INTRODUCTION

PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing programs, introduced in 1985 by
Aldus, initially for the Apple Macintosh and, in 1987, for PCs running Windows 1.0. As an
application relying on a graphical user interface, PageMaker helped to popularize the Macintosh
platform and the Windows environment. PageMaker 7.0, released 9 July 2001.
PageMaker is primarily used for designing and producing publication that requires a
combination of text and graphics. PageMaker 6.5 has a rich array of facilities to import text and
artwork from other computer application packages, as well as allowing you to generate these
directly form within PageMaker itself. PageMaker can handle text better than Illustrator and
PhotoShop and also give you the flexibility of graphic control not available in world processors.

NEW FEATURES IN PAGEMAKER 7.0

1. Place native Adobe Photoshop 5.0-6.0x files.
2. Expanded support for placing native illustrator files.
3. Updated EPS filter.
4. User interface for exporting Adobe PDF files.
5. Create Tagged PDF support (eBooks)
6. Create Data Merge effectively.

STARTING PAGEMAKER
- Click the Start button.
- Select Programs.
- From the Programs Menu select Adobe.
- In the Adobe Menu select PageMaker 6.5.
- Click adobe PageMaker 6.5.
- The PageMaker window is displayed.

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UNDERSTANDING PAGEMAKER TOOLS

POINTER TOOL
Pointer tool is used to pick, drag and drop graphics and text.
TEXT TOOL
Text Tool is used to edit and select text and insert text frames. Click the text tool and click
anywhere in the document and start entering text. The text tool creating a free flowing
text box.
ROTATE TOOL
Rotate too is used to rotate text and graphic objects. Click the rotate tool. Then click on the
object reference point and drag to rotate the object.
CROP TOOL
The Crop tool is used to crop imported graphic images to the required size. The crop tool
only works on TIFF type of images. Click on the toll and, drag the image handles, to crop the
image.
OBLIQUE LINE TOOL
Oblique Line is used to draw slanting lines. To draw a line, click the oblique line tool, click
and drag to draw a line in any direction.
CONSTRAINED LINE TOOL
Constrained Line tool will draw lines at 45 degree intervals, i.e., horizontally, vertically or
diagonally.
BOX TOOL
Box tool is used to draw a box.
RESTANGLE FRAME
Rectangle Frame is used to type text inside a box. First select the toll and draw the area to be
enclosed by the rectangular frame, then select the text tool and click inside the drawn frame
to enter text. The text will be constrained to the rectangular frame.

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CIRCLE TOOL
Circle tool is used to draw a circle or elliptical graphic. To draw a circle or an ellipse, select
the tool, click and drag to draw a circle on the document.
CIRCULAR FRAME
Circular Frame is used to type text inside a circle or an oval. Use the Circular frame tool to
draw the frame and then click inside with the text tool to start entering text. The entered text
will be constrained to the circular frame.
POLYGON TOOL
Polygon tool is used to draw a shape with more than four sides. You can modify the polygon
by selecting Element and selecting Polygon Settings.
POLYGON FRAME
Polygon frame puts the text inside the polygon. Select the polygon frame tool, draw a
polygon then select the text tool and click inside the frame to enter the text inside the frame
to enter the text inside the polygon frame.
HAND TOOL
Hand tool is used to move the screen. This tool is very useful when you are working with
large documents. It helps you to easily navigate in a large page. To move a screen, just select
the hand tool and click and drag the page to view different parts of the page.
ZOOM TOOL
Zoom tool allows you to zoom in and out of the document view. By default the zoom tool
will be in the Zoom-in mode. To zoom out of page select the zoom tool and press control and
click in the document window with the zoom tool.

FILE MENU

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New: New command is used to create a new publication. This command gives rise to a
dialog box where you define the various options before opening a new page of the
publication.

Open: Open allow you to open an existing PageMaker file.

Save: Save command saves the current publication. To save all the open files,
press the shift key while choosing the Save option.
Revert: Revert command rolls back all the changes made since the last save. It is
the same as closing the publishing without saving and opening it again.
Place: Place command is used to place text and graphics into the publication.

Acquire: The Acquire command is used to scan an image into your publication.
Export: Export command lets you export you publications into the format you select.

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EDIT MENU

Paste Multiple: Paste Multiple lets you paste multiple copies of text or graphics.
Paste Special: Paste Special is used to specify the format to use when you paste an object
into your publication.
Insert Object: Insert Object is used to specify the format to be used to insert an OLE
embedded object within a PageMaker publication.
Edit Story: Edit Story is used to toggle between the word processing mode and the layout
mode.

LAYOUT MENU

Sort Pages: When you select Sort Page command, a dialog box appears with all the pages
of the publication. You can rearrange the pages in the publication graphically.
Column Guides: Column Guides lets you divide the pages of the publication into
different column of equal size.

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Auto Flow: Auto Flow is used to flow the text onto the pages of the publication on its own
from a loaded text icon. It flows the text into pages from columns to columns and also adds
pages on its own depending on the availability of text.

TYPE MENU

Hyphenation:
PageMaker hyphenates words to reduce the spacing between them in a justified text. The
Manual only option hyphenates only the wor4ds that you have marked to hyphenate by inserting
a discretionary hyphen in the word where it would normally break. Manual plus dictionary
option hyphenates the words to which you have added discretionary hyphens, as well as words
hyphenated in the PageMaker dictionary.
In addition to using the dictionary, Manual plus algorithm option, uses mathematical
algorithm and your manually inserted hyphens to break words.

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Define Styles: This option will present you a dialog box with the list of styles used in the
publication. You can add, modify and delete styles from this dialog box.

ELEMENT MENU

Frame: Frame has options for frame alignment, position and margins.
Align Objects: Align Objects lets you align multiple objects relative to each other.
Masking Objects: Masking is a way of covering part of an object so that only a portion of it
appears through a shape drawn with the rectangle, ellipse, or polygon tool.

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Link Options: Link Options is used to define whether the linked text or graphic is to be
updated along with the publication in use and also its frequency.

UTILTIES MENU

Plug-ins: Plug-ins has a list of sub commands, which lists out the various plugins, which
have been included with PageMaker as additions.
Drop caps: Drop caps are one variety of initial capitals — those oversized letters used at the
start of some paragraphs to catch the eye and lead the reader into the text. Here’s how to use
the drop cap plug-in.

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VIEW MENU

Display Master Items: Display Master Items toggle the display of items from the master
pages to be reflected in the current page of the publication.
Display Non-Printing Items: Display Non-Printing items toggle the display of non-
printing items.

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WINDOW MENU

Show Tools: Hide/Show tools toggles the display of PageMaker toolbar.

Show Control Palette: Show/Hide Control Panel toggles the display of control panel on
the screen.
Show Colors: Show/Hide Colors Toggles the display of the Color Palette on the screen.
Show Style: Show/Hide Styles toggles the display of the Styles Palette on the screen.
Show Layers: Show/Hide Layers toggles the display of the Layers Palette on the screen.
Show Master Pages: Show/Hide Master Pages toggle the display of the Master Pages
Palette on the screen.
Show Hyperlinks: Show/Hide Hyperlinks toggles the display of the Hyperlink Palette on
the screen.

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