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Date:         Sun, 4 Oct 1992 16:40:10 -0700
Reply-To:     TRUTH -- Geof Peters -- <TRUTH@CORRAL.UWYO.EDU>
From:         TRUTH -- Geof Peters -- <TRUTH@CORRAL.UWYO.EDU>
Subject:      A bunch of Pagemaker Tips from PC Sources

Hello Pagemaker friends!

Once again, one of the computer magazines have published a list of
tips for Pagemaker users. This time it was in the October issue of
PC Sources, page 516. These tips were specifically released for PC
Pagemaker users, bust should be applicable to both. Here are some
excerpts from the magazine -- with all credit due to them.

Everything is a direct quote except for my own comments that are
delimited by [brackets]. Enjoy!


How can I save space when importing a .TIF file?
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Pagemaker lets you compress .TIF files as you place them. Hold down
Ctrl-Alt-Shift as you click OK in the Place dialog box. This creates
a separate compressed version of the image, and the last two letters
in the file name will be modified. At that point, it will be safe to
delete or remove the original. If you need to decompress the file
later, place the compressed version and hold down Ctrl while you
press OK in the Place dialog box.

[This was a new one to me!]


How can I even up the columns on the last page of my newsletter when
there isn't enough text to fill the page?
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There are a couple of ways for you to balance multiple columns of
text. One is to size each text block so they are the same size.

Another faster technique that will help you is to draw a box with a
line of "None" and a file [typo for fill] of "Paper". Then apply
text wrap to it. To apply text wrap, select the pointer tool and
then choose Text Wrap under the Element menu. Select the middle text
wrap icon on the first line, and the left icon on the bottom line.
Click OK, and return to the publication.

Drag the top-dotted text-wrap boundary up until it forces the text
to fill all the columns. For fine-tuning the fit in the last couple
of lines, use track kerning. Select text in the last paragraph or
so, and either tighten or space it out using the Track command under
the Type menu.


I've altered the margin settings using the File Page Setup dialog
box, but the text didn't reflow to the new column width. Do I have
to manually readjust the width of the window shades on each page?
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Usually, yes, but there's a quick way to avoid most of the work by
using Pagemaker's autoflow feature. Go to the page that has the
first text block for the story, and click the text tool anywhere in
it. Choose Select All from the Edit menu, then Cut. Click the cursor
at the beginning of the column in which you want the text to start,
and choose Paste from the Edit menu. PageMaker will fill the first
column as far as it can. Finally, click the bottom window-shade
handle to load the icon with the rest of the story, hold down the
Ctrl key to activate the autoflow, and then click the loaded icon in
the next column you want to fill. The rest of the text will flow in
at the correct column width page by page.

[A fairly obvious procedure, but PageMaker will not retain the
previous locations of the old text block. For instance, if you are
using only one of three columns each page -- that it will paste to
all three instead of only one. In many cases manual adjustment will
likely be easier.]


How can I create type larger than 650 points?
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Using the following technique, you can create text up to 1,300
points in Pagemaker 4.0. First, select the text with the text tool
and open the Type Specs dialog box from the Type menu. Make the text
half the size you ultimately want it, and then, in the same box, set
its position to superscript. Click the Options button and type 200
for the super-/sub=script size percentage and 0 for the superscript
position percentage. Click OK twice to return to the publication.
The 200 percent size adjustment doubles the size of your text, while
the 0 percent position adjustment keeps the text on the baseline.

[Another new one to me -- but I would love to know when you ever
need to have a document in 1300 point type :)]


Is there an easy way to get PageMaker to print a job number, date, or
other client information outside the page area of my publication?
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Yes. As long as your PageMaker page size is smaller than the print
area of the paper, you can create a text block that hangs off the
page. Type a text block containing the appropriate information
anywhere on the page, then add several carriage returns above or
below the text to create blank space.

If you are using PageMaker 4.0 [or higher] and want the text to run
sideways along the edge of the page, select the text block with the
pointer tool and choose Text Rotation under the Element menu.
Position the text block so that the extra space (which is where the
carriage returns are found) is inside the page boundary, but the
text is outside. Print as usual. PageMaker will print anything that
has at least one handle positioned on the page.

Be sure to print crop marks, so that the dangling text can be easily
trimmed on the final job. The Crop Marks check box is in the Print
dialog box.


How can I speed up the viewing of the pages of a publication?
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At any time, you can flip through the pages in a continuous cycle by
holding down the Shift key and choosing Go to Page from the Page
menu. To stop the cycle, click the mouse. Also, pressing the Shift
key while you click on a page and automatically display it in the
Fit in Window view.

[These have been mentioned before]


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Geof Peters                                     TRUTH@CORRAL.UWYO.EDU
Systems Development
Information Technology            "The important thing is not to stop
University of Wyoming                 questioning." - Albert Einstein
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