Pagemaker 50 For The Mac Page Design

This unique guide is a graphic designer's introduction to PageMaker. The coverage of PageMaker's powerful features is simple yet complete, without the laborious essays on good design and other issues the reader learned long ago. On-disk templates are included with the book.

Designed as a hands-on tutorial that benefits users of all levels, this book covers the basics of page layout, as well as creating complex, linked documents like magazines, brochures, and even books. Includes a CD-ROM sample disk with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dimensions, and Adobe Premier demo versions.

Beginning, intermediate, and advanced Aldus PageMaker users alike will learn how to take full advantage of the program with this guide. Topics covered include designing a flexible page grid, setting tables, laying out book covers, silhouetting graphics, wrapping type around graphics, working with libraries, designing a template, and more.

A complete, easy-to-follow guide from basics to power tricks--including color. Clear examples and thoughtful explanations teach you how to use PageMaker painlessly and creatively to produce professional results. You will learn valuable tricks and shortcuts and find out how to avoid common traps that the manuals don't mention.

PageMaker 5 for Dummies Macintosh Version takes you from Mac owner to self-contained publisher in a few short lessons. It starts by explaining why you need PageMaker instead of just a high-end word processor. From there, the book takes a slow, steady approach to electronic publishing by discussing fonts, multiple columns, and the addition of graphic elements into your documents.

Great-looking documents and publications are easy with this complete tutorial and reference. This popular guide puts readers on the cutting edge of publication production and helps with design. Step-by-step instructions explore professional layout strategies, mixed format layouts, PageMaker's typesetting features, spot-color overlays, and much more.

This is the updated edition of the award-winning desktop publishing guide (more than 90,000 sold). Completely updated, this edition includes an updated desktop publishing portfolio, a primer on the elements of design, and a selection on instructive hands-on projects. Hundreds of finished pieces are highlighted throughout.

A solid seller for the last eight years, Desktop Publishing by Design offers--in this new fourth edition--a primer for using PageMaker 6 design software to create professional-quality publications. Fully covering design principles and practices using PageMaker, the guide also provides hands-on projects and a portfolio of great design ideas.