Fundamentals of PageMaker 7.0

Objectives

This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and uses of PageMaker and the best way to use these to create brochures, newsletters, flyers and other page designs.


Pre-requisites:

None other than a working knowledge of Windows or the Macintosh, or previous attendance on the Introduction to Windows or Introduction to Macintosh course.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


The PageMaker environment


· The principles of DTP and the PostScript language; the desktop, the toolbox, changing views of the page; document setup
· The Measurements palette: resizing and positioning objects; X, Y, W, H attributes; the use of rulers and guides
· Typing in text with the text tool; drawing objects with the graphics tools
· Using the PageMaker templates


Working with Text Blocks


· Placing text files; re-shaping and moving text blocks; using Autoflow and Semi-automatic text flows
· Cutting and pasting within a text block; re-threading text blocks
· Text Frames and Frame Options, including horizontal and vertical alignment and setting a text inset


Working with graphics


· Placing graphics as individual objects and inside frames
· Text and graphic frames
· Resizing, scaling, cropping and setting text wrap around images


Typography/Formatting text


· Character formatting e.g. size and font
· Paragraph formatting e.g. spacing, breaks, indents and leading
· Typographic control including tracking, kerning and baseline shift






Using Master Pages


· The benefits of master pages
· Creating, applying, editing and deleting master pages
· Adjusting a layout automatically
· Setting automatic page numbering


Using Stylesheets


· The benefits of stylesheets
· Creating, applying, editing and deleting stylesheets
· Importing stylesheets from MS Word
· Generating a table of contents


Using Colour


· Colour models and determining available colours
· Applying colours; Editing a colour; handling colour in imported files


Using the Story Editor


· Use of the word-processing tools e.g. spell check, search and replace, including attributes
· Applying stylesheets quickly


Speeding up your work


· Using Document-wide layers
· Using the Library; adding items, deleting items; labelling items


Output from PageMaker


· Printing issues
· Outputting to PDF format