Learn Microsoft Publisher 2013 Training (Udemy.com)
Get ready to master Microsoft Publisher 2013 with this 6.5 hour course.
Created by: Simon Sez IT
Last updated December 2025
What you will learn
- Setting up new publications
- Graphics and visual effects
- Patterns, gradients, and textures
- Importing text and creating styles
- Column and paragraph formatting
- RBG, CMYK, and Pantone colors
- Inserting tables
- Mail merges
- Preparing for the print house
How it compares
Against the other 459 rated Udemy courses in Office Productivity on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 67% of them
- Reviews486#219 of 460 by number of reviews
- Length7.1 hourslonger than 70% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2025more recently than 59% of them
Course Description
Want to create print-ready documents that look like they were done by a graphic designer?
You can!
Event invitations, holiday cards, brochures, and flyers are all a snap when you discover the tricks of high-end desktop publishing in our Learn Microsoft Publisher 2013 course. In this 6.25-hour video training course, you’ll get the tools you need to add your unique touch of creativity to any kind of document.
To kick things off, your expert instructor will help you explore the Publisher interface and get comfortable with navigating your way around it. Next, you’ll discover how to delete and add pages, and how to move pages around when you want to change your document’s order. Videos on paragraph formatting, working with columns, and using fonts will then teach you to make an impact with your text. You’ll learn to do this with images, too, as you learn techniques for adding cool effects—textures, gradients, shadows, and more—to your visuals.
By the time the class is done, you’ll have mastered the process of preparing your Publisher project for professional printing or for publication on the internet.
What People Are Saying:
★★★★★ “Very complete course on Publisher 2013. I am self-taught and knew much of this information but was glad to learn more about master pages, setting custom font pairs, mail merges, and other details I didn't know. Thank you!” –Carolyn Wilhelm
★★★★★ “The instructor has an excellent delivery of the information, very thorough explanations for almost all of the features, but moving fairly rapidly. At times I had trouble seeing where her pointer was on her screen so I did not see the tabs she was selecting, wondering if there is a way to color or highlight the pointer as it moves? Thanks much, she is a great instructor for what could be a dry course.” – Meghan Yeats
★★★★★ “Because I have limited familiarity with an older version of Publisher, the information provided so far is very helpful in refreshing and updating my knowledge of this software. I have just completed the course and found this training to be extremely "friendly" to someone who has limited overall computer skills. Although I am retired and am doing this to aid in a contract job I am doing, I will explore other Microsoft training being offered by Simon Sez IT just to improve my skill set. I cannot say enough about the instructor, the presentation format, or the material covered. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH COMPUTER TRAINING!” –Gerald Eggert
★★★★★ “So far so good. I switched from another Publisher course and I like this one much better so far. It is much more detailed and has better explanations. I am pleased so far.” -Mary Ellen Diot
★★★★★ “Only stuff I already knew - but very well presented - not too many words - but enough to give good overview for a beginner. MS Office experience helps - but this promises to become even better.” –Martin Nowak
** Updated June 2017. Course transcripts now available.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
486 Reviews
Simon Sez IT
Since 2008, individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies with thousands of employees have benefited from the easy and hands-on software training offered by Simon Sez IT. With over 12,000 video tutorials on a range of software programs, Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free eLearning and enhanced employee productivity - no matter whether you are implementing new software or a technological upgrade for your workplace. With over 1 million Udemy students in over 190 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred online learning choice for individuals and businesses everywhere.
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Reviews
By Melissa Debevc on 2/27/2025
The course was reasonable. I would have liked the brochure to contain more of the items that were discussed. Too often the item was tried and then reversed rather than kept. I would have liked the grid lines to be used continually to understand how they work. Too much time was spent on items that were common to the other Microsoft software. More focus on the unique parts of the software would be beneficial
By JOANITA TENDO on 5/13/2023
I am so very grateful for the opportunity that my school certificates that l do make like sports, music dance and dreamer plus others like leadership will be presentable and professional in nature.
By Anonymized User on 5/20/2020
It was very informative. I'm a new Publisher user. I appreciated being able to follow along doing hands-on exercises. One thing I believe was missing in the Mail Merge section, is how to use E-mail Merge. I was looking forward to learning about that.
By Kashikeshike Nghipandulua on 6/28/2019
High-quality delivery. The course is organized in easy to learn small chunks from an experienced instructor who is good at teaching her expertise. I have never used Publisher before but it was not difficult to follow and exercise. Thanks
By Devin Hamid on 5/16/2019
Good presentation of the material. One of the accompanying source materials didn't match up with what the instructor was using, and a few times I needed to rewind to catch what she did fairly quickly. But otherwise, easy to follow and a good resource for some basic to intermediate uses of Publisher.
By John Sicola on 6/26/2018
This was a very good and comprehensive overview of Publisher. I had no idea that MP did so many cool things and now I am very excited to get into my Pub app and start having some fun with it. Overall I am very satisfied with this course.
By Meghan Yeats on 12/31/2017
The instructor has an excellent delivery of the information, very thorough explanations for almost all of the features,but moving fairly rapidly. At times I had trouble seeing where her pointer was on her screen so I did not see the tabs she was selecting, wondering if there is a way to color or highlight the pointer as it moves? Thanks much, she is a great instructor for what could be a dry course.
By Gerald Eggert on 10/27/2017
Because I have limited familiarity with an older version of Publisher, the information provided so far is very helpful in refreshing and updating my knowledge of this software. I have just completed the course and found this training to be extremely "friendly" to someone who has limited overall computer skills. Although I am retired and am doing this to aid in a contract job I am doing, I will explore other Microsoft training being offered by Simon Sez IT just to improve my skill set. I cannot say enough about the instructor, the presentation format, or the material covered. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH COMPUTER TRAINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Martin Nowak on 3/18/2016
Only stuff I already knew - but very well presented - not too many words - but enough to give good overview for a beginner. MS Office experience helps - but this promises to become even better.
By Carolyn Wilhelm on 2/12/2016
Very complete course on Publisher 2013. I am self taught and knew much of this information but was glad to learn more about master pages, setting custom font pairs, mail merges, and other details I didn't know. Thank you!
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