Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Classroom in a Book

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Features

• The official training series from Adobe Systems tested in Adobe's own classrooms and labs.

  • Provides students with expert and comprehensive training from Adobe. Ex.___

• Self-paced modular lessons cover a complete tour of the software.

  • Lessons build on one another so as students work through the exercises and projects they gain a complete understanding of the program. Also, lessons also can be chosen individually to learn a specific aspect of the program. Ex.___

• Lesson Objectives and Review Section—Chapter lessons open with clearly stated objectives and conclude with a review section of questions and answers.

  • Students can plan and assess their progress as they proceed from lesson to lesson. Ex.___

• CD-ROM component.

  • CD-ROM contains all the project files for the lessons. Ex.___

Description

Classroom in a Book, the world's best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, just got better. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does-hands-on training materials developed by the software training experts at Adobe Systems, and then tested and refined in Adobe's own classrooms and labs. Classroom in a Book covers a wide range of features, tools, and techniques of Adobe PageMaker 6.5 or later. Even if you are familiar with Adobe PageMaker, take the time to review all the lessons-you'll be surprised by how much you learn! If you are a novice, work with each lesson as many times as you want, and then move on to the next lesson. By the end of the book, you'll know After Effects like a pro!

Sample Content

Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Review Questions and Answers.)

Introduction.

Prerequisites. About Classroom in a Book. How to Get Started. PageMaker Tutorial Movies. Adobe Products and Services.

Locating Files and Fonts. Restoring Default Settings. Starting PageMaker. Assembling a Two-Column Flyer. Producing the Flyer.

Before You Begin. Assembling a Custom Template. Assembling an Envelope. Assembling a Business Card. Printing the Letterhead. Assembling a Letter.

Before You Begin. Assembling a Master Page. Assembling the First Page. Assembling the Second Page. Assembling the Third Page. Producing the Proposal.

Before You Begin. Assembling the Master Page. Assembling the Booklet Cover. Assembling the First Double-Page Spread. Assembling the Second Double-Page Spread. Assembling the Last Spread. Assembling the Back Cover. Building a Booklet. Printing the Booklet.

Before You Begin. Setting up the Document. Finishing the Cover. Working with Styles. Finishing the First Spread. Laying out the Next Spread. Finishing Pages 6 and 7.

Before You Begin. Starting the Publication. Setting up the Master Pages. Beginning Page 1. Adding Guides. Placing Art on Page 1. Placing the Text. Formatting the Bungee Article. Adding the Continuation Line. Adding the Editor's Note. Finishing the Bungee Article. Formatting the Kayaking Article. Positioning the Pull Quote. Laying out the Tibetan Treks Sidebar. Using the Story Editor. Finding and Changing Text. Checking Spelling.

Before You Begin. Placing a Kodak Photo CD Image. Working with Color. Working with Inline Graphics. Attaching Rules to Text. About Graphic File Formats. Placing and Linking a Graphic. Managing Links. Preparing for Commercial Printing.

Before You Begin. Creating a Book List. Adding Index Entries. Generating an Index. Generating the Table of Contents. Formatting the Table of Contents. Printing the Book.

Before You Begin. Comparing HTML and PDF. Adding Hyperlinks. Adding a Source on a Master Page. Testing Hyperlinks. Adapting Color for the Web. Exporting the PDF Version. Preparing the HTML Version. Exporting to HTML. Comparing the Final Versions. Adobe on the Web.

Before You Begin. Previewing the Final Version. Setting Up the Publication. Using Text and Graphics as Hyperlink Anchors. Testing Hyperlinks. Adding a Source on a Master Page. Setting up Anchors for the Rest of the Publication. Completing the Hyperlink Sources. Completing the Linked Table of Contents. Creating a Multiple-Source Image Map out of One Graphic. Linking to a Movie. Creating URL Anchors. Importing URL Anchors. Dragging URL Anchors. Adding Index Entries. Generating the Hyperlinked Index. Exporting to PDF. Viewing the PDF in a Web Browser.

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