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Essentials of PageMaker 7

Course Objectives:

Learn PageMaker 7 at your desk, at your own pace. This book brings a certified technical trainer and professional desktop publisher to you... at a fraction of the cost of attending a 4-day training course.

By the time you've completed this fast-paced, step-by-step training tutorial you'll be able to produce simple to complex publications such as flyers, brochures, newsletters and magazines. You'll work with the excellent formatting tools available in PageMaker that will speed-up your work. You will become an expert on styles, tags and master pages. You will learn how to use the Control Palette to change the way elements appear on your page. You will also use the layering tools to create multiple versions of a layout in one publication, and you will learn to use and control frames to create complex layouts. You'll even learn to use PageMaker's new merge features to create form letters.

Here's exactly what you'll learn:

The PageMaker 7 Environment

PageMaker Basics
Start PageMaker
Open a Publication
Change Views by Zooming
View Multiple Publications at the Same Time
Create a New Publication
Use the Text and Pointer Tools
Use the Rectangle and Ellipse Tools
Use the Polygon Tool and Change Polygon Settings
Create and Alter Lines
Use the Scroll Tool

Text Blocks

Text Block Basics
Type Text and Create a Text Block
Resize a Text Block
Work with Overflow Text
Move a Text Block
Insert Text into a Text Block
Practice Selecting Text
Cut, Copy & Paste Text
Fonts and Character Attributes
Change Font and Font Size
Change Type Style
Use Character Specifications to Format Text

Placing Text and Formatting Paragraphs

Place Text
Change Paragraph Alignment
Create a Two Column Grid
Thread a Text Block
Set Leading
Set a First Line Indent
Add Paragraph Rules to Text
Use the Control Palette to Format Text

PageMaker Elements

Use the Control Palette
Work with Proxy Points
Modify an Object with the Control Palette
Use Multiple Paste
Object Alignment
Use the Align Objects Command
Group and Ungroup Elements
Work With a Stack

Graphics

Check for Import Filters
Place a Graphic
Move, Crop and Pan a Graphic
Stretch a Graphic
Rotate a Graphic
Image Control and Contrast on a Macintosh
Image Control and Contrast on a PC

Tab Stops

Control Tab Stops
Set and Move a Tab Stop
Add a Tab Leader
Set a Decimal Tab Stop
Change and Move a Tab Stop
Reset Tab Stops

Text Flows

Text Flow Options
Place Text Using Standard Flow
Place Text Using Autoflow
Multi-Page Documents
Move from Page to Page
Insert and Remove Pages
Semi-Automatic Text Flow
Use Semi-Automatic Text Flow

Integrating Text and Graphics

Add Ruler Guides to the Page
Use the Rectangle tool to Create a Page Border
Add Columns to a Page
Place and Thread Text
Format the Text and Paragraphs
Combine Text With a Graphic
Wrap Text Around a Graphic
Create a Custom Text Wrap
Add Column Rules

Plug-Ins

Explore PageMaker's Plug-Ins
Use the Word Counter
Balance Columns
Change Case
Add Bullets to Paragraphs
Set a Hanging Indent
Change Type Size and Alignment Defaults
Sort Pages
Save for Service Provider

Color, Libraries, and Master Pages

Learn about Points, Picas, and Inches
Add and Format a Page Element
Use the Colors Palette
Add a Process Color to the Colors Palette
Add and Format Text
Create and Use a Library
Create a Master Page
Add Elements to a Master Page
Use the library
Add an Automatic Page Number
Duplicate a Master Page
Assign a Master Page
Set Left and Right Master Pages Separately
Hide and Display Master Page Items

Styles and the Story Editor

Applying Styles
Use Existing Styles
Use the Story Editor
Deleting and Editing Styles
Delete a Style
Edit a Style
Apply Direct Formatting to a Paragraph
Create a New Style Based on a Selection
Lock Text to a Paragraph Grid
Spell Check
Insert Drop Caps

Frames

Create a and Use a Picture Frame
Control the Frame Contents
Separate and Attach Frame Content
Change the Stroke on a Frame
Use the Colors Palette
Put Text into a Frame
Control the Vertical Alignment of Framed Text
Use the Colors Palette to Change the Color of Framed Text
Link Text Frames

Layers

More Work with Color
Draw Elements
Remove Unused Colors
Define Colors
Create Layers
Move Elements to Layers
Hide Layers
Move Layers
Import Colors
Assign Text to a Layer
Replace Colors

Adobe Table

Start Adobe Table
Add Data to a Table
Add a Row
Format Cell Contents
Format a Table
Add a Process Color to the Table
Change the Size of a Table
Export a Table as a Graphic
Place a Table into a Publication
Inline Graphics
Work with Inline Graphics

Long Documents

Open and Rename Book Files
Book Files Together
Add Index Entries
Generate an Index
Edit the Index Title Style
Change the Index Format
Create a Second Level Index
Create a TOC
Edit TOC Styles

Links, Templates and Scripts

Change Link Options
Create and Use a Template
Use a Template Script

HTML and PDF

Convert a Document to HTML
Edit an Existing Page
Make New Pages
Add Anchors
Place Text and Apply Styles
Link to Anchors
Create a New HTML page
Create a PDF

Data Merge

Target Publications and Data Field Placeholders
Create a Data Source File
Add Data Field Placeholders
Merge Records

Note: The book comes with a CD that contains all of the student data files necessary to complete the book. All you need is a Macintosh or PC, PageMaker 7, this book and a few days. PageMaker does not come with this book. You can purchase PageMaker 7 directly from Adobe.

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