Create a publication in Publisher
![Screenshot of a newsletter created from a Publisher template.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/4a732bba-8b6d-4721-aadc-aa9ef5378f96.png)
Publisher is a desktop publishing application that helps you create visually rich, professional-looking publications.
With Publisher on your PC, you can:
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Lay out content for a print or online publication in a variety of pre-designed templates.
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Create simple items like greeting cards and labels.
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Create complex projects like yearbooks, catalogs, and professional email newsletters.
Create with a template
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Open Publisher.
If you're already in Publisher, select File > New.
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Select or search for a template:
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Select a FEATURED template.
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Select BUILT-IN and select a template.
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Search for a template using:
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Search for online templates
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One of the Suggested searches, or
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View more templates online
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Select Create.
![Screenshot of templates on the Publisher Start screen.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/66b4e0f6-f21e-4417-b9e3-4f0f992ba364.png)
Add a text box
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Select Home > Draw Text Box.
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Drag the cross-shaped cursor to draw a box where you want to add text.
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Type the text in the text box.
If the text doesn't fit in the text box, make the text box bigger, or link it to another text box.
![Screenshot of a text box on a page of a Publisher file.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/6dc0f004-1d9a-45ce-909c-39ccceb124a4.png)
Insert a picture
You can insert a picture from your computer, or insert an online picture from OneDrive or the web.
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Select Insert > Pictures or
Insert > Online Pictures.
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Find the picture you want and select it.
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Select Insert.
![Screenshot of the Insert Pictures window for online pictures.](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/10ec3217-3f20-4a29-87b5-83a32a7a474e.png)