Worksheet 1:- Creating a Poster.
Open MS Publisher and select the Blank Publications Tab.
Select the Full Page and click on Create.
Click on the Word Art Icon.
Click with the Left Mouse Button in the Top Left of the sheet and hold the LMB down. Drag to the right and down to draw a rectangle and release the LMB.
The following screen appears, type ‘My First Poster’ to replace the text shown, and click UPDATE DISPLAY.
6. Change the Plain text option in the Top Left of the screen to Inflate (Bottom).
Change the Font to Harrington. Select to make the text fit the Word Art Box.
Click anywhere outside the WordArt Object to return to the Normal Sheet ( Double Clicking on the WordArt object will bring you back to WordArt.)
Click once on the WordArt object to resize it, or move it using the Grips. Click outside it to deselect the grips.
Click on the Clip Art Icon, Draw a rectangle in the bottom half of the screen as you did at step 4.
Clip Art will open and you can select a piece of clipart, click on it and select the top icon that appears. The clipart will then be entered into your poster.
Click on the X in the top right corner of the Insert Clip Art Box to close the clipart and return to the poster.
Click once on the image to select it, and you can move it or resize it using the mouse and LMB. Don’t use the 12, 3, 6, or 9 o’ clock grips as this will distort your picture. Click outside the image to deselect it.
Click on the Text Frame Icon. Draw a rectangle in the bottom half of the screen as you did at step 4.
Type your text into the Rectangle. Highlight the Text and change it to size 20 and Centre it. Click outside the Text Box to select it.
Select the rectangle Icon and draw a rectangle around the sheet using the Red Guide Lines. This is a simple border.
16. Your teacher will show you how to save and print the poster.

MS Publisher. Dunmore SIP 2002. D.Quinn ã2002.