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PageMaker 6.5

Beginning Course Outline

Module 1: Meet PageMaker.

Create and Save a Document

Use the Drawing Tools

Change Views

Get Help

Module 2: Working with Objects

Select and Move Objects

Group and Lock Objects

Size, Rotate, and Align Objects

Apply Borders and Fills

Module 3: Flowing Text

Place Text

Set Text Boundaries

Insert and Remove Pages

Create Jump Lines

Module 4: Basic Text Formatting

Enter Text

Apply Character Formats

Apply Paragraph Formats

Create Reverse Text

Module 5: Layout A Newsletter

Set Master Guides

Build a Nameplate

Create a Sidebar

Place Graphics

Create a Masthead

Module 6: The Word Processor

Create Text in the Story Editor

Import Text to the Story Editor

Check Spelling, Find and Change Text

Module 7: Advanced Formatting

Modify Jumpline Text

Add Drop Caps

Use Paste Multiple

Make a TabularList

Use Paragraph Rules

Module 8: Printing

Use the Print Dialog Box

Create a PostScript Document

Print Thumbnails

Tile Automatically and Manually

Intermediate Course Outline

Module 9: Master Pages

Modify Preferences

Set Master Page Elements

Use Page Numbering

Hide Master Page Elements

Work with Multiple Windows

Use Multiple Master Pages

Module 10: Formatting and Manipulation

Balance Columns

Set Horizontal Scale

Set Leading and Kern Text

Apply Tracking

Use Baseline Shift

Apply Bullets and Numbering

Module 11: Manipulating Graphics and Color

Use Inline Graphics

Create Layers

Apply Color

Define Process Colors

Use Image Control

Print Color Separations

Module 12: Style Sheets

Use the Default Style Sheet

Import a Style Sheet

Create and Edit Styles

Remove Styles

Create a Template

Advanced Course Outline

Module 13: Polishing the Layout

Align Column Baselines

Control Hyphenation

Adjust "Keep" Parameters

Control Line Spacing

Use Page and Column Breaks

Control Widows and Orphans

Module 14: Book Management

Build a Book List

Create a Simple Index

Customize Index Entries

Create a Table of Contents

Module 15: Adobe Table

Create a Table

Enter Data into the Table

Format a Table

Export and Place the Table

Module 16: Advanced Graphics

Crop a Graphic

Mask Objects

Use Photoshop Effects

Trap Elements and Text

Create and Edit a Graphics Library

Scheduled Classes