Synopses & Reviews
This new series by renowned authors Iris Blanc and Cathy Vento teaches Microsoft Publisher 2002 skills by having the learner assume the role of working in a business. The three-phase approach--Tryout, Rehearsal, and Performance, encourages critical thinking and problem solving skills. .
About the Author
Iris Blanc is currently the Director of Virtual Enterprises, International, a New York City Department of Education program. Ms. Blanc has taught business education and computer applications at the high school and college levels for over thirty years. She was formerly the assistant principal/department chair of Business Education at Tottenville High School, a New York City public high school. Ms. Blanc conducts seminars, workshops, and short courses in applied learning strategies and methods of teaching and integrating technology at conferences nationwide. Cathy Vento is currently working as a consultant for the New York City Department of Education as a staff developer for the district. She was formerly the assistant principal/department chair of Business Education at Susan Wagner High School, a New York City public high school. Ms. Vento has taught business education, accounting, and computer applications at the high school level and has presented seminars, workshops, and mini-courses at conferences, colleges, and business schools nationwide.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Publisher Basics Task 1: About Publisher; Start Publisher; Explore the Publisher Window; Use Help; Exit Publisher Task 2: Create a Publication Using a Wizard; Save a Publication; Use Zoom; Preview a Publication; Close a Publication Lesson 2: Business Communications Task 1: Open a Publication; Work with Designs, Color, and Font Schemes; Print with Options Task 2: Work with Text Boxes; Work with Clip Art; Work with Logos; Work wit Layout and Ruler Guides Lesson 3: Forms and Miscellaneous Documents Task 1: Create a Table; Navigate Through a Table and Enter Text; Modify a Table Structure Task 2: Check Spelling; Use AutoCorrect; Format a Table Lesson 4: Publicity Documents Task 1: Work with Objects; Work with Text and Objects; Crop Pictures; Add a Drop Capital Task 2: Work with Multiple Pages; Import a Text File Lesson 5: Sales Materials Task 1: Adjust Text; Work with Text Styles; Prevent Bad Line Breaks Task 2: Work with Brochures; Work with Catalogs Lesson 6: Integration Task 1: Understand Integration Basics; Insert a Worksheet or Chart into a Publication; Merge a Publication with an Address List Task 2: Understand Web Sites; Insert Hyperlinks; Convert an Existing Publication to Web Pages; Create a Web Site; Use Pack and Go Appendices