Inserting a page
1. Click on Layout in the menu bar. The Layout menu will appear.
2. Click on Insert page. The Insert Page dialog box will appear.
3. Type the number of pages you want to add to the Insert Page dialog box.
4. Click on Before or After to specify where you want to add the page relative to the active page.
5. In multi-page documents, type a new page number in the Existing Page Box to change the relative page.
6. Click on OK button. The page will be inserted in your document.

The process of connecting text among Text blocks is called threading text. Text that flows through one or more threaded blocks is called a story.

(i) All text in PageMaker resides inside containers called text blocks.
(ii) A Text block can be connected to other text block so that the text in one text block can flow into another text block.

i) Editing means making changes to the text.
ii) When you edit a document, you revise its text.
iii) Editing encompasses many tasks, such as inserting and deleting words and phrases, correcting errors, and moving and copying text to different places in the document.

Ellipse tool	Ellipse frame tool
Used to draw circles and ellipses. The icon is	Used to create elliptical placeholders for text and graphics. The icon is

To make page numbers appear on every page
(i) Click on Master Pages icon.
(ii) Then click on Text Tool. Now the cursor changes to I - beam.
(iii) Then click on the left Master page where you want to put the page number.
(iv) Press Ctrl +Alt + P.
(v) The page number displays as 'LM' on the left Master Page.
(vi) Similarly click on the right Master page where you want to put the page number.
(vii) Press Ctrl +Alt + P.
(viii) Tile page number displays as 'RM' on the right Master Page, but will appear correctly on the actual pages.

⇢ Master Pages commonly contain repeating logos, page numbers, headers, and footers.
⇢ They also contain non printing layout guides, such as column guides, ruler guides, and margin guides. 

➝ Draw a second frame with the Frame tool of your choice.
➝ Click the first frame to select it.
➝ Click on the red triangle to load the text icon.
➝ Click the second frame. PageMaker flows the text into the second frame.(i)

Rejoining split blocks To rejoin the two text blocks
1. Place the cursor on the bottom handle of the second text block, click and drag the bottom handle up to the top.
2. Then place the cursor on the bottom handle of the first text block, and click and drag the bottom handle down if necessary.

S. No.	Tools	Keyboard Shortcut
1	Pointer Tool	F9
2	Rotating Tool	Shift + F2
3	Line Tool	Shift + F3
4	Rectangle Tool	Shift + F4
5	Ellipse Tool	Shift + F5
6	Polygon Tool	Shift + F6

Drawing a Star using Polygon tool To draw a Star
1. Click on the Polygon tool from the toolbox. The cursor changes to a crosshair.
2. Click and drag anywhere on the screen. As you drag, a Polygon appears.
3. Release the mouse button when the Polygon is of the desired size.
4. Choose Element > Polygon Settings in the menu bar.

Converting text in a Text block to a Frame
After created text in a text block, if you want to convert it to a frame. You can do this by using these steps.
1. Draw the frame of your choice using one of the Pagemaker's Frame tool.
2. Select the text block you want to insert in the frame.
3. Click the frame while pressing the Shift key. Now both elements will be selected.
4. Choose Element > Frame > Attach Content on the Menu bar.
5. Now the text appears in the frame. 

Converting text in a Text block to a Frame

Placing (Importing) Text
You can insert text from other software program like MS-Word in the PageMaker document.
1. Choose File > Place in the menu bar. 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:

Tool Toolbox Cursor Use

Pointer Tool	Used to select, move, and resize text objects and graphics
Text tool	Used to type, select, and edit text.
Rotating tool	Used to select and rotate objects
Cropping tool	Used to trim imported graphics.
Line tool	Used to draw straight lines in any direction.
Constrained line tool	Used to draw vertical or horizontal lines.
Rectangle frame tool	Used to create rectangular placeholders for text and graphics.
Ellipse tool	Used to draw circles and ellipses.
Ellipse frame tool	Used to create elliptical placeholders for text and graphics.
Polygon tool	Used to draw polygons.
Polygon frame tool	Used to create polygonal placeholders for text and graphics.
Hand tool	Used to scroll the page (an alternative to the scroll bar)
Zoom tool	Used to magnify or reduce an area of the page