This document provides instructions for a lesson on desktop publishing skills using Microsoft Publisher. The lesson objectives are to understand when to use desktop publishing programs, and to learn how to create documents from blank templates and design templates while adding text, images, word art, and shapes. The document outlines starter activities, skills to be practiced in tasks, submission of completed work, and a closing plenary activity to describe the skills learned without using certain words.
2. Starter Activity: Microsoft Publisher Toolbar
â˘Open Microsoft Publisher from the desktop
â˘Find out what each button does
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3. In this lesson you will develop your desktop
publishing skills. You will start with a basic design
of a document and add text, images, shapes etc.
You will then create a card from a blank design.
Lesson
Objectives
ď Understand when to use a DTP program
ď Be able to create a document from a design document
ď Be able to create a document from a blank document
ď Be able to add text, images, word art and shapes
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4. Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
In this lesson you are going to practise:
1.Using Design Templates
2.Adding Text
3.Adding Word Art
4.Adding Images
5.Adding Shapes
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5. Desktop Publishing
Tasks: 1 - 6
â˘You have 45 minutes to read and complete the
tasks
â˘Some of the tasks will required you to open files
in the âGroupworkâ folder
â˘If you complete all of the tasks have a go at
completing the extension activities
7. Submission of Work
This is the end of the unit. Your teacher will tell
you what files you need to submit for marking.
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8. Plenary â Banned Words
Describe to your partner what skills you have
practised today. You are not allowed to use the
words: Images, Shapes, Template, Word Art,
Document.
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9. Keywords
ď Understand when to use a DTP program
ď Be able to create a document from a design document
ď Be able to create a document from a blank document
ď Be able to add text, images, word art and shapes
Objectives
ď Vertical Tool Bar
ď Tent Card
ď Design
ď Publications
ď Images
ď Shapes
ď Templates
ď Word Art
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10. Keywords
ď Understand when to use a DTP program
ď Be able to create a document from a design document
ď Be able to create a document from a blank document
ď Be able to add text, images, word art and shapes
Objectives
ď Vertical Tool Bar
ď Tent Card
ď Design
ď Publications
ď Images
ď Shapes
ď Templates
ď Word Art
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