| Understanding Pagemaker Tools |
Toolbox contains all the tools used to create
a publication in PageMaker. Choose Window and select Show
Tools to display the toolbox. The individual tools will be
explained in detail later in this session.
Zero Position allows you to set the zero
position on the screen. Zero position is the position, where
both the top and the left side rulers are at zero. By Zero
positioning all measurements in the pages are made relative
to this point. Click it and drag it to anywhere on the workspace
to set it as the Zero Point
Pointer tool is used to pick, drag and drop graphics and text.
Text Tool is used to edit and select text
and insert text frames. Click the text tool and click anywhere
in the document and start entering text. The text tool creates a free flowing text box
Rotate tool is used to rotate text and graphic
objects. Click the rotate tool, then click on the object reference
point and drag to rotate the object.
The Crop tool is used to crop imported graphic
images to the required size. The crop tool only works on TIFF
type of images. Click on the toll and, drag the image handles, to crop the image.
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