Course Syllabus

Microsoft Publisher 2021

Course Description

Microsoft Publisher is Office 365's version of desktop publishing software. If you run a business or just have a small individual sole proprietorship, Microsoft Publisher can help you build attractive marketing material to advertise your business and keep in touch with current customers.

Microsoft Office has several applications for work-related content, and Publisher is the application for marketing material. Microsoft Publisher lets users create brochures, pamphlets, banners and greeting cards. It's the application for marketing people or small businesses that just need an easy process for creating marketing layouts. For anyone unfamiliar with the application, this course will help you get started and provide step-by-step information on how you can build your own designs.

In this course, you'll learn how to:

Navigate Microsoft Publisher Like a Pro
Create, Edit, and Use Templates for Greater Speed and Productivity
Learn What Objects Are and How to Use Them Effectively
Use Images to Create Dynamic Publications
Use Shapes, Text Boxes, and Colors
Use Advanced Aligning and Formatting Features
Create a Catalog
Use Advanced Customization Techniques on Your Publication
Mail Merge
Publish, Print, and Share Your Publication
And Much More!

The first part of this course focuses on the absolute basics. We review the need for Publisher in small business advertising and working with templates. Publisher comes with numerous templates so that you don't even need to have a design made. They save you money, and this course covers how to customize a template to fit your own brand.

Publications in Publisher are built with objects. This course covers every object that you'll need to build a publication including text, pictures, placeholders and shapes. These basic building blocks have their own customizable styles and features, but Publisher also includes numerous pre-made object styles that can be used as well. With Publisher 2021, a person with little design skills can create professional marketing material.

After creating a publication file, Publisher has a design checker tool that this course explains. We also explain ways that you can mail merge to send publications to potentially thousands of people without creating documents individually. Lastly, we explain ways to finalize publications, send them to a printer and share them with other users. With this course, you should be able to go from a blank Publisher document to an attractive, fully designed publication ready for your audience and readers.

With clear and concise step-by-step directions, beautifully illustrated lessons with screenshots, and HD Video tutorials, this Publisher 2021 online course will teach you everything you need to know to become a Publisher power user.

Note: You do not need access to MS Publisher software in order to successfully complete this course, although it is strongly recommended in order to follow along with the course examples.

Completely Online
Self-Paced
Printable Lessons
Full HD Video
6 Months to Complete
24/7 Availability
Start Anytime
PC & Mac Compatible
Android & iOS Friendly
Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to create a simple brochure using a pre-existing template in Microsoft Publisher.
Recognize and differentiate the icons and shortcuts for Microsoft Publisher and other Office applications within the Windows operating system.
Define and apply fundamental editing tools in Microsoft Publisher's 'Home' tab for straightforward document formatting.
Demonstrate proficiency in navigating Microsoft Publisher to create and design documents utilizing features like the 'Insert' and 'Page Design' tabs.#
Define how to locate and select appropriate templates in Microsoft Publisher by using built-in search features and category filters.
Demonstrate the ability to customize a template by inserting and formatting text objects, then saving changes as a new template file.
Define and demonstrate the process of adding and customizing objects using the 'Insert' tab in Publisher.
Identify and apply the steps needed to insert, modify, and delete pages and external objects within a Publisher document.
Demonstrate how to insert and organize images from a local drive into a publication using Microsoft Publisher tools.
Identify and apply appropriate online image search techniques and copyright considerations when adding images to publications through Microsoft Publisher.
Demonstrate how to stylize and format shapes using the 'Drawing Tools' menu options in Publisher
Recognize the process for inserting shapes into a Publisher page using the 'Insert' tab and 'Shapes' dropdown
Demonstrate how to insert and customize calendar building blocks in a Publisher document.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

Assessment Guide

Assessment	Points
Introduce Yourself	2 points
Lesson 1 Quiz	18 points
Lesson 2 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 3 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 4 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 5 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 6 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 7 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 8 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 9 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 10 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 11 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 12 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 13 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 14 Quiz	20 points
Lesson 15 Quiz	20 points
The Final Quiz	140 points