UNIT 8: Desktop Publishing (Formerly Microsoft Publisher)Description: Desktop Publishing (Formerly
Microsoft Publisher) unit of instruction
provides a student with the practical experience in
desktop publishing, including the necessary skills
to create a basic publication, incorporating
features for greater effectiveness and appeal. As a
special project, related to a business marketing
campaign, students will produce documents, import
and format text and graphics, and design document
layouts as related to a business marketing campaign.
Unit Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to: Navigate in Desktop Publishing environment of Microsoft Publisher & Scribus, create new multi-page documents, import text and graphics from other applications, format text using fonts, sizes, type styles, and line spacing, use alignments, tabs, and indents to align text, create common elements such as page numbers and design guides that will appear on each page of a document, create documents containing multiple columns, flow several independent stories throughout a document and wrap text around graphics. Guides to Desktop Publishing: The guides listed below are great for studying essential desktop publishing concepts, practicing publication creation and expanding your knowledge of MS Publisher and Scribus Software outside of the classroom or during class. Student Resources:
Reading Assignment:
Project Assigments:
Practice Assignments:
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