Important Elements in MS Publisher and Creating Publication

Some of the main elements in the MS Publisher are as follows:

Title Bar: It is used to display the name of the publication

Menu bar: It provides access to various functions related to the designing and publishing of publications. The various items of the menu bar of MS Publisher are:

• File
• Edit
• View
• Insert
• Format
• Tools
• Table
• Arrange
• Window
• Help

Toolbar:

It provides quick access to the most frequently used commands. The various toolbars in MS Publisher include Standard toolbar, Formatting toolbar, Drawing toolbar and Picture toolbar.

New Publication task pane:

It helps in creating a new publication. Using this task pane, we can design and publish a variety of publications.

Preview gallery: It displays the different types of designs available under different types of publications. When we double-click any option under the New from a design section in the New Publication task pane, the preview gallery displays the number of designs available under that particular publication.

Creating a Publication:

To make a new publication, we need to use the New Publication task pane. The New Publication task pane is visible by default; if it is not, then we can display it by selecting File New. Alternatively, the New Publication task pane can also be displayed by pressing Ctrl and N keys simultaneously. Using New Publication task pane, we can basically create four important types of publications. These include: 

Publication for Print:  It allows us to create a publication that we want to print. The different types of publications that we can create using this option are banner, brochure and business card.

Web sites and E-mail: It allows us to create a Web site or a publication that we want to send through e-mail. Newsletter is the best example of publication that we can create using Web sites and e-mail option.

Design sets: It allows us to create different publications where a single design is consistently followed. 

Blank publications:  It allows us to create a publication from scratch. Using this option, a publication can be designed by adding our own text, images or any other objects.

 Questionnaire:

• What are the main elements in MS Publisher?
• How to create a publication using MS Publisher?