Microsoft Publisher 2016/2013 eLearning Bundle Course

Course Details:

Length: 6 courses

Access Length: 6 months

Price: $250/person (USD)

Bulk Pricing: 10+ Contact Us

Course Features:

Instant Access After Purchase

Lecture by Recorded Video

Stop and Start as Needed

Certificate of Completion

Software Lab Included?: Yes

Delivery Method:

Self-Paced Online

Individuals and Groups
@ Your Location

Course Overview

Microsoft Publisher 2016/2013 eLearning Bundle: Master Desktop Publishing for Professional Results

Elevate Your Designs and Master the Essentials of Microsoft Publisher - This comprehensive eLearning bundle is designed to empower you with the skills to create stunning, professional-quality marketing materials using Microsoft Publisher 2016 and 2013. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, these courses provide the perfect foundation for success.

Key Benefits:

Enhance Your Marketing Toolkit: Design eye-catching flyers, brochures, newsletters, and more that effectively communicate your brand message.
Increase Efficiency: Streamline your document creation process with Publisher's intuitive interface and powerful features.
Stand Out Visually: Gain the confidence to incorporate images, graphics, shapes, and customized formatting to make your materials pop.
Work Across Versions: Comfortably navigate and apply Publisher's core fundamentals in its 2016 and 2013 versions.

Master These Core Desktop Publishing Skills:

Interface Mastery: Learn essential interface navigation and terminology.
Document Creation: Develop a strong foundation in creating and structuring various document types.
Text Manipulation: Format, adjust, and style text like a pro.
Visual Impact: Integrate and easily manipulate images, shapes, and graphics.
Customization: Explore themes, color schemes, and layout options for a polished appearance.
Production and Distribution: Understand print, PDF, and web-optimized output formats.

Course Highlights:

Clear, step-by-step video tutorials
Hands-on practice with customizable templates
Focus on real-world applications for business and marketing
Self-paced learning to suit your schedule

Target Audience

Small business owners
Marketing professionals
Administrative staff
Students and individuals seeking to enhance their design skills

Ready to transform your visual communication? Enroll in the Microsoft Publisher 2016/2013 eLearning Bundle today and start creating stunning marketing materials that get noticed!

Also Included - 4 Courses: An Essential Career Skills Pack with 4 courses in key areas for career management and growth, including Time Management, Digital Skills, Creativity and Soft Skills.

Course Notes

Important Course Information

Course Taught with: Microsoft Publisher 2016/2013 for Windows ().
Versions that Can Attend: Desktop Versions of Publisher 2016/2013 for Windows ().

eLearning Training Delivery Method

How It Works

This self-paced online course lets you learn independently at your own pace through Certstaffix Training's easy-to-use platform.

Learn at your own pace - Start and stop as it is convenient for you. Pick up where you left off.
Lecture utilizing video and recorded screenshots
6-month subscription length
Instant Access After Purchase

Have more than 10 students needing this course? Contact Us for bulk pricing.

Suggested Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including starting programs, switching between programs, locating saved files, closing programs, and using a browser to access websites. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking either the Windows 10 eLearning Bundle or the Windows 11 eLearning Bundle.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the Publisher interface and key tools: Learners will be able to navigate the Publisher 2016 and 2013 environments, identifying important components like the ribbon, backstage view, and layout tools.
Create and customize Publisher documents: Students will gain proficiency in starting new projects from scratch or using templates, as well as modifying page layouts, margins, and columns and applying master pages.
Incorporate and format visual elements: The course covers adding and manipulating text boxes, images, shapes, and tables and applying basic formatting like fonts, colors, and alignment.
Utilize Publisher's productivity tools: Learners will know how to use spell check, thesaurus, find/replace, and execute mail merge functions for efficient work.
Optimize and export finished projects: Students will understand the process of saving Publisher documents in print-ready formats (like PDF) and learn to create web-optimized versions.

Target Audience

Small business owners: Individuals needing to create their own marketing and communication materials without relying on a professional designer.
Marketing professionals: Those looking to streamline their workflow when creating flyers, brochures, newsletters, or other collateral.
Administrative staff: Seeking to enhance skills for producing reports, presentations, announcements, or internal documents that need a polished look.
Students and individuals: People wanting to expand their desktop publishing and design abilities for personal or professional projects.

Key Features

Audio Narration
Video
Inline Activities

Exercises
Supplemental Resources
Assessment

Languages

Audio/Video/Course Text: American English.
Subtitles (Closed Caption): Varies by course. Please refer to the individual course descriptions below for specific details.

Course Duration

Microsoft Publisher 2016/2013: 3 hrs 12 min

Essential Career Skills Pack: 2 hrs 23 min

Course Topics

Publisher 2016: Beginner

Course Duration - 2 hrs 3 min

This course is designed to help students become comfortable with the tools of Microsoft Publisher, a desktop publishing application, and allow them to create professional-looking flyers, posters, catalogs, newsletters, and more. The course will focus on structuring documents, modifying text, working with shapes and images, and formatting and finalizing documents. This course has an assessment that may be required for a certificate to be generated.

Course Objectives:

Identify and describe the Microsoft Publisher 2016 interface’s key components and functions.
Create a basic Publisher document using either a template or a blank layout.
Add and format text elements (including text boxes) within a Publisher document, applying basic character and paragraph formatting.
Insert, manipulate, and format various image and shape elements in a Publisher document.
Modify structural components of a Publisher document, including margins, columns, pages, and the application of master pages.
Apply built-in design schemes and customize color choices within a Publisher document.
Utilize spell check and find/replace tools to ensure the accuracy of text content.
Create and format basic tables for data organization within a Publisher document.
Navigate efficiently within a Publisher document using various views and zoom functions.
Prepare a Publisher document for distribution by printing or converting it to a PDF format.

Additional Language Information:

Subtitles (Closed Caption): American English, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Detailed Course Outline:

Introduction

Overview of Publisher
The Publisher Interface
Building a Document
Adding Text
Adding Images
Using Publisher Templates

Navigating in Publisher

Document Views
Using Zoom Techniques

Modifying Document Structures

Editing Margins and Columns
Changing Document Setup
Adding, Moving, and Deleting pages
Using Master Pages

Modifying Text

Selecting Text
Text Box Options
Linking Text Boxes
Using Spell Check
Using Find and Replace

Working with Images

Sizing and Cropping Images
Formatting Images
Wrapping Text Around an Image

Working with Shapes

Inserting Shapes
Modifying Shapes
Using Change Shape
Aligning, Stacking, and Grouping Objects
Selecting and Moving Shapes

Formatting a Document

Character Formatting
Paragraph Formatting
Applying Schemes
Editing Schemes
Applying Color to Objects

Working with Tables

Creating Tables
Managing Table Layout
Formatting Tables and Cells

Exporting a Document to Other Formats

Printing
Converting to PDF

Conclusion

Course Recap

Publisher 2013

Course Duration - 1 hr 9 min

Get started using Microsoft’s popular desktop publishing application with this user-friendly online tutorial, which will guide you through efficiently designing professional business and marketing materials. In the Publisher 2013 training course, we’ll explore the interface and basic operations. Learn how to work with templates, customize page layouts, add and format your text, include graphic elements, use enhanced tools and features, and publish your finished documents for print and web.

Ideal for beginners, this 1-hour course features short instructional videos with easy-to-follow narrated visual demonstrations. A convenient drop-down menu lets you select and view the topic-specific videos at your own pace. Once you’ve completed this course, you will have the skills you need to create an array of professional-looking projects using Publisher 2013.

Course Objectives:

Navigate the Publisher 2013 interface, identifying the ribbon, backstage view, and utilize layout and ruler guides.
Create a new Publisher document from scratch and from a pre-designed template.
Demonstrate the ability to open, save, and print Publisher files, as well as import existing Word documents.
Insert and manipulate basic text elements, including text boxes, bulleted/numbered lists, and WordArt.
Employ formatting tools to modify fonts (size, style, color), apply color schemes, and adjust character spacing.
Incorporate images (clip art and photos), resize them, and apply basic picture styles.
Utilize shapes and building blocks, and understand the layering and grouping of objects within a document.
Customize page layout elements, including backgrounds, tabs, and paragraph formatting (indents and spacing).
Utilize Publisher tools like spell check, thesaurus, and mail merge (both print and email merge).
Prepare a Publisher document for distribution by saving it as a PDF/XPS and creating a web-optimized publication.

Additional Language Information:

Subtitles (Closed Caption): American English.

Detailed Course Outline:

A. Getting Started

Using the ribbon
Using backstage
Including layout guides
Including ruler guides

B. Basic Operations

Creating a new file
Creating a file based on a template
Opening a file
Saving a file
Printing Publisher files
Importing Word documents
Closing & exiting

C. Basic Text Entry

Using a text box
Inserting a table
Including WordArt
Making a bulleted list
Creating a numbered list
Entering your personal information
Inserting additional pages
Using automatic page numbering
Using date, time, & symbols
Using hyperlinks

D. Tools

Using spell check
Researching in Publisher
Finding alternative words
Creating & editing an address list
Performing a mail merge
Performing an email merge
Locating help

E. Formatting Text

Formatting a text box
Changing text box sizes
Changing fonts and font sizes
Changing font styles & effects
Coloring fonts & applying fill effects
Working with color schemes
Using character spacing
Using drop caps

F. Editing

Using cut, copy & paste
Using undo & redo
Deleting text, objects & pages
Using find & replace

G. Graphics

Inserting clip art & photos
Resizing graphics
Using the picture style gallery
Using building blocks
Using Auto shapes
Including objects
Understanding placement & order of graphics
Grouping and ungrouping
Cropping and panning

H. Page Layout

Using page backgrounds
Setting up tabs and default alignment
Using paragraphs, indenting & spacing
Making everything fit

I. Producing Documents

Using Pack & Go
Creating a web publication
Producing PDF or XPS files
Using page setup
Generating a publisher email

Essential Career Skills Pack

Productivity and Time Management

Course Duration - 30 min

It seems that there is never enough time in the day. But, since we all get the same 24 hours, why is it that some people achieve so much more with their time than others? This course will explain how to plan and prioritize tasks, so that we can make the most of the limited time we have. By using the time-management techniques in this course, you can improve your ability to function more effectively – even when time is tight and pressures are high. So, by the end of the course you will have the knowledge, skills and confidence to be an effective manager of your time.

Course Objectives:

Set your priorities to better manage your time
Improve your productivity by sharpening your focus and multitasking effectively

Detailed Course Outline:

Productiity & Time Management
Prioritization
Getting Things Done

Procrastination
Multitasking & Focus
Summary

Basic Digital Skills

Course Duration - 13 min

With the rise of digital transformation and technology, having a basic digital literacy is essential for all types of jobs, regardless of the industry. To stay competitive and be successful in the workplace, enhancing your digital skills should be a top priority.

Course Objectives:

Recall the essential digital skills framework
Elaborate on the toolkit of essential digital skills
Identify how to develop or improve your digital skills

Detailed Course Outline:

The Essential Digital Skills Framework
The Toolkit of Essential Digital Skills

Developing Digital Skills
Summary

4 Ways to Boost Creativity

Course Duration - 30 min

The digital economy is opening up ways for everyone to be creative. It doesn’t just mean being artistic – it’s more about ideas, solutions, alternatives, incremental improvements. Peter Quarry and Eve Ash discuss ways that mental capacity can be developed, perspectives changed, group power leveraged and making things actually happen.

Course Objectives:

Define creativity
Think outside the box
Develop the right mental attitude
Leverage the power of groups
Ensure managers make it happen

Detailed Course Outline:

What is Creativity at Work?
Learn to Think Outside the box
Develop the Right Mental Capacity

Laverage the Power of Groups
Ensure Managers Make It Happen
Summary

The 11 Essential Career Soft Skills

Course Duration - 1 hr 10 min

Soft Skills are the traits, characteristics, habits, and skills needed to survive and thrive in the modern work world. Soft skills aren't usually taught in school, but you will learn them all here in this course. Are you someone that other people in your organization and industry like to work with, collaborate with and partner with? Are you seen as a valuable asset to any new project that comes along?

This soft skills training course will teach you how to develop the skills that can make the difference between a lackluster career that tops out at middle management versus one that lands you in the executive suite. Or to wherever you define career success. So many soft skills seem like common sense at first glance, but they are not commonly applied by most workers. This soft skills training course will give you an edge over your competitors. It will also make your job, your career and your life more rewarding and enjoyable.

Course Objectives:

Understand how to be a great communicator
Become a stronger listene
Appear professional to co-workers and bosses of all ages
Avoid common career blunders that often end careers
Manage expectations for bosses and colleagues
Position yourself for promotions
Make technology your asset, even if you are afraid of technology
Avoid the Not My Job Syndrome
Develop EQ to Match Your IQ
Develop leadership qualities

Detailed Course Outline:

Introduction
The Soft Tech Savvy Way to Always Be Essential
Not My Job, And I Am Happy to Do It
You Can Become a Master Communicator
Feedback Video for The 11 Essential Career Soft Skills
Become a Leader Without the Title or Formal Authority

Your EQ Will Beat a Higher IQ
Building Your Winning Team
Make Every One of Your Seconds Count
Unleash Your Inner Anthony Robbins
Avoid Being Uncool
Clothes Can Still Make or Break Your Career
Conclusion The 11 Essential Career Soft Skills
Extra: Developing Your Career Secret Sauce

Related Microsoft Publisher Information:

How Much Do Microsoft Publisher Training Courses Cost?

Public instructor-led Publisher course prices available for Group training only.

Self-Paced Microsoft Publisher eLearning courses cost $250 at the starting point per student. Group purchase discounts are available.

What Microsoft Publisher Skills Should I Learn?

A: If you are wondering what Microsoft Publisher skills are important to learn, we've written a Microsoft Publisher Skills and Learning Guide that maps out Microsoft Publisher skills that are key to master and which of our courses teaches each skill.

Read Our Microsoft Publisher Skills and Learning Guide

Is Microsoft Publisher easy to use?

A: Microsoft Publisher is a fairly easy program to use. It is very intuitive and user-friendly. Even if you have never used a graphic design program before, you should be able to figure out how to use the basic features of Publisher without too much difficulty. Of course, as with any program, the more you use it, the more comfortable you will become with its various features and functions. If you do run into any problems or have any questions, there are plenty of resources available to help you, including online tutorials, FAQs, and customer support. Overall, Microsoft Publisher is a great choice for anyone looking for an easy-to-use yet powerful graphic design program.

How do I use Microsoft Publisher?

A: Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application that helps you create professional-looking publications. Here are some tips on how to use Microsoft Publisher:

1. Choose a publication type. Publisher offers a variety of templates for different types of publications, such as newsletters, postcards, and flyers. Select the template that best suits your needs.

2. Customize the template. Once you've chosen a template, you can customize it to suit your specific needs. For example, you can change the colors, fonts, and layout of the publication.

3. Add content. The next step is to add your own content to the publication. You can do this by typing directly into the document or by inserting images, charts, and other objects.

4. Preview and print. Before you print your publication, it's a good idea to preview it to make sure everything looks the way you want it to. You can do this by clicking on the "Preview" button in the Print dialog box. Once you're satisfied with the way it looks, click on the "Print" button to print your publication.

Is it better to use Publisher or Word?

A: Choosing between Publisher and Word depends on your needs and preferences. If you need to create complex documents with lots of graphics, then Publisher may be the better option. However, if you just need to produce simple documents, then Word will probably suffice. Ultimately, the best way to decide is to experiment with both programs and see which one works better for you. Whichever program you choose, Certstaffix Training can help you learn how to use it effectively. We offer online and group onsite training classes for both Publisher and Word. Contact us today to find out more about our training options.

What are the top Microsoft Publisher skills?

A: If you're looking to get the most out of Microsoft Publisher, there are a few skills you should focus on developing. Here are some of the top Microsoft Publisher skills that can help you make the most of this powerful software:

Top Microsoft Publisher Skills

1. Creating professional-looking publications. One of the main uses for Microsoft Publisher is creating high-quality publications such as newsletters, flyers, and brochures. If you want to produce professional-looking results, it's important to master the various tools and features available in Publisher. This includes things like working with text and images, layout and design, and print settings.

2. Working with templates. Another great way to create professional-looking publications is to use templates. Publisher comes with a variety of built-in templates that you can use as a starting point for your own projects. Templates can save you a lot of time and effort, and they can help ensure that your publications have a consistent look and feel.

3. Customizing publications. In addition to using templates, you can also customize your publications to meet your specific needs. Publisher provides a variety of options for customizing the appearance of your publications, including changing the fonts, colors, and layout. You can also add your own images, logos, and other branding elements to personalize your publications.

4. Preparing publications for printing. Once you've created a publication in Publisher, it's important to prepare it properly for printing. This includes things like setting the correct paper size and resolution, as well as choosing the right printing options. If you're not familiar with the printing process, it's a good idea to consult with a professional printer to make sure your publication is ready for print.

5. Sharing publications electronically. In addition to printing your publications, you can also share them electronically. Publisher makes it easy to export your publications as PDF files, which can be viewed on any computer or mobile device. You can also share your publication online by posting it to a website or blog, or by sending it out via email.

By learning how to use these top Microsoft Publisher skills, you'll be able to create better publications and get more out of this powerful software.

Where Can I Learn More About Publisher?

Publisher Blogs

Publisher User Groups

Publisher Online Forums

Publisher Forum - Microsoft Office Forums

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