Page maker was the first desktop publishing program introduced in 1985 by eldus corporation [1] initially for the then new Apple Macintosh and soon after for PCs running the than new Microsoft windows maker was awarded an SPA excellence in software about for best new use of a computer in 1986.
As an applications relying on a graphical user interface page maker help to popularise the Macintosh farm and windows in my roomment the last version is page maker 7.0 released July 9,2001.
- Creating a new document
- The page maker worke space
- Using frames as a place holders
- Entering and editing text
- Using Story Editor
- From Word
6. Saving, printing, and exporting files
Creating A New Document :
There are two ways to create a new document in pagemaker you can raise the document on one off the built in templates are create the documents from scratch.
1. The most prominent feature when pagemaker opens is the templates window this is the easiest way to browse the bullet in pagemaker templates and select a readymade layout for your document click on the category drop down menu to select the type of document then scroll through the thumbnail review of the available templates you can click on a template you like and click the create publication button to begin working for the sake scratch.
2. To create a documentary stage click on the file manufactured new to create a new blank document.
3. The document setup window will open it is important to make sure that these settings are correct before you begin building your document because some settings are difficult change letter.
4. Select the page size dimensions and orientation for your document you can change these settings later but it will involve manually rearing the layout of your document document.
5. The options determines mines how page maker will handle documents that have multiple pages by default pagemaker bill layout the document to be printed like a booklet with double sided pages and different right and left margins to allow for beginning in the middle layout is it used if you change or documents properties after it is created this option will force pagemaker to try to rearrange the document to fit the new settings by default when you tell page maker to automatically number the pages in a document the first page is page 1 to I start with a different page number select the restart page number and type the starting number in the start page# text box enter the number of pages for your document in the number of pages text box to add or delete pages letter click on the file menu and choose document setup.
6. Set the margins for your document when a document is set up for double sided printing margins are defined as inside and outside is it double sided printing is done of margins are defined as right and left.
7. Set the target output resolution for your document for documents that are going to be printed 300dpi usually best select the printer you plan to use to printer your document you can change this letter but pagemaker will use this printer to determine the printable area of the page available fonts and other settings.
8. Click the number button to change the style of the page numbers click OK to save your settings and start building the document .