Adobe PageMaker 6.5/Advanced
Author:Nathan Dickson
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
Lessons:0 | 0 hrs
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Adobe PageMaker was one of the first page layout applications, and is still heavily used in many corporate production environments, as well as some studios and magazines. If you are looking for employment within corporate desktop publishing departments, learning PageMaker is a must. In Virtual Training Company's PageMaker 6.5 Advanced tutorial, author Diane Presler begins by making you comfortable with the PageMaker environment and the basics. She then systematically guides you through more complicated areas by teaching you advanced typography, advanced color management, and useful tips and tricks. You can get started immediately by clicking on any of the below sections.
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Adobe PageMaker 6.5/Advanced

Basics

Orientation/Page Set Up
Basic Tools
Type Attributes
Paragraph Attributes
Text Blocks and Guides
Cut/Copy/Paste
Text Blocks continued
Importing Text
Text Frames
Type Defaults

Objects/Images

Basic Tools
Stroke and Fill
Importing Images
Scale/Crop/Keyline
Object Frames
Placing QuickTime Movies
Rotate/Skew/Flop
Bitmap Effects
Masking/Grouping
Aligning and Distribution
Paste Multiple

Control Palette

Control Palette Overview
Text Attributes
Positioning/Proxy button
Scaling
Crop/Rotate/Skew/Reflect
Magic Stretch
Reference Point Option

Mixing Graphics with Text

Paragraph Rules
Regular Text Wraps
Irregular Text Wraps
Inline Graphics
Modifying Inline Graphics

Longer Documents

Document Set-Up
Moving in Longer Documents
Flowing Text
Merging/Replacing Text
Adding and Deleting pages
Rearranging Pages
Changing Document Set Up
Master Pages
Master Page Text Wrap
Page Numbers
Creating Multiple Master pages
Master Page Options

Typography

Indents
Tabs
Small Caps/Sub and Super
Hyphenation
Word and Letter Spacing
Tracking
Kerning
Show...Lines/Line Breaks
Aligning Type to Grid
Grid Manager Plug-in
Bullets and Numbers
Special Characters
Force Justify
Drop Caps

Paragraph Styles

Introduction to Paragraph Styles
Creating New Styles
Style Tags
Next Style

Story Editor

Introduction to Story Editor
Basic Operation
Placing Text
Find & Change
Spelling
User Dictionaries
Story Editor Preferences

Color

Color Palette Overview
Creating New Colors
Applying Color to Objects
Applying Color to Type
Editing Colors
Screen Tints
Imported Graphics
Importing Colors
Overprinting
Trapping

Links

Linking Overview
Link Options/Graphics
Text Links
Unlinking
Relinking
OLE Embedded Objects
OLE Paste Special
Links and Printing

Printing

Printing Basics
Printing Options
Color Printing

Working Efficiently

Defaults
Preferences
Increasing RAM Allocation
Miscellaneous Tips
Keyboard Shortcuts
Recovering from Mistakes
Libraries
Measurements
Layers Palette

Credits

About the Author

New Features in Brief

New Interface
New Page Layout Features
OnLine Publishing
Special Advanced Features

Advanced Color

Color Management Systems
Hi-Fidelity Colors
Make a Varnish Plate
Special Black
Color Overview
DCS Files
Trapping
Importing QuickTime Movies
Importing from Photo CDs

Advanced Typography

Frames vs. Text Blocks
Style Palette Overview
Automatic Layout
Foreign Languages Dictionaries
Continued Lines Plug-In
Import Text from the Web
EPS Font Scanner

Plug-Ins

Headers and Footers
Word Counter
Create Color Library
Grid Manager
Publication Converter
Global Link Options
Publication Info

Adobe Table 3.0

Adobe Table Basics
Table Palette
Editing Tables
Preferences an
Export & Import

TOC & Index

Table of Contents
Book Template
Book List
Indexing Overview
Index Entries
How Index
Create Index
Index Shortcuts

Tips and Tricks

Build Booklet
QuarkXPress Converter
New Keyboard C
Color Management Performance
Tracing Scripts
EPS Import Filter

Publishing to the Internet

Hypertext Links Overview
Creating Hyperlinks
Editing and Previewing Hyperlinks
Making PDF files
Exporting PageMaker to HTML
Preparing for Export to HTML
Online Color Library

Working Efficiently

Using Scripts
More Scripts
Drag and Drop Files
Templates
More Templates
Libraries

Solving Problems

Troubleshooting Problems
Running a Diagnostic Test
OnLine Assistance Feature
Font Substitution

01 Basics
0101 Orientation/Page Set Up
0102 Basic Tools
0103 Type Attributes
0104 Paragraph Attributes
0105 Text Blocks and Guides
0106 Cut/Copy/Paste
0107 Text Blocks continued
0108 Importing Text
0109 Text Frames
0110 Type Defaults

02 Objects/Images
0201 Basic Tools
0202 Stroke and Fill
0203 Importing Images
0204 Scale/Crop/Keyline
0205 Object Frames
0206 Placing QuickTime Movies
0207 Rotate/Skew/Flop
0208 Bitmap Effects
0209 Masking/Grouping
0210 Aligning and Distribution
0211 Paste Multiple

03 Control Palette
0301 Control Palette Overview
0302 Text Attributes
0303 Positioning/Proxy button
0304 Scaling
0305 Crop/Rotate/Skew/Reflect
0306 Magic Stretch
0307 Reference Point Option

04 Mixing Graphics with Text
0401 Paragraph Rules
0402 Regular Text Wraps
0403 Irregular Text Wraps
0404 Inline Graphics
0405 Modifying Inline Graphics

05 Longer Documents
0501 Document Set-Up
0502 Moving in Longer Documents
0503 Flowing Text
0504 Merging/Replacing Text
0505 Adding and Deleting pages
0506 Rearranging Pages
0507 Changing Document Set Up
0508 Master Pages
0509 Master Page Text Wrap
0510 Page Numbers
0511 Creating Multiple Master pages
0512 Master Page Options

06 Typography
0601 Indents
0602 Tabs
0603 Small Caps/Sub and Super
0604 Hyphenation
0605 Word and Letter Spacing
0606 Tracking
0607 Kerning
0608 Show...Lines/Line Breaks
0609 Aligning Type to Grid
0610 Grid Manager Plug-in
0611 Bullets and Numbers
0612 Special Characters
0613 Force Justify
0614 Drop Caps

07 Paragraph Styles
0701 Introduction to Paragraph Styles
0702 Creating New Styles
0703 Style Tags
0704 Next Style

08 Story Editor
0801 Introduction to Story Editor
0802 Basic Operation
0803 Placing Text
0804 Find & Change
0805 Spelling
0806 User Dictionaries
0807 Story Editor Preferences

09 Color
0901 Color Palette Overview
0902 Creating New Colors
0903 Applying Color to Objects
0904 Applying Color to Type
0905 Editing Colors
0906 Screen Tints
0907 Imported Graphics
0908 Importing Colors
0909 Overprinting
0910 Trapping

10 Links
1001 Linking Overview
1002 Link Options/Graphics
1003 Text Links
1004 Unlinking
1005 Relinking
1006 OLE Embedded Objects
1007 OLE Paste Special
1008 Links and Printing

11 Printing
1101 Printing Basics
1102 Printing Options
1103 Color Printing

12 Working Efficiently
1201 Defaults
1202 Preferences
1203 Increasing RAM Allocation
1204 Miscellaneous Tips
1205 Keyboard Shortcuts
1206 Recovering from Mistakes
1207 Libraries
1208 Measurements
1209 Layers Palette

13 Credits
1301 About the Author

14 New Features in Brief
1401 New Interface
1402 New Page Layout Features
1403 OnLine Publishing
1404 Special Advanced Features

15 Advanced Color
1501 Color Management Systems
1502 Hi-Fidelity Colors
1503 Make a Varnish Plate
1504 Special Black
1505 Color Overview
1506 DCS Files
1507 Trapping
1508 Importing QuickTime Movies
1509 Importing from Photo CDs

16 Advanced Typography
1601 Frames vs. Text Blocks
1602 Style Palette Overview
1603 Automatic Layout
1604 Foreign Languages Dictionaries
1605 Continued Lines Plug-In
1606 Import Text from the Web
1607 EPS Font Scanner

17 Plug-Ins
1701 Headers and Footers
1702 Word Counter
1703 Create Color Library
1704 Grid Manager
1705 Publication Converter
1706 Global Link Options
1707 Publication Info

18 Adobe Table 3.0
1801 Adobe Table Basics
1802 Table Palette
1803 Editing Tables
1804 Preferences an
1805 Export & Import

19 TOC & Index
1901 Table of Contents
1902 Book Template
1903 Book List
1904 Indexing Overview
1905 Index Entries
1906 How Index
1907 Create Index
1908 Index Shortcuts

20 Tips and Tricks
2001 Build Booklet
2002 QuarkXPress Converter
2003 New Keyboard C
2004 Color Management Performance
2005 Tracing Scripts
2006 EPS Import Filter

21 Publishing to the Internet
2101 Hypertext Links Overview
2102 Creating Hyperlinks
2103 Editing and Previewing Hyperlinks
2104 Making PDF files
2105 Exporting PageMaker to HTML
2106 Preparing for Export to HTML
2107 Online Color Library

22 Working Efficiently
2201 Using Scripts
2202 More Scripts
2203 Drag and Drop Files
2204 Templates
2205 More Templates
2206 Libraries

23 Solving Problems
2301 Troubleshooting Problems
2302 Running a Diagnostic Test
2303 OnLine Assistance Feature
2304 Font Substitution

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