A Beginner's Guide to Using Microsoft Publisher

Follow the instructions provided by the Publisher wizard to create your document. The steps will vary for each document based on your publication type. For example, if creating a newsletter, the wizard will ask you to select a color scheme, and indicate whether you want the recipient’s address printed on the document.

Click on “Finish” on the last tab of the Publisher wizard. The wizard will be minimized, and you can now begin adding text and pictures to your document.

Click on the section of the document to which you want content added. Your document will feature multiple frames, into which text or pictures can be added. In most cases, Publisher places example text and photos in each template to provide you with a general idea of how to write and format your document. For example, if creating an envelope, Publisher inserts dummy addresses in the appropriate text frames on the document so you can replace the text with your own information.

Type content or insert images into each frame in the document as desired. You can also insert additional frames into the document as needed.