Publisher+2007

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007

Workshop Objectives

What is Publisher? Microsoft Office Publisher is a desktop publishing program that allows users to create a variety of layouts. Users can add multiple types of objects and create professional-looking documents to share with students, administrators, and parents. Why use Publisher in the classroom? With the new emphasis on technology in the classroom, teachers need to incorporate a variety of technological tools. These tools increase student engagement and provide another way for students to demonstrate understanding of the concepts taught in class. Another bonus is that employers are more likely to hire applicants who have knowledge of multiple computer programs and, by using these tech tools in the classroom, you are arming your charges with skills that will help them in the years ahead. Getting into Publisher... When you first open Publisher, you will be at the project selection screen. This screen gives you the opportunity to select from a variety of templates designed to allow users to use pre-configured formats. The first page of publisher looks like this:



In the center of the page you will see a pane displaying various popular publication types. You can select from this center pane, or, along the left-hand side of the page, you will see a complete list of templates available for your use.

On the right-hand side, once you've created some documents of your own, the list will reflect your recent documents.

For our purposes, we will work on a blank document.

Click on "Blank Page Sizes" and you will see this page:

Once you decide the size of the page you want to print, click on that page and you will be taken to the blank document.

We will be working on a Letter, 8.5"x11" page so double-click the page icon.

The Blank Document

Tips and Tricks

Converting your Publisher document to a .pdf file

Additional Resources

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Wrapping it up... Now that we've gone through the basics of Microsoft Publisher, it's time for you to think of ways to use desktop publishing in your classroom. What ways can you think of to use Publisher?