Course Outline
PageMaker - Basics
Version 6.5

P.O. Box 225                 
5375 Main Street
East Petersburg, PA 17520-0225

Phone:717-560-3552
Fax:717-569-1135
E-Mail:
Registrar@pceasy.com


Program Objectives: Students will learn to use the basic tools and techniques in PageMaker to create and print professional quality documents.

  • Introduction to PageMaker
  • Elements of Design
  • Planning Your Publication
  • Starting a New Publication
  • Changing Document Settings Later
  • Changing Preferences
  • Saving and Viewing Your Publications
  • Understanding the Toolbox
  • Setting Up Master Pages
  • Creating a Header or Footer
  • Changing Font and Point Size
  • Choosing Font Style and Attributes
  • Choosing Point Size
  • Using the Control Palette
  • Specifying Page Numbers
  • Specifying Alignment of Text
  • Setting Lines on Your Publication Page
  • Grouping, Ungrouping, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Objects
  • Adding and Locking Guides
  • Displaying/Hiding Rulers and/or Guides
  • Snap To Feature
  • Understanding the Pasteboard
  • Deleting an Object
  • Deleting Text
  • Undo/Redo Feature
  • Revert Feature
  • Creating and Changing a Masthead
  • Creating a Border Around a Masthead
  • Rounded Corners Feature
  • Layering Objects
  • Creating a Template
  • Using a Template
  • Opening an Existing Publication
  • Working with Text
  • Autoflow
  • Working with Columns
  • Creating a Manual Column Break
  • Removing a Manual Column Break
  • Using the Place Feature
  • Adjusting Text Block Windows Shades
  • Story Editor
  • Spell Check Feature
  • Linking Data
  • Updating a Link
  • Creating, Using, and Changing Styles
  • Creating a Bulleted List
  • Drop Caps
  • Graphics
    • Inserting
    • Using the Find Feature
    • Text Wrap Around
    • Cropping
    • Adding a Caption
  • Aligning and Rotating Objects
  • Creating Word Art
  • Watermarks
  • Adding a Pull Quote
  • Adding and Deleting Pages
  • Printing Your Publication

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Course Prerequisite
Must have Windows and mouse proficiency
(4 CPE Credits)

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