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USER MANUAL Publisher 2013 MICROSOFT

Microsoft Publisher 2013 looks different from previous versions, so we created this guide to help you minimize the learning curve.

Quick Access Toolbar

Add your favorite commands to the Quick Access Toolbar, so they're always available whenever you need them.

Add pictures

Add one or more pictures to your publication from your computer, from the Office.com clip art gallery, or from the Web.

View or switch between online accounts

If you're working in the cloud, click File > Account to change your settings, or to switch accounts.

Manage files

Click File to create, open, save, print, and share files, as well as edit your business information and to choose other options.

Navigation pane

Use the Navigation Pane to move around your publication and to add and delete pages.

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Show or hide the ribbon

Click this arrow to hide the ribbon. To show the ribbon, click a tab and then click the pin icon.

View

Switch between single and double page spreads with a click.

Zoom

Use this slider bar to quickly zoom in and out on your publication pages.

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Use the ribbon

A wide band called the ribbon spans the top of the publication window. Each tab on the ribbon has different buttons and commands organized into groups.

When you open a publication in Publisher 2013, the Home tab displays the most frequently used Publisher tasks and commands.

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Hide or display the ribbon

You can give yourself more room on the screen by hiding the ribbon. Click the small arrow to the far right of the ribbon. To display the ribbon again later, click a tab title, and then click the pin icon that appears in place of the arrow.

Group Ungroup Rotate Find Replace Select Editing

Start with a template

Every publication can begin from the new visual templates gallery. Choose from a blank publication or from one of the appealing new publication templates.

Publisher Recent You haven't opened any publications, we'll see to cover for a publication, click by clicking on Open Other Publications. Open Other Publications Search for online templates Suggested covers Brochures and Booklets Labels Cards Certificates Copies FEATURES BUILD IN Book 8 x 11" Book 13 x 8.7" Take a tour Welcome to Publishing Bucharest Thank you card Wedding photo album

While working in Publisher 2013, you can display the templates gallery again at any time by clicking File > New.

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Things you might be looking for

Use the list below to find some of the more common tools and commands in Publisher 2013.

To... Click... And then look in the...
Open, create, save, share, export, or print	File	Backstage view (click the commands in the left pane).
Format painter, fonts and font formatting, paragraph formatting, alignment	Home Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, and Arrange groups.
Insert text boxes, pictures, tables, shapes	Insert	Tables, Illustrations, and Text groups.
Change templates, margins, orientation, or page size; set up layout guides; apply schemes; find a Master Page	Page Design Template, Page Setup, Layout, Schemes, and Page Background groups.
Mail and email merge	Mailings	Start, Write & Insert Fields, Preview Results, and Finish groups.
Check spelling, do online research, translate text, set language	Review	Proofing and Language groups.
Normal/Master Page view, layout view; show guides, rulers, graphics manager	View	Views, Layout, and Show groups.

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Add pictures

Publisher 2013 lets you easily insert pictures from anywhere — whether they're on your computer, in the Office.com clip art gallery, or in another web location.

From a file

Browse files on your computer or local network

Office.com Clip Art

Royalty-free photos and illustrations

Bing Image Search

Search the web

When you insert several pictures at one time, Publisher 2013 puts them in a column in the scratch area. From the scratch area you can drag a picture onto the publication page and drag it off again, or swap the picture for another if you don't like the way it looks.

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Swap pictures

You can easily swap one picture in your layout with another, no matter if they're both on the same page or one is in the scratch area.

Select the first picture and then drag the mountain icon that appears to the second picture. When you see the pink highlighted border around the picture, release the mouse button.

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Add picture effects

Publisher 2013 offers several new picture effects. You can apply shadows, glows, soft edges, reflections, bevels, and 3-D rotations to your pictures.

To apply the effect you want, select the picture and then click Picture Effects on the Picture Tools – Format tab.

Interior view of a modern office hallway with wooden ceiling, large windows, and rows of black chairs (no visible text or signage)

Add text effects

The new text effects in Publisher let you add visual appeal to your publications. Choose from shadows, glows, reflections, and bevels.

To apply the effect you want, select the text, and then click Text Effects on the Text Box Tools – Format tab.

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Use pictures as page backgrounds

Your pictures can make stunning publication backgrounds. Right-click a picture, choose Apply to Background, and then either choose Fill so the picture fills the entire page, or choose Tile to add multiple copies of the picture to the background.

Change Picture Apply to Background Photo Caption

Photo center printing

Online photo printing has never been as convenient as with the built-in Pack and Go options in Publisher 2013.

You can now save your publications specifically for photo printing. Each page of your publication is exported as a JPEG picture, which you can then upload to a photo center web site for printing.

Export Create PDF/XPS Document Publish HTML Change File Type Pack and Go Save for Photo Printing Save for a Commercial Printer Save for Another Computer Save for Photo Printing Save your publication as a set of images to print at a photo center. Each page in the publication will be saved as a separate image. Photo centers typically print from JPEG or TIFF files. Image files will be scanned at the best resolution for photo printing. IPSS Images for Photo Printing Create a folder containing one IPSS image for each page in the publication. Save Image Set