(i) Position the loaded text icon at a corner of the area where you want to place text, hold down the mouse button, and drag to define the text block. Release the mouse button.
(ii) Text flows into the defined area. If there is more text than fits in the text block you defined, a red triangle appears in the bottom windowshade handle.
(iii) Click once on this and the loaded text icon reappears. Now generate a new text block and click. Repeat this process until there is no more text to place.
(iv) Similarly if you want to place the text in a page, position the loaded text icon at the top of the page and click. Text flows into the page. If there is more text than fits in the page, a red triangle appears in the bottom windowshade handle.
(v) Click once on this and the loaded text icon reappears. Now generate a new page (or pages) by selecting Layout> Insert Pages in the menu bar.
(vii) Place the loaded text icon at the top of the next page and click. Repeat this process until there is no more text to place.

(i) Choose FiIe > Place. The Place dialog box will appear.
(ii) Locate the document that contains the text you want to place and select it.
(iii) Click on Open in the Place dialog box. The pointer changes to the loaded text icon
(iv) 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.

(i) Select the text to be copied.
(ii) Choose Edit > Copy in the menu bar (or) Press Ctrl + C in the keyboard (or) Click the right mouse button and choose Copy from the pop-up menu.
(iii) Insertion point is moved to the place where the text is to be pasted.
(iv) Choose Edit > Paste in the menu bar (or) Press Ctrl + V in the keyboard (or) Click the right mouse button and choose Paste from the pop-up menu.

(i) Select the text to be moved.
(ii) Choose Edit > Cut in the menu bar. (or) Press Ctrl + X in the keyboard (or) Click the right mouse button and choose cut from the pop-up menu.
(iii) Insertion point is moved to the place where the text is to be pasted.
(iv) Choose Edit > Paste in the menu bar (or) Press Ctrl + Y in the keyboard. (or) Click the right mouse button and choose Paste from the pop-up menu.

1. Choose File > Print in the menu bar (or) Press Ctrl+ P in the keyboard.
The Print Document dialog box appears.
2. Choose the settings in the Print Document dialog box as
a. Select the printer from the Printer drop-down list box.
b. Choose the pages to be printed in the Pages group box by selecting one of the following available options :
All: This option prints the whole document
Ranges: This option prints individual pages by the page number or a range of pages.

To make page numbers appear on every page
1. Click on Master Pages icon.
2. Then click on Text Tool. Now the cursor changes to I - beam.
3. Then Click on the left Master page where you want to put the page number.
4. Press Ctrl + Alt + P.
5. The page number displays as 'LM' on the left master page.
6. Similarly click on the right master page where you want to put the page number.
7. Press Ctrl + Alt + P.
8. The page number displays as 'RM' on the right master page, but will appear correctly on the actual pages

Pagemaker provides several methods for navigating the pages in your publication.
Method 1 :
You can move from one page to anotherby using the Page up and Page down keys on your keyboard. This is probably the navigation methods you will use most often.
Method 2:
You can move from one page to another by using the page icons at the left bottom of the screen. Click on the page icon that corresponds to the page that you want to view. The page is displayed.
Method 3:
Using the Go to Page dialog box.
To go to a specific page in a document
1. Choose Layout > Go to Page in the menu bar (or) Press Alt + Ctrl + G in the keyboard. Now the Go to Page dialog box appears.
2. In the dialog box, type the page number that you want to view
3. Then click on OK. The required page is displayed on the screen.

Filling Rectangle with colour
1. Draw a rectangle using Rectangle tool.
2. Select the rectangle.
3. Choose Window > Show colors inthe menu bar. (or) Press Ctrl + J. Now Colors palette appears.
4. Click on the required colour from the Colors Palette.
5. The rectangle has been filled with the colour

To draw a rounded-corner rectangle:
1. Double-click the Rectangle tool in the toolbox. The Rounded Corners dialog box appears
2. Choose a corner setting from the preset shapes
3. Click on OK. The cursor changes to a crosshair.
4. Click and drag anywhere on the screen
5. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is the desired size. Press the Shift key as you draw to constrain the shape to a rounded corner square.

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.

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.

1. Click on one of a Frame tool from the Toolbox
2. Draw a frame with one of PageMaker's Frame tools (Rectangle frame tool or Ellipse Frame Tool or Polygon frame Tool). Make sure the object remains selected.
3. Click on File. The File menu will appear.
4. Click on Place. The Place dialog box will appear.
5. Locate the document that contains the text you want to place, select it.
6. Click on Open.
7. Click in a frame to place the text in it. The text will be placed in the frame.

Method - 1:
(i) Select the blcok that you wish to unthread with the pointer tool. Click on Edit > Cut in the menu bar. (the block disappear).
(ii) Now click on the Edit ⟶ Paste in the menu bar.
(iii) The block will reappear in the same position, but it is now an unthreaded block
Method - 2:
(i) Select the block that you wish to unthread with the pointer tool
(ii) Then choose the Text tool and select all the menu bar.(the blok disappear).
(iii) Now click the insertion point within an existing threaded block.
(iv) Then click on Edit ⟶ Paste in the menu bar.
(v) The text will be added in this block.