A hands-on visual reference and design companion for Microsoft Publisher, this resource gives readers design principles and practical advice on creating the right look for their audience. The book includes essential reference information, which is no longer included in documentation.

Design professional publications; create documents for the WWW; learn the most efficient way to create stunning tables and graphs; use multiple fonts to enhance your publications; add graphics and special design effects; build letterheads, brochures, banners, posters, and more; use Word's clip art in your publication; and add color and shadows to elements of your publication.

The easy-to-read style of this book shows how to use the famous Wizards to automatically build a preformatted layout in minutes. "Microsoft Publisher 97 For Dummies" helps users scan images into a layout and create newsletters, brochures, flyers, and other publications. Numerous screen shots visually explain the features, and tips and techniques scattered throughout the book will help new and experienced users be productive quickly.

With friendly, usable examples and a light touch, Discover Microsoft Publisher 97 helps readers move through the ordinary into the extraordinary by showing them how to use program features and produce inviting, creative, and professional-looking publications. -- What's your dream publication? Learn to create it fast -- The publishing PC: What you need -- Design 101: Just the basics, please -- Choose your document: business cards, Web pages, and more! -- Using Wizards to make publishing a snap -- Tips for choosing and using clipart and photos -- Printing pitfalls and how to avoid them -- Use templates to create publications fast -- just the way you want them -- Create special text effects easily with designer fonts and WordArt -- Recycle your favorite publication elements and save time and effort Discover Microsoft Publisher 97 takes the new Publisher user on a winding trip through do-it-yourself publishing features -- a simple, fun, and fast guide to using the friendliest desktop publishing program around. Whether you want to use Publisher to create documents for your small business or you're into custom designing greeting cards and party invitations at home, you'll find that the examples, illustrations, and how-to-do-it information in Discover Microsoft Publisher 97 give you just the right road map for your path of discovery.

As part of the Fundamental series, this book has a strong identity in graphic design and desktop publishing. Exercises, shortcuts, design tips, and "Publisher in Action" case studies are included. "Fundamental Publisher" is a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced users who want to create documents with wizards, work with text and graphics, use tables, and design postcards, brochures, labels, and other projects.

An in-depth training system for getting up to speed on Microsoft Word 2000 provides easy-to-follow, self-paced lessons and practice files on CD which are tightly integrated with each key procedure. Original. 100,000 first printing. (Beginners).

Readers will learn what they really need to know about the Internet and World Wide Web, developing Web pages quickly and easily with leveraging Office 97-based content. "Introducing Microsoft FrontPage 97" provides everything the FrontPage user needs to know to get the most out of this hot new product.