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Graphic Tools

Notes Creating a Text Box

The text tool creates a text box, when used to add text to a PageMaker document. To limit the text
box, click and drag a text box prior to typing. When you release the mouse button to start typing
the outline disappears, but, PageMaker remembers the size and limits your text to that box.

Editing Text

You can edit text in PageMaker in two ways:
1. In the layout view—you select and edit with the text tool. This is useful when you need to
see how revisions look on the page.

2. In the story editor—you work only with the text, not the layout, so revising text is easy.
You can apply formatting to text in story editor but you won’t see the changes. You can use
spell check to work in the story editor
(a) Click in a story with the text tool
(b) Choose Edit—Edit Story

Altering Text Blocks and Text

Text blocks can be edited in the regular type, cut, and paste method.

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:

5. In order to bring a text or graphic file into your PageMaker document the Place command
is used.
6. To place text into a text box, load your cursor.

14.4 Graphics

After text we will now discuss the use of graphics in PageMaker.
14.4.1 Repositioning

A graphic can be moved by various methods. Some of them are explained below.

Layering Graphics

We can change the layering of overlapping objects. To do this, select an object (using the Pointer
tool) that you wish to move. Select the Element, Arrange, and choose from Bring to front, bring
forward, Send backward or Send to back.

Moving

Holding down Shift before moving an object sideways constrains movement along a horizontal
line. Holding down Shift before moving an object up or down constrains movement vertically.

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