New Document Windows

New Document Windows

PageMaker displays a new document window as below:

Now here I am going to describe each part of window separately

Tools Palette

This window displays tools that are used for drawing, entering and editing text, selecting and dragging objects on the page and zooming in and out of the page. We have to click on a particular tool icon to select that tool.

PageMaker Tools Window

This window can also appear as a shelf on the top of the main PageMaker window as shown in the above Figure. It displays additional PageMaker tools as convenient icons.

Control Palette

This window is used for making precise changes to text and graphics.

Styles and Colors Palette

This window displays the predefined paragraph styles and colors.

Plug-in Palettes, e.g. Picture Palette

This window contains the links to readymade graphic images that can be inserted into the document.

The PageMaker Window

The PageMaker window contains many parts that work together to make creating a document easier.

Window Elements

Understanding the elements you see in the PageMaker window is the first step to becoming comfortable with the application. The elements listed below are the ones you will use most often.

Title Bar

The title bar displays the document's name. If the document is unnamed, the name displayed in the title bar will be Untitled-1.

Rulers

Two rulers running vertically and horizontally along the screen can be set to measure in inches or picas (a pica is a unit of measurement used in typography, equal to 12 points, approximately 1/6 of an inch). If rulers are not visible on your screen or you need to change the measurement system of the rulers.

Pasteboard

The pasteboard is the background behind the PageMaker document. It is useful for temporarily placing text and graphic elements when deciding where to place items, or when moving items between pages. Text and graphics on the pasteboard will not print.

Page Icons

The numbered page icons represent the pages of your document. The highlighted icon indicates which page you are currently viewing. The L and R icons represent master pages. Items on master pages will appear on all pages of the document.

Margins

The dotted lines represent the page margins. All the text and graphics are generally placed within the page margins.

Page Boundaries

The page boundaries represent the edges of the paper. Any items outside or overlapping the page boundaries will not print.

Toolbox

PageMaker provides several tools that are used to accomplish various tasks. The most common tools are the Pointer and the Text tools. If the Toolbox is not visible, see Displaying the Toolbox.

Scroll Bars

Like Microsoft Word and other applications, PageMaker has scroll bars to help you move to various points on the current page. Scroll bars are not used to move between pages.

Resize Box

The Resize box (lower right corner) is used to change the size of the window. Click and drag it to change the window to the desired size.

Previous Size (refresh) Box

The Previous Size box (upper right corner) is used to refresh your screen display. This is especially useful when you have been making several editing changes or testing different font sizes and styles. Using this option will clear the screen of any bits of previous edits that remain on the screen. If you adjusted the size of the PageMaker window, this button will also return the window to its previous size.

The Control Palette

The Control Palette is used to manipulate both text blocks and graphics. The appearance of the Control Palette changes depending on the tool that is selected. In each view, you can manipulate the text, paragraph, or object by adjusting the settings within the Control Palette. To display the Control Palette: From the Window menu, select Show Control Palette Note: If the Control Palette is already being displayed, Hide Control Palette will appear under the Window menu.

Character View

Displays font, type style, and type size when the Text tool is selected.

Paragraph View

Displays paragraph styles, alignment, indentation, and space before and after paragraphs when the Text tool is selected.

Pointer View

Displays the x and y coordinates of the pointer as it moves around the PageMaker window.

Placed Object View

Displays information of a placed graphic selected with the Pointer tool. You can scale, crop, and rotate the graphic using this Control Palette view.

In-Line Graphic View

Displays information about an image within the context of the text surrounding it. You can change the image's spacing from the text on either side and top and bottom. You can also crop the image to suit your needs.

Object View

Displays information of an object created with one of the drawing tools. You can scale and rotate the object using this Control Palette view.