Using Microsoft® Publisher 2010

2. Getting Started with Publisher 2010

This chapter shows you the basics of creating Publisher documents.

Now that you have installed Microsoft Office 2010, I will show you how to use Publisher. In this chapter, I create a new Publisher document and show you how to lay out your document. We won’t actually add any visual elements to the document until the next chapter.

Using Publisher for the First Time

Upon opening Microsoft Publisher, you are taken to the screen shown in Figure 2.1. Publisher’s initial screen enables you to choose from numerous templates. The built-in templates make it easier to create specific types of documents. For example, there are templates for creating brochures, business cards, calendars, and more.

Although templates ...