Publication Production Using Pagemaker: A guide to using Adobe PageMaker 7 for the production of newspapers, newsletters, magazines and other formatted publications

Editorial Review:

Publication Production Using Pagemaker melds for the first time expertise in publication production and the specifics of using PageMaker to achieve that task.This is the specialist information you need to supplement the manuals, the kind of information which comes from the author's four decades of practical experience in producing all kinds of publications.

Here you'll find out how to:

- Improve the layout and production process.
- Use templates and 'Styles' to achieve speed and consistency.
- Unlock the mysteries of 'scripting' and 'tags'.
- Avoid repetitive tasks by learning how to sit back and watch PageMaker do the work.
- Organise your workflow and relieve stress.

Most manuals emphasise the freedom in design and production given by programs such as PageMaker -- this book does not; instead it emphasises how such a program fits into the more rigid structure needed by a strictly formatted publication working to a deadline. There are templates, scripts and more on the book website.
- This book reveals the 'secrets' discovered by PageMaker users over many years.
- This book's website provides scripts and templates worth many hundreds of dollars.
- Access to an email advice service -- all for the price of a book!

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

what item?:

I am still waiting for this item to ship, which does not make me very happy.

If you need step by step instruction - Keep Looking!:

This book is not what I anticipated. If you are somewhat familiar with Pagemaker it is a breeze. I waited for the mail daily just to receive a book that can't even help me. I ended up at the library checking out a 10 year old book that is still more effective in teaching me step by step instructions. It is called "Pagemaker 5.0 for Windows" it is 2 editions earlier but helps way better than this thing!

Not as user-friendly as it sounds:

The other reviews are very misleading in that it is not a comprehensive how-to on the entire program, as it only covers matters of production in tabloid-formats and newspaper layouts. There is little to no coverage of any other types of publications that can be created using the program, and the langauge is NOT geared toward novices.

Great help to people converting objects into layout formats.:

If you are a writer at a community newspaper and suddenly find your publication has adopted Pagemaker to save time and labor costs in putting text files and graphics or advertising into layout, this is a great book for you.

If you have decided to publish your own magazine or newsletter and are a writer instead of an artist, this is a MUST book for you.

If, however, you are an experienced Pagemaker user, depending on your expertise, this book may or may not help you.

I am well experienced in Pagemaker... more info

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