WordPerfect, Desktop Publishing

This course advances the experienced WordPerfect 5.1 (for DOS) user into the exciting world of desktop publishing. Brochures, flyers, handouts, and other professionally constructed materials, including newsletters, will be discussed. This course is intended as an advanced seminar to assist competent WordPerfect users to prepare quality printed work.

Prerequisite: WordPerfect, Level 2

Outline:

WordPerfect Desktop Publishing

• What is desktop publishing
  
• Course contents
  
• Graphics
  
• DTP vs. word processing
  

  Getting A Start With Publishing

  Graphic Boxes

• Box types
  
• Box examples
  
• Viewing graphic boxes
  
• Creating a figure box
  
• Creating a drop shadow
  
• Figure box options
  
• Editing a graphic
  
• Adding a caption
  
• Figure box exercise
  

  Building A Flyer

• Parts of a flyer
  
• Using previously created text
  
• Creating newspaper columns
  
• Creating a title
  
• Center top/bottom
  
• Creating a reply coupon
  
• Flyer exercise
  

  A Font Workshop

• What is a font
  
• Introduction to typefaces
  
• Serif vs. sans serif
  
• Typeface potpourri
  
• Type size
  
• Monospaced type
  
• Proportionally spaced type
  
• Type attributes
  
• Rule of thumb
  
• Selecting a font
  
• Create a large heading
  
• Create body text
  

  Type Adjustments

• Kerning
  
• Leading
  

  Writing With Styles

• Styles
  
• Discussion with style
  
• Style examples
  
• Using styles with style
  

  A Timely Calendar

  Power Tables

• Altering cell height
  
• Entering daily information
  

  Mailers

• Mailing pieces
  
• Postage box
  
• Return address box
  
• Adding graphics
  
• Adding text
  
• Printing a mailer
  

  Appendix (Character Map Codes)

• ASCII
  
• Multinational 1
  
• Multinational 2
  
• Box drawing
  
• Typographic symbols
  
• Iconic symbols
  
• Math/scientific
  
• Math/scientific extension
  
• Greek
  
• Hebrew
  
• Cyrillic
  
• Japanese Kana
  

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