Adobe PageMaker 6.5
Foundation Level Training Course

Training Course Outline

1. INTRODUCTION TO PAGEMAKER

WHAT IS PAGEMAKER 6.5?

• PageMaker 6.5
• Output
• Adobe PageMaker website

PAGEMAKER EXTENSIONS

• Extensions
• Using Publication files
• Using Template files

GENERAL PREFERENCES

• Using General Preferences
• Setting the Measurements In
• Setting the Vertical Ruler
• Setting the Graphics Display
• Setting the Control Palette
• Setting the Save Option
• Applying Guides

2. PAGEMAKER INTERFACE

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Using the PageMaker Environment
• Using Blank Pages
• Using the Pasteboard

TOOLBOX

• Using the Toolbox

COLORS PALETTE

• Using the Colors Palette

CONTROL PALETTE

• Using the Control Palette
• Using the Character View
• Using the Paragraph View
• Using the Object View

RULERS/GUIDES

• Using Rulers
• Using the Zero Point Option
• Using Guides
• Applying the Snap to Option

3. DOCUMENTS

NEW DOCUMENTS

• Creating New Documents
• Using the Document Setup dialog box
• Applying Page Size
• Applying Dimensions
• Applying Orientation
• Applying Options
• Applying Number of Pages
• Applying Start Page #
• Applying the Margins
• Changing the Document Setup

MASTER PAGES

• Setting Up Master Pages

SAVING DOCUMENTS

• Using the Save and Save As commands
• File Types

OPENING DOCUMENTS

• Using the Open command
• Using the Open As option
• PANOSE Font Matching
• Using the Cannot Find dialog box

CLOSING DOCUMENTS

• Using the Close command

4. TOOLS

BASIC TOOLS

• Using the Pointer Tool
• Using the Text Tool
• Using the Rotating Tool
• Using the Cropping Tool

DRAWING TOOLS

• Using Drawing Tools
• Using the Line Tool
• Using the Constrained Line Tool
• Using the Rectangle Tool
• Using the Rectangle Frame Tool
• Using the Ellipse Tool
• Using the Ellipse Frame Tool
• Using the Polygon Tool
• Using the Polygon Frame Tool

VISUAL TOOLS

• Using Visual Tools
• Using the Hand Tool
• Using the Zoom Tool

MODIFYING TOOLS

• Using the Preferences dialog box
• Using the Character Specifications dialog box
• Using the Custom Stroke dialog box
• Using the Rounded Corners dialog box
• Using the Fill and Stroke dialog box
• Using the Frame Options dialog box
• Using the Polygon Settings dialog box

5. COLORS AND FILLS

CUSTOM COLORS

• Using the Define Colors dialog box
• Creating Colors
• Editing Colors
• Removing Colors

COLOR OPTIONS DIALOG BOX

• Using the Color Options dialog box
• Applying a Color Name
• Applying Color Type
• Applying a Color Model
• Applying a Color Field
• Previewing Colors

COLORS PALETTE

• Using the Stroke Button
• Using the Fill Button
• Using the Both Button
• Applying the Tint Percentage
• Using the Color Icon
• Using the Color Model Icon
• Using the Color Type Icon
• Using the EPS Color Icon
• Using the Color-Level Tint Icon
• Using the CMS Display
• Using the New Color Button
• Using the Trash Button

6. TEXT

BLOCKS VS. FRAMES

• Using Text Blocks
• Using Text Frames

INPUTTING TEXT

• Inputting text into a Text Block
• Inputting text into a Text Frame

PLACING TEXT

• Using the Place dialog box
• Choosing File Name
• Choosing File Types
• Kind field
• Size field
• Last Modified field
• Setting Place
• Setting Options
• Text-Only Import Filters

EDITING TEXT

• Highlighting text
• Adding and Removing text
• Copying, Cutting and Pasting text

TEXT CONTROL PALETTE

• Using the Character View
• Using the Paragraph View

CHARACTER SPECIFICATIONS DIALOG BOX

• Using the Character Specifications dialog box
• Choosing Font Names
• Setting Font Size
• Setting Leading
• Setting Horizontal Scale
• Setting text Color
• Setting Color Tint
• Setting Type Style
• Setting Position
• Setting Case
• Setting Track
• Setting Line End

7. PICTURES

PLACING PICTURES

• Using the Place dialog box
• Choosing File Types
• Kind Field
• Size Field
• Last Modified Field
• Setting Place
• Linking and Embedding Pictures
• Retaining Cropping Data

MODIFYING PICTURE

• Using the Object View
• Positioning pictures on page
• Setting the Frame Size
• Setting the picture Scale
• Rotating picture
• Skewing picture
• Flipping pictures
• Copying, Cutting and Pasting pictures
• Wrapping Text around pictures
• Colorizing pictures

CROPPING

• Cropping pictures
• Positioning pictures in Frame

8. OBJECTS

SELECTING OBJECTS

• Selecting single Object with the Pointer Tool
• Selecting multiple Objects with the Pointer Tool
• Selecting Objects with the Marquee Box

GROUPED OBJECTS

• Grouping Objects
• Ungrouping Objects

MOVING OBJECTS

• Moving objects using the Mouse
• Moving objects using the Control Palette
• Removing Objects

ALIGNING OBJECTS

• Using the Align Objects dialog box
• Setting the Align Icons
• Setting the Distribute Icons
• Using the Alignment Preview

ARRANGING OBJECTS

• Using the Arrange menu
• Using Send to Back
• Using Send Backward
• Using Bring To Front
• Using Bring Forward

9. OUTPUT

PRINTING YOUR WORK

• Using the Print dialog box

PRINT DOCUMENT

• Setting Print Document options
• Selecting a Printer
• Printing multiple Copies
• Collating pages
• Reversing pages
• Setting Pages
• Printing Page Ranges
• Setting Non-Printing option
• Printing Blank Pages
• Orientation Options/Icons

PRINT PAPER

• Setting Print Paper options
• Choosing Paper Sizes
• Choosing Paper Source
• Printing Printer's Marks
• Printing Page Information
• Tiling Pages
• Scaling Pages
• Printing Thumbnails
• Using Fit Preview

PRINT OPTIONS

• Setting Print Options
• Sending Image Data

PRINT COLOR

• Setting Print Color options
• Composite Printing
• Black and White Printing

PRINT FEATURES

• Setting Print Features options