Introduction to Publishing

• Overview of traditional publishing
• Overview of desktop publishing
• Overview of PageMaker
• Starting PageMaker

Introduction to PageMaker

• Reviewing a completed publication
• Starting a new publication, including:
• page setup
• target printer
• Saving a publication
• Using the story editor to create and place text
• Text appearance changes
• Working with text blocks
• Enhancing the publication
• Printing a Publication

Placing and Manipulating Text

• Assembling one-page publications by importing
• Assembling multiple-page publications by importing and placing text from the word processor
• Text flow options
• manual
• automatic
• semi-automatic
• Placing text in columns

Importing and Manipulating Graphics

• Importing graphics
• Placing graphics within a document
• Working with graphics on the pasteboard
• Cropping a graphic
• Resizing a graphic
• Integrating Text and Graphics
• Additional story editor features
• find/change
• spellcheck
• Combining graphics with text
• Text wrap options and standoff
• Customising the graphics boundary

Introduction to Selected Topics

• Using a PageMaker template to create a new publication which follows a standard layout
• Introduction to master pages to create standard layout elements
• headers/footers
• page numbers, etc.
• Introduction to Styles

Creating Templates

• The Grid Manager Plug-In
• Using Frames in Templates
• Layers
• Multiple Master Pages

Using Templates

• Using Text in a Template
• Using Graphics in a Template

Working with Graphics

• Drawing Graphics
• Manipulating Graphics

Defining Colors

• Applying Colours
• Creating a Colour Library

Graphic Formats

• Vector Graphics
• Raster Graphics
• Saving a Page as a Graphic

Contrast and Halftones Printing

• Linking Graphics
• Publication Info
• Printing Colour Separations and Proofs
• Sorting Pages
• Building a Booklet

Document Setup

• Structuring your Document
• Transforming Graphics
• Colours
• HTML Import
• Scripts
• Index and TOC

Color Management

• Setting up a Colour Management System
• CMS Preferences
• PageMaker Colours
• Imported Image Profiles
• Choosing Device Profiles When Printing

Trapping

• Trapping Overview
• Performing Traps

Advanced Printing

• Printer Styles
• Save for Service Provider Plug-In

Electronic Publishing

• Defining Purpose
• Hyperlinks
• Automatic Layout Adjustment

Creating Acrobat PDF Files

• Exporting PDF Files
• PDF Options
• Control Dialog Box
• Viewing the PDF File

HTML Export

• HTML Overview
• Modifying Publications for HTML

Exporting HTML