If you place the mouse pointer on a button in the Toolbar, a short text will appear as its description called 'Tool Tip'.

File, Edit, Layout, Type, Element, Utilities, View,Window, Help.

A text block contains text you type, paste, or import.

To create a new document,
(i) Choose File → New in the menu bar.(or) Press Ctrl + N in the keyboard. Now Document Setup dialog box appears.
(ii) Enter the appropriate settings for your new document in the Document Setup dialog box.
(iii) Click on OK

In the Windows 7 operating system, we can open Adobe PageMaker using the command sequence
Start → All Programs → Adobe → PageMaker 7.0 →Adobe PageMaker 7.0

Deleting Text
You can easily delete a character, or word, or block of text.
To delete a character, do the following:
1. Position the insertion point to the left of the character to be deleted.
2. Press Delete key on the keyboard. (or)
3. Position the insertion point to the right of the character to be deleted.
4. Press Backspace key on the keyboard.
To delete a block of text, do the following :
1. Select the text to be deleted.
2. Press Delete or Backspace in the keyboard (or) Edit ⟶ Clear command.

To link Frames containing text
(i) Draw a second frame with the Frame tool of your choice.
(ii) Click the first frame to select it.
(iii) Click on the red triangle to load the text icon.
(iv) Click the second frame. PageMaker flows the text into the second frame.

To rejoin the two split blocks:
(i) Place the cursor on the bottom handle of the second text block, click and drag the bottom handle up to the top.
(ii) Then, place the cursor on the bottom handle of the first text block, and click and drag the bottom handle down if necessary.

(i) Adobe PageMaker is a page layout software
(ii) It is used to design and produce documents that can be printed.
(iii) A simple business card to a large book can be created.
(iv) Page layout software includes tools that allows to easily position text and graphics on document pages.
(v) Pictures and text next to each other, on top of each other, or beside each other can be placed.

1. Double click the Line tool from the toolbox. A Custom Stroke dialogue box appears.
2. Select the required Stroke style in the drop-down list box.
3. Then click OK button. Now the cursor changes to a crosshair.
4. Click and drag on the screen to draw your dotted line. As you drag, the line appears
5. Release the mouse button and the line will be drawn and selected, with sizing handles on either end. Resize the line by clicking and dragging the handles, if necessary.

Character Formatting using Character Specifications Dialog Box
Character formatting means displaying text in a certain way. Character formatting consists of text properties - bold, italic, underline, font type, font size, font colour, etc.
The steps to apply character formatting to text are as follows:
1. Select the text to be formatted.
2. Choose Type > Character in menu bar (or) Press Ctrl + T on the keyboard. The Character Specifications dialog box appears.
3. Make the appropriate changes in the dialog box.
a. Click the drop-down menu arrow of the Font box and select the desired font.
b. Click the drop-down menu arrow of the Font Size box and select the font size.
c. Click the drop-down menu arrow of the Font Color box and select the desired colour.
d. Click the Bold, Italic, or Underline buttons to make the text bold, italic, or underlined respectively.
4. Click on OK.
Character Formatting using the Control Palette:
a. The Control Palette is especially useful when you are doing lot of formatting
b. Its features change based on the object that is selected on your layout.
c. If the Control palette is not showing then use the following steps:
1. Click on Window> Show Control Palette sequence in the menu bar. (or)
2. Press Ctrl + in the keyboard. Now the Control Palette appears on the window
To modify character attributes using the Character Control Palette:
1. Select the text you want to modify.
2. Make the appropriate changes in the Control palette.

Converting text in a Text block to a Frame.
(i) Draw the frame of your choice using one of the PageMaker's Frame tool.
(ii) Select the text block you want to insert in the frame.
(iii) Click the frame while pressing the Shift key. Now both elements will be selected.
(iv) Choose Element > Frame> Attach Content on the Menu bar.
(v) Now the text appears in the frame.