Exploring Microsoft Word
Chapter 5
Desktop Publishing:
Creating a Newsletter
By
Robert T. Grauer
Maryann Barber
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Objectives (1 of 2)
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Design and implement a multicolumn newsletter;
explain how sections are used to vary the number
of columns in a document.
Define a pull quote and a reverse; explain how to
implement these features using Microsoft Word.
Define typography; explain how styles can be used
to implement changes in typography throughout
a document.
Use the Insert Picture command to insert clip art
into a document; explain how the Format Picture
command is used to move and size a graphic.
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Objectives (2 of 2)
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Discuss the importance of a grid in the design
of a document; describe the use of white
space as a design element.
Use the Drawing toolbar to add objects to a
Word document; describe the function of at
least four different drawing tools.
Use object linking to create a Word document
that contains an Excel worksheet and an
Excel chart.
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Overview (1 of 2)
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Desktop Publishing evolved with
faster computers, laser printers,
and page composition software.
Word can be used as a desktop
publishing program.
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Overview (2 of 2)
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Desktop Publishing is the merger
of text with graphics without using
external services.
Saves you time and money.
Use basic graphic design
techniques to create a newsletter.
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Newsletter Vocabulary
Desktop Publishing
 Reverse
Masthead
Pull Quote
A pull quote adds interest
and emphasizes a key
rop cap
point.
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Newsletter Vocabulary cont’d
Clip art
Bulleted list
a. Numbered list
Borders and Shading
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Clip Art (Insert Picture/Task Pane)
Insert
Menu
Picture
Command
Clip Art
Command
Type Key
Word
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Bullets and Numbering (Format Menu)
Bullets
Numbers
Preview
Apply
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Borders and Shading (Format Menu)
Borders
Shading
Style
Preview
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Typography Vocabulary
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Typography
Typeface
 Font
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Serif typeface
Sans serif typeface
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Type size
Point size
Arial
Times New Roman
Columns
command
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Format Font Command
Font
Font List
Style &
Size
Font
Effects
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Columns Command (Format Menu)
Preset
Designs
Choose
Columns
Width of
Columns
Line in
Between
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Columns Command Cont’d
 Newspaper-
style columns
 Section
breaks
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Section Breaks
Insert
Menu
Page
Break
Column
Break
Section
Breaks
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Elements of Graphic Design
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The Grid
Clip Art
Format Picture
Command
Emphasis
Insert Picture
Command
Microsoft Media
Gallery
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Drawing Toolbar
Action Buttons
WordArt
Lines & Arrows
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Drawing Toolbar cont’d
Drawing Shapes
Text Box
With Shading, 3D
Effects, Fill Color,
ClipArt, & Callout
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Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
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Data Points
Data Series
Side-by-side Column
Chart
Stacked Column Chart
Linked Object
Embedded Object
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Summary (1 of 2)
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Successful use of desktop publishing
requires knowledge of basic graphic
design and Word commands.
Typography is the process of selecting
typefaces, type styles, and type sizes.
The design of a document is developed
on a grid. Use columns and sections.
Emphasize with type size and/or type
style.
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Summary (2 of 2)
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Use boxes and/or shading to get
attention.
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Use pull quotes with horizontal lines.
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Use a reverse to emphasize text.
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Clip art should be used in moderation for
enhancement.
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Use the Drawing toolbar to insert
objects.
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Use object linking for charting data.
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