Office 365 All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1

Introducing Publisher

IN THIS CHAPTER

Understanding frames

Creating and designing a publication

Changing your view of the Publisher window

Putting grid guides and rulers on pages

Not long ago, creating professional publications like the kind you can create with Publisher 365 required sophisticated printing equipment and a background in graphic design. However, even a novice can now create professional-looking publications with Publisher. As long as you rely on a publication design — a template that comes with Publisher — most of the layout work is done for you. All you have to do is enter the text and the other particulars.

“A Print Shop in a Can”

Publisher has been called “a print shop in a can” because the application is great for creating prefabricated brochures, business cards, calendars, newsletters, resumes, posters, and the like. To make these publications without going to a great deal of trouble, however, you have to stick to the template. Each template provides you with a ready-made brochure, calendar, and so on.

Chances are, you can find a suitable template ...