The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to master Adobe PageMaker, fully updated to cover version 7.0. Classroom-in-a-book format teaches PageMaker in short, project-oriented lessons. This page layout program now offers loads of new features, including a new simplified workflow with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and added integration with popular business tools such as Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, and more.

Desktop publishing (abbreviated DTP) is the creation of documents using page layout skills on a personal computer primarily for print. Desktop publishing software can generate layouts and produce typographic quality text and images comparable to traditional typography and printing. This technology allows individuals, businesses, and other organizations to self-publish a wide range of printed matter. Desktop publishing is also the main reference for digital typography. Desktop publishing methods provide more control over design, layout, and typography than word processing. However, word processing software has evolved to include some, though by no means all, capabilities previously available only with professional printing or desktop publishing (DTP).

"Classroom in a Book: Adobe PageMaker 6.5" is a cross-platform, self-paced training guide to all the power and features of the top-rated DTP software. In a matter of hours, users can fully comprehend the complexities of the software by "doing" rather than reading. The CD contains the art files, text files, fonts, and training materials needed to complete the tutorial lessons.

Users can learn to automate their repetitive desktop publishing tasks simply and easily by letting the software do the work. PageMaker Scripting introduces PageMaker's capabilities, such as one-button text formatting and page setup. This one book covers both Macintosh and Windows PageMaker applications.