(i) It is the topmost part of the window.
(ii) It shows the name of the software and the name of the document at the left, and the control but tons (Minimize, Maximize and Close) at the right.

(i) Go to the page immediately before the page to be inserted.
(ii) Choose Layout → Insert Pages in the menu bar. The Insert Pages dialog box appears.
(iii) Type the number of pages want to be insert
(iv) To insert pages after the current page choose after' from the pop-up menu.
(v) Click on Insert button.
(vi) The new pages are inserted in publication

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

(i) A document page is displayed within a dark border.
(ii) The area outside of the dark border is referred to as the pasteboard.
(iii) Anything that is placed completely in the pasteboard is not visible when the document is printed.
(iv) The use of pasteboard is to temporarily hold elements while designing document.

1. Choose File ⟶ Place. The Place dialog box will appear.
2. Locate the document that contains the text you want to place and select it.
3. Click on Open in the Place dialog box. The pointer changes to the loaded text icon.
4. Make a text block to place the text. (Or) Click in the page to place the text. The text will be placed in the page. If the text to be placed is too big to fit on one page, PageMaker allows you to place it on several pages. This can be done manually or automatically.

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.

1. Click on the Pointer tool.
2. Click either the left or right corner handle on the bottom of the text block and drag. When you release the mouse button, the text in the text block will reflow to fit the new size of the text block
3. A red triangle in the bottom windowshade means there is more text in the text block than is visible on the page. Drag the windowshade handle down to show more text.

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.

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.

Use the zoom tool to magnify or reduce the display of any area in your publication
To magnify or reduce with the zoom tool
1. Select the zoom tool. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass with a plus sign in its center, indicating that the zoom tool will magnify your view of the image. To toggle between magnification and reduction, press the Ctrl key.
2. Position the magnifying glass at the center of the area you want to magnify or reduce, and then click to zoom in or out. Continue clicking until the publication is at the magnification level you want. When the publication has reached its maximum magnification or reduction level, the center of the magnifying glass appears blank.
To magnify part of a page by dragging:
1. Select the zoom tool.
2. Drag to draw a marquee around thearea you want to magnify
To zoom in or out while using another tool:
Press Ctrl+Spacebar to zoom in. Press Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar to zoom out.

Drawing a star using polygon tool.
To draw a Star
(i) Click on the Polygon tool from the toolbox. The cursor changes to a crosshair.
(ii) Click and drag anywhere on the screen. As you drag, a Polygon appears.
(iii) Release the mouse button when the Polygon is of the desired size.
(iv) Choose Element →  Polygon settings in the menu bar. Now polygon settings dialogue box appears.
(v) Type 5 in the Number of sides text box.
(vi) Type 50% in star inset textbox.
(vii) Click OK. Now the required star appears on the screen.