gcf - lesson 1
GCF - LESSON 1: GETTING TO KNOW PUBLISHER 2010
Name: __________________________
Microsoft Publisher 2010 is a program designed to help you ________________ or documents that you can ______________ and _______________.
________________,
In this lesson, you'll learn about the ___________________ and ______________________-of using Publisher 2010. You'll also learn about the _______________ ________________, including the ____________________, rulers and guides, and Backstage view. Publisher offers ________________ and other tools to help you create a variety of publications, including _______________, newsletters, business cards, _______________, and more One of the advantages of Publisher is that it offers ___________ ______________ over certain aspects of your publication. For instance, Publisher offers a work environment that makes it easy to work with documents in a variety of _____________ and _________________. It also has a larger variety of tools to help you ______________ and ______________ text, ____________, and other _________________ within the page margins. Publisher does have certain advantages; it also has the disadvantage of being the ___________ ________________ program in the Office 2010 suite. It does not include the _________ ___________, advanced ____________ _____________ _____________, or many of the other new features present in Word and PowerPoint 2010. In fact, in terms of these features, Publisher 2010 is more similar to Publisher 2007 and 2003 than it is to other current programs in the Office suite. As you begin to use Publisher 2010, you may find that you prefer to create certain types of publications in Word. The Ribbon The Ribbon contains multiple ______________, each with several ________________ of commands. Some tabs, like "Text Box Tools" or "Picture Tools," may appear only when you are working with certain items like text boxes or images. Publisher offers a group of _____________________________ to help you control the layout of your text, images and objects on the page. These viewing tools are for your editing purposes only. They can be turned _________ and __________________ and will _______________ appear in your printed publication. To access and choose viewing tools, select the _______________ tab and locate the __________________ group. Click the checkboxes of the various view options to turn them on and off.
Publication viewing tools Rulers You can use the rulers to the _____________ and __________________ of your publication to help you line up text, images, and other objects and get a clearer idea of exactly where those objects will appear on the printed page. When you select an __________________ in your publication, a _________________________ will appear on the rulers to show the object's location.
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GCF - LESSON 1: GETTING TO KNOW PUBLISHER 2010
Name: __________________________
____________________________ are evenly-spaced horizontal lines that you can use to line up text. You'll learn about automatically aligning text to your baselines in the Working with Text lesson _________________________- are dark ______________ dashed borders that appear around your objects. Viewing object boundaries can be useful when you are aligning objects or wrapping text. _______________________ are thin lines that help you align various objects. There are two types of guides: ________________________ guides, which are blue lines that mark the edges, or margins, of the printable area on each page of your publication. Margin guides are automatically created when you set your _____________________________. ___________________________ guides, which are green lines that you can add anywhere on your publication To Add Green Guides: 1. Click either the horizontal or vertical ___________________ 2. Drag your mouse to your publication, and release to add the guide in the desired location 3. Your guide will be placed. You can move it at any time by _________________ and _______________________ it. In Publisher 2010, options for saving, printing, and creating publications are all located in __________________ view. It is similar to the Office Button Menu from Publisher 2007 or the File Menu from earlier versions of Publisher. However, unlike those menus, it is a ______________________________ view, which makes it easier to work with. To access Backstage view, click the _____________ __________.
CHALLENGE ACTIVITY You have been hired as the marketing specialist by the Do Something Club. They have decided to conduct a car wash to generate funds that will be donated to the Albemarle Food Bank. The charity car wash will be on Saturday, August 6, 2014, from 10 A.M. until 3 P.M. The car wash will be at two locations, one at Duck Thru the other at the front entrance of the high school. Using the information you learned in the Lesson 1 tutorial on www.gcflearnfree.org, create an appropriate flyer for the car wash. Save the publication with the file name Lesson1_project1 and upload to Engrade using the Turn In feature.
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GCF - LESSON 1: GETTING TO KNOW PUBLISHER 2010
Name: __________________________
TRUE/FALSE 1. __________ Microsoft Publisher 2010 helps you create professional-looking publications quickly and easily. 2. __________Microsoft Publisher 2010 template options include the choices of template, font scheme, and color scheme. 3. __________When the Microsoft Publisher 2010 program opens, the first screen visible to the users is a new blank publication. 4. __________The page navigation area is helpful when publications ex-tend past one page in length. 5. __________ If the page layout rulers are not visible, they may be toggled from the Page Design Ribbon. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. _____ is the tab that contains the most commonly used commands. a) View
c) Insert
b) Home
d) Start
2. The _____ provides quick access to frequently used com-mands. a) Shortcut menu
c) Mini Toolbar
b) Start menu
d) Quick Access Toolbar
3. When a Publisher object is selected, ______ appear(s) around the object. a) A red checked border
c) Multiple rotation handles
b) A dark blue line
d) Arrows
4. Which of the following characters is allowed in a file name? a) ? question mark c) _ underscore b) * asterisk d) : colon 5. When auto-fitting text for a text box, which type will shrink or expand the text to fit in the text box? a) Best Fit b) Shrink Text on Overflow
c) Grow Text Box to Fit d) Do Not AutoFit
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Name: __________________________
Microsoft Publisher 2010 is a program designed to help you ________________ or documents that you can ______________ and _______________.
________________,
In this lesson, you'll learn about the ___________________ and ______________________-of using Publisher 2010. You'll also learn about the _______________ ________________, including the ____________________, rulers and guides, and Backstage view. Publisher offers ________________ and other tools to help you create a variety of publications, including _______________, newsletters, business cards, _______________, and more One of the advantages of Publisher is that it offers ___________ ______________ over certain aspects of your publication. For instance, Publisher offers a work environment that makes it easy to work with documents in a variety of _____________ and _________________. It also has a larger variety of tools to help you ______________ and ______________ text, ____________, and other _________________ within the page margins. Publisher does have certain advantages; it also has the disadvantage of being the ___________ ________________ program in the Office 2010 suite. It does not include the _________ ___________, advanced ____________ _____________ _____________, or many of the other new features present in Word and PowerPoint 2010. In fact, in terms of these features, Publisher 2010 is more similar to Publisher 2007 and 2003 than it is to other current programs in the Office suite. As you begin to use Publisher 2010, you may find that you prefer to create certain types of publications in Word. The Ribbon The Ribbon contains multiple ______________, each with several ________________ of commands. Some tabs, like "Text Box Tools" or "Picture Tools," may appear only when you are working with certain items like text boxes or images. Publisher offers a group of _____________________________ to help you control the layout of your text, images and objects on the page. These viewing tools are for your editing purposes only. They can be turned _________ and __________________ and will _______________ appear in your printed publication. To access and choose viewing tools, select the _______________ tab and locate the __________________ group. Click the checkboxes of the various view options to turn them on and off.
Publication viewing tools Rulers You can use the rulers to the _____________ and __________________ of your publication to help you line up text, images, and other objects and get a clearer idea of exactly where those objects will appear on the printed page. When you select an __________________ in your publication, a _________________________ will appear on the rulers to show the object's location.
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GCF - LESSON 1: GETTING TO KNOW PUBLISHER 2010
Name: __________________________
____________________________ are evenly-spaced horizontal lines that you can use to line up text. You'll learn about automatically aligning text to your baselines in the Working with Text lesson _________________________- are dark ______________ dashed borders that appear around your objects. Viewing object boundaries can be useful when you are aligning objects or wrapping text. _______________________ are thin lines that help you align various objects. There are two types of guides: ________________________ guides, which are blue lines that mark the edges, or margins, of the printable area on each page of your publication. Margin guides are automatically created when you set your _____________________________. ___________________________ guides, which are green lines that you can add anywhere on your publication To Add Green Guides: 1. Click either the horizontal or vertical ___________________ 2. Drag your mouse to your publication, and release to add the guide in the desired location 3. Your guide will be placed. You can move it at any time by _________________ and _______________________ it. In Publisher 2010, options for saving, printing, and creating publications are all located in __________________ view. It is similar to the Office Button Menu from Publisher 2007 or the File Menu from earlier versions of Publisher. However, unlike those menus, it is a ______________________________ view, which makes it easier to work with. To access Backstage view, click the _____________ __________.
CHALLENGE ACTIVITY You have been hired as the marketing specialist by the Do Something Club. They have decided to conduct a car wash to generate funds that will be donated to the Albemarle Food Bank. The charity car wash will be on Saturday, August 6, 2014, from 10 A.M. until 3 P.M. The car wash will be at two locations, one at Duck Thru the other at the front entrance of the high school. Using the information you learned in the Lesson 1 tutorial on www.gcflearnfree.org, create an appropriate flyer for the car wash. Save the publication with the file name Lesson1_project1 and upload to Engrade using the Turn In feature.
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GCF - LESSON 1: GETTING TO KNOW PUBLISHER 2010
Name: __________________________
TRUE/FALSE 1. __________ Microsoft Publisher 2010 helps you create professional-looking publications quickly and easily. 2. __________Microsoft Publisher 2010 template options include the choices of template, font scheme, and color scheme. 3. __________When the Microsoft Publisher 2010 program opens, the first screen visible to the users is a new blank publication. 4. __________The page navigation area is helpful when publications ex-tend past one page in length. 5. __________ If the page layout rulers are not visible, they may be toggled from the Page Design Ribbon. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. _____ is the tab that contains the most commonly used commands. a) View
c) Insert
b) Home
d) Start
2. The _____ provides quick access to frequently used com-mands. a) Shortcut menu
c) Mini Toolbar
b) Start menu
d) Quick Access Toolbar
3. When a Publisher object is selected, ______ appear(s) around the object. a) A red checked border
c) Multiple rotation handles
b) A dark blue line
d) Arrows
4. Which of the following characters is allowed in a file name? a) ? question mark c) _ underscore b) * asterisk d) : colon 5. When auto-fitting text for a text box, which type will shrink or expand the text to fit in the text box? a) Best Fit b) Shrink Text on Overflow
c) Grow Text Box to Fit d) Do Not AutoFit
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