Please Help!

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
Don't ask me. I'm still trying to find the site with all of the "answers to
newsgroup questions" templates.


I must confess, this is why I read this newsgroup everyday... it's
mostly for the inane questions! Okay I'm guilty!!

How do I make a newsletter?
How do I make a brochure?
How do I insert text?
How do I make up with my spouse?
How do I find my butt with both hands?

Highly entertaining

1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.


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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Steve in NC" wrote in message
nk.net...
JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
Don't ask me. I'm still trying to find the site with all of the "answers
to newsgroup questions" templates.


I must confess, this is why I read this newsgroup everyday... it's mostly
for the inane questions! Okay I'm guilty!!

How do I make a newsletter?
How do I make a brochure?
How do I insert text?
How do I make up with my spouse?
How do I find my butt with both hands?

Highly entertaining

I usually try to find an answer using help. When I do, I reply: "Help
returned the following: paste here" Never a response, but you know they got
the message. Why is "help" such an ignored 4-letter word?
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Steve in NC" wrote in message
nk.net...
JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
Don't ask me. I'm still trying to find the site with all of the "answers
to newsgroup questions" templates.


I must confess, this is why I read this newsgroup everyday... it's mostly
for the inane questions! Okay I'm guilty!!

How do I make a newsletter?
How do I make a brochure?
How do I insert text?
How do I make up with my spouse?
How do I find my butt with both hands?

Highly entertaining

That's an excellent question. If Help doesn't help, then I Google. I post
after I've expended all of the tricks up my sleeve.

Why is creating something from scratch only considered after finding out
that the available templates are seen all over the place? I am getting ready
to create a national seminar handbook. I have the handbooks for the last six
year. One of them was DEFINITELY created with Publisher. She used the Blends
theme. There are some positive features to this handbook but the first thing
I saw was the distinctive look.

For the record, I'm going to use Publisher (of course!) but I am NOT using a
template. I'm starting with blank pages. :-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Chuck Davis" newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com wrote in message
...
I usually try to find an answer using help. When I do, I reply: "Help
returned the following: paste here" Never a response, but you know they got
the message. Why is "help" such an ignored 4-letter word?
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Steve in NC" wrote in message
nk.net...
JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
Don't ask me. I'm still trying to find the site with all of the
"answers to newsgroup questions" templates.


I must confess, this is why I read this newsgroup everyday... it's
mostly for the inane questions! Okay I'm guilty!!

How do I make a newsletter?
How do I make a brochure?
How do I insert text?
How do I make up with my spouse?
How do I find my butt with both hands?

Highly entertaining

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.



JoAnn,

That is the funniest and most succinct answer I have ever seen

But where do I find flowers and flashlight?

steve

Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
Is this the same Erika that once castigated me for being terse?.. G'day Ms
Kettle.. :-)


Even Sweet Erika has limits!

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Hugs, Erika

Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
Steve

You shouldn't have said that.. now everybody is going to want a 'Help'
button.. :-)


LOL

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Hugs, Erika

Step 1 - Pull head out of rectal orifice. Oh wait, if you could find that
you wouldn't need the flashlight, But then again you probably need the
flowers because your head was there in the first place.

Just find a template to apologize for suffering from testosterone poisoning.
(Let's see if MS has THAT on their site.)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Steve in NC" wrote in message
ink.net...
JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.



JoAnn,

That is the funniest and most succinct answer I have ever seen

But where do I find flowers and flashlight?

steve

You've just hit on my main hot button about Publisher. Even back in the
olden days when I was one of the MVP's (along with Mike B. and Brian K.) I
was fussing at MS over the emphasis they put on leading new users to think
the only way to create a document was to use a template or wizard - a.k.a.
Paint-by-Numbers DTP. IMNSHO, the only wizard of any value is for making
calendars and even the ones in the newer versions are inferior to what was
in Pub97.
Warning - Rant On:
Example of what is so ridiculous about some of the questions posed here -
"How can I print only one label on a sheet?" Good grief - How much trouble
is it to make a small text frame for the data and position it where desired
on an 8.5 x 11 page? Answer - None at all if you don't use a wizard or
template. Same goes for envelopes, business cards, any other kinds of fold
over cards and anything else needing to be created. Wizards and the
obsession over not having templates to do even the most elementary of tasks
is one of the main reasons Publisher suffers from an incorrect perception of
being an amateur, entry level program. If people would take a few minutes
and actually put a little effort into creating something on their own, they
would be surprised how easy it is to do.
Rant Off:
--
Ron

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
That's an excellent question. If Help doesn't help, then I Google. I post
after I've expended all of the tricks up my sleeve.

Why is creating something from scratch only considered after finding out
that the available templates are seen all over the place? I am getting
ready to create a national seminar handbook. I have the handbooks for the
last six year. One of them was DEFINITELY created with Publisher. She used
the Blends theme. There are some positive features to this handbook but
the first thing I saw was the distinctive look.

For the record, I'm going to use Publisher (of course!) but I am NOT using
a template. I'm starting with blank pages. :-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Chuck Davis" newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com wrote in message
...
I usually try to find an answer using help. When I do, I reply: "Help
returned the following: paste here" Never a response, but you know they
got the message. Why is "help" such an ignored 4-letter word?
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Ron

Wizards for labels, envelopes etc are a good thing.. if I want a calendar, I
go out and buy one.. but printed envelopes. labels etc are not available
from my local stationery store..

I do agree that earlier Publishers were a mass of wizards, and it was
difficult to 'freehand' a job.. this is why I used PagePlus up to version
6.. while wizards were available latterly, they could be turned off.. having
said that, a wizard was useful for starting a document sometimes.. one could
then tinker around with the results..

These days, people expect to start Publisher and find a wizard that will
instantly produce a Church social newsletter that includes details a chess
tournament against Boris Spassky to be held next Saturday.. 'easy to use'
flashes on the packaging get translated into 'requires no effort'..

Publisher will eventually be seen as the decent DTP that it truly is, but
only after the generations that remembered Pub 95/97 are long gone..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"drc023" wrote in message
...
You've just hit on my main hot button about Publisher. Even back in the
olden days when I was one of the MVP's (along with Mike B. and Brian K.) I
was fussing at MS over the emphasis they put on leading new users to think
the only way to create a document was to use a template or wizard - a.k.a.
Paint-by-Numbers DTP. IMNSHO, the only wizard of any value is for making
calendars and even the ones in the newer versions are inferior to what was
in Pub97.
Warning - Rant On:
Example of what is so ridiculous about some of the questions posed here -
"How can I print only one label on a sheet?" Good grief - How much trouble
is it to make a small text frame for the data and position it where
desired on an 8.5 x 11 page? Answer - None at all if you don't use a
wizard or template. Same goes for envelopes, business cards, any other
kinds of fold over cards and anything else needing to be created. Wizards
and the obsession over not having templates to do even the most elementary
of tasks is one of the main reasons Publisher suffers from an incorrect
perception of being an amateur, entry level program. If people would take
a few minutes and actually put a little effort into creating something on
their own, they would be surprised how easy it is to do.
Rant Off:
--
Ron

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
That's an excellent question. If Help doesn't help, then I Google. I post
after I've expended all of the tricks up my sleeve.

Why is creating something from scratch only considered after finding out
that the available templates are seen all over the place? I am getting
ready to create a national seminar handbook. I have the handbooks for the
last six year. One of them was DEFINITELY created with Publisher. She
used the Blends theme. There are some positive features to this handbook
but the first thing I saw was the distinctive look.

For the record, I'm going to use Publisher (of course!) but I am NOT
using a template. I'm starting with blank pages. :-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Chuck Davis" newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com wrote in message
...
I usually try to find an answer using help. When I do, I reply: "Help
returned the following: paste here" Never a response, but you know they
got the message. Why is "help" such an ignored 4-letter word?
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. With a template.
2. With a template.
3. With a template.
4. With a template and flowers.
5. With a template and a flashlight.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]