BASIC APPLICATION TRAINING
Adobe PageMaker 7.x
This is a one day fundamental course designed to familiarise the user with the production of a range of simple print documents using the main features of PageMaker. For anyone who needs to learn the application in more depth we can run advanced level training if you ask us.
The outline below is presented as a guide to the elements that would generally be covered however we will always include any special or additional requirements that are identified prior to the course.
Basic Concepts
- Introduction to PageMaker
- Creating and opening a document
- Using the toolbox
- Viewing pages
- Saving documents
- Document set-up
- Simple layouts
- Creating templates
- Creating and applying master pages
- Numbering pages
- Using layers
- Using rulers and guides
- Creating and importing text
- Creating and applying styles
- Using the text editor
- Formatting text and paragraphs
- Indents and tabs
Graphics and Text Blocks
- Importing and linking graphics
- Drawing lines and shapes
- Working with objects
- Text wrap
- Image control and Photoshop plug-ins
- Using libraries
- Creating spot and process colours
- Choosing from the Colour Matching system
- Using colour libraries
- Applying colours
- General printing options
- Preparing files for commercial printing
- Print for web or CD-ROM
- Creating a PDF document
