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9780201696493

PageMaker 6.5 for Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

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    9780201696493

  • ISBN10:

    0201696495

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: Pearson P T R
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Summary

For any course in Digital Graphics, Web Design, Web Scripting and Development, Multimedia, Page Layout, Office Tools, and Operating Systems. These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

Table of Contents

Introduction Welcome to the PageMaker Visual QuickStart Guide xv
Working Through Examples xvi
Part I: Basics
Adobe PageMaker Basics
Introduction to PageMaker
3(1)
Page Layout Theory
4(1)
Word Processing
5(1)
Graphics and Image Processing
6(1)
Design and Designers
7(2)
Installing PageMaker
Introduction to Installing
9(1)
Installing PageMaker
10(4)
Understanding Color Management Device Profiles
14(1)
Installing PPD Files
15(1)
Installing Acrobat Reader
16(2)
Installing Acrobat Distiller
18(3)
Working with PageMaker Files
Introduction to PageMaker Files
21(1)
Launching PageMaker
22(1)
Creating a New Document
23(1)
Using the Document Setup Dialog Box
24(2)
Setting Page Size and Orientation
26(1)
Understanding the Cosmic Importance of Margins
27(1)
Saving PageMaker Documents
28(1)
Rules of Saving
29(1)
Changing the Name of a Document
30(1)
Duplicating PageMaker Documents
31(1)
Reverting the Document to the Last-Saved Version
32(1)
Closing PageMaker Documents
33(1)
Opening PageMaker Documents
34(1)
Opening Multiple Files
35(1)
Quitting PageMaker
36(1)
The PageMaker Environment
Introduction to the PageMaker Environment
37(1)
How the Pasteboard Works
38(1)
The PageMaker Toolbox
39(1)
The PageMaker Screen
40(2)
Using Menu items
42(1)
Special Menu Items
43(1)
Showing and Hiding Rulers
44(1)
Adjusting the Ruler Origin
45(1)
Changing the Measurement System
46(1)
Using Custom Measurements
47(1)
Showing and Hiding Palettes
48(1)
Combining Palettes
49(1)
PageMaker's Palettes
50(2)
Math in PageMaker Text Fields
52(1)
Viewing Options
53(1)
All About Actual Size
54(1)
Fit In Window View
55(1)
Zooming In and Out with the Zoom Tool
56(1)
Panning
57(2)
Preferences
Introduction to Preferences
59(1)
Document vs. Global Preference Changes
60(1)
Using the Preferences Dialog Box
61(1)
The Preferences Dialog Box
62(2)
The More Preferences Dialog Box
64(1)
Other Preferences
65(4)
Part II: Type
Type Objects
Introduction to Type Objects
69(1)
Using the Text Tool
70(1)
Creating Text Blocks
71(1)
How Windowshades Work
72(1)
Connecting Text Blocks
73(1)
Automatically Connecting Text Blocks
74(1)
Placing Text
75(1)
Text Import Filter Preferences
76(1)
Selecting Text Blocks
77(1)
Moving and Deleting Text Blocks
78(1)
Rotating Text Blocks
79(1)
Selecting Text
80(1)
Selecting Text Paragraphs and Stories
81(1)
Exporting Text
82(1)
Hyphenation
83(1)
Spell Checking
84(2)
Counting Words
86(1)
Finding Words
87(1)
Replacing Words
88(1)
Characters
Introduction to Characters
89(1)
Characters vs. Paragraphs/Invisible Characters
90(1)
Character Attributes
91(1)
Using the Character Control Palette
92(1)
Changing Fonts
93(1)
Bold and Italics
94(1)
Additional Font Styling
95(1)
The Deception of Small Caps
96(1)
Automatic Case Changing
97(1)
Superscript and Subscript
98(1)
Horizontally Scaling Text
99(1)
Using Baseline Shift
100(1)
Adjusting Leading
101(1)
Moving Characters with Kerning
102(1)
Spacing Out Letters with Tracking
103(1)
Coloring Type
104(1)
Tinting Characters
105(1)
Accessing Special Characters
106(1)
Zapf Dingbats
107(2)
Paragraphs and Tabs
Introduction to Paragraphs and Tabs
109(1)
Paragraph Attributes
110(1)
The Paragraph Specifications Dialog Box
111(1)
Using the Paragraph Control Palette
112(1)
Changing Horizontal Alignment
113(1)
Indents
114(1)
Hanging Indents
115(1)
Spacing Between Paragraphs
116(1)
Paragraph Rules
117(1)
Paragraph Spacing
118(1)
Killing Off Widows and Orphans
119(1)
Tabs
120(1)
Tab Types
121(1)
Tab Leaders
122(1)
Styles
Introduction to Styles
123(1)
What's in a Style
124(1)
Defining and Applying Styles
125(1)
Using Styles with the Control Palette
126(1)
Modifying an Existing Style
127(1)
Duplicating and Deleting Styles
128(1)
Automating Style Changes by Cascading Styles
129(1)
Mimicking Styles
130(1)
Merging Styles
131(1)
Importing Styles
132(1)
Importing Styles by Placing Text
133(4)
Part III: Graphics
Drawing
Introduction to Drawing
137(1)
PageMaker's Drawing Objects
138(1)
Drawing Rectangles and Squares
139(1)
Drawing Ellipses and Rounded Corner Rectangles
140(1)
Drawing Polygons
141(1)
Drawing Stars
142(1)
Changing the Size of Objects
143(1)
Default Fills and Strokes
144(1)
Fill and Stroke Design
145(1)
Drawing and Modifying Lines
146(1)
Customizing Strokes
147(1)
Fill and Stroke Examples
148(1)
Placing Images
Introduction to Placing Images
149(1)
How to Place Images in PageMaker
150(1)
Moving and Resizing Placed Images
151(1)
Linking and Embedding Placed Images
152(1)
Embedding an Image
153(1)
File Formats
154(1)
Graphics Display Options
155(1)
Image Control
156(1)
Creating Inline Graphics
157(2)
Working with Photoshop and Illustrator
Introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator
159(1)
Importing Images from Photoshop
160(1)
Feathering and Partial Selections
161(1)
The Photoshop Environment
162(2)
Importing Images from Illustrator
164(1)
Compound Paths and Masks
165(1)
The Illustrator Environment
166(2)
A Convenient Real-Life Example
168(1)
Photoshop Filters
Introduction to Photoshop Filters
169(1)
Applying Photoshop Filters within PageMaker
170(2)
Adding Photoshop Filters to PageMaker
172(1)
Using KPT in PageMaker
173(1)
Creating a Background Texture with KPT
174(1)
Creating a Picture Frame with PhotoBevel
175(2)
Coloring
Introduction to Coloring
177(1)
The Colors Palette
178(1)
Applying Colors
179(1)
All the Fuss About None
180(1)
The Magic Paper Color
181(1)
How Registration Color Works
182(1)
Tinting Colors
183(1)
CMYK, RGB, and HLS Color Models
184(1)
Process and Spot Colors
185(1)
Using Pantone Colors
186(1)
Creating and Removing Colors
187(1)
Creating a Color Tint
188(1)
Overprinting
189(4)
Part IV: Layout
Text Flow & the Story Editor
Introduction to Text Flow & the Story Editor
193(1)
Column Guides
194(1)
How to Balance Columns
195(1)
Autoflow and Manually Flowing Text
196(1)
Adding Continuation Lines to Linked Text Blocks
197(1)
Using the Story, Editor
198(1)
Story Editor Options
199(2)
Object Management
Introduction to Object Management
201(1)
The Control Palette
202(1)
Precise Positioning with the Control Palette
203(1)
Scaling Objects
204(1)
Scaling Proportionately
205(1)
Rotating Objects
206(1)
Shearing
207(1)
Flipping Text Blocks and Other Objects
208(1)
Math and the Control Palette
209(1)
Using the Grid Manager
210(1)
Ruler Guides
211(1)
Aligning and Distributing Objects
212(1)
Layers
Introduction to Layers
213(1)
The Layers Palette
214(1)
Creating and Removing Layers
215(1)
Placing Objects on Layers
216(1)
Moving Layers in the Layers List
217(2)
Working with Pages
Introduction to Working with Pages
219(1)
Going to Specific Document Pages
220(1)
Inserting and Removing Pages
221(1)
Sorting Pages
222(1)
Page Numbers
223(2)
Master Pages
Introduction to Master Pages
225(1)
The Master Pages Palette/Creating a Master Page
226(1)
How Master Pages Work
227(1)
Duplicating and Deleting Master Pages
228(1)
Turning Master Page Items On and Off
229(4)
Part V: Finishing
Book Functions
Introduction to Book Functions
233(1)
Combining Documents into Books
234(1)
Creating an Table of Contents
235(1)
Creating an Index
236(1)
Adding Index Entries
237(2)
Web Pages
Introduction to Web Pages
239(1)
How, HTML Differs from PageMaker Documents
240(1)
Creating HTML from a PageMaker Document
241(1)
Adding Links to PageMaker Objects
242(1)
Creating PDF Files
Introduction to Creating PDF Files
243(1)
How PDF Works
244(1)
Creating a PDF from a PageMaker Document
245(2)
Printing
Introduction to Printing
247(1)
Choosing a Printer
248(1)
Printing a Document
249(1)
Printing Specific Page Ranges
250(1)
Printing to a File
251(1)
Printing Color Separations
252(1)
Printing Crop Marks
253(1)
Printer Styles
254(1)
Creating Printer Styles
255(1)
Enlarging and Reducing Printouts
256(1)
Trapping and Joe Desktop Publisher
257(1)
PageMaker's Trapping Controls
258(3)
Part VI: Appendixes
A Glossary
Glossary
261(4)
B What's New in PageMaker 6.5
What's New in PageMaker 6.5
265(2)
C Extensis Page Tools 2.0.1
Introduction to Extensis Page Tools 2.0.1
267(1)
The Page Tools Button Bar
268(1)
Creating Your Own Button Bar
269(1)
Changing Case with PageCaps
270(1)
Navigating with Page Thumb
271(1)
Using Page Align
272(1)
Using Page Type
273(1)
PageGlossary
274(1)
Index 275

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