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PageMaker’s Paragraph Dialog Box
Go exploring in PageMaker’s Paragraph dialog box. Rules, for example. There are some interesting goodies in there.
Continue reading...Force Justify
4. December 2007
PageMaker’s alignment feature, Force Justify, is intended to let you spread a headline so that the letters are evenly spaced across the width of the text block. However, if you highlight a multiple-word head, and select the alignment option, the initial results will be disappointing. There are big gaps in the words, and the letter [...]
Continue reading...PageMaker Tips
4. December 2007
A few handy PageMaker 4.2 tips: Press Command/Option as you select the view you want form the Page menu (like 75%) and every page is changed to that view. To see a page at the Fit in Window view, hold down the Shift key as you click on the page icon at the bottom of the screen. To [...]
Continue reading...Make Sequentially Numbered Placards in PageMaker
4. December 2007
Suppose you were asked to print out a few or maybe several hundred sequentially numbered “Marathon Race” placards which each runner will wear on their back. Open PageMaker to Master Page with double-sides facing pages. Place the logo and/or artwork into an approximate position on both master pages and create a master page number by typing Command/Option/P [...]
Continue reading...Disabling Screen Saver before Printing
4. December 2007
If your Postscript printer sometimes only prints part of a page in PageMaker, Illustrator, or other Postscript applications, try disabling any screen saver. Or put the cursor in the screen saver’s “dead” corner before printing.
Continue reading...Don’t Save Directly to Floppy
4. December 2007
Don’t save a PageMaker file directly to a floppy disk. Save it to a hard drive, then copy the file to a floppy. A PageMaker but loses files saved straight to a floppy.
Continue reading...Delete Guidelines
4. December 2007
Does it take a long time to pull dozens of guidelines off a PageMaker page? Copy MasterGuides does it in one stroke.
Continue reading...Shift/Revert
4. December 2007
Shift/Revert in PageMaker takes you back just one mini-save. This may save you some grief one of these days.
Continue reading...PageMaker Postscript Errors
4. December 2007
PageMaker postscript errors may be solved by selecting Normal instead of Optimum under Options in the Print dialog box.
Continue reading...Fit Words on One Line
4. December 2007
How to make more (or less) words fit neatly on one line in PageMaker? Use a different font, size or style Use SetWidth to increase or decrease letter widths Use Tracking to change the space between letters Use Left Aligned instead of Justified, or vice versa Kern letters apart or together Change the hyphenation settings
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Apple News 
Details about the iPad
Apple’s new page detailing all the uber delicious iPad features can be found here. I want one now!
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
4. December 2007
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