Introduction to PageMaker

Introduction to PageMaker
Table of Contents
Prerequisites
Goals of the Class
What is PageMaker?
Getting started in PageMaker
Creating a new file
The Menus
Toolbox and Palettes
Color/Style Palette
Control Palette
Creating a simple Brochure
Text and Graphics
Using Guides
Moving Text
Objects and Graphics
Grouping
Moving between pages
Saving your file
Additional Resources
NOTE: The following materials are necessary to complete this workshop. The resource
links can be found on our START workshop resources web page: (http://media.gmu.edu/
start/resources.html)
Download the following files:
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Exer1
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Mayor
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Wolves
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AboutKenai
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Kenai_locationtext
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Prerequisites
In order to successfully complete this workshop you must be able to do the following:
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Save a file to a specific directory/folder using “File > Save as...”
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Create a directory/folder during the “File > Save as” process
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Comfortably move between multiple application windows using the task bar at the
bottom of your screen
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Find files on your computer using the Find tool
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Open a program using the start menu
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Photoshop or Illustrator experience is helpful and strongly suggested
If you do not know most of what is listed above, we strongly suggest that you sign up for
the prerequisite workshops before taking this workshop. Please consider the following
workshops:
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LRO-WIND-101 Fundamentals of Windows 98
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STAR- PHSP 101 Beginning Photoshop
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STAR- ISTR 101 Beginning Illustrator
Goals of the Class
At the end of this class you should be able to:
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Create a brochure using text and images
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Know the difference between Place and Paste
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Update linked files
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Add text, images and objects
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Group items
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What is PageMaker?
PageMaker is a desktop publishing (DTP) application that allows you to create publications
such as brochures, newsletters, letterhead and more. Its specialty is combining text (cre-
ated in a word processing program such as Word or WordPerfect), and images (created in
an image program such as Photoshop or Illustrator) together in a professional-looking
document. In addition, you can easily convert the completed project into Portable Docu-
ment Format (PDF) so you can use it electronically.
Getting started in PageMaker
To open PageMaker on the STAR*T computers, select:
On the PC computers:
START > PROGRAMS > ADOBE > ADOBE PAGEMAKER 6.5 > ADOBE PAGEMAKER 6.5
On the Macintosh computers:
APPLE > APPLICATIONS > ADOBE PAGEMAKER 6.5
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Creating a new file
Once PageMaker is open you will create a new file. Select:
File > New
The “Document Setup” dialog box opens up. This is where you will select the type of setup
for your document. Since our first document is going to be a brochure, select the following:
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Paper size: Letter (We will be creating a tri-fold brochure)
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Dimension: 8 ½ x 11 (Default)
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Orientation: Wide (Note the change that occurs in Dimensions)
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Options: Select Double-sided, unselect Facing pages
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Number of pages: Type in “2”
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Margins: Type “.50” inches in each of the choices
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Target output resolution: Allow the default
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Compose to Printer: Make sure the lab printer is selected. (If you have multiple
printers, you would want to select the printer you will use.)
Finally, you will need to set the column guides.
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First select the Master pages
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Go to Layout > Column Guides
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Choose 3 columns
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Change the default (.167) to .20
Anytime anything is placed on the Master copy, it can only be changed on those copies. If
you were creating a document that will not have guides on certain pages, you should put
the column guides directly on those pages. You will use this document to become familiar
with some of the functions of PageMaker. Later you will open the exercise materials.
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The Menus
The following is a list of the menus located on the horizontal toolbar and a brief description
of the items contained in that menu item.
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File—Create a new file, open an existing file, select a recent file, save, save as,
revert, place, acquire, export, manage links, change document or printer settings,
and change the preferences. Place is used to link files from an outside source, i.e.,
graphics or text. When the original files are changed, linked files will automatically
change. Acquire is similar to import.
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Edit—Contains the Cut/Copy/Paste functions, select functions, Edit Story and Edit
Original. Editing story is a separate function that is active when editing text from a
word processing application. When you are in edit story mode, the menu changes
and to return to layout select Edit Layout.
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Layout—Contains Go to Page, Insert/Remove page, Sort Pages, Go back/forward,
Column Guides, Copy Master Guides and Autoflow.
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Type—Change Font, Size, Leading, Type Style, Expert Tracking, Horizontal Scale,
Character/Paragraph/Indents & Tabs/Hyphenation properties, Alignment, Style and
Define Styles.
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Element—Change Fill, Stroke properties, Frame properties, Arrange how objects/
Text are stacked, Align objects, Text wrap, Group, Ungroup, Lock position, Unlock,
Mask, Unmask, Image Properties, Polygon Settings, Round Corners, Link info, Link
Options, Non-Printing and Remove Transformation.
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Utilities—Plug-In options used to perform various tasks. Plug-Ins can vary depend-
ing on how PageMaker was loaded. Find, Find Next, Change, and Spelling are
used when in Edit Story mode.
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View—Zoom options, Ruler options, Guides, and Grids. There are several preset
magnifications in PageMaker, which allow you to view your work, the page or the
desktop with simple shortcut keys.
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The default view is “Fit in Window.” The shortcut for this view is Ctrl + 0 (zero)
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To zoom in to your work you would use “Actual size.” The shortcut for this view is
Ctrl + 1 (one)
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The final preset view is “Entire Pasteboard.” The Pasteboard is the complete work
area, similar to a drafting table. All the elements you want to bring onto your docu-
ment can be placed on the pasteboard and later added to your document. The
items on the pasteboard will NOT print but are available for all pages. This makes
designing your document easier. The shortcut for this view is Ctrl + Shift + 0 (zero)
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Window—When an option is picked, a palette is displayed for the corresponding
choice. Most of the options on this menu are toggles. This means that they can be
either Shown (On or Visible) or Hidden (Off or Invisible). If you are working with
two or more projects, this is where you would toggle between them.
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Help—This menu provides the help search engine. It also provides a shortcut key
menu that can be printed.
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Toolbox and Palettes
Once you begin a new file, this is the default view for your brochure.
There are three default palettes in PageMaker.
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The Toolbox Palette
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The Color/Style Palette
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The Control Palette
Toolbox
The Toolbox palette is where you will find the tools you will use in PageMaker:
1. Pointer tool—select, move and resize text boxes and graphics
2. Rotate tool—used to select and rotate text boxes and graphics
3. Line tool—used to draw straight lines in any direction
4. Rectangle tool*—used to draw rectangles and squares**
5. Ellipse tool—used to draw ellipses and circles**
6. Polygon tool*—used to draw polygon shapes
7. Hand tool—used to navigate the desktop and test hyperlinks
8. Text tool—used to type, select and edit text
9. Crop tool—used to trim graphics
10. Constrained line tool—used to draw vertical or horizontal lines
11. Magnify tool—used to magnify or reduce the area viewed
Frames—used to draw placeholders for text or graphics
*Double click on the tool to reveal other options.
**Hold the shift key down while dragging your shape and it will constrain it to either
the square or circle.
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Color/Style Palette
The Color/Style Palette actually contains two palettes:
The Color Palette is used to apply colors or to view the color of selected text or objects. To
change the color of an object, select the object, select either stroke, fill or both then select
the color. You can add additional colors to your selection by loading the colors or selecting
a color palette on the color options.
The Style Palette is used to determine the style of a paragraph and to apply or change the
style of text. Styles can be part of PageMaker or they can be imported from a word-pro-
cessing application (Indicated by the floppy).
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Control Palette
There are 4 types of control palettes:
The default control palette is the location view.
When you are using the text tool, the palette changes to character view. In this view you
can change fonts, size, leading, and other text options.
To view the paragraph options, select the paragraph icon. In this view you can change the
alignment, indent and other paragraph options.
When an object is selected the palette changes to object view. This view gives you options
to change aspects of the object.
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Creating a simple Brochure
Before proceeding you will need to open and save the materials needed to complete the
workshop exercises. Select
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File > Open
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Desktop
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Select the folder: PageMaker Workshop
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Select the file: Exer1. Notice that you have the option of opening the file as an
original or a copy. We will open the file as a copy.
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Click Open
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Next select File > Save As
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Name the file: Kenai
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Click Okay
This will be your working file for the workshop.
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