Publisher

Purpose
Strengths
Cost 		Workshops and Workshop Handouts
Web Resources

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Purpose

Microsoft Publisher is a WYSIWYG ( What You See Is What You Get ) desktop publishing package that allows faculty to view a document exactly how it will be printed. You can choose various typefaces, specify margins and embed illustrations and graphics directly in the text. Faculty can create newsletters, flyers and banners.

Click on the icons below to view a sample documents created in Publisher:

Flyer Example Publisher Format Flyer Example PDF format Flyer
Tent Card Publisher Format Tent Card PDF format Tent Card

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Strengths

  1. Publisher provides a wide-variety of templates and wizards to easily create documents
  2. A versatile program that enables you to produce flyers, banners, newsletters, cards and booklets

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Cost

Although Microsoft Office is placed on all campus computers, Publisher can be purchased separately or with Microsoft Office Professional. Microsoft Office Professional 2007 retails for $439.00 while Publisher retails for $119.00. Prices may vary.

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Workshops and Workshop Handouts (Workshop Schedule)

IDDS does not currently conduct workshops on Publisher. Please look under Web Resources for Publisher tutorials. The Library has purchased a license to Safari. Safari is a database that hold entire books for your reference.

To access Safari:

 
  1. Navigate to the Shippensburg University home page
  2. Click on the Library link
  3. Click on the Databases icon
  4. In the alphabet row, click on the letter S
  5. Choose the Safari database
  6. The database will open
  7. Enter text in the Search text box
  8. Click on the Go button
  9. The result page will open. Find a book that interests you.

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Web Resources

Official Microsoft Publisher site
Microsoft Publisher Tutorial
Microsoft Publisher Templates		 More Microsoft Publisher Tutorials
Microsoft Publisher History
Excellent Tutorial on Graphic Design