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Microsoft Office Publisher allows the user to create, personalize and share a wide range of publications with others; some of the publications are: advertisements, awards, banners, brochures, business cards, calendars, catalogues, envelopes, flyers, gift certificates, gift cards, greeting cards, invitations, labels, letter heads, menu’s, newsletters, post cards, resumes and websites. There are a variety of templates available in Microsoft Office publisher to enable users to create the publication of their choice. For the most part, users of publisher use one of the templates provided be the program to create publications; however, users have the option of creating their own template to make their publication. In Publisher, the user has ten menu items to help with maneuvering and perfection their publication. The ten menu items are: 1. **File **: this allows users to save, print, publish and send documents via e-mail. 2. **Edit **: providing users with the opportunity to undo, redo, delete and paste information within the publication. 3. **View **: allows users to see the publication in different orientations, change menu items and add or remove the ruler if they desire. 4. **Insert **: Users can insert text boxes, clip art, page numbers, dates and times. 5. **Format **: allows for spacing, bullets, numbering and tabs within the publication. 6. **Tools: ** users can spell check, change language and manage graphics. 7. **Table **: provides users the ability to insert tables, delete tables, and merge cells and auto format tables. 8. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Arrange **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: this menu feature basically guides the layout of publications, including, rotating, guiding and ruler manipulation. 9. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Window **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: this menu feature has two options which are to arrange all and cascade (minimize/maximize the window). 10. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Help **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: If ever in doubt, users can get help to perfect their publications. Publisher can defiantly be used in a school setting to enhance the quality of education for students, teacher’s parents and the community. One way to use publisher to its optimal level is through communication with parents through a newsletter. Also student awards can be published in Microsoft Office Publisher. Awards allow students to shine and let them know that all their hard work is greatly appreciated. The flyers and envelops used to send valuable information to parents and the community can also be a publication from publisher. There are countless ways that Microsoft Office Publisher can be used to enhance the teaching and learning environment, educators simply need to be open to using the program to enhance education.

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For an example of a Microsoft Office Publisher publication for educational use click below [|Reading Times.pub]