Using Control Palette

 The range control palette offers an alternative to manipulating an object manually. Because you can enter exact values, the control palette lets you work with graphics and text objects precisely, and you can make several changes without switching to the toolbox or choosing commands.  

Revert :- This Command is used to reject the changes you have made to your publication.

• Click File Menu 
• Click revert 

To change the numbering systems : 

1. Choose File, Document Setup.
2. Click Numbers.
3. Select the numbering system you want to use, and then click Ok.

You can select Arabic numerals, Roman numerals or letters of the alphabet to number your pages. 

Working with the text tool 

Text Object & Story

The text tool is used to create Text blocks.

• Click the text tool, take the pointer changes to I-beam, click & write the text.

Note: when the text is typed directly in the page the size of the text block is larger & it becomes difficult to work with larger text blocks. So we can draw a text block & write a text in that. 

• Click the text tool, draw a text box and write the text.

Electing Text

• Take the text tool, click and drag out the text block to select the text.

OR

Double click to select the word & triple click to select the paragraph.

Changing Font & Size 

• Select the text with text tool 
• Click Type menu
• Click font to select the font and click Size to select the desired size.

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Changing Document Setup Options

 While creating a new Publication, we use the document setup option to select page type, orientation, margins, etc. But we can modify document setup of a publication at any time. 

• To modify document setup, Click File Menu & click Document Setup while the publication is active.

 

Be sure to check the adjust layout option in the Document Setup dialog box if you change margins, page Size, or orientation, and you want PageMaker to accordingly reposition ( and in some cases resize ) text, graphics and non-printing guides. Otherwise, objects on pages might not align with the modified page layout, and might even fall outside the margins or spill into the pasteboard. 

To specify the starting page number:

1. Choose File Document Setup.
2. Depending on whether or not the publication is part of a book being numbered sequentially, specify options as follows:
3. To start pagination at a certain number, type the starting page number in Start page. If the publication is part of a book, Restart Page Numbering 
4. PageMaker calculate the starting page number based on the publication location in a book, deselect Restart Page Numbering.

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Different terms used in PageMaker

• Title Bar : It displays application and publication name.

Menu Bar : It contains different types of PageMaker menu & each menu has distinct function.

Ruler: There are two rulers i.e.; horizontal and vertical. It's function is to adjust the page size.

Scrollbar : It is used to go from one place to another place in publication.

Guides : Guides are used to position the object accurately in the publication.

Pasteboard : Pasteboard is used as temporary storage for text, clipart, pictures, shapes, etc. It is used to move the desired items from one to another page in a publication. The area except the page of a publication is pasteboard.

Note : The pasteboard can be used, as a temporary working area in pageMaker as the items in pasteboard is not printed until they are taken to the page.

• To place the items in pasteboard, move the corresponding items to pasteboard area.
• To place in desire place from pasteboard, click the desired page number and then place the items from pasteboard area.

      

Uses the tools of pasteboard are given below 👇🏻:-

• Text Tool : Use the text tool to type, select and edit text.
• Pointer Tool :Use the pointer tool to select, move and resize text blocks and graphics.
• Cropping Tool : Use the cropping tool to trim imported graphics. 
• Rotate Tool : Use the rotate tool to select and rotate objects.
• Line Tool : Use the line tool to draw straight lines in any direction.
• Constrained Tool : Use the constrained line tool to draw vertical or horizontals lines.
• Rectangle Tool : Use the rectangle to draw rectangles and squares. 
• Rectangle Frame Tool : Use the rectangle frame tool to create a rectangular placeholder for text and graphics.
• Ellipse Tool : Use the ellipse tool to draw ellipse and circles.
• Ellipse Frame Tool: Use the ellipse frame tool to create a circular or oval placeholder for text and graphics.
• Polygon Tool : Use the polygon tool to draw basic polygons.
• Polygon Frame Tool: Use the polygon frame tool to create a polygon placeholder for text and graphics.
• Hand Tool : Use the hand tool to scroll the page or to preview and test hyperlink.
• Zoom Tool : Use the zoom tool to magnify or reduce an rea of the page. 

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PageMaker

 What is PageMaker?

 Adobe pageMaker is desktop publishing software, developed by Adobe Inc.Ltd. It is mostly used for designing purpose like setting newspaper, designing brochures, etc. The latest version is Adobe pageMaker 7.0.2. The file in pageMaker is called publication & it's file extension name is pmd.

Launching PageMaker 

• Click (single or double) the icon on desktop.
• Click start button 
• Click all programs
• Click Adobe pageMaker then click pageMaker 7.0

The page-Maker screen has shown as below: 👇🏻 

Creating a New Publication 

• Click File Menu, click New a document setup dialog appears which has following options.
• Specify page size and page attributes in the Document Setup dialog box as follows.
• Select a standard page size from the page Size pop-up Menu. When you select a page size,it's dimensions appear in the Dimensions text boxes.
• Use the Dimensions text boxes to specify margins.
• From Orientation, select Tall or Wide.
• Click Double sided to set Inside and Outside margins to accommodate binding on pages that will be printed on two sides and to make the Facing Pages option available. Deselect Double sided if you intend  to print your publication on one side of the paper (single-sided) and don't want to turn on Facing pages.
• Click Facing pages if you want left and right pages displayed together (as a two page spread) and you have selected Double sided.
• Enter the number of pages you initially plan for the publication.

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