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What is desktop publishing?

Desktop publishing refers to the design and production of publications using

personal computers with graphics capability. This can be applied to printing
magazines, newspapers, letters, Brochures (pamphlet), and even greeting cards.
Publishing has been around since the 15th century thanks to Guttenberg’s
invention of the printing press.
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 INTRODUCTION

PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing programs, introduced

in 1985 by Aldus adobe PageMaker is a graphic application, specially used in page
designing. Today it’s popular in press and printing jobs, page designing for newspaper &
magazines, designing for visiting cards, etc.

Extension name of page maker :- *.pm

Ola name of the adobe company :- Aldus

 Version of page maker

(1) Version –(5.0) (2) Version –(5.4)

(3) Version– (6.0) (4) Version –(6.5)
(5) Version –(7.0) (6) Version –(CS2)
 How to start
1- double click on icon (left)
2- right click on icon :- open
close
cut
copy
3- start all programme adobe adobe page maker

Paper size
Ctrl + 0 – (fit in window)
Ctrl + 1 – (actual size)
Ctrl + 2 – (200%)
Ctrl + 4 – (400%)
Ctrl + 5 – (50%)
Ctrl + 7 - -(75%)
Page maker window
 Title bar Menu bar
Page mini Exit
Margin area

Horizontal
14 tools ruler bar

Color plates

Vertical
ruler bar Vertical
scroll bar

Master
page Horizontal
scroll bar
TOOL BOX
Toolbox contains all the tools used to create a publication in PageMaker. Choose Window
and select Show Tools to display the toolbox. The individual tools will be explained in detail
later in this session.
ZERO POSITION
Zero Position allows you to set the zero position on the screen. Zero position is the position, where both the top and the left
side rules are at zero. By Zero positioning all measurements in the pages are made relative to this point. Click it and drag it to
anywhere on the workspace to set it as the Zero Point.
POINTER TOOL
Pointer tool is used to pick, drag and drop graphics and text.

TEXT TOOL
Text Tool is used to edit and select text and insert text frames. Click the text tool and click anywhere in the document and start
entering text. The text tool creating a free flowing text box.
ROTATE TOOL
Rotate too is used to rotate text and graphic objects. Click the rotate tool. Then click on the object reference point and drag to
rotate the object.
CROP TOOL
The Crop tool is used to crop imported graphic images to the required size. The crop tool only works on TIFF type of images.
Click on the toll and, drag the image handles, to crop the image.
OBLIQUE LINE TOOL
Oblique Line is used to draw slanting lines. To draw a line, click the oblique line tool, click and drag to draw a line in any
direction.
CONSTRAINED LINE TOOL
Constrained Line tool will draw lines at 45 degree intervals, i.e., horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
BOX TOOL
Box tool is used to draw a box.
RECTANGLE FRAME
Rectangle Frame is used to type text inside a box. First select the toll and draw the area to be enclosed by the rectangular
frame, then select the text tool and click inside the drawn frame to enter text. The text will be constrained to the rectangular
frame.
CIRCLE TOOL
Circle tool is used to draw a circle or elliptical graphic. To draw a circle or an ellipse, select the tool, click and drag to draw a
circle on the document.
CIRCULAR FRAME
Circular Frame is used to type text inside a circle or an oval. Use the Circular frame tool to draw the frame and then click
inside with the text tool to start entering text. The entered text will be constrained to the circular frame.
POLYGON TOOL
Polygon tool is used to draw a shape with more than four sides. You can modify the polygon by selecting Element and
selecting Polygon Settings.
POLYGON FRAME
Polygon frame puts the text inside the polygon. Select the polygon frame tool, draw a polygon then select the text tool and click
inside the frame to enter the text inside the frame to enter the text inside the polygon frame.
HAND TOOL
Hand tool is used to move the screen. This tool is very useful when you are working with large documents. It helps you to
easily navigate in a large page. To move a screen, just select the hand tool and click and drag the page to view different parts
of the page.
ZOOM TOOL
Zoom tool allows you to zoom in and out of the document view. By default the zoom tool will be in the Zoom-in mode. To
zoom out of page select the zoom tool and press control and click in the document window with the zoom tool.
FILE MENU:- ALT+F
New: New command is used to create a new publication. This command gives rise to
a dialog box where you define the various options before opening a new page of the
publication.
Open: it use to open the saves file.
 Go to file
 Click on open ……..(ctrl+ 0)
 You can see a dialog box in a screen.
 Choose the file
 Click on open
Recent publication:- it is use to shows the current close file name
 Go to file.
 Click on recent publication
 Then choose the file and click there
Close :- this command is used to close the publication document.
 Go to file
 Click on close ……(ctrl+w)

close
Save:- it use to store the data and publication permanent in computer
 Go to file
 Click on save ……..(ctrl+s)
 You can see dialog box in a screen
Save as:- this command is used to make the duplicate file in different kinds of name changing the different directory folder.

Revert:- removes all changes to the active publication since you last saved it press shift as you choose revert to cancel
changes since the last mini-save. Several operations cause mini-saves, including turning, deleting or inserting pages, printing
and copying or pasting object to the clipboard.
 Go to file
 Click on revert
 Then you see a dialog box in the screen if you want revert the last action than click on ok
Place:- graphics generated in other application packages can be brought into a
page maker document by using the place commend .
EXPORT:- Export command lets you export you publications into the format you select.
Link manger :-There are three commands in PageMaker, which allow you to manage links.
The Links Manager command lets you view or modify links for single and multiple objects
throughout a publication.
Document set up :- this commend is used to change setting for a publication first defined
when you choose new such as page size number of pages and page. (format yourself same as
new).
 Go to file
 Click on document setup
 Than format yourself (same as new) then
click on ok.
Preferences (ctrl+k):- this commend is mainly used to change the measurement scale (MM to inches-inches to MM)
alignment typographer’s quotes etc.
 Go to file.
 Click on preference and click on general
 Change vertical and horizontal ruler as your requirement
EDIT MENU ( ALT + E
)
Undo :- it is use to repeat the function after done.
 Go to edit
 Click on undo…….(ctrl+z)
Note:- you can undo only a one time fastly.

DELETE UNDO
Cut :- this command is used to move the text , picture in desirable place.
 First of all selected text or objects
 Go to edit menu
 Click cut……(ctrl+x)
 Place the mouse cursor in desirable place
 Then go to edit and click on paste
COPY & PASTE:- It commands is used to duplicate (copy) the text, object.
 First of all select text or objects
 Go to edit
 Click copy…..(ctrl+c)
 Place the mouse cursor in desirable place
 Then go to edit and click on paste.
Clear :- this command is used to delete the selected text or object.
 Select the object
 Go to edit
 Click on clear or press backspace or delete
select all:- this command is used to selected all text or object of current pages.
 If you want to selected a single object, click the object with the pointer tool
 To add object to a selection hold down shift as you click other object
 To select several object at once drag the pointer tool around multiple objects
 Go to edit
 Click on select all….(ctrl+a)
Deselect all :- it is used to deselect all the selected text, object, picture .
 Go to edit
 Click on deselect all……..(shift+ctrl+A)
Copy & Paste multiple :- this command is used to paste numerical offset form the original
object.
 Go to edit
 Click on paste multiple
 Then type numerical copies in paste copies (like 8, 10 etc.) but you can paste up-to 8533
copies.
 Click on ok
Paste special :- it is used to paste the special copies text, picture that you cannot do by
normal copy-past. Specially use this option to paste copied form other program.
 Go to edit
 Click on paste special
 Select a format in the paste special dialog box
 Click on ok
Insert object:- it is used to linking a program or file in your current publication you launch on
server application in which you create an object which is then , pasted as an imbedded object
in to the current publication.
 Go to edit
 Click on insert object and click on ok
If you want to link the file in the current publication
 Go to edit
 Click on create from file
 Click on browse than choose the file and click on ok.
Edit story :- it is use to edit the text (spelling checking, replace the text, find the text
 Go to edit
 Click on edit story……..(ctrl+e)

Edit original:- opens the source application to which the selected object is linked.
 Go to edit
 Click on edit original……….(ctrl+e)
LAYOUT MENU ( ALT +
L)
Insert page:- it is used add to a publication before or after the current page or insert new
pages between two facing pages and specifies the mater applied to new pages.
 Go to the place where you want to insert pages
 Go to layout
 Click on insert pageS
 Type the no. of pages you want to add and select a location (after, before between) for
the new pages
 Specify the mater pages you want to apply and then click insert
 Then click on ok
 If you want to insert one page or two facing page you can press short cut key
(CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+G)
INSERT PAGE
Go to page (ALT+ctrl+G) :- it is used to go desirable page in the active publication.
Remove page :- it will delete any number of page on our publication work.
 Go to layout
 Click on remove pages……..(ALT+G)
 Then type the range of page you want remove and then click ok
Short page :- it is use to short the page in current publication. You can change the
pages form one position to another in active publication.
 Go to layout
 Click on short page
 Select the page or page where you want to move
 Then click ok to change the page order
GO BACK :- it is use to go backward form current page.
 Go to layout
 Click on go back……..(CTRL+PGUP)

GO FORWARD:- it is use to go forward form current page

 go to layout
 Click on go forward……..(CTRL+PGDOWN)
Column guide :- it is used to columns guides lines in current publication.
 Go to layout
 Click on column guides
 Then put number of column and space between column and click on ok
Column master guide :- it will remove our all column.

Auto flow:- it is used to insert the text by auto flow

 Copy or insert the text
 Go to layout then click on autoflow & click on paste desirable place.
TYPE MENU –
( ALT+T )
Font :- it is used to change font style (face of text).
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Then choose desirable font style (like Arial, Times, New Roman, Pretty,
Kantipur etc.
Size :- it is used to change font size or text size (like 12, 18, 20 etc.) but you can change the
size of font form 4-650.
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Then click on desirable font size. If you want to change you can size, click on other
…..and change point to click on ok
Leading :- it is used to set the space of selected paragraph.
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Then click on desirable leading….if you want to change other leading, click on
other…..and change point then click on ok you can change leading between 0
to 1300 points.
Type style :- it is used to change the style of selected text (like normal, bold, remove etc.)
Expert tracking :- it is used to change the track of letters.
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Click on export tracking & choose desirable track (like Loose, tight, very loose
etc.)
Horizontal scale :- it is used to change the width of text (narrow-width)
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Click on horizontal scale & set text scale (80%, 100%= normal etc.)
Character (CTRL+T):- it is used to change specification of the text which is you can do form
control palette.
 Selected the text you want to change
 Choose character form type menu. Virtually all the character-level text attributes are
present.
 The option button allow you to customize the small caps size as well as super/subscript.
Paragraph (CTRL+M) :- it is used to set indent and paragraph such as left, right, first,
before, after spacing of the selected paragraph.
 First of all select the text
 Choose paragraph form type menu.
 All the paragraph-level attributes can be accessed form this dialog box e.g. space
above/below, indent, alignment. The other attributes will be discussed later in this
chapter.
Indent and tabs (ctrl+i):- it is used to sets the left and right indent the first-line indent and
the tabs. You can use indent/tabs for a selected range of text, for text placed into page maker,
for part of a style or for the default setting.
 Select the text you want to change
 Choose indents form type menu and set left, right center tab
 Click on apply
 It you want to set the leader in the tab space, click on leader & choose desirable
leader line.
 Click on ok
Hyphenation :- you can turn hyphenation on or off for a selected paragraph form the
hyphenation dialog box or for a style form within the define style dialog box..
 Select the text
 Go to type
 Click on hyphenation
 Click on for on hyphenation
Alignment :- it is used to change the alignment of text at the paragraph level. You can
choose to align left, align center, align right, justify or force justify.
 Select the text which you want to change the alignment
 Choose alignment form type menu
 Then choose left, right, center alignment etc.
Style :- it is used to apply the different style to the selected text.
 First of all selected the text
 Choose style form type menu
 Then choose different style (like heading, normal, caption etc.
Define style :- it is used to create and edit paragraph styles for text typed in or placed into
page maker.
 Choose define style form type menu & choose style (body text, heading, caption)
 Click on new
 Type your style name, format your selves and click on ok
ELEMENT MENU – ( ALT + M )
Fill :- it is used to fill specify a pattern when drawing a rectangle ellipse or polygon. A fill
pattern can also be applied to a selected box or oval. With the exception of none, the
patterns are opaque hiding whatever is behind them.
 Select the rectangle, box or polygon which you want to fill
 Go to element
 Click or fill & choose desirable fill
 Click on none for to out fill form frame
Stroke :- it is used to apply the different stroke/line. You can change specify other line
weights in one-tenth of a point increments, up to 800 points.
 Select the element to be changed
 Choose stroke from the element menu
 Select the desirable line style
 Click on reverse for whit line
 If the stroke size you want is not listed on the stroke menus, choose
element>stroke>custom to specify a weight form 0 to 800 points in 0.1 increments.
Fill and stroke :- the fill and stroke is allows you to specify both color and type of fill and
line in one operatic

 if the stroke size you want is not listed on the stroke menus choose
element>stroke>custom to specify a weight form 0 to 800 points in 0.1 increments.
Frame:- this command is used to attach text and graphics to a frame set attributes for
frames and the object they contain and navigate among frames.
To attach existing text or graphics to a frame
 Use the pointer tool to select the frame
 Press shift and select the text block or imported graphic you want to add to
the frame
Choose element and choose frame the attach content

To import text or graphics into a frame

 First of all select the frame
 Choose place from file menu
 Select the file you want to place, select the place within frame option along
with other place option and then click ok
To type into a frame
 Click the text tool
 Click in an empty frame or in a frame containing text and start typing.
To detach content form a frame
 Select a graphic frame or an unthreaded text frame
 Go to element, then click on frame and separate (divide) content.

To delete content form a frame

 Select a frame
 Go to element, then click on frame and click on delete content.
 Arrange
Bring to front (CTRL+]):- it is used to moves selected object to the fornt of any
overlapping objects.

Bring forward (ctrl+shift+]):- it is used to moves selected object up one level.

Send to back (ctrl+[ ):- it is used to moves selected objects to the back of any overlapping
object

Send backward (ctrl+[ ):- it is used to moved selected objects up one level
Aligning objects using the align dialog
The option is used to align selected object in relation to each other and then evenly
distribute them
 Select the elements to be aligned
 Choose align object from the arrange menu
 Choose the appropriate align or distribute option for both the vertical and horizontal
position of elements. Click on ok the shapes will be aligned or distributed accordingly.
Text wrapping :- this option is used to prevent graphic and text form overlapping each
other. It is applied to a graphic element to center a text exclusion boundary.
Group :- this commend is used to combine (joint) one or more select objects are treated
as a unit.
 Use shift key to select object that you want to group
Ungroup :- grouped object into constituent object retain the change you made whil the
object were grouped.
Lock position (ctrl+l):- it is used to maintain objects in place. you can change the
attributes of a locked object as long as the change dose not affect the object’s size or
position.
The element are now immovable. If you want to delete them, then you must firstly select
them. Then choose unlock form the element menu.

Unlock position (ctrl+alt+l):- it is used to undo lock position command, allowing

movement of selected object
Mask (ctrl+6) :- it is used to cover part of an object so that only a portion of it appears
though a shape drown with the rectangle, ellipse or polygon tool. In page maker, you mask
object by positioning the mask or masking object on the objects you want to mask.
Unmask :- it is to undo a mask by selecting the masking object or the masked object.
Rounded corner :- after you create a rectangle you can change the shape of its corners, as
you are required.
Polygon setting :- you can change setting to an existing polygon by selecting it, then
choosing polygon setting form the element menu.
 First of all select the polygons which you want to change the settings
 Choose polygon settings form element menu
 Change the number of sides as your required
 Change the star insert percentage 10%, 20%, 45%, or 100% etc.
Non printing item :- by this option we can hide or show the non printing item in our file.
UTILITES MENU
Plug-in :- plug-ins has a list of sub commands, which lists out the various plug-ins. Which
have been included with page maker.
BULLET AND NUMBERING:- it is used to format the paragraph with bullet/number.
steps
 Select the paragraph which need to bullet/numbered
 From utilities choose plug-ins then bullets and numbering
 Choose bullet if you need bullet you can click on edit to insert other types of bullet
(while need to numbering then select the numbers)
DORP CAP:- to drop the first word of the paragraph.
 Select the paragraph where you need to drop cap
 Form utilities menu select plug-ins then drop cap
 Type the size to drop an drop and click on apply
 Same process to remove the drop cap
CHANGE CASE:- to change the available option of the selected text this command is used.
 Select the text
 Go to change case of the plug-ins form utilities menu
 Select require option and click on ok
WORD COUNTER:- to count the word, line characters, objects etc.
HIDE OR SHOW TOOL BAR
INDEX ENTRY :- to create an index entry do the following using either or story view
 Select the relevant word or phrase with the text too
 Choose index entry from the utilities menu for a simple index entry accepting the
default setting simply click on ok page maker will set up an index entry, which keeps
track of the selected text
SHOW INDEX :- it will show the all index entry.
CREATE INDEX :- to create an index, open the file that you want to contain it (or create a
new blank file) then do the following.

Choose create index form the utilities menu edit the index title if necessary, click on format
to customize the appearance of the index.
 Click on ok button to create the index
 Find a suitable place for the index and click the new index story will flow into the
page.
Creating a table of content:-
 Set the include in table of contents attributes for your heading styles and also for
individual paragraph if necessary
 Choose create TOC from the utilities menu
  From create table of content dialog box you can specify the TOC title as well as the
format for the page reference. Note the TOC can be compiled for a complete book list.
When page maker is ready, it will display a text place symbol, allowing you to place the TOC
on a suitable page.