Desktop Publishing help
Most of what you used in Publisher is here, in a calmer layout. This is where each Publisher tab went.
| In Publisher | In Desktop Publishing |
|---|---|
| File tab (New, Open, Save, Print, Export) | File button, top left. PDF is in the top bar; Print and Export picture are in the ยทยทยท menu. |
| Home: Font, Paragraph, Styles | Double-click a text box: font, size, bold, italic, underline, colour, alignment, bullets, numbering and paragraph style appear along the top. |
| Insert: Draw Text Box, Pictures, Shapes, Table | The tool rail on the left: Text (T), Picture (P), Box (R), Ellipse (E), Line (L), Table (B) and Shapes. |
| Insert: Page Number, Date | While typing, the { } button inserts the page number, number of pages, today's date or the title. |
| Insert: WordArt | Select a text box and choose a Text effect in the panel on the right: shadow, outline, hollow letters, glow or 3D block. |
| Page Design: Size, Orientation, Margins | Click an empty part of the page, then the Page tab in the panel on the right. |
| Page Design: Master Pages | Master in the tool rail. What you put on the master page appears on every page. |
| Mailings: Mail Merge | Merge in the tool rail (Desktop Publishing Pro). |
| Arrange: Bring Forward, Group, Align, Rotate | Select something: arrange, align, group, duplicate and delete appear along the top. The rotate handle is above the selection. |
| Text Box Tools: Create Link | Click the small + at the bottom right of a text box, then click or draw the next box. The story carries on there. |
| View: Rulers, Guides, Zoom | Drag from a ruler to make a guide. Zoom is in the top bar; Ctrl+0 fits the page. |
| Pages pane | The page strip along the bottom: click to go to a page, drag to reorder, right-click for more. |
