Part IV

A Picture Is Worth $6.95

In this part . . .

Okay, maybe a picture isn’t worth thousands of dollars (unless you’re Ansel Adams), but reading a publication without graphics or pictures is like listening to a basketball game on the radio. Sure, it can be interesting, but something seems to be missing. Microsoft Publisher 2007 lets you include graphical images in your pages to make them more visually appealing and to convey your message in a more compact form. In the three chapters that comprise this part, you can see the various ways of incorporating graphics as a design element in your publication. Publisher 2007 helps you import photographs, drawings, paintings, and even animated GIF files and video clips directly into your work with ease. You can also use a library of clip art or work with a library of design elements supplied by Publisher to create snappy, sophisticated layouts. Publisher 2007 makes it easy, and you’ll find it a lot of fun to work with this aspect of the program.

Face it: Color sells. Color can highlight a section, set a mood, or perform any number of design functions. Microsoft Publisher 2007 lets you work with spot colors one at a time or create colors from the whole universe of colors on a full-color page. The second chapter in this part is a primer on working with color. You can see what colors are, how they’re represented, how to match colors, and how to produce the best and most accurate output from the colors you want.

The third, and last, chapter in this part gives you a brief introduction to the Publisher 2007 Graphics Manager. You can use this feature to easily and efficiently manage all the photographs and illustrations you use in your publications. Although it doesn’t let you create your own graphical images for use in your printed or online publications, it does a great job of helping you keep track of them and keep them current.