Find and Replace

The “Find” and “Replace” functions can come in handy, if you want to change your address or telephone number, and in other such situations.

Click on the “Edit” button in the “Menu bar”.
Select “Replace” from the drop-down list.
In the “Find what:” text box, enter the word, you want to be replaced, for example “743.52.41”.
In the “Replace with:” text box, enter the word you want, changed to “03/743.52.41”.

If you only want to search for a word, click on the “Find Next” button.
If you also want to replace the word, click on the “Replace” button.
Clicking on the “Replace” button will not only replace the found word, but will also go to the next word in your publication that meets this condition, so that you can choose if you want it replaced.
Clicking on the “Replace All” button, replaces the word, each time it appears in your publication.

If you want to refine the search further, you can use the search options displayed at the bottom of the panel.

AutoCorrect

As in any Office application, we also have the “Auto Correct” option in “Publisher”.  When “Publisher” thinks you’re typing an errorneous word, it will place a small line under the letter it perceives as incorrect.  When we move the pointer over this indent, the “AutoCorrect” icon appears.  When you click on this, a shortcut menu appears having three options.

Spelling

To spell check your text, click on the “Spelling” button found in the “Standard toolbar”.

This opens the “Spelling” dialog box.

It works in the same manner as other Office applications.

The “Ignore” button ignores the error.
The “Ignore All” button ignores the error, every time it appears in the publication.

The “Change” button changes the error in the word you entered in the “Change to” text box.

The “Change All” button will change the error, each time it appears in your text.

The button “Add”, is used to add the incorrectly perceived word, to the dictionary.
The “Close” button closes the spell check.

In all probability, this spelling may not be 100% correct.
But it’s the only thing you have, and if you weren’t good at school, like me, its the best thing you can do.

Inserting Date and Time

To add the date and time to your publication, first add a text box to your publication.

Click on the “Insert” button on the “Menu bar”.
In the “Date and time” dialog box that opens, you can select from various notations, and then click on the OK button.

Page Numbers

In “Publisher” 2007, we can add page numbering by clicking on the “Insert” button on the “Menu bar” and selecting the “Page Numbers” option.

This opens the “Page Numbers” dialog box.
In the first box, select the position of the numbering.
In the second box, select the alignment of the numbering.
If you want the number to be displayed on the first page, select the last check box.
Click OK when you’re done.

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