PageMaker

Basic Terminology, Text, PageMaker Screen, Toolbox, Creating Guides

Terminology
Desktop publishing – process of using a personal computer & a software program to
merge text & graphics
Camera ready – files suitable for outside commercial printing
Development of Desktop Publishing
Page description – process that describes how a page will look, what will be placed on
the page & where it will be placed
Layout – selection & placement
PageMaker uses:
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
Text
Limit number of colors in one publications to a maximum of 4 colors
Headings of the same level should be the same font style
Body should be same style throughout
Typeface
Serif
Has small lines that extend from the main portion of the character
Times New Roman
Usually used for the body
Typeface cont.
Sans serif
Don’t have the extenders
Ex. Helvetica or Arial
Usually used for headings
Typeface cont.
Display
Cursive, curly fonts
Ex. Script or Gothic
Large type or headings
Personal or informal doc. & invitations
Measurements
Picas & points
6 picas to an inch
12 points to a pica or 72 points per inch
Good rule of thumb:
10 to 12 point for body
14 to 18 point for headings
PageMaker Screen
Refer to handout
Pasteboard – used to place graphics & text until ready for them in the publication
Toolbox handout
Guides
Margin guides – helps keep text & graphics inside margins
Ruler guides – help keep text & graphics aligned
Column guides – used to specify how many columns publication will have & keep
information inside those columns
How to Create Guides
Margins
File – Document Setup
Setting margins creates them & changing margins will change them
Columns
Layout – Column Guides
Type number of columns
Specify space between them
Ruler
Drag from horizontal or vertical ruler, can be cleared by dragging them off the page
Greeked text
Simulated text because in current view (or zoom) the text is illegible
Layout Menu
Insert Pages
Sort Pages
Remove Pages
Go to a particular page
Zooming In/Out
View – Zoom in/out
View – Zoom to – Select size
Zoom in – CTRL & + (plus)
Zoom out – CTRL & - (dash)
Toolbox icon
Grabber hand
Icon used to “grab” publication & move it, another way of scrolling
Put pointer in document setup
Alt & click & drag
Or
Click on grabber hand on toolbox