Re: Publisher training (canada)

Thank you for the advice. I do agreee that the best way to learn any
softtware is to use it ... and i taught software courses for many years. I've
been using publisher since i was in my pre-teens and making banners on dot
matrix printers (well, maybe that was the print shop, but you get the idea)
The reason i asked about certification is that my employeer will pay for me
to take courses, but leans towards ones that have some sort of certification.
ALternatively, perhaps theres an advanced book i can buy.

Substituting and copy/pasting formats and non registered graphics is what
led my boss to tell me to take a course to begin with ... the things you
paste usually need to be adjusted for size etc., as as a result, never seem
to have the professioanl clarity we want. I considered software such as
Corel designer or Adobe Illustrator to improve my work, but i never WILL be a
great designer, as i really have NO visual artistic ability. I was hoping to
learn about more advanced features that i might not be aware of in Publisher
that would improve my presentation of documentation. (for example, i've never
used layering properly, although i learned a lot attempting to use it to
create a sidebar for every page on my last project)


"Mike Koewler" wrote:

> A basic question - why care about certification? I have been publishing
> a weekly newspaper for nearly nine years and I'm not certified. But I've
> received material from ad agencies that is anything but
> professional-level work.
>
> The best way to learn publisher (or any other program) is to use it,
> especially if your work is going to published in-house and not taken to
> a professional printer. Take a look at the wizards - if you find
> something that looks close to what you want (even if it is just a part
> of the wizard), copy/paste it to your page. Look in magazines,
> newspapers, trade journals and recreate their works, substituting your
> own information. Take a look at a manual, whether it is for Pub or some
> other program. See how styles and layouts look.
>
> The help files will tell you how to use the various features and tools
> in Pub but I don't know of any books that can turn you into a great
> designer, especially just be reading them.
>
> HTH,
>
> Mike
>
> technical writer in Toronto wrote:
> > and here i was thinking i was asking a public forum for help <slaps forhead>
> >
> > "Mary Sauer" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>How will you ever know? This gorup (sic) is keeping its secrets.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
> >>http://office.microsoft.com/
> >>http://msauer.mvps.org/
> >>news://msnews.microsoft.com
> >>"technical writer in Toronto" <technical writer in Toronto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>wrote in message news:BC950A11-FE8C-4328-A208-F71D2F3873C7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>>Is there any such thing as Puclisher certification? I am a techncial writer
> >>>and looking for basic graphics or publishing course.certification. I don't
> >>>check gorups, so if anyone has info in the next couple of days, could you
> >>>email me at munan@xxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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