to save the new font scheme
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Creating a New Font Scheme
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Flipping a Picture
• With the picture selected, click the Rotate button on the
Picture Tools Format tab to display the Rotate gallery
• Click the desired Rotate command
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Cropping a Graphic
• With the picture selected, click the Crop button
(Picture Tools Format tab | Arrange group) to
display the cropping handles
• Drag the appropriate cropping handle inward to
crop the graphic
• Click the Crop button to hide the cropping
handles
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Cropping a Graphic
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Editing Wrap Points
• Click the Wrap Text button (Picture Tools Format
tab | Arrange group) to display the text wrapping
options
• Click Edit Wrap Points to display the red, dashed
lines and wrap points
• Drag the appropriate red lines in to the desired
wrap point
• Click outside of the graphic to deselect it
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Editing Wrap Points
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Recoloring a Graphic
• With the graphic selected, click the Recolor button
(Picture Tools Format tab | Adjust group) to display
the Recolor gallery
• Click More Variations to display the Recolor Picture
dialog box
• Click the Color box arrow to display the color gallery
• Select the desired color
• If desired, click the ‘Leave black parts black’ option
button to select it
• Click the OK button to close the Recolor Picture
dialog box
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Recoloring a Graphic
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Selecting Multiple Objects
• SHIFT+click each object to add it to the selection
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Grouping Selected Objects
• With multiple objects selected, click the Group
button on the Picture Tools Format tab to group
the selected objects
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Saving a Graphic as a Picture
• Right-click the graphic, and then click Save as
Picture to display the Save As dialog box
• Type the desired file name in the File name text
box
• Navigate to the desired save location
• Click the Save button to save the graphic
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Saving a Graphic as a Picture
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Inserting a Shape
• Click the Shapes button (Insert tab | Illustrations
group) to display the Shapes gallery
• Click the desired shape
• Move the mouse pointer into the publication and
then drag from the upper-left corner, at the
margin, to the lower-right corner to create the
selected shape
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Inserting a Shape
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Creating a Gradient Fill Effect
• With the shape selected, click the Shape Fill button
on the Drawing Tools Format tab to display the Shape
Fill gallery
• Point to Gradient in the Shape Fill gallery to display
the Gradient gallery
• Click the More gradients command to display the Fill
Effects dialog box
• If necessary, click the Gradient tab
• In the Colors area, click Two colors
• Click the Color 1 box arrow, and then click the desired
color
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Creating a Gradient Fill Effect
• Click the Color 2 box arrow, and then click the
desired color
• In the Shading styles area, click the desired
shading style
• In the Variants area, click the desired variant
• Click the OK button to apply the new gradient
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Creating a Gradient Fill Effect
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Selecting a Color for the Shape Outline
• With the graphic selected, click the Shape Outline
button arrow on the Drawing Tools Format tab to
display the Shape Outline gallery
• Click the desired shape outline color to add the
colored border to the shape
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Selecting a Color for the Shape Outline
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Changing the Shape Outline
• With the graphic selected, click the Shape Outline
button to display the Shape Outline gallery
• Point to Weight in the Shape Outline gallery to
display the Weight gallery
• Click the desired weight in the Weight gallery
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Changing the Shape Outline
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Filling a Shape with a Picture
• With the shape selected, click the Shape Fill
button on the Drawing Tools Format tab to display
the Shape Fill gallery and then click Picture to
display the Select Picture dialog box
• Navigate to the location containing the picture,
and then select the picture
• Click the Insert button to insert the picture
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Filling a Shape with a Picture
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Adding to the Building Block Library
• Right-click the graphic to display the shortcut menu,
and then click Save as Building Block to display the
Create new Building Block dialog box
• Type the desired title in the Title text box
• Type the desired description in the Description text
box
• Type the desired keywords, each separated by a
comma, in the Keywords text box
• Click the OK button to close the Create new Building
Block dialog box
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Adding to the Building Block Library
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Applying a Style
• With the text box selected to which you want to
apply a style, click the Styles button (Home tab |
Styles group) to display the Styles gallery
• Click the desired style to select it
• Type the desired text
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Applying a Style
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Turning on Boundaries
• Click the Boundaries check box on the View tab to
display boundaries in the objects
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Setting Columns
• Click the Columns button on the Home tab to
display the Columns gallery
• Click the desired option in the Columns gallery to
select the format for the selected text box
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Changing Line Spacing
• With the text box selected, click the Line Spacing
button on the Home tab to display the Line
Spacing gallery
• Click the desired option in the Line Spacing gallery
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Inserting a WordArt Object
• Click the WordArt button on the Insert tab to
display the WordArt gallery
• Click the desired WordArt style
• Type the text for the WordArt in the Edit WordArt
Text dialog box
• Click the Size box arrow and select the desired
font size
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box and
insert the WordArt graphic
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Inserting a WordArt Object
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Adding Shadow Effects
• With the WordArt object selected, click the
Shadow Effects button on the WordArt Tools
Format tab to display the Shadow Effects gallery
• Click the desired shadow style in the Shadow
Effects gallery
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Adding Shadow Effects
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Closing a Publication
without Quitting Publisher
• Click File on the Ribbon to open the Backstage
view
• If necessary, click Close to close the publication
without quitting Publisher and return to the New
template gallery
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Closing a Publication
without Quitting Publisher
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Opening a Customized Blank Page
• With Publisher running, if necessary, click File on
the Ribbon to open the Backstage view
• Click New to display the New template gallery
• Click the More Blank Page Sizes thumbnail to view
the Standard and Custom page sizes
• Click the desired custom page size to select it
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Opening a Customized Blank Page
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Applying Customized Color
and Font Schemes
• In the New template gallery, click the Color
scheme box arrow to display the custom and
standard color schemes
• Click the desired color scheme to select it
• Click the Font scheme box arrow to display the
custom and standard font schemes, and then click
the desired font scheme
• Click the Create button to create the publication
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Applying Customized Color
and Font Schemes
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Inserting a Customized Building Block
• Click the Page Parts button (Insert tab | Building
Blocks group) to display the Page Parts gallery
• Click the desired building block in the Page Parts
gallery to insert it in the publication
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Inserting a Customized Building Block
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Deleting Content from the Building
Block Library
• Click the Show Building Block Library Dialog Box Launcher
(Insert tab | Building Blocks group) to display the Building
Block Library dialog box
• Click the Page Parts folder (Building Block Library dialog
box) to open it
• Right-click the building block to delete
• Click Delete on the shortcut menu to delete the building
block
• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you want to
delete the building block permanently, click the Yes button
• Click the Close button to close the dialog box
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Deleting Content from the Building
Block Library
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Deleting the Customized Color Scheme
• Click the More button (Page Design tab | Schemes
group) to display the Color Scheme gallery
• Right-click the color scheme you wish to delete
• Click Delete Scheme on the shortcut menu to
delete the color scheme
• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you
want to delete the color scheme permanently,
click the Yes button
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Deleting the Customized Color Scheme
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Deleting the Customized Font Scheme
• Click the Scheme Fonts button (Page Design tab |
Schemes group) to display the Scheme Fonts
gallery
• Right-click the font scheme you wish to delete
• Click Delete Scheme on the shortcut menu to
delete the font scheme
• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you
want to delete the font scheme permanently, click
the Yes button
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Deleting the Customized Font Scheme
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Deleting the Customized Blank Page
• Click the Page Size button (Page Design tab | Page
Setup group) to display the Page Size gallery
• Right-click the customized page size to delete, and
then click Delete on the shortcut menu to delete
the page size
• When Publisher displays a dialog box asking if you
want to delete the size permanently, click the Yes
button
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Chapter Summary
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Create a custom publication size
Create a color scheme
Create a font scheme
Rotate and flip objects
Crop a graphic and edit the wrap points
Recolor a graphic
Select and group multiple objects
Save an edited graphic as a picture
Insert a shape
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Chapter Summary
• Format an object with a gradient fill, differentiating
among text, patterns, pictures, tints, and shades
• Fill a shape with a picture, and edit the shape outline,
weight, and color
• Add to and delete from the Building Block Library
• Apply styles
• Create columns within a text box
• Close a publication without quitting Publisher
• Delete custom sizes and schemes
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