Frequently Asked Questions and Solutions in Using PageMaker

When you use PageMaker, you always have some troubles. Now let's take a look at the solutions to these common problems.

Chinese characters are difficult to align

I think the designers who use PageMaker frequently must have encountered this situation: Within the same paragraph of text, there are "address: telephone: zip code:" and so on. The same number of words with the same font size will actually be missing! And the numbers are in English, Chinese characters are full-width, punctuation marks needless to say, hit a space, not enough, hit two spaces, more ... ... no way, had to adjust the kerning method to adjust . No more, just put a block of text to jump in, Oh! It's funny that it can be dealt with for the time being, but once the content is rotated, the old fault is again committed. It's always something foreigners do. It's not so easy to use when arranging Chinese characters. In contrast, both Weis and Feiteng are doing much better.

My solution: I generally use Ctrl + Shift + M or use the TAB key to get it, it will not be disassembled into n text blocks, manually align.

Problems with table making

It's difficult to place the contents of the table software into the PageMaker page. The draft will always encounter the form. Simply draw the line frame and manually move the text position. What about complicated forms? It doesn't matter that when PageMaker is installed, PageMaker comes in handy with the Adobe Table machine. Although not as easy, it is still very convenient. How to put into the PageMaker page after painting? The problem came up: With the Adobe Table that was distributed in the same package by PageMaker, the table drawn with it could not be put directly into PageMaker! Even if you put in the output film can not pass!

My solution: Turn it into an EPS format and place it in PageMaker again. Text in the table has changed? Let's go again....I'm tired! Therefore, once the form is done, it goes to the AI, and it is saved as a file to be backed up and modified, and then converted to EPS in the PageMaker.

Unaligned page, page top right, bottom right options

For example, put a picture, about one-third the size of the layout, requires the page to be placed in the middle. If you use CorelDraw, FreeHand, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+v to get it within 1 second, but now it is in PageMaker. What should I do? Let's be honest with it: version of the heart size minus the size of the picture, then divide by 2, and then pull a reference line out, finally aligned. Less content is okay, but the picture is much bigger.

My solution: I generally draw a block of text. The length is flush with the version. Place the picture in a block of text and select the center. Although the problem has been solved, it has always felt awkward and not easy to handle.

Automatically generated page number

When making an imposition, PageMaker's best feature is not production, but its powerful typesetting and imposition features. For example, it is really convenient to use it to arrange a book with more than 100 pages, pictures and texts, randomly placed text blocks, ie, what you see is what you get. Does not automatically generate page numbers? It doesn't matter, I'll teach you: Enter the main page (that is, the two pages with the R and L written at the left end of the scroll bar at the bottom), and type Ctrl+Shift+3 in the place where you want to add a page number, and then look inside the text. Look. how about it? Each page number is generated automatically! Can you not be happy too early, print sample book is not said, but once the request imposition output (that is, two pages or four pages into a page,), how does the page number does not move? Finished! Manually add pages one by one.

My solution: It is best to manually add page numbers during production, so that you do not have to be afraid when making a make-up. And slow, such as customer requests to add pages or delete pages? The page number on each page is not .... fainted, of course, but fortunately later there is a 6.0 version of the item has been set into a book option, so that it is more convenient, once selected and compiled into a book, each Each page will be automatically page numbered, without adding one page at a time.

The reference line cannot be manually given coordinate parameters

Sometimes you need to draw a reference line at a certain punctuation point. It's very simple. When you pull it with the mouse, the reference line comes out. It's not OK to put it in the desired position.....Oh, after a little, then back again , and more, and then forward, again ... ... toss half a day finally aligned. However, you should know that not every mouse is so easy to use. If you encounter a mouse that is not very sensitive to sensitivity, it is more troublesome.

Can't scale or enlarge finished page content

Freehand or Illustrator to do a thing, graphic and mixed arrangement, a page within the plate version and text are more, the text is mostly illustrated or annotated. The same can be done with PageMaker, and because the file is small, the operation is faster than the above two software. In case you need to reduce the overall content of the layout to 90% of the original size, group it in FreeHand or illustrator, and then use the selection ratio to get it! PageMaker also selects the group, then selects the proportion... Wait, the image class has no problem, how the text does not shrink, but the text box shrinks, and the text is in a mess.

My solution: No way, the content will be disbanded, one by one selected text block, one by one slowly tune it! Or just begging for customers: Do not shrink, do not shrink, the same thing.

----Chongqing Printing Information Network