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These pages are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), so they are easy to read on screen or to print. You'll need a copy of Adobe Readert® to view the PDF files. |
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(PDF: 264 KB / 3 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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PageMaker 6.5 Plus (Windows only): When I drag clip art images from the Picture palette to a publication, I get the message: "The image cannot be found. Please enter the new location of the image:". Do I always have to use the Content CD? |
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PageMaker 6.5: Is there an easy way to create templates for my repetitive layout grids in PageMaker? |
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I'm trying to convert my spot colors to process via the Print dialog box for a color composite proof, but I keep getting spot plates anyway. Help! |
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Micro Tip: To display your graphics with the best possible clarity, choose File > Preferences > General, select the High Resolution option, and click ok. |
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(PDF: 348 KB / 3 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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Windows (PageMaker 6.5x): Why do I get an error when I'm placing word-processing documents? |
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Win/Mac (PageMaker): How can I have one page be landscape orientation, and others portrait, within one publication? |
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Tip (PageMaker): Make your text change color according to the background it's on (for example) by giving it a Mask. |
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Micro Tip (PageMaker): use keyboard shortcuts to show or hide all of your page guides. |
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(PDF: 149 KB / 3 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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Win/Mac (PageMaker 5.x and 6.x): How can I merge several files into one big document? |
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Win/Mac (PageMaker 6.5): Can I save print settings for particular printers? |
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MICRO TIP: Moving the toolbar in PageMaker 6.5 for Windows. |
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MICRO TIP: Shortcut for creating a new printer style. |
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ALERT: Fixing Type 1 and Type 2 errors in Mac OS 8.6 with the Font Manager Update. |
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Macintosh (PageMaker 6.5x): Why am I having display problems (multiple bounding boxes, solid-black windowshade handles) on my blue-and-white G3? |
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Win/Mac (PageMaker 6.x) TIP: Guide to PageMaker shortcuts available from Help menu. |
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Macintosh (PageMaker 6.5): Why can't I see the names of documents when I convert from QuarkXPress to PageMaker format in Mac OS 8.5? |
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(PDF: 243 KB / 3 pages)
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Windows (PageMaker 6.x): Why does my PostScript printer spit out pages with little symbols when I print certain EPS files? |
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Win/Mac (6.x): Why can't I convert certain QuarkXPress documents? |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x) TIP: Letting PageMaker do the math for you. |
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Win/Mac (6.x): Can I get PDF bookmarks without actually generating a table of contents in my document? |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x): Why do CMYK images print darker on my inkjet from PageMaker than from Photoshop? |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x): How can I "anchor" a graphic to a particular chunk of text? |
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MICRO TIP: Shortcuts to tool preferences. |
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(PDF: 102 KB / 3 pages)
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Windows (PageMaker 6.x): What should I do if I get the error message, "Cannot start PageMaker, unable to load icon DLL for this screen"? |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x) TIP: Restoring data using the "mini save" version of your file. |
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Win/Mac (6.x): What causes certain color-separation problems with graphics? |
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Win/Mac (6.5x): Why can't I "nudge" a rotation by holding down the Control key? |
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MICRO TIP: Changing nudge increments |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x): How wide is a hairline rule? |
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Win/Mac (6.x) TIP: Creating masked text. |
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Win/Mac (5.x and 6.x): Can I import one style at a time from another publication? |
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Win/Mac (6.5x): How do I prepare PageMaker-generated PDFs for my service bureau? |
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MICRO TIP: Changing the view for all of your pages at once. |
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(PDF: 137 KB / 3 pages)
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Win/Mac (6.0 and later): Can I proof my PageMaker separations before printing them to film without using a PostScript® printer? |
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Win/Mac (6.0 and later): What can I do to stop getting profile-related errors when opening my PageMaker files or copying and pasting within them? |
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Win/Mac (6.5x): Why doesn't my imported Illustrator® 8 document display properly or print to my PostScript printer? |
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Win/Mac (5.x and later): Is there an easy way to combine several stories into one threaded story? |
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MICRO TIP: To thread stories together, marquee-select them and cut. Then paste with the Text tool. |
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TIP: Learn how to get the smoothest workflow by creating a folder for your publication and its linked files. |
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(PDF: 148 KB / 3 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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Win/Mac (6.x): How can I improve the printed quality of graphics in the PDF file I created with PageMaker? |
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Win/Mac (6.5x): Is PageMaker compatible with DCS 2.0 images? |
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Win/Mac: Why does PageMaker take so long to redraw the screen and save, open, and close my files, even though my computer system is fast? |
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Win/Mac (6.5x): Why doesn't the text in my text frames come out vertically centered, even though I chose the Center option for vertical alignment? |
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Win/Mac (6.x): Why isn't PageMaker trapping the colored text I placed over an imported graphic? |
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TIP (Macintosh): Learn how to change your printer without going to the Chooser. |
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MICRO TIP: To get the benefits of Save As every time you save, set the Save Option in your Preferences dialog box to Smaller. |
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(PDF: 116 KB / 3 pages)
Questions in this issue:
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Win/Mac: Is there an easier way to include colors in new documents other than copying them through the Define Colors dialog box? |
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Win/Mac (6.5 only): How come when I launch PageMaker 6.5 I get error messages such as "Problem installing installation module"? |
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Win/Mac (6.x only): Some of the black text in my PageMaker publication is knocking out instead of overprinting. |
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Win/Mac: Sometimes when I pull down a window shade handle to reveal text that hasn't been flowed yet, the handle just snaps back to the top, why? |
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MICRO TIP: To change preferences (such as auto overprint) for all new publications, select the desired settings with no publications open. |
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Win/Mac: I was printing a job to an Imagesetter at 2,400 dpi, and some text shifted toward the middle of the page, why? |
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Win/Mac (6.5 only): Where are the extra language dictionaries in PageMaker 6.5 and how do I install them? |
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MICRO TIP (Win/Mac): Shortcut to see which dictionaries, filters, and plug-ins are installed in PageMaker. |
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Mac (6.x only): I keep getting error messages when I try to place an Excel spreadsheet into PageMaker 6.x using the Insert Object feature. |
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TIP (Win/Mac 6.0 or later): PageMaker 6.x can use Adobe Photoshop® filters and plug-ins to apply special effects to imported 1-bit, grayscale, or RGB TIFF graphics. |
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