Publisher stores each block of text in a container called a text box. When you create a publication — for example, a newsletter — the text boxes become columns. You can arrange and link the columns to create professional-looking publications.

Add and customize text boxes

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In this demo, you'll learn how to use text boxes to format a publication. You'll also see how easy it is to customize text boxes and format text.

How to do it (text version):

• Get text on the page in Publisher
• Create a text box
• Move an object

Add and link columns in your publication

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Publisher makes it easy to add columns to publications. You can use text boxes to create the columns. And you can link the columns so that your story flows from one column to another — even if they are located on different pages.

In this demo, you'll learn some advanced text box tasks, such as creating linked columns and adding Continued notices to guide your readers from one page to another.

How to do it (text version):

• Create columns within a text box
• Add or change a Continued notice
• About connecting text boxes
• Flow pasted text to the next page or text box

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