Serif PagePlus X7 User Manual [nl]

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Contents

1. Welcome ............................................................................... 1

Welcome! ...................................................................................................... 3

New features ............................................................................................... 4

Installation ................................................................................................... 9

2. Getting Started ................................................................ 11

Startup Assistant .................................................................................... 13

Creating a publication from a design template ......................... 15

Starting a new publication from scratch....................................... 19

Opening existing publications.......................................................... 20

Saving your publication ...................................................................... 22

3. Pages ................................................................................... 23

Setting up a publication ...................................................................... 25

Adding, removing, and rearranging pages.................................. 28

Understanding master pages ............................................................ 30

Using page numbering ........................................................................ 35

Navigating pages ................................................................................... 36

Viewing pages ......................................................................................... 37

Working with layers............................................................................... 38

4. Assets for Creativity ........................................................ 41

Using assets .............................................................................................. 43

Browsing .................................................................................................... 45

Contents

5. Manipulating Objects ..................................................... 49

Selecting an object ................................................................................ 51

Selecting multiple objects .................................................................. 52

Creating groups ...................................................................................... 53

Copying, pasting, and duplicating objects .................................. 54

Moving objects ....................................................................................... 55

Resizing objects ...................................................................................... 55

Ordering objects .................................................................................... 57

Aligning and distributing objects .................................................... 57

Rotating an object ................................................................................. 60

Anchoring objects to text ................................................................... 61

Updating and saving defaults ........................................................... 63

6. Text ....................................................................................... 65

Understanding text frames ................................................................ 67

Fitting text to frames ............................................................................ 74

Linking text frames ................................................................................ 76

Using artistic text ................................................................................... 78

Putting text on a path .......................................................................... 80

Editing text on the page ...................................................................... 82

Setting text properties ......................................................................... 84

Using fonts ................................................................................................ 85

Using text styles ...................................................................................... 87

Wrapping text.......................................................................................... 91

Creating a bulleted or numbered list ............................................. 92

Inserting user details ............................................................................ 95

Contents

7. Tables, Charts, and Calendars ..................................... 97

Creating tables ........................................................................................ 99

Flowing tables ....................................................................................... 100

Using charts ............................................................................................ 103

Inserting a calendar ............................................................................. 111

8. Pictures ............................................................................. 113

Adding picture frames ....................................................................... 115

Adding pictures .................................................................................... 119

Cropping pictures ................................................................................ 121

Using Cutout Studio............................................................................ 124

Adjustments and effects ................................................................... 127

9. Lines and Shapes ........................................................... 129

Drawing and editing lines ................................................................ 131

Drawing and editing shapes ............................................................ 132

10. Effects and Styles ........................................................... 137

Applying effects .................................................................................... 139

Using the Shadow Tool ...................................................................... 144

Using object styles ............................................................................... 145

11. Colour, Fills, and Transparency ................................. 147

Applying solid fills ................................................................................ 149

Using colour schemes ........................................................................ 151

Gradient and bitmap fills .................................................................. 154

Working with transparency .............................................................. 160

Understanding blend modes .......................................................... 164

Contents

12. Publishing and Sharing ............................................... 167

Preflight check ...................................................................................... 169

Interactive Print/PDF Preview ......................................................... 172

Printing basics ....................................................................................... 175

Publishing PDF files ............................................................................. 177

Creating a PDF bookmark list .......................................................... 180

Creating a PDF slideshow ................................................................. 181

Publishing as eBooks .......................................................................... 183

Exporting as a picture......................................................................... 188

13. Additional Information ............................................... 191

Contacting Serif .................................................................................... 193

Credits ...................................................................................................... 194

14. Index .................................................................................. 197

Welcome

2 Welcome

Welcome 3

Welcome!

Welcome to PagePlus X7, the award-winning Desktop Publishing (DTP) solution from Serif. PagePlus is the easiest way to get superior publishing results, whether on your desktop or via professional printing. It's simple for anyone to create, publish and share their designs as outstanding printed documents, stunning PDFs, PDF slideshows, tables/charts, modern eBooks or via web page.

To make life so much easier, PagePlus comes with an impressive selection of design templates, creative content, and styles for you to use. As a result, publishing to a professional standard is easily achievable for experienced and inexperienced users alike! You'll also be able to reuse existing content by importing PDF documents and word processing documents. On the flipside, you'll be able to export drawn objects to all the latest graphic file formats.

PagePlus X7 doesn't stop at superior publishing. Its range of design studios makes PagePlus stand out from the crowd—Cutout Studio for cutting pictures out from their backgrounds, LogoStudio for custom logo design, and PhotoLab for powerful image adjustment and effect combinations. You simply cannot afford to miss them!

Upgrading?

If you've upgraded from a previous version, this new edition of PagePlus includes a host of exciting new features which keeps PagePlus ahead of its competitors and at a fraction of the price! We hope you also enjoy the additional power and performance edge.

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Registration

Don't forget to register your new copy, using the Registration Wizard, on the Help menu. That way, we can keep you informed of new developments and future upgrades!

New features

• 64-bit operation for improved performance

PagePlus is fully optimized for operation on 64-bit computers, and will automatically install for 64-bit operation accordingly.

• Feed-based Startup Assistant (see p. 13)

The new-look starting point for new publications provides a wealth of constantly updating cross-product news and PagePlus-specific learning resources (video tutorials, written tutorials, help, and Tips & Tricks). The assistant keeps track of unread articles so you won't miss a thing! An Open option also gives you access to all your existing publications, based on document history.

• Attractive eye-catching charts (see p. 103)

Present your PagePlus table in chart form using chart types including Column, Bar, Line, Area, Pie, and Scatter Charts (plus 3D variants of each). Charts can be modified and chart series configured using the new Charts tab. For more chart design freedom, the Chart Data tab lets you manipulate standalone chart data (from scratch or derived from your PagePlus table) to your liking. Apply different chart "type style" combinations in one click via the Styles tab.

Performance

• Accelerated Graphics Technology

Performance and output quality are boosted by Serif's in-house processing technology—benefit from lighting fast drawing.

Ease of Use

• Helpful guidance with Smart Hints

As you design your page, hints, warnings, tips, or general onscreen guidance appear on your page. You can control the number of Smart Hints displayed for both new and existing features.

• Easy access to 2D/3D effects (see p. 139)

Shadows, glows, feathers, blurs, and more can be easily accessed on their own Effects tab. To complement these effects, a powerful collection of 3D effects are also available. Adjust individual settings for precise control or simply select preset gallery thumbnails.

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• More powerful tab control

PagePlus now offers more flexible docking options, including Auto Hide (to vertical sidebar), side-by-side docking, and nested grouping. Docking indicator arrows help you dock to top, bottom, left, or right of your workspace.

Colours

• Print-focused CMYK primary colour mode

For native CMYK design-to-print colour management, PagePlus publications can now operate in CMYK primary colour mode.

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• Quick colour assignment with Colours toolbar (see p. 149)

The toolbar's Fill, Line, and Text buttons will remember the last applied solid, gradient, or bitmap fill. This makes light work of recolouring multiple objects.

• Blend modes for creative page design (see p. 164)

For more adventurous colour experimentation, apply blend modes object-over-object for stunning results. Objects will also blend to coloured backgrounds (transparent by default).

• Composite transparency and knockout groups

Assign transparency to a group using composite transparency! As another transparency control, knockout groups prevent overlapped, semi-transparent object areas from contributing their transparency to overlapping objects.

• Composite blend modes and isolated blending

Like composite transparency, a composite blend mode affects a group, after overlapping group objects are blended. For control of blending scope, isolated blending restricts blending effects to just the group (and not underlying objects).

• Automatic gradient fill swatches (see p. 154)

PagePlus offers an Automatic fill category which hosts linear and radial swatches which are not based on fixed colours. Instead, the currently selected object's solid fill is used.

• More gradient fills categories! (see p. 154)

The range of gradient fills available in PagePlus will be expanded to include Radial, Plasma, Square, Three Colour, and Four Colour fills.

Pictures

• Repurpose vector images

Any metafile (SMF, WMF, EMF, or SVG) can be "broken apart" via Tools>Convert To>Objects. Vector objects can then be edited before optional re-exporting.

Tables

• Flowing linked tables (see p. 100)

Like text frames, a single table can be physically split by row or column on the same page or over multiple pages. With the separated rows and columns remaining linked, added rows and columns will reflow within the table.

• Presets for number formatting

For easier to use number formatting in table cells, the new Number Formatting dialog offers a selection of number format types to apply. Cell references using number formatting are more intuitive with no unnecessary formatting required.

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Publishing and Exporting

• Simpler PDF publishing (see p. 178)

A new and improved dialog offers only commonly used PDF settings via selectable profiles; advanced settings are stored under a collapsed More Options section if needed. PDF/X-3 compatibility is now provided via profile.

• ePub export (see p. 183)

ePub export is compliant with the epubcheck compliance- checker tool, used by online services such as Apple iTunes and BookBaby.

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• New-look Export as Picture (see p. 188)

The improved Export as Picture feature previews your exported image, with side-by-side comparisons of different formats and panning support. Export all pages as separate pictures, super sampling, SVG export, and export in greyscale are all now possible.

and some enhancements on previous versions of PagePlus...

• The Pages tab lets you rearrange page order more easily via

drag and drop. When moved, page thumbnails offer a suggested drop target.

• On PagePlus restart, optionally enable the Restore Last Session

feature to reopen previously opened publications (view settings and current page display are preserved too!)

• Load a preset or custom workspace at any time from the Pages

context toolbar.

• Assign multiple master pages simply by using Ctrl-drag.

• Convert as picture now offers all the power of the Export as

Picture feature.

• Recolour picture options now include 'Recolour via HSL'

and 'Recolour via LAB'.

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Installation

Installing PagePlus follows different procedures depending on whether you are installing from disc or via download.

You can install your new version alongside previous versions and

use them independently.

32 or 64-bit PagePlus X7 installs to respective 32 or 64-bit

computers.

Installation procedure (from disc)

• Insert your purchased disc into your disc drive.

• If AutoPlay is enabled on the drive, this automatically

starts the Setup Wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions for install.

-or-

• If AutoPlay is not enabled (or doesn't start the install

automatically), navigate to your program disc and double-click autorun.exe.

Installation procedure (from download)

• From serif.com, when logged into your Serif account, follow

the on-screen instructions to download.

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System Requirements

Minimum:

• Windows-based PC with DVD drive and mouse

• Operating systems:

Microsoft Windows® XP SP3 (32 bit) Windows® Vista (32 or 64 bit) Windows® 7 (32 or 64 bit) Windows® 8 (32 or 64 bit)

• 512MB RAM (Windows® XP)

1GB RAM (Windows® Vista and 32-bit Windows 7® and 8) 2GB RAM (For 64-bit Windows® 7 and 8)

• 740MB free hard disk space

• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution (Use of Large Fonts may require

a higher resolution)

Additional disk resources and memory are required when editing large and/or complex publications.

Optional:

• Windows-compatible printer

• TWAIN-compatible scanner and/or digital camera

• .NET 2.0 for text import filters (Word 2007/2010 +

OpenOffice) (installed by default)

• Internet account and connection required for accessing online

resources and .NET installation.

Getting

Started

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Startup Assistant

Once PagePlus has been installed, you're ready to start.

• For Windows Vista/7: Setup adds a Serif PagePlus X7 item to

the All Programs submenu of the Windows Start menu. Use the Windows Start button to pop up the Start menu, click on All Programs and then click Serif PagePlus X7.

• For Windows 8: The Setup routine during install adds a Serif

PagePlus X7 entry to the desktop. Use the Windows Start

button to pop up the desktop, and then click the PagePlus icon.

On program launch, the Startup Assistant is displayed which offers different routes into PagePlus.

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Any time you access the Startup Assistant, the Learn or News buttons indicate the number of new articles to be view number will decrease as you read each article in the Learn or News pane.

When new articles arrive, these will be indicated the next time you open the Startup Assistant.

Any new unread article arriving in the Learn or News pane will display a "new" indicator in its thumbnail.

The options are described as follows:

•

The default home page keeps you in touch with Serif promotions and showcases articles (tutorials, etc.) You can also view the PagePlus Overview and Quick Start video

• Open - to access PagePlus publications, PDF files, or BookPlus

files; also provides recent file history.

• Learn - for online video/written tutorials, help, tips & tricks,

and more—all via a constantly updating feed that can be filtered by article Type. The Product Help and your PagePlus X7 user guide are also provided.

• New Publication - creates a new publication from scratch,

based on a choice of page setups.

• Templates - creates a new publication based on one of many

design templates.

• News - for cross-product news, company news, articles, and

product announcements, using Serif's news feed.

ed (if available). This

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Once you've clicked on a new article the "new"

Don't forget to use the keyword Search box at the

indicator changes to a "read" indicator.

top-right of the Startup Assistant. This is an incredibly powerful tool for filtering specific publication names, Learn articles, page sizes, theme layout names, or news articles.

To access the Startup Assistant when PagePlus is already running,

choose Startup Assistant from the File menu.

Creating a publication from a design template

PagePlus comes complete with a whole range of categorized design templates which will speed you through the creation of all kinds of publications for desktop or commercial printing!

Each template offers:

• Complementary design—Professionally designed layout with

high-visual impact.

• Schemes—choose a named colour scheme to apply a specific

look and feel.

Design templates come in two types—Theme Layouts, where you pick your own pictures, or ready-to-go Pro Templates which are already populated with pictures.

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Theme layouts

Ready-to-go Pro templates

offer a choice of themes (e.g., Ribbon) on which to base your publication (Brochure, Business Card, Flyer, Forms, Letterheads, Newsletter, etc.) ; you'll get picture placeholders instead of actual pictures. Simply add your own pictures to placeholders and personalize placeholder text, then publish.

You can also choose which page layouts you want to base your new publication on.

These are categorized templates containing royalty-free photos which can be adopted to fasttrack you to your completed publication. You just need to personalize placeholder text, then publish.

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To create a publication from a design template:

1. Open PagePlus, or select Startup Assistant from the File menu.

2. Click Templates.

3. From the pane, select a Theme Layout or a design template

from the Pro Template Packs category. Select from the tree menu in the left-hand pane.

Alternatively, simply choose a publication type from the same list, e.g. Brochures, Business Cards, etc. Scroll down the menu to display choices.

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Theme Layouts

Pro Design Templates

Theme Layouts

Pro Design Templates

4. Navigate the main window's categories and sub-categories

using the

Expand and Collapse buttons, then click your

chosen thumbnail.

5. Examine the page sample(s) on the right. For theme layouts

with multiple pages (e.g., brochures), you can choose which pages you wish to be part of your publication by checking the check box under each page. For design templates, simply review the pages to be part of your publication.

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6. Pick a colour scheme from the drop-down list at the top of the

dialog. The page thumbnails refresh to reflect the new page's appearance.

7. Click OK. The pages are added to your new publication.

Starting a new publication from scratch

Although design templates can simplify your design choices, you can just as easily start out from scratch with a new, blank publication.

To start a new publication (via Startup Assistant):

1. Open PagePlus to display the Startup Assistant.

- or Select Startup Assistant from the File menu (during your session).

2. Select New Publication.

3. From the main pane, navigate the document categories by

scrolling (click the

icon to expand if needed).

4. Click a publication thumbnail to create your new blank

publication.

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To create a publication using the default page type:

• During your PagePlus session, click

the Standard toolbar.

To create a custom publication:

1. From the Startup Assistant's New Publication pane, click

Custom Publication.

2. From the Publication Setup dialog, select a publication type,

size, and orientation.

3. Click OK.

New Publication on

Opening existing publications

You can open a PagePlus publication from the Startup Assistant, Standard toolbar, or via the File menu.

It is also possible to open PDF files as new publications, or Import PDF files and existing PagePlus files into currently open publications. (See PagePlus Help for these import options.)

To open an existing publication (via Startup Assistant):

1. Open PagePlus to display the initial Startup Assistant.

- or Select Startup Assistant from the File menu (during your session).

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2. Select Open.

3. Several options are possible: i. For recently opened publications, select a thumbnail from

the main pane.

ii. The publication opens in your workspace.

- or -

i. For other PagePlus publications, PDF files, or BookPlus

files, select from the Browse My Computer pane.

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ii. From the dialog, locate and select your file, then click

Open.

To open existing publications (without Startup Assistant):

• Click

Open on the Standard toolbar.

Saving your publication

To save your work:

1. Click

2. To save under a different name, choose Save As from the File

menu.

Save on the Standard toolbar.

Unsaved publications have an asterisk after their name in the

PagePlus title bar, Publications toolbar, and Window menu.

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Setting up a publication

A publication's page size and orientation settings are fundamental to your layout, and are defined when the new publication is first created, either using a design template or as a new publication.

To adjust size/orientation of the current publication:

1. Select

Publication Setup from the Pages context toolbar.

2. Ensure the Paper menu option is selected. The other option,

Margins, lets you define non-printable Margin, Row, Column, and Bleed Guides as design aids.

3. For a Regular/Booklet Publication, you can select a pre-

defined paper size, printer-derived paper size, or enter custom values for page Width and Height, as well as setting the orientation (Portrait or Landscape). For booklets only, select a type from the Booklet drop-down list, which page to start on (left/right), and if you require Facing pages (including Dual master pages). PagePlus automatically performs imposition.

4. For other publication types, you can select: Small Publications

(for example, business cards, labels, etc.), Large Publications (posters), or Folded Publications (cards).

• For Small publications, enable Paper and choose a

pre-defined option from the list, or for creating Labels, enable the radio button and pick an Avery label code which matches your labels.

• For Large and Folded publications, choose a pre-

defined option from the list (use the preview).

5. Click OK to accept the new dimensions. The updated settings

will be applied to the current publication.

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Once you've set up your publication, you can optionally include repeated page elements on every page by creating master pages (p. 28).

Uniform and mixed page orientations

If you've changed your mind about the page orientation chosen at page setup, you can change the page orientation uniformly across your publication at any time.

To change all publication pages from portrait to landscape (or vice versa):

•

On the Pages context toolbar, click the down arrow on the Publication Orientation button, then select Landscape Publication (or Portrait Publication) from the flyout.

To change a page from portrait to landscape (or vice versa):

1. On the Pages tab, double-click to select a page.

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2. Click Change page orientation to swap between portrait

and landscape orientation.

- or -

From the Pages context toolbar, click the down arrow on the Page orientation button, then select Landscape Page (or Portrait Page) from the flyout.

You can repeat the procedure for any other selected page.

This feature is only applicable for publications using standard page

sizes (e.g., A4, A5, Letter, etc.)

Imposition

For press-ready output, you have the option to use imposition at the PDF or print stage, allowing you to create a folded publication (e.g., booklet or greeting card) from a non-folding publication without having to choose a folding publication in advance.

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Use the Pages tab to

Adding, removing, and rearranging pages

add/delete standard or

master pages, assign master pages to standard

pages, and rearrange standard pages using dragand-drop. You can also change page orientations.

To add a single page:

1. On the Pages tab, click once to select a page in the Pages

window. The thumbnail that's shown as "selected" is independent of the page you're currently working on. To work on a particular page, double-click its thumbnail.

2. Click

Add to add a page (or master page) before the one

selected in the window.

- or To add a new page at the end of the publication, deselect all pages by clicking in the neutral region of the lower window, then click the Add button.

To add master pages:

For master pages, the above procedure applies but you need to click Master Pages to open its window first.

To delete a single page/master page:

1. On the Pages tab, select the page (or master page) to delete on

the appropriate window by clicking its thumbnail.

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2. Click

To rearrange pages:

• On the Pages tab, in the lower Pages window, drag a page

thumbnail over another page thumbnail in the page sequence. The page is added after the hovered over page thumbnail.

Remove.

Adding more template pages

Use the Assets tab's Asset Browser if you're looking to use some additional template pages in your publication. See Browsing on p. 45.

You can drag-and-drop a page to replace (or add before/after) your current page.

Currently used pages can be stored for future use by clicking Add

on the Assets tab's Pages category.

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Understanding master pages

Master pages provide a flexible way to store background elements that you'd like to appear on more than one page—for example a logo, background, header/footer, or border design.

(A) Page, (B) Master Page

The key concept here is that a particular master page is typically shared by multiple pages, as illustrated below. By placing a design element on a master page and then assigning several pages to use that master page, you ensure that all the pages incorporate that element. Of course, each individual page can have its own "foreground" elements.

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Master pages are available in every publication, but in a simple publication you may not need to use any master pages—or you may need only one master page. Facing pages and multiple master pages prove valuable with longer, more complex publications.

If you're starting with a design template you may encounter one or

more master pages incorporated with the design.

Using the Pages tab or Page Manager, you can quickly add or delete master pages; for example, you could set up different master pages for "title" or "chapter divider" pages.

Assigning master pages

If you're only using one master page it is assigned to any newly created page by default. However, if you're using multiple master pages you can assign a different master page to a standard page, all, odd or even pages. It's even possible to assign multiple master pages per page.

You'll need to create an additional master page first. See Adding,

removing, and rearranging pages on p. 28.

Each new page or master page consists of a single layer; a page

with a master page also shows the master page's Master Layer.

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• From the expanded

To assign a master page:

Master Pages window in the Pages tab, drag a master page onto a target standard page in the lower window.

Click Page Identifiers to indicate the master pages used on

the currently selected page(s). The master page is represented as a letter on the Page, e.g. A, B, C, etc.

Assigning multiple master pages

Just like a regular page, the master page can have its own set of layers associated with it, completely unique from the regular page! For a single master page assigned to a page, on the Layers tab, you'll see a master layer (e.g., 'Master Layer 1 [A]') as a separate entry. However, you can assign additional master pages to your page for more powerful page design.

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In the example above, a newly assigned master page B would add a new master layer ('Master Layer 2 [B]') to the publication page's Layers tab.

For an introduction to the concept of layers, see Working with layers on p. 38.

An additional master page needs to be created first. See Adding,

removing, and rearranging pages on p. 28.

To assign multiple master pages to a page:

• On the Pages tab, Ctrl-drag a master page thumbnail from the

Master Page window onto the chosen page's thumbnail in the Pages window.

To jump to a master page from the selected publication page:

• Double-click on a Master Layer entry in the Layers tab.

The master page assigned to the master layer is displayed.

Facing pages and dual master pages

If you're using multi-page regular/booklet publications, you can assign different master pages to the left and right publication pages (also called

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spreads) if necessary—master pages are assigned per page and not per spread. For example (see below), a left-hand "body text" page might use the left-side component of one master page (A), while a right-hand page could use the right side of a different master page (B).

Editing master page objects

If you're editing pages which use master pages, master page objects will contribute to your page design. These objects can be edited quickly and easily from the page by using a control bar under the selected object.

• Click

Edit on Master Page to jump to the master page and

edit the object there.

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• Click Promote from Master Page to disconnect the object

from the master page and make it independently editable on the publication page.

Using page numbering

Page number fields automatically display the current page number. Typically, these fields are added automatically to the master page (so they appear on every page) with the Header and Footers Wizard (Insert menu), but you can insert a page number field anywhere in your master page text.

You can change the style of page numbers, create mixed page number formats, set starting page number(s), and control number continuation across chapters and publication sections (all via Page Number Format on the Format menu).

To insert a page number field:

1. Switch to the master page (if desired) by clicking

View

Master Pages on the Hintline.

2. With the Artistic Text Tool selected (Tools toolbar), click for

an insertion point to place the page number.

3. On the Insert menu, select Page Number from the

Information flyout.

You can also specify the First Page Number in the sequence (this will appear on the first page of the publication). For example, Chapter Two of a long publication might be in a separate file and begin numbering with page 33.

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To set the first page number:

1. Uncheck Continue from previous chapter. PagePlus keeps this

checked by default so that number continuation is maintained if your publication is to be part of a book.

2. Enter a different First Page Number.

For simple publications, it's likely that the same page format is used (e.g., Arabic numerals throughout). However, for more complex publications, different formats can be used for different page ranges, with each page range belonging to its own publication section. See PagePlus Help.

Navigating pages

To switch between pages:

•

To switch between current page and its master page:

• From the Hintline, click

On the Hintline, click Previous Page, Next

Page, First Page or Last Page.

- or -

Click in the Current Page box (e.g., page number you want to jump to.

- or On the Pages tab, double-click the page's thumbnail for the page (or master page) you want to view.

Master Pages.

) and type the

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Viewing pages

Most of the PagePlus display is taken up by a page or "artwork" area and a surrounding "pasteboard" area.

In PagePlus, the Page area (A) is where you add and position your text, shapes, and pictures that you want to print. The Pasteboard area (B) is where you generally keep any text, shapes, or pictures that are being prepared or waiting to be positioned on the page area. Drag objects from pasteboard to target page when ready.

PagePlus makes it easy to see exactly what you're working on—from a wide view of multiple pages to a close-up view of a small region. For example, you can use the scroll bars at the right and bottom of the main window to move the page and pasteboard with respect to the main window. If you're using a wheel mouse, you can scroll vertically by rotating the wheel, or horizontally by Shift-scrolling. You can also pan around the page by clicking the mouse wheel down and dragging.

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Magnifying pages

For magnification options, the Hintline toolbar provides the:

Zoom to Current option to zoom to a selected object, or to the

page width if no objects are selected.

Zoom Tool to zoom into an area defined by a drawn marquee

selection.

Pan Tool for moving around the zoomed-in page by dragging.

Current Zoom option to display or change the level of

magnification. To change, click to select from a flyout or enter a custom percentage value directly.

Zoom Out and Zoom In tools so you can inspect and/or edit the page at different levels of detail. Alternatively, use the Zoom slider to alter the zoom level instead these buttons.

Working with layers

When you create a new publication from scratch or from some design templates, the page(s) you create will initially consist of two layers—one for the page (Layer 1) and one for the associated master page (see p. 30). The layers can be seen within a hierarchical stack on the Layers tab.

One layer may be enough to accommodate the elements of a particular layout, but you can create additional layers as needed for the page.

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Layer 2 from bottom to top.

on the page.

Multiple layers are useful for complex designs as you can concentrate on one layer at a time without affecting objects on other layers.

A useful feature of the Layers tab is that you can see objects under the layer on which they were created. By expanding the layer by clicking these objects are displayed—with a click, they can be selected on the page.

The above layer stack could represent the following:

Master Layer, Layer 1, and

To select a particular layer:

• Click a layer name. The layer entry shows a blue background.

Cumulative layers as seen

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To display master page layers:

• Double-click the master layer entry. The Layers tab now shows

the master page's layers and the master page is shown in the workspace. See Understanding master pages on p. 30.

Adding, removing, and rearranging layers

Once you've created a page, it's easy to add, delete, and move layers.

To add a new layer to the current page or master page:

1. In the Layers tab, click

Add Layer.

2. You'll be prompted to give the new layer a name and set its

properties. When you've made your selections, click OK.

The new layer is inserted above the currently selected layer. If a layer is not selected, the new layer is placed at the top of the stack.

To delete a layer:

• In the Layers tab, select the layer's name and click

Delete

Selected Layers.

To move a layer:

• In the Layers tab, drag a layer entry to a new position in the

layer stack.

To set layer properties on the tab:

• Click the

icon to hide/show the layer and any objects on it.

icon to exclude/include the layer in printouts.

icon to prevent/allow objects on the layer from

being selected/edited.

Assets for

Creativity

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Using assets

An asset is a general term for any object or page element that can be added to your page to enhance its appearance, increase efficiency, or personalize your design. Assets range from graphics, logos, pictures, picture frames, and backgrounds (as shown below) to more complex page content and entire pages.

To use assets, PagePlus provides the Assets tab, powered by both an Asset Browser (p. 45) and Asset Manager (see PagePlus Help). The former browses your assets stored within installed Asset Packs, the latter lets you create and manage custom Asset Packs.

Theme Layout design templates come complete with their own

built-in assets, all themed to the publication's design. When you start from a theme layout the Assets tab will be populated with associated assets automatically!

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Assets tab

Using the Assets tab

The

is a powerful design resource that exclusively hosts your browsed assets, ready for adding to your publication page.

Assets can be placed into the following categories.

• My Designs: Stores custom

assets dragged from the page.

• Graphics: Stores professional

clipart from Asset Packs.

• Pictures: Stores added pictures

from your hard disk (or from Asset Pack, if containing pictures).

• Picture Frames: Stores picture

frames from Asset Packs.

• Page Content: Stores page

content (pre-assembled from various page objects) from Asset Packs.

• Backgrounds: Stores

backgrounds from Asset Packs.

• Pages: Stores complete ready-

to-go pages from Asset Packs.

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The tab also lets you create custom designs for reuse globally or just in your publication. You'll be able to:

• Store your own designs to the tab's My Designs category for

global use.

• Store your own designs to any other tab's category for current

publication use.

• Create custom picture frames from drawn shapes.

• Create page backgrounds from pictures/filled page objects.

• Create custom page content (combinations of assets).

Although initially empty, the tab can be populated with assets of your choice by using an Asset Browser.

The Asset Browser

The Asset Browser lets you browse by asset category and Asset Pack (Pack Files), as well as search (by tag) for assets. Once displayed, the asset can be selected for inclusion in the Assets tab.

The Asset Manager

Use the Asset Manager to create your own Asset Packs by using assets from other Asset Packs and/or by importing pictures, graphics, or backgrounds. You can tag assets and then save your custom asset pack.

Browsing

The Asset Browser offers professional ready-to-go designs that you can use directly in your publication. These designs are provided in categorized Asset Packs installed with PagePlus. You can browse these packs and preview their contents, before adding assets to your workspace.

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To browse assets (by category):

1. From the Assets tab, click

Browse.

2. In the Asset Browser, select an asset category from the

Categories section. You'll see installed Asset Packs appear in the main pane, stored under their Pack file names, e.g. Arctic.

3. Scroll through the asset packs to browse assets in each pack.

To browse assets (by Asset Pack):

1. From the Assets tab, click

Browse.

2. In the Asset Browser, on the left-hand side of the dialog, select

an asset pack name from the Pack Files section, e.g., Backgrounds. The Asset Pack will appear in the main pane.

3. The assets are categorized further in the main pane by the name

of the Asset Pack to which they belong, e.g., Fun. Scroll through to browse the assets included in each Asset Pack.

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Searching for assets

The search facility filters assets based on preset and custom tags applied to all of the Asset Packs shown in the Asset Browser.

To apply a search filter:

• For a simple tag search, type the word or letter you want to

search for in the Search text box, situated at the top right of the dialog. This is useful for retrieving assets with custom tags attached.

Filtering assets

Filtering means that you can restrict the amount of assets on display.

• For category and/or pack file filtering, select a category or

pack file (or multiple instances using Ctrl-click). You can also search for category and pack file combinations.

• For Smart tag filtering, select a tag

name from the Smart Tags section. Smart tags let you filter assets logically by subject matter using a hierarchical and alphabetic tag structure.

• For single-tag filtering, select a tag

name from the Tags section of the Asset Browser. (You may need to scroll down the left-hand pane to view). Use Ctrlclick to manually select multiple tags.

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Adding assets to your Assets tab

To add a specific asset:

• Select the category or pack file in the Asset Browser, and then

simply click the asset. A check mark shows on the thumbnail.

To add all assets:

• Click Add All

from the upper-right corner of each Asset Pack's thumbnail gallery. Check marks will show on all thumbnails.

With either method, asset(s) will be available to you from the Assets tab when you close the Asset Browser.

Any asset stored in your Assets tab (but not added to the page) will

be available to you the next time you open your publication. Assets

can be made globally available by usings the pins ( and ) in the relevant tab category. Custom designs can also be made global by dragging page objects to the tab's My Designs category.

Adding assets to your page

To add an asset to the page:

• Click an asset's thumbnail in your chosen category and drag it

onto the page.

Manipulating

Objects

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Pointer Tool

or rotate

Lasso Tool

Selecting an object

Before you can change any object, you need to select it using one of a choice of tools on the Tools toolbar.

Click to use the Pointer Tool to select, move, copy, resize objects.

Click to use the Lasso Tool to draw a freeform region under which any objects will become selected.

To select an object:

• Click on the "glowing" hovered-over object using one of the

tools shown above, to reveal a bounding box around the object.

If objects overlap, use the Alt key while clicking repeatedly until the

desired object is selected.

For precise object selection in more complex page designs, use

the Lasso Tool on the Tools toolbar.

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To select a text object with the Pointer Tool:

• Clicking on a text object (artistic text or text frame) with the

Pointer Tool selects the object and also positions the blinking text selection cursor within the object's text. In this mode, you can edit the text (see p. 82).

• Double-, triple-, or quadruple-click to select a word, paragraph,

or all text.

• To select only the text frame, click the frame's bounding box.

• Clicking on a group selects the grouped object. Ctrl-click to

select an individual object within a group.

Selecting multiple objects

Selecting more than one object at a time (creating a multiple selection) lets you:

• Position or resize all the objects at the same time.

• Create a group object from the multiple selection, which can

then be treated as a single object, with the option of restoring the individual objects later. See Creating groups on p. 53.

To create a multiple selection:

• Drag a "marquee" box around the objects you want to select.

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• Click the Group Objects button.

Alternatively, either hold down the Shift key and click each object in turn.

To add or remove an object from a multiple selection:

• Hold down the Shift key and click the object to be added or

removed.

To deselect all objects in a multiple selection:

• Click in a blank area of the page.

Creating groups

You can easily turn a multiple selection into a group object. When objects are grouped, you can position, resize, or rotate the objects all at the same time.

To create a group from a multiple selection:

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• Click the Ungroup Objects button.

To ungroup:

The group turns back to a multiple selection.

To select an individual object within a group:

• Ctrl-click the object.

Copying, pasting, and duplicating objects

Besides using the Windows Clipboard to copy and paste objects, you can duplicate objects easily using drag-and-drop.

To copy an object (or multiple selection) to the Windows Clipboard:

• Click

Copy on the Standard toolbar.

If you're using another Windows application, you can usually copy and paste objects via the Clipboard.

To paste an object from the Clipboard:

• Click

Paste on the Standard toolbar.

The standard Paste command inserts the object at the insertion point or (for a separate object) at the centre of the page.

To duplicate an object:

1. Select the object, then press the Ctrl key.

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2. Drag the object via the

the page, then release the mouse button.

Move button to a new location on

Moving objects

To move an object (including a multiple selection):

• Drag the selected object(s) by using its

you see a move cursor over the button you can begin dragging.

Move button. Once

Resizing objects

PagePlus provides several methods for resizing single or grouped objects.

To resize an object:

1. Select the object.

2. Click one of the selection handles and drag inwards or

outwards.

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Dragging from an edge handle resizes in one dimension, by moving that edge. Dragging from a corner handle resizes in two dimensions, by moving two edges.

To resize freely:

• Drag from a corner (or line end) handle.

To constrain an object's dimensions when resizing:

• Hold the Shift key down and drag from a corner (or line end)

handle.

For shapes, this has the effect of keeping a square as a square, a circle as a circle, etc.

For pictures, dimensions are constrained on dragging a corner

handle. Use Shift-drag to resize a picture freely.

To resize about the object centre instead, press the Ctrl key as you

drag edge or corner handles; Ctrl+Shift+drag to for a constrained resize about the object centre.

You can also make fine resizing adjustments from the Transform

tab.

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Ordering objects

On each layer, objects such as text frames, graphics, and pictures are stacked in the order you create them, from back to front, with each new object in front of the others.

For example, the left-most beige button above can be brought from the back to the front of the object order.

To shift the selected object's position to the bottom or top of the stack:

• Click

Send to Back or Bring to Front on the Arrange

toolbar, respectively.

To shift the object's position one step toward the back or front:

• Click

Back One or Forward One on the Arrange

toolbar, respectively.

Aligning and distributing objects

Aligning and distributing objects gives your project a professional feel. With PagePlus, you can align your objects in relation to each other or the page using dynamic guides or the Align tab.

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For example, a moving yellow square can be

Aligning with dynamic guides

As you draw, you can align any moving object with fixed objects on the page using dynamic guides. By default, these red-coloured guides only show as you move objects, suggesting possible objects that can aligned and snapped to.

aligned to the left edge of a fixed blue square.

Aligning with the Align tab

Alignment involves taking a group of selected objects and aligning them all in one operation by their top, bottom, left or right edges. You can also distribute objects, so that your objects (as a multiple selection) are spread evenly (optionally at spaced intervals).

To align the edges of two or more objects in a selection:

1. Using the Pointer Tool, Shift-click on all the objects you want

to align, or draw a marquee box around them, to create a multiple selection.

2. Select the Align tab.

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• Select from the Relative to

3. Select an option for vertical and/or horizontal alignment.

Choose Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Centre Horizontally or Centre Vertically, i.e.

To distribute two or more objects across a selection:

• Choose

Space Evenly Across or Space Evenly Down to spread selected objects uniformly between endmost objects in the current selection (horizontally or vertically, respectively) or by a set measurement (choose Spaced and set a value in any measurement unit).

Rather than work within the current selection area you can align or distribute to page margins (if set), page/spread edge, or last selected object.

To align/distribute objects to page margins, edges, or across page spreads:

drop-down list to align the selected object(s) within the page Margins, Page edges, or Spread (for facing pages) then choose an align or distribute button described above.

For more advanced alignment control, you can align multiple objects in relation to your last selected object (select objects in turn with the Shift key pressed) by using the Relative to: Last Selected drop-down list option. The last selected object is shown with a darker bounding box when compared to other selected objects.

For marquee selection, the lower-most object in the Z-order, i.e. on

the object's layer, is considered the last selected.

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Rotating an object

You can rotate single and multiple objects, including pictures, text objects, and groups using the object's rotation handle.

To rotate a selected object (using its rotation handle):

• Click and drag the rotation handle extending from the selection

box (use the Shift key while dragging for 15° rotation intervals).

To undo rotation (then restore the original orientation):

• Double-click the object's rotation handle.

• To restore the rotated position, double-click the rotation

handle again.

To change the rotation origin:

1. Click the object's rotation handle.

2. Move the rotation origin

away from its original position in the centre of the object to any position on the object or page (ideal for rotating grouped objects around a central point).

3. Drag the rotation handle to a new rotation angle—the object

will rotate about the new origin.

To reset the rotation origin, simply double-click it.

To rotate an object 90 degrees left or right:

(A) Anchor point,

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• Select the object and click

Rotate Left or Rotate

Right on the Arrange toolbar.

Anchoring objects to text

If you're working with text frames you'll probably want to add supporting shapes, pictures, tables, or even nested text frames within your publication's text (artistic or frame text). Such objects can be positioned either in relation to a position in your text (or other page element) or be simply placed inline in your text. In either instance, objects can then move with the text as you add further text content.

In PagePlus, this positioning is controlled by anchoring an object.

• Float with text. The object is positioned horizontally and

vertically relative to an for pictures, pulled quotes, etc.

anchor point. This option is ideal

(B) Anchored object,

Pasted text (red box) causes

reflow

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• Position inline as character. The anchored object is placed as a

character in the text and aligned in relation to the text that surrounds it. The anchored object flows with the text as before.

• Detach from text. The anchored object is disconnected from

its anchor point, leaving a normal unanchored object.

PagePlus objects can be anchored to anywhere in your publication text, but the floated object can be positioned in relation to indented text, column, frame, page margin guides, the page itself, or most typically the anchor point in a text frame.

For text frames, when the text reflows, the anchor point (and therefore anchored object) reflows with the text. This allows supporting anchored objects to always stay with supporting text as more text is added to the frame.

To create an anchored object:

1. Position your unanchored object on the page.

2. Select Anchor Object from the Arrange menu.

3. From the dialog, choose a positioning option:

Either, for a floating object:

i. Enable Float with text. This is the default positioning

option.

ii. Click OK. The

Anchor point appears and your object

is now an anchored (showing an

icon).

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Or, for an inline object:

i. Enable Position inline as character.

ii. Click OK. The object appears inline with text, and shows

Anchor Properties icon.

Frame text can wrap around floating anchored objects (see

Wrapping text; p. 91).

To view anchor properties:

1. Select an anchored object.

2. Click

object.

To disconnect an anchored object:

• Enable Detach from text.

Anchored Object Properties shown under the

Updating and saving defaults

Object defaults are the stored property settings PagePlus applies to newly created objects such as:

• lines and shapes (line and fill colour, shade, pattern,

transparency, etc.)

• frames (margins, columns, etc.)

• text (i.e., font, size, colour, alignment, etc.). Defaults are saved

separately for artistic, shape, frame and table text.

Default settings are always local—that is, any changed defaults apply to the current publication and are automatically saved with it, so they're in effect next time you open that publication. You can use the Save Defaults command to record the current defaults

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as global settings that will be in effect for any new publication you subsequently create.

To set local defaults for a particular type of object:

1. Create a single sample object and fine-tune its properties as

desired—or use an existing object that already has the right properties.

2. Select the object that's the basis for the new defaults and from

the Format menu, select Update Object Default.

Or, for line and fill colours, including line styles:

1. With no object selected, choose the required line and/or fill

colours from the Colour or Swatches tab. Use the Line tab to set a default line weight, style, and corner shape.

2. Draw your object on the page, which will automatically adopt

the newly defined default colours and styles.

To view and change default text properties:

1. From the Format menu, select Text Style Palette.

2. Double-click Default Text, then from the expanded list of text

types, choose an option (e.g., Artistic Text).

3. Click Modify to view current settings for the selected text type.

4. Use the Text Style dialog to alter character, paragraph, or other

properties.

To save all current defaults as global settings:

1. From the Tools menu, select Save Default Settings.

2. From the dialog, check options to update specific defaults.

3. Click Save to confirm that you want new publications to use

the checked object's defaults globally.

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Understanding text frames

Typically, text in PagePlus goes into text frames, which work equally well as containers for single words, standalone paragraphs, multipage articles, or chapter text.

You can also use artistic text (see p. 78) for standalone text with

special effects, or table text (on p. 99) for row-and-column displays.

What's a text frame?

A text frame is a container (like a mini-page) in which the main text for your publication is stored; in PagePlus, the frame text in the frame is actually called a story.

The text frame can be sized and positioned in advance of, or after adding body text. When you move a text frame, its story text moves with it. When you resize a text frame, its story text reflows to the new dimensions.

Perhaps the most important feature of text frames is the ability to flow text between linked text frames on the same or different pages. See Fitting text to frames on p. 74.

For now we'll look at a text frame as an object and the frame text contained within a single frame.

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Frame linking

Frames can be linked so that a single story continues from one frame to another. But text frames can just as easily stand alone. Thus in any publication, you can create text in a single frame, spread a story over several frames, and/or include completely independent frames. By placing text frames anywhere, in any order, you can build up newspaper or newsletter style publications with a story flowing:

• between linked frames on the same page.

• between linked frames on different pages.

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• from one column to another in the same frame.

Creating text frames

You add text frames and position them on the page as you would any other object, in advance of adding text content.

To create a frame:

1. Select

Standard Text Frame on the Tools toolbar.

2. Click on the page or pasteboard to create a new frame at a

default size.

- or Drag out to place the text frame at your chosen dimensions.

To delete a frame:

• Select the frame—click its edge until a solid border appears—

and then press the Delete key.

You can select, move, and resize text frames just like other objects (see p. 51, 55, and 55, respectively). When you select a frame's bounding box,

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indicated by a solid border, you can manage the frame properties; selecting inside a frame creates a blinking insertion point in the frame's text (the frame's boundary box becomes hatched to indicate editing mode). In this mode, you can edit the text. (For details, see Editing text on the page on p. 82.)

PagePlus also lets you create a wide variety of shaped frames from closed shapes or QuickShapes (see p. 132).

To create a frame (from a shape):

1. Draw a shape with a line tool or create a QuickShape.

2. Select Convert To>Shaped Text Frame from the Tools menu

(or use object's right-click menu).

- or -

Type directly onto the QuickShape to automatically create a shaped frame.

Putting text into a frame

You can put text into a frame using one of the following methods:

WritePlus story editor:

Importing text:

Typing into the frame:

With a selected frame, click WritePlus on the Frame context toolbar.

Select the frame, then select Text File from the Insert menu.

Select the Pointer Tool, then click for an insertion point to type text straight into a frame, or edit

Edit story in

existing text. (See Editing text on the page on p. 82.)

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Pasting via the

At an insertion point in the text, press Ctrl+V.

Clipboard:

Drag and drop:

Select text (e.g. in a word processor file), then drag it onto the PagePlus page.

Adding pictures into a text frame

Pictures can be placed inline at any point in your story in a text frame, with PagePlus prompting you to resize the picture to fit with the text frames dimensions if it is too large.

If you add further story text before the picture, the inline picture will move with the surrounding text.

To add a picture to a text frame:

1. Add an empty paragraph to your text frame at the point you

want to add your picture, i.e. press Return at the end of an existing paragraph.

2. From the

Import Picture.

Picture flyout on the Tools toolbar, click

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3. Navigate to your picture, select it and click Open.

4. If the picture dimensions exceed those of the text frame, click

Yes in the displayed dialog to scale down the picture.

Frame setup and layout

The frame layout controls how text will flow in the frame. The frame can contain multiple columns. When a frame is selected, its column margins appear as dashed grey guide lines if set in Frame Setup. Note that unlike the page margin and row/column guides, which serve as layout guides for placing page elements, the frame column guides actually determine how text flows within each frame. Text won't flow outside the column margins.

You can drag the column guides or use a dialog to adjust the top and bottom column blinds and the left and right column margins.

(A) Column margins, (B) Column blinds.

To edit frame properties directly:

• Select the frame object, then drag column guide lines to adjust

the boundaries of the column.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

The frame edge is clicked to show a selected bounding box (1), after dragging inwards the column margin can be adjusted (2), and after dragging downwards, the top margin blind can be moved (3).

To edit frame properties using a dialog:

1. Select the frame and click

Text Frame Setup on the Frame

context toolbar.

2. From the dialog, you can change the Number of columns,

Gutter distance between columns, Left Margin, Right Margin, and enable/disable text wrapping around an object.

3. To change the column widths and blinds (top and bottom

frame margins), click a cell in the table and enter a new value.

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Text Sizing

Fitting text to frames

Fitting story text precisely into a sequence of frames is part of the art of laying out publications.

If there's too much story text to fit in a frame sequence, PagePlus stores it in an invisible overflow area and the Link button on the last frame of

the sequence displays

; an AutoFlow button appears next to the Link button. You might edit the story down or make more room for it by adding an extra frame or two to the sequence. Clicking the AutoFlow button adds additional frames and pages as needed (see below).

Once frames are in position it's still possible to control how text is distributed throughout the frame(s) via tools on the Frame context toolbar.

The

frame text scales through the text frame. These are "one-off"

flyout offers three tools for controlling how

operations (compared to the "continuous" Autofit options shown below).

Fit Text Click to scale the story's text size so it fits exactly into the available frame(s); further text added to the frame will cause text overflow. You can use this early on, to gauge how the story fits, or near the end, to apply the finishing touch. Fit Text first applies small point size changes, then small leading changes, then adjustments to the paragraph space below value, until the text fits.

Enlarge Text Click to increase the story's text size one increment (approx. 2%).

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The AutoFit Options flyout offers three autofit options which

Shrink Text

Click to reduce the story's text size one increment (approx.

2%).

Each frame's story text can adopt its own individual autofit setting as follows:

continuously act upon a selected frame's story text.

No AutoFit This is the normal mode of operation where, if selected, text won't automatically scale throughout the selected text frame, possibly leaving partly empty frames at the end of the frame sequence.

Shrink Text on Overflow If selected, extra text added to a selected frame will shrink all frame text to avoid text overflow.

AutoFit If selected, the frame will always scale text automatically by adjusting text size (compare to Fit Text which fits text once, with any additional text causing text overflow).

AutoFlow

When importing text, it's a good idea to take advantage of the AutoFlow feature, which will automatically create text frames and pages until all the text has been imported. This way, enough frames are created to display the whole story. Then you can gauge just how much adjustment will be needed to fit the story to the available "real estate" in your publication.

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No Overflow

If you add more text to a story while editing, or have reduced the size of frame, you may find that an overflow condition crops up. In this case you can decide whether to use AutoFit or click the frame's AutoFlow button.

To AutoFlow story text on the page:

• Click

button.

If no other empty frames are detected, you'll be prompted to autoflow text into a new frame(s) the same size as the original or to new frame(s) sized to the page. If an empty frame exists anywhere in your publication, PagePlus will detect the first empty frame and prompt to flow text into this. At the dialogs, Click Yes to flow into frame or click No to let PagePlus detect and jump to the next empty frame.

AutoFlow just to the left of the frame's Link

Linking text frames

When a text frame is selected, the frame includes a Link button at the bottom right which denotes the state of the frame and its story text. It also allows you to control how the frame's story flows to following frames:

The frame is not linked to a following frame (it's either a standalone frame or the last frame in a sequence) and the frame is empty or the end of the story text is visible.

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Overflow

Continued

The populated frame is not linked (either standalone or last frame) and there is additional story text in the hidden overflow area.

Autoflow button also appears to the left of

the Link button.

The frame is linked to a following frame. The end of the story text may be visible, or it may flow into the following frame.

The button icon will be red if the final frame of the sequence is overflowing, or green if there's no overflow.

There are two basic ways to set up a linked sequence of frames:

• You can link a sequence of empty frames, then import the text.

• You can import the text into a single frame, then create and

link additional frames into which the text automatically flows.

When frames are created by the AutoFlow option (for example

when importing text), they are automatically linked in sequence.

To create a link or reorder the links between existing frames, you can use the Link button under the frame. Remember to watch the cursor, which changes to indicate these operations.

• You can link to frames already containing text or are already in

a link sequence.

• If the frame was not part of a link sequence, its text is merged

into the selected text's story.

To link the selected frame to an existing frame:

1. Click the frame's Link button (showing

or .)

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2. Click with the Textflow cursor on the frame to be linked to.

To link the selected frame to a newly drawn frame:

• As above, but instead of clicking a "target" frame, either click on

the page (for a default frame) or drag across the page (to create a frame sized to your requirements). The latter is ideal for quickly mapping out linked frames across different pages.

To unlink the selected frame from the sequence:

• Click on

the same frame.

Story text remains with the "old" frames. For example, if you detach the second frame of a three-frame sequence, the story text remains in the first and third frames, which are now linked into a two-frame story. The detached frame is always empty.

Continued, then click with the Textflow cursor on

Using artistic text

Artistic text is standalone text you type directly onto a page. Especially useful for headlines, pull quotes, and other special-purpose text, it's easily formatted with the standard text tools.

Here are some differences between frame text and artistic text.

• You can initially "draw" artistic text at a desired point size, and

drag it to adjust the size later. Frame text reflows in its frame upon frame resize (but doesn't alter its text size).

• Artistic text can be applied to a path but frame text cannot.

• Artistic text won't automatically line wrap like frame text.

• Artistic text doesn't flow or link the way frame text does; the

Frame context toolbar's text-fitting functions aren't applicable to artistic text.

To create artistic text:

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1. Choose the

2. Click on the page to make an insertion point from where you'll

begin typing.

3. Set initial text properties (style, font, point size, etc.) using the

Text context toolbar.

4. Start typing to create the artistic text using your chosen text

properties.

To resize or reproportion an artistic text object:

• To resize while maintaining the object's proportions, drag the

resize handles.

Artistic Text Tool from the Tools toolbar.

To resize freely, hold down the Shift key while dragging.

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"Ordinary" straight-line artistic

To edit artistic text:

• Drag to select a range of text, creating a blue selection.

You can also double-click to select a word, or triple-click to select all text.

Now you can type new text, apply character and paragraph formatting (p. 84), edit the text in WritePlus, apply proofing options, and so on.

Putting text on a path

text is far from ordinary—but you can extend its creative possibilities even further by flowing it along a curved path.

The resulting object has all the properties of artistic text, plus its path is a Bézier curve that you can edit with the Pointer Tool as easily as any other line! In addition, text on a path is editable in some unique ways, as described below.

To apply a preset curved path to text:

1. Create an artistic text object.

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2. With the text selected, on the Text context toolbar, click the

down arrow on the

Preset Text Paths flyout and choose a

preset path.

The text now flows along the specified path, e.g. for "Path - Top Circle".

To add artistic text along an existing line or shape:

1. Create a freehand, straight, or curved line (see Drawing and

editing lines on p. 131) or a shape (see Drawing and editing shapes on p. 132).

2. Choose the

Artistic Text Tool from the Tools toolbar.

3. Bring the cursor very close to the line. When the cursor changes

to include a curve, click the mouse where you want the text to begin. Your line appears as a dashed path with an insertion point at its starting end.

4. Begin typing at the insertion point. Text flows along the line,

which has been converted to a path.

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To fit existing text to an existing line or shape:

1. Create an artistic text object.

2. Create a freehand, straight, or curved line or a shape.

3. Select both objects. On the Tools menu, choose Fit Text to

Path. The text now flows along the specified path.

To remove the text path:

1. Select the path text object.

2. Click

flyout.

Path - None on the Text context toolbar's Path

Editing text on the page

You can use the Pointer Tool to edit frame text, table text, or artistic text directly. On the page, you can select and enter text, set paragraph

indents and tab stops, change text properties, apply text styles, and use Find and Replace.

Selecting and entering text

The selection of frame text, artistic text, and table text follows the conventions of the most up-to-date word-processing tools. The selection area is shaded in semi-transparent blue for clear editing.

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Double-, triple- or quadruple-click selects a word, paragraph or all text, respectively. You can also make use of the Ctrl-click or drag for selection of non-adjacent words, the Shift key for ranges of text.

To edit text on the page:

1. Select the Pointer Tool, then click (or drag) in the text object. A

standard insertion point appears at the click position.

- or Select a single word, paragraph or portion of text.

2. Type to insert new text or overwrite selected text, respectively.

To start a new paragraph:

• Press the Return key.

To start a new line within the same paragraph (using a line break or soft return):

• Press Shift+Return.

To flow text to the next column (Column Break), frame (Frame Break) or page (Page Break):

• Press Ctrl+Return, Alt+Return or Ctrl+Shift+Return,

respectively.

The first two options apply only to frame text. You can use these shortcuts or choose the items from the Insert>Break submenu.

To switch between insert mode and overwrite mode:

• Press the Insert key.

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Checking your text

To ensure your artistic and frame text is error-free and the best copy possible, use the Spell Checker, Proof Reader, and Thesaurus options on the Tools menu.

For paragraph indents and tab stops, see PagePlus Help or consider applying indents and tab stops as body text styles (p. 87).

Setting text properties

PagePlus gives you a high degree of typographic control over characters and paragraphs.

To apply basic text formatting:

1. Select the text.

2. Use buttons on the Text context toolbar to change text style,

font, point size, attributes, paragraph alignment, bullets/numbering, or level.

To clear local formatting (restore plain/default text properties):

1. Select a range of text with local formatting.

2. Click on the Clear Formatting option on the Text context

toolbar's text styles drop-down list (or Text Styles tab).

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Using fonts

One of the most dramatic ways to change your publication's appearance is to change the fonts used in your artistic text, frame text, or table text.

Font assignment is very simple in PagePlus, and can be done from the Text context toolbar (when text is selected), Fonts tab (via View>Tabs), or by modifying text styles (see p. 89) to use a chosen font.

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Font assignment is also possible

, and your

Using the Fonts tab

via the Fonts tab, which also provides following features:

• Assign fonts to be

Websafe or favourites.

• View most recently

used, Websafe favourite fonts simultaneously.

• Search for installed

fonts via search box.

• Hover-over preview of

fonts applied to your document's text (optional).

• Change a font for

another throughout your publication or website (by right-click Select All).

The Fonts tab is switched off by default. You can switch in on by using View>Tabs.

Help.

Using text styles

Styles can be

PagePlus lets you use named text styles (pre-defined or user-defined), which can be applied to frame text, table text, artistic text, index text or table of contents text. A text style is a set of character and/or paragraph attributes saved as a group. When you apply a style to text, you apply the whole group of attributes in just one step. For example, you could use named paragraph styles for particular layout elements, such as "Heading 1" or "Body", and character styles to convey meaning, such as "Emphasis", "Strong", or "Subtle Reference".

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applied to characters or paragraphs using either the Text context toolbar or the Text Styles tab. Both paragraph and character styles can be managed from the Text Style Palette.

Text style hierarchies

All paragraph or character text styles available in PagePlus are ultimately based on the respective Normal and Default Paragraph Font text styles.

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Paragraph styles Character styles

So why have this hierarchy of text styles? The key reason for this is the ability to change a text style at any "level" in the hierarchy in order to affect all "child" styles which belong to it.

Working with named styles

The named style of the currently selected text is displayed in either the Text Styles tab or the Styles drop-down list on the Text context toolbar. A character style (if one is applied locally) may be shown; otherwise it indicates the paragraph style.

To apply a named style:

1. Using the Pointer Tool, click in a paragraph (if applying a

paragraph style) or select a range of text (if applying a character style).

2. Display the Text Styles tab and select a style from the style list.

- or On the Text context toolbar, click the arrow to expand the Styles drop-down list and select a style name.

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The Text Style tab highlights the paragraph or character style applied to any selected text.

As both paragraph and character formatting can be applied to the same text, all of the current text's formatting is displayed in the Current format box on the tab. In the example below, currently selected text has a 'Strong' character style applied over a 'Body' paragraph style.

To update a named style using the properties of existing text:

1. Make your desired formatting changes to any text that uses a

named style.

2. On the Text Styles tab, right-click the style and choose Update

All text using the named style takes on the new properties.

To modify an existing style:

1. From the Text Styles tab, select

Manage, then choose

Modify.

2. From the Text Style dialog, define (or change) the style name,

base style, and any character or paragraph attributes, tabs, bullets, and drop caps.

3. Click OK to accept the style, or Cancel to abandon changes.

4. Click Apply to update text, or click Close to maintain the style

in the publication for future use.

Alternatively, choose Text Style Palette from the Format menu to modify styles and to change text defaults (see p. 63).

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Creating custom text styles

If required, you can create your own custom styles, either based on a currently selected text style or from scratch. See PagePlus Help.

Removing local formatting

To return characters and/or paragraphs back to their original formatting, click on Clear Formatting in the Text Styles tab. This is great for reverting some formatting which hasn't quite worked out! You can clear the formatting of selected characters, paragraphs, or both depending on what text is currently selected.

Like Clear Formatting, you can use

Reapply Styles on the Text Styles tab (or Text context toolbar) to clear all local overrides leaving the default text. However, where Clear Formatting reverts the text to Normal style, Reapply styles reverts the text back to its current name style.

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Wrapping text

PagePlus lets you wrap frame text around the contours of a separate object, typically around a picture, shape, artistic text, table, or another frame.

To wrap text around an object:

1. Select the object around which you want the text to wrap.

2. Click the

Wrap Settings button on the Arrange toolbar.

3. Select how text will wrap by clicking a sample.

4. Choose which side(s) the wrapping method will be applied.

5. Click OK.

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Bulleted list

Numbered list

Multi-level list

In addition, you can specify the Distance from text: the "standoff" between the object's wrap outline and adjacent text. (The wrap outline is a contour that defines the object's edges for text wrapping purposes.) Different object types have different initial wrap outlines.

You can manually adjust the wrap outline using the Curve context toolbar for more precise text fitting. See PagePlus help for more information.

Creating a bulleted or numbered list

You can turn a series of paragraphs into bulleted, numbered or multilevel lists. Bullets are especially useful when listing items of interest in

no specific order of preference, numbered lists for presenting step-bystep procedures (by number or letter), and multi-level lists for more intelligent hierarchical lists with prefixed numbers, symbols, or a mix of both, all with supporting optional text (see Using multi-level lists on p. 94).

Lists can be applied to normal text (as local formatting) or to text styles equally.

To create a simple bulleted or numbered list:

1. Select one or more paragraphs.

- or Click in a paragraph's text.

2. Select Bulleted List or Numbered List from the Text

context toolbar.

To create a bulleted or numbered list (using presets):

1. Select one or more paragraphs.

- or Click in a paragraph's text.

2. Select Bullets and Numbering from the Format menu.

3. From the Text Style dialog's Bullets and Numbering menu

option, choose Bullet, Number, or Multi-Level from the Style drop-down list.

4. Select one of the preset formats shown by default.

- or For a custom list, click the Details button to display, then alter custom options.

5. Click OK to apply list formatting.

For number and multi-level lists, check Restart numbering to

restart numbering from the current cursor position in the list; otherwise, leave the option unchecked.

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For multi-level lists you can set a different

level numbered

Using multi-level lists

character (symbol, text or number) to display at each level of your list. Levels are normally considered to be subordinate to each other, where Level 1 (first level), Level 2 (second), Level 3 (third), etc. are of decreasing importance in the list. For example, the simple multipassage of text opposite is arranged at three levels.

If you apply a multi-level preset to a range of text you'll get a list with the preset's Level 1 format applied by default. Unless you use text styles, you'll have to change to levels 2, 3, 4, etc. to set the correct level for your list entry.

Changing list levels on selected paragraphs:

• Click the

Increase Paragraph Indent or Decrease Paragraph Indent button on the Text context toolbar to increment or decrement the current level by one.

The multi-level presets offer some simple but commonly used schemes for paragraph list formatting. However, if you want to create your own lists or modify an existing list (your own or a preset), use the Details button in the Text Style dialog when Multi-Level style is selected. See PagePlus Help for more details.

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Assigning bullets, numbers, and levels to styles

PagePlus lets you easily associate any bulleted, numbered or multi-level list style (either preset or custom list) to an existing text style (see p. 87).

Inserting user details

When you create a publication from a design template for the first time, you may be prompted to update your user details (Name, Company, Telephone number, etc.) in a User Details dialog. These details will automatically populate pre-defined text "fields" in your publication, making it personalized.

PagePlus supports business sets (i.e., stored sets of user details) which can be created per customer and applied to your publication. This lets you create publication variants, with each differing just in their user details. You can choose which set to use when you start with a new design template (or at any time during your session).

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome

Welcome!

Upgrading?

Registration

New features

Performance

Ease of Use

Colours

Pictures

Tables

Publishing and Exporting

and some enhancements on previous versions of PagePlus...

Installation

Installation procedure (from disc)

Installation procedure (from download)

System Requirements

Minimum:

Optional:

Startup Assistant

Creating a publication from a design template

To create a publication from a design template:

Starting a new publication from scratch

To start a new publication (via Startup Assistant):

To create a publication using the default page type:

To create a custom publication:

Opening existing publications

To open an existing publication (via Startup Assistant):

To open existing publications (without Startup Assistant):

Saving your publication

To save your work:

Pages

Setting up a publication

To adjust size/orientation of the current publication:

Uniform and mixed page orientations

To change all publication pages from portrait to landscape (or vice versa):

To change a page from portrait to landscape (or vice versa):

Imposition

Adding, removing, and rearranging pages

To add a single page:

To add master pages:

To delete a single page/master page:

To rearrange pages:

Adding more template pages

Understanding master pages

Assigning master pages

To assign a master page:

Assigning multiple master pages

To assign multiple master pages to a page:

To jump to a master page from the selected publication page:

Facing pages and dual master pages

Editing master page objects

Using page numbering

To insert a page number field:

To set the first page number:

Navigating pages

To switch between pages:

To switch between current page and its master page:

Viewing pages

Magnifying pages

Working with layers

To select a particular layer:

To display master page layers:

Adding, removing, and rearranging layers

To add a new layer to the current page or master page:

To delete a layer:

To move a layer:

To set layer properties on the tab:

Using assets

Using the Assets tab

The Asset Browser

The Asset Manager

Browsing

To browse assets (by category):

To browse assets (by Asset Pack):

Searching for assets

To apply a search filter: