WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.059 --> 00:00:14.530 The look and feel of your publication has a lot to do with the choices you make when 00:00:14.530 --> 00:00:19.579 working with text. That includes things like layout, formatting, and arranging your publication 00:00:19.579 --> 00:00:21.410 so it's easy to read. 00:00:21.410 --> 00:00:24.770 In this video, we'll take a look at some of the features that are unique to Publisher 00:00:24.770 --> 00:00:31.630 - starting with text boxes. Let's zoom in so you can see how they work. 00:00:31.630 --> 00:00:36.680 Text boxes (like the ones here and here) are the part of your publication where you enter, 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:41.920 edit, and display text. To insert one, make sure you're on the Home tab, then click the 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:46.879 Draw Text Box command. Your cursor will turn into a crosshair, and the command will stay 00:00:46.879 --> 00:00:51.750 highlighted as long as it's active. Now you can click, hold, and drag to draw your text 00:00:51.750 --> 00:00:56.229 box, then release your mouse, and type. 00:00:56.229 --> 00:01:00.500 Let's fast forward so you can see the finished product. I've applied some formatting using 00:01:00.500 --> 00:01:05.379 the same commands you'd use in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint. Now we can drag and drop the 00:01:05.379 --> 00:01:11.810 photo into place, but something's wrong. See what happened to the text? Sometimes, 00:01:11.810 --> 00:01:15.939 when you position a text box near an image or another object, it can overlap or affect 00:01:15.939 --> 00:01:21.149 the layout. To fix this, you'll want to change the text wrap settings for the object itself. 00:01:21.149 --> 00:01:27.310 First, make sure it's selected, then go to the picture tools Format tab. Now click Wrap 00:01:27.310 --> 00:01:34.049 Text, and choose the option that suits your needs. There - that looks good. 00:01:34.049 --> 00:01:37.890 The contact information is getting cut off at the bottom now, though. Publisher lets 00:01:37.890 --> 00:01:42.490 you know whenever something like this happens by marking the text box with red anchors. 00:01:42.490 --> 00:01:46.770 Of course, we could re-size the text box by hand - but I'd like to take this opportunity 00:01:46.770 --> 00:01:54.240 to demonstrate a feature called text fit. You can access it on the text box tools Format tab. 00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:58.399 This feature allows you to format your text box (or the text inside) in order to get the 00:01:58.399 --> 00:02:04.200 perfect fit automatically. Shrink Text on Overflow is often a good choice - but - I 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:10.569 think that makes the text a little too small here. Let's undo, and try something else. 00:02:10.569 --> 00:02:14.260 How about Grow Text Box to Fit? 00:02:14.260 --> 00:02:18.850 Now the text box will resize automatically based on the size and length of the text, 00:02:18.850 --> 00:02:23.040 even as I continue to add more. 00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:27.239 Let's move on to another page in my newsletter, one with an article that's actually several 00:02:27.239 --> 00:02:32.819 paragraphs long. Once again, it's a little too big for the text box. This time, we'll 00:02:32.819 --> 00:02:38.810 fix the problem by going to the Format tab, then choosing Create Link. Unlike a link to 00:02:38.810 --> 00:02:43.299 a website, this command lets you create a second text box for your content, so it has 00:02:43.299 --> 00:02:49.370 someplace to overflow and continue. Just click where you want the text box to go - then move 00:02:49.370 --> 00:02:55.900 or resize it as necessary - and you're all set. 00:02:55.900 --> 00:02:59.590 This newsletter is really coming together. One of the last things I'd like to show you 00:02:59.590 --> 00:03:04.260 is how to customize hyphenation in your text. Notice how some of these words are broken 00:03:04.260 --> 00:03:09.040 up so they continue on the next line? Publisher does this automatically to improve the way 00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:12.739 the text fits in the box. 00:03:12.739 --> 00:03:18.430 To modify these settings, click the Hyphenation command. If you increase the hyphenation zone 00:03:18.430 --> 00:03:23.469 (that's this number here), your publication will have fewer hyphens. If you decrease it, 00:03:23.469 --> 00:03:28.459 your text will appear more even, but it will also be more broken up. Let's try increasing 00:03:28.459 --> 00:03:33.010 the zone to make the text easier to read. 00:03:33.010 --> 00:03:37.459 Now for the finishing touch - adding some formatting to the text. Of course, we could 00:03:37.459 --> 00:03:42.769 use familiar commands like bold, or italics, but I thought we'd take a look at typography 00:03:42.769 --> 00:03:48.430 instead. These commands only work with certain fonts (like Calibri, Cambria, and Gabriola), 00:03:48.430 --> 00:03:51.269 but they can be fun to experiment with. 00:03:51.269 --> 00:03:56.829 Drop Cap, for example, enlarges the first letter of your text. See how it works? Maybe 00:03:56.829 --> 00:04:00.939 you've seen this technique in a magazine or a book. 00:04:00.939 --> 00:04:06.530 Other commands work best on a single line of text, like the title of this article. Let's 00:04:06.530 --> 00:04:13.530 try Stylistic Sets. With this feature, you can add a little embellishment or a lot! 00:04:14.920 --> 00:04:18.329 I think I'll go with something in between. 00:04:18.329 --> 00:04:23.190 And there we go! What it difference it makes for your publication to know how to work with 00:04:23.190 --> 00:04:30.190 text, including typography, text boxes, and customizing your layout.