The recently-released Adobe PageMaker 7 includes a number
of new features that help users easily produce
professional-quality business communications for print,
press, and the Web. PageMaker can now create Adobe PDF
files, open QuarkXPress documents, and import and export
text files and graphics from key business apps like
Microsoft Office.
Both new and veteran PageMaker users will find lots to
learn in PageMaker 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual
QuickStart Guide. Even if you've never "designed" anything
more complicated than a business letter, you'll soon be
creating newsletters, brochures, print ads, and more,
thanks to this book's clear, step-by-step explanations and
hundreds of illustrations. Design tips sprinkled throughout
the pages will help you turn out polished work, whether you
need to pull together a flyer for the company picnic or
produce a complete corporate identity logo for your small
business.
Contents
Introduction.
1. PageMaker Basics.
What is Page Layout? Word
Processing with PageMaker. Using Graphics with PageMaker.
The File Menu. The Edit Menu. The Layout Menu. The Type
Menu. The Element Menu. The Utilities Menu. The View Menu.
The Window Menu. The Help Menu.
2. Working with Files. Launching PageMaker.
Creating a New Document. The Document Setup Dialog Box.
Setting a Document's Size. Setting a Document's Margins.
Saving a Document. Changing a Document's Name. Reverting to
an Older Version of a Document. Closing a Document. Opening
a Document. Quitting or Exiting PageMaker.
3. PageMaker Screen. Viewing the Pasteboard.
The Toolbox. PageMaker's Screen. Showing Rulers. Moving the
Ruler Origin. Snapping to Rulers. Changing the Default
Measurement System. Overriding Measurements. Working with
Palettes. Working with the Control Palette. Hiding All
Palettes. Combining Palettes. Performing Mathematical
Operations. Viewing at Actual Size. Viewing at Fit in
Window. Zooming One Step at a Time. Custom Zooming.
Panning. Setting a Document's Preferences. Setting
Application Preferences. Accessing More Preferences.
4. Text. Accessing the Text Tool.
Creating Text Blocks. Changing a Text Block's Shape.
Creating Linked Text Blocks Manually. Creating Linked Text
Blocks Automatically. Placing Text. Changing Import
Options. Deleting Text Blocks. Selecting Text. Placing Text
in a Frame. Linking Frames Containing Text. Linking Empty
Frames. AttachingText to a Frame. Separating Text from a
Frame. Setting Frame Options. Exporting Text. Controlling
Hyphenation. Counting Words. Checking Spelling. Finding
Text. Replacing Text. Replacing Text with Character
Formats. Replacing Text with Paragraph Formats.
5. Character Formatting. Formatting Characters with
the Type Menu. Formatting Characters with the Character
Specifications Dialog Box. Formatting Characters with the
Control Palette. Using Small Caps. Changing Case. Using
Superscript and Subscript. Using Horizontal Scaling. Using
Baseline Shift. Adjusting Leading. Kerning. Adjusting
Tracking. Changing Text Color. Adding Tints to Text.
6. Paragraphs and Tabs. Applying Paragraph Formats
with the Menu. Applying Paragraph Formats with the Dialog
Box. Applying Paragraph Formats with the Control Palette.
Applying Indents. Applying Hanging Indents. Applying Space
between Paragraphs. Creating Paragraph Rules. Using
Paragraph Spacing. Controlling Widows and Orphans. Applying
Tabs. Understanding Tab Types. Applying Tab Leaders.
7. Styles. The Styles Palette.
Applying a Style. Defining a New Style. Defining a New
Style with the Control Palette. Modifying a Style.
Duplicating a Style. Deleting a Style. Cascading Styles.
Basing Styles on Other Styles. Merging Styles. Importing
Styles. Importing Styles When Placing Text.
8. Drawing. Drawing Lines. Drawing
Rectangles or Ellipses. Drawing a Rounded-Corner Rectangle.
Drawing Frames. Drawing a Polygon Automatically. Drawing a
Polygon Manually. Changing an Object's Size. Changing an
Object into a Frame. Changing Fills. Changing Strokes.
Changing Fill and Stroke. Creating Custom Strokes.
9. Placing Images. Supported File Formats.
Placing Images. Wrapping Text. Customizing Text Wrap.
Moving Placed Images. Resizing Placed Images. Cropping
Placed Images. Embedding an Image. Changing the Graphics
Display. Using Image Control. Placing Inline Graphics.
Adding Filters to PageMaker. Applying Filters to
Images.
10. Transferring PageMaker 7 Files. Copy and Paste to
PageMaker. Drag and Drop to PageMaker. Importing PDF Files.
Converting QuarkXPress or Publisher Documents. Changing
Conversion Settings. Viewing a Conversion Log. Printing a
Conversion Log. Using the Publication Converter Plug-in.
Transferring Files across Platforms. Matching Missing
Fonts.
11. Colors. Applying Color to Text.
Applying a Fill Color. Applying a Stroke Color. Using None
as a Color. Changing the Paper Color. Applying the
Registration Color. Applying a Tint. Understanding Color
Models. Making a Color into A Process Color. Making a Color
into a Spot color. Adding Pantone Colors. Creating a New
Color. Creating a Color Tint. Removing a Color. Replacing a
Color. Limiting Colors Imported with EPS Graphics.
Overprinting.
12. Text Flow and Story Editor. Setting Column Guides.
Balancing Columns. Autoflow. Adding Continued Lines.
Viewing Stories in the Story Editor. Creating a Story in
the Story Editor. Viewing Invisible Characters. Viewing
Paragraph Styles. Changing the Story Editor's Font
Display.
13. Object Management. Using the Control Palette.
Moving Objects with the Control Palette. Scaling an Object
to a Specific Size. Scaling an Object by Percentage.
Scaling an Object Proportionately. Rotating an Object.
Skewing Objects. Flipping Objects. Calculating with the
Control Palette. Creating Ruler Guides. Using the Grid
Manager. Aligning Objects. Distributing Objects. Changing
the Stacking Order. Grouping Objects. Locking an Object's
Position. Masking Objects. Using Paste Multiple. Using
Power Paste. Using Paste Special. Making Objects
Non-Printing.
14. Layers. Showing the Layers
Palette. Creating a New Layer. Moving an Object to a Layer.
Creating an Object on a Layer. Removing a Layer. Selecting
All Objects on a Layer. Locking Layers. Hiding Layers.
Layer Shuffling.
15. Working with Pages. Going to a Specific Page.
Inserting Pages. Removing Pages. Sorting Pages. Changing
the Start Page of a Publication. Automatic Page
Numbering.
16. Master Pages. Understanding Master
Pages. Showing the Master Pages Palette. Creating Master
Pages. Adding Objects to a Master Page. Applying a Master
Page. Applying a Master Page to Multiple Pages. Duplicating
a Master Page. Deleting a Master Page. Displaying Master
Page Items.
17. Merging Data. Understanding Data Merges.
Creating Data Source Files. Selecting a Data Source.
Inserting Field Placeholders. Previewing the Data. Viewing
a Specific Record. Merging Records.
18. Book Functions. Creating a Book
Publication List. Creating a Table of Contents Style.
Creating a Table of Contents. Creating a New Publication
for the Table of Contents. Creating an Index Entry. Showing
and Index. Creating an Index.
19. Web Pages. Understanding the HTML
Export Options. Exporting to HTML. Viewing an HTML Page.
Adding a Link to a Page. Editing a Link. Removing a
Hyperlink. Formatting Hyperlinks. Setting Online
Preferences. Viewing Links.
20. PDF Files. Understanding Portable
Document Format. Exporting to PDF. Distilling PostScript
Files Manually. Adding Document Information. Changing
Distiller Options. Setting Security Options.
21. Printing. Checking the Links
Manager. Printing a Document. Printing Specific Page
Ranges. Printing to Files. Printing Color Separations.
Printing a Specific Separation. Printing Crop Marks.
Defining a Printer Style. Printing Using a Printer Style.
Enlarging or Reducing a Printout. Trapping.
Appendix A: Macintosh Shortcuts. Appendix B: Windows Shortcuts. Index.