您想设计传单、小册子或卡片并自行发布吗？如果您在Microsoft 365上， (Microsoft 365)Microsoft Publisher 可能是最适合此的程序。
它与Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)相似，但与商业Adobe InDesign（Adobe 昂贵的 Creative Cloud 的(Adobe’s expensive Creative Cloud)一部分）和免费的Scribus软件更相关。Publisher 是一款桌面排版软件，具有页面布局和设计功能。
您可以在Microsoft Publisher中做什么
您可以在Microsoft(Microsoft) Publisher 中通过将图形与漂亮的文本相结合来设计任何东西。从卡片和可打印标签(printable labels)等简单事物开始(Start)。毕业(Graduate)到更大的项目，如婚礼请柬、小册子、传单、时事通讯、课程计划，甚至书籍。
你可以从头开始。但是，从Microsoft(Microsoft)提供的丰富模板库中开始设计要容易得多。在本初学者教程中，我们将从内置模板开始，然后向您展示自定义它的基本元素。
如何从模板启动 Publisher 文档
您可以选择使用 Publisher 中的现成模板或从Microsoft(Microsoft)搜索在线模板。
- 启动 Publisher 并从后台屏幕单击新建。(New)选择显示的模板上方的内置选项卡。(Built-In)
- 向下滚动一点，然后选择Greeting Cards。
- 浏览模板并选择一个 Publisher 模板。在我们的示例中，我们选择了一个生日(Birthday)模板。
- 您可以从右侧的选项自定义模板或稍后再做。
- 单击右窗格中的创建(Create)按钮。
在 Publisher 中打开模板后，您可以开始对其进行格式化和编辑。
如何自定义发布者模板
任何文档的页面都显示为 Publisher 左侧的缩略图。您可以选择任何页面并对其进行自定义。
在Publisher中，所有内容都在带边框的框中。这些被称为对象，它们就像每个设计元素（如文本、线条、图像、标题等）的容器。
这些框允许您在文档周围移动这些元素以将它们放置在您想要的任何位置。您可以轻松更改它们的特征，将它们重新排列在一个堆栈中，将它们组合在一起，甚至更改它们的可见性。
要更好地理解它，请考虑如何在Microsoft Word中使用简单的(Microsoft Word)文本框(Text Box)。
由于这是 Publisher 的初学者教程，让我们从使用任何设计中最常见的两个元素开始：文本(Text)和图片(Pictures)。
将文本添加到您的文档
模板具有带有虚拟文本的文本框。但你总是可以自己做。
- 单击Home > Draw Text Box （在对象(Objects)组中）并拖动十字形光标以在您想要文本的位置绘制一个框。
- 在文本框中键入您的文本。您可以通过拖动手柄或将其链接到另一个文本框来使文本框变大。Publisher 有一种独特的方法来处理溢出的文本。
- 文本(Text)框在文本过多时可能会出现空间不足。新文本框可以处理从第一个溢出的任何文本。可以连接文本框。(Text)您可以创建新的文本框并使您的内容跨越一页或创建不同宽度的列。
- 当文本溢出时，文本框的右下方会出现一个带省略号的小框。
- 创建一个新的文本框。
- 单击(Click)第一个文本框中的省略号，它会变成投手的符号。移动(Move)到新文本框并单击它。溢出文本将移至新文本框。
注意： Publisher 使用您在(Note:)Microsoft Word中看到的相同Windows字体。因此，如果您想使用特殊字体，则必须下载并安装字体(download and install fonts)。
将图片添加到您的文档
插入(Insert)选项卡上的插图组(Illustration Group)为您提供了三种添加图片的方法。
- 单击图片(Pictures)并从桌面上传图像文件。
- 单击联机图片(Online Pictures)并使用Bing支持的搜索来使用公共域图像或您保存在OneDrive上的任何图像。
- 单击图片占位符(Picture Placeholder)为稍后要添加的图像保留空间。
您还可以使用Shapes集合将简单的形状组合成有趣的徽标。
使用构建块添加元素
构建块是预先格式化的元素，您可以“适应”到您的设计中。您可以重复使用这些块并对其进行修改以使其与您的整体设计相匹配。构建块的示例包括标题、报价格式、条形、边框、框架、日历和优惠券等广告标牌。
构建基块可帮助您更快地创建 Publisher 文档。您还可以将计划重复使用的任何设计元素保存为构建块。
- 转到Insert > Building Blocks Group，然后单击任何构建基块库。
- 从下拉库中的选项中选择或单击更多(More)[构建块(Building Block)类型] 以查看库中是否还有更多。
- 单击(Click)它以将其插入到文档中。
请记住(Remember)，与任何其他元素一样，您可以在页面上拖动构建块并对其进行操作以适合您的设计。构建基块是文本、自选图形(AutoShapes)和对象的组合。
要快速访问其格式选项，请右键单击构建块并从菜单中 选择格式。(Format)
使用Design Checker(Design Checker)检查您的文档
Microsoft Publisher是一个桌面出版程序。因此，在大多数情况下，您的最终目标是打印文档。在您点击打印之前，请使用另一个名为Design Checker的 Publisher 功能检查您的布局的一致性。
转到File > Info > Run Design Checker。
这是一个故障排除步骤，可以避免打印事故。单击(Click)Design Checker Options，然后选择Checks选项卡以查看它试图防止的许多错误。
您可以使用此对话框启用或禁用检查。
打印您的文档
这是你的最终目标。但请注意，您仍然必须在项目所需的纸张类型上正确打印内容。
- 单击File > Print。
- 在打印(Print)屏幕上，在打印作业份数(Copies of print job)框中输入一个数字。
- 选择合适的打印机。
- 根据打印作业使用设置。(Settings)它会因文件类型而异。
Microsoft Publisher还为您提供了一些导出选项。转到文件(File)并选择导出(Export)。如果您想保存文档并将其导出以供以后在商业印刷机上进行印刷，则 “打包”(Pack and Go)下有三个选项。
打包(Pack)向导(Go Wizard)将您的文件及其资产（如图像、字体和颜色）打包到一个文件中，用于商业印刷作业。
开始制作具有专业外观的(Start Making Professional Looking)文档
Microsoft Publisher易于掌握，是学习桌面出版的良好起点。从设计自己的简历开始。(Start)或者，制作一个简单的信息图(make a simple infographic)并分享。像其他一切一样，最好的学习方式就是实践。
What Is Microsoft Publisher? A Beginner’s Guide
Do you want to design flyers, brochures, or cards, and publish it on your own? Microsоft Publisher might be the program that’s best ѕuited for this if you are on Microsoft 365.
It bears a resemblance to Microsoft Word but is more related to the commercial Adobe InDesign (part of Adobe’s expensive Creative Cloud) and free Scribus software. Publisher is a desktop publishing software with features for page layout and design.
What Can You Do In Microsoft Publisher
You can design anything in Microsoft Publisher by combining graphics with beautiful text. Start with simple things like cards and printable labels. Graduate to bigger projects like wedding invitations, brochures, flyers, newsletters, lesson plans, and even books.
You can begin from scratch. But it’s a lot easier to start with a design from the rich library of templates that Microsoft provides. In this beginner’s tutorial, we will start with a built-in template and then show you the basic elements to customize it.
How To Start a Publisher Document From a Template
You can choose to go with the readymade templates in Publisher or search for online templates from Microsoft.
- Launch Publisher and click on New from the backstage screen. Select the Built-In tab above the templates shown.
- Scroll down a bit and select Greeting Cards.
- Go through the templates and select a Publisher template. In our example, we’ve picked a Birthday template.
- You can customize the template from the options on the right or do it later.
- Click on the Create button in the right pane.
Once the template is open in Publisher, you can start formatting and editing it.
How To Customize a Publisher Template
The pages of any document display as thumbnails on the left side of Publisher. You can select any page and customize it.
In Publisher, everything is within boxes with borders. These are known as objects and they are like containers for every design element like text, lines, images, headers etc.
The boxes allow you to move those elements around the document to place them wherever you want. You can change their characteristics easily, reorder them in a stack on top of each other, group them together, and even change their visibility.
To understand it better, think about how you work with a simple Text Box in Microsoft Word.
As this is a beginner’s tutorial on Publisher, let’s start by working with two of the most common elements in any design: Text and Pictures.
Add Text To Your Document
Templates have text boxes with dummy text. But you can always make your own.
- Click Home > Draw Text Box (In the Objects group) and drag the cross shaped cursor to draw a box where you want the text.
- Type your text in the text box. You can make the text box bigger by dragging the handles or link it to another text box. Publisher has a unique method of dealing with text that overflows.
- Text boxes can run out of room when they have too much text. A new text box can handle any text that overflows from the first. Text boxes can be connected. You can create new text boxes and make your content span more than one page or create columns of different widths.
- A little box with ellipses appears in the lower right of a text box when text overflows.
- Create a new text box.
- Click the ellipses in the first text box and it turns into a symbol of a pitcher. Move to the new text box and click it. The overflow text will move to the new text box.
Note: Publisher uses the same Windows fonts you see in Microsoft Word. So if you want to use a special typeface, you will have to download and install fonts.
Add Pictures To Your Document
The Illustration Group on the Insert tab gives you three methods to add pictures.
- Click Pictures and upload an image file from your desktop.
- Click Online Pictures and use the Bing powered search to use a public domain image or any you have saved on OneDrive.
- Click on Picture Placeholder to reserve space for an image you want to add later.
You can also use the Shapes collection to combine simple shapes into interesting logos.
Add Elements With Building Blocks
Building blocks are pre-formatted elements that you can just “fit” into your design. You can re-use these blocks and modify them to match them to your overall design. Examples of building blocks are headings, quote formats, bars, borders, frames, calendars, and advertising signages like coupons.
Building blocks help you create your Publisher documents faster. You can also save any design element that you plan to reuse as a building block.
- Go to Insert > Building Blocks Group and click on any building block gallery.
- Select from the choices in the dropdown gallery or click on More [Building Block type] to see if there are any more in the gallery.
- Click on it to insert it into the document.
Remember, like any other element, you can drag the building block around on the page and manipulate it to fit your design. Building blocks are a combination of text, AutoShapes, and objects.
To quickly access their formatting options, right-click on the building block and choose Format from the menu.
Check Your Document With The Design Checker
Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing program. So, in most cases, your final goal will be to print the document. Before you hit print, check the consistency of your layout with another Publisher feature called Design Checker.
Go to File > Info > Run Design Checker.
It’s a troubleshooting step and saves you from printing mishaps. Click on Design Checker Options, and then select the Checks tab to see the many errors it tries to prevent.
You can use this dialog to enable or disable the checks.
Print Your Document
This is your final goal. But do note that you still have to print your content correctly on the type of paper you need for your project.
- Click File > Print.
- On the Print screen, and enter a number in the Copies of print job box.
- Choose the right printer.
- Use the Settings according to the print job. It will differ with the type of document.
Microsoft Publisher also gives you a few Export options. Go to File and select Export. There are three choices under Pack and Go if you want to save your document and export it for a printing run at a commercial press later.
The Pack and Go Wizard packages your files and their assets like images, fonts, and colors into one file for commercial printing jobs.
Start Making Professional Looking Documents
Microsoft Publisher is easy to master and is a good jumping off point for learning desktop publishing. Start by designing your own resume. Or, make a simple infographic and share it. Like everything else, the best way to learn is by doing.
