Publisher 2000 Essentials and CD

For courses in Microsoft Office Professional for Windows, Access for Windows, Excel for Windows, PowerPoint for Windows, and Word for Windows. Essentials courseware is anchored in the practical and professional needs of all types of students. The series has been completely revamped as the result of extensive usability testing conducted by students with multiple levels of computer knowledge. The Essentials series is conceived as a 'learning system' that combines graphics, instructions, experience, reinforcement, and problem solving. It consists of modular lessons that are built around a series of numbered, step-by-step procedures that are clear, concise, and easy to review. Explanatory material is interwoven before each and between the steps. Additional features, tips, pitfalls, and other related information are provided at exactly the right place. They are easily recognizable elements that stand out from the main flow of the tutorial. Icons are designed to match the Microsoft Office theme. The end-of-chapter exercises have been carefully graded from the routine Checking Concepts and Terms to tasks in the Discovery Zone that gently prod students into extending what theyve learned into areas beyond the explicit scope of the lessons proper. Substantial Focus On Learning and How To Learn. * Guided use of onscreen Help within lessons and end-of-project exercises. * Helps students 'learn to learn' on their own to keep up with the ever-expanding feature set of Microsoft Office. Shows them how to discover the right procedures or answers by exploiting the many resources that are already within the application. Hands-On Exercises: Expanded into Three Levels. * Skill Drill exercises - Reinforce project skills. Each skill that is reinforced is the same, or nearly the same, as a skill presented in the project. Detailed instructions are provided in a step-by-step format. * Enables students to check their comprehension, evaluate their progress, and practice what theyve learned. * Challenge exercises - Expand upon or are related to skills presented in the lessons. Each exercise provides a brief narrative introduction, followed by instructions in a numbered step format that are not as detailed as those in the Skill Drill section. Some contain references for students to apply tips discussed in Nice to Know, Need to Know, or Help. * Helps students learn to think on their own and fosters the 'near transfer' of learning. * Discovery Zone exercises - Require advanced knowledge of topics presented in Essentials lessons, the application of skills from multiple lessons, or self-directed learning of new skills. Some contain references for students to apply tips discussed in Nice to Know, Need to Know, or Help. * Emulates real-world experience by encouraging self-directed learning of new skills. Beginning of the Project. * Objectives - Specific topics covered in the lessons. * Gives students short-term, attainable goals for each project. * Key Terms - New terminology defined and discussed in the project. * Helps students to become familiar with the terminology used. * Why Would I Do This? - Introductory section telling students why a project is useful to them. * Shows students why a project is useful to them and what they can do with the knowledge they obtain. * Visual Summary - Screen shots and sample documents to illustrate what students will learn in the project. * Illustrates the concepts and features students will learn in the project and helps to keep them motivated. Lessons. * Lessons - Projects broken down into lessons that correspond with objectives. * Gives students the project broken down into lessons that correspond with objectives. * Step-by-Step Instructions - Instructions, along with explanation, to guide students as they learn new features. * Guides students as they learn new features, and lets them 'learn-by-doing.' * If You Have Problems - Trouble-shooting tips that anticipate common pitfalls. * Helps students anticipate or solve common problems quickly and effectively. * Need to Know - Essential notes and information necessary to apply features. * Provides students with essential tips for performing the task and using the application more effectively. * Nice to Know - Additional tips to become more proficient in using the software. * Provide students with extra tips, shortcuts, alternative ways to complete a process, and special hints about using the software. Checking Concepts and Terms. * True/False Questions - With reference to where topic is covered. * Multiple Choice Questions - With reference to where topic is covered. * Screen ID - Where students identify elements of the screen and within documents. * Discussion Questions - That make students apply critical-thinking skills to further understand concepts and features. * Helps students check their comprehension and assess their retention.

Table of Contents:
PROJECT 1: GETTING STARTED WITH PUBLISHER. Lesson 1: Choosing a Design from the Catalog. Lesson 2: Creating a Publication Using a Wizard. Lesson 3: Updating Personal Information. Lesson 4: Exploring the Publisher Screen and Navigating Your Publication. Lesson 5: Working with Frames. Lesson 6: Adding and Removing Pages. Lesson 7: Printing a Publication. Lesson 8: Saving a Publication. Lesson 9: Getting Help Using the Office Assistant. PROJECT 2: ADDING GRAPHICS. Lesson 1: Opening an Existing Publication. Lesson 2: Inserting a Clip Art Image. Lesson 3: Resizing and Moving Frames. Lesson 4: Inserting a Graphic from a File. Lesson 5: Cropping Pictures. Lesson 6: Creating a Heading Using WordArt. Lesson 7: Using Drawing Tools. Lesson 8: Layering Objects. PROJECT 3: WORKING WITH TEXT. Lesson 1: Replacing Placeholder Text. Lesson 2: Editing Existing Text. Lesson 3: Using AutoFlow. Lesson 4: Referencing Connecting Frames on Different Pages. Lesson 5: Adding Text Frames. Lesson 6: Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists. Lesson 7: Changing Font Characteristics. Lesson 8: Changing Paragraph Formatting. PROJECT 4: WORKING WITH FRAMES. Lesson 1: Grouping Frames as One Object. Lesson 2: Ungrouping and Rearranging Text Picture Frames. Lesson 3: Edited a Grouped Object. Lesson 4: Resizing and Moving Grouped Objects. Lesson 5: Wrapping Text Around Frames. Lesson 6: Changing the Appearance of the Text Frame Lesson 7: Adding a Decorative Border to a Page. PROJECT 5: USING TABLES, CHARTS, AND MAIL MERGE. Lesson 1: Adding a Table to the Publication. Lesson 2: Adding Rows and Columns to a Table. Lesson 3: Resizing and Reformatting a Table. Lesson 4: Adding an Object from Another Source. Lesson 5: Editing an Excel Chart. Lesson 6: Creating an Address List. Lesson 7: Merging a Mailing List with a Publication Lesson 8: Running Mail Merge. PROJECT 6: WORKING WITH PUBLISHER TOOLS. Lesson 1: Checking Your Spelling. Lesson 2: Using Hyphenation in a Text Frame. Lesson 3: Adding a Design Gallery Object. Lesson 4: Adding Headers and Footers to a Publication. Lesson 5: Checking the Design of Your Publication. Lesson 6: Embedding Fonts for Commercial Printing. Lesson 7: Preparing Images for Color Printing. Lesson 8: Setting Publisher Options. PROJECT 7: BUILDING A WEB SITE WITH PUBLISHER. Lesson 1: Creating a Web Site Using a Wizard. Lesson 2: Setting Page Width. Lesson 3: Adding Text to Web Pages. Lesson 4: Inserting Pictures on a Web Page. Lesson 5: Inserting New Pages. Lesson 6: Previewing the Web Pages. Lesson 7: Saving the Publication as Web Pages. Lesson 8: Previewing the Web Pages Using a Browser. Task Guide. Glossary. Index.