Visual Reference | PagePlus

PagePlus
Visual Reference

Visual Reference
Click a toolbar or Studio tab for details:

MENUS
Click a menu name for details:

Visual Reference

PagePlus > Visual Reference

Visual Reference
Welcome!
Key features
New features
Contacting Serif
Credits
Getting Started
- Startup Wizard
- Creating a publication from design templates
- Starting a new publication from scratch
- Opening an existing publication
- Importing PagePlus documents
- Importing PDF files
- Working with more than one publication
- Switching between Paper Publishing and Web Publishing modes
- Saving your publication
- Saving your own templates
- Closing publications
- Using publication windows
Working with Pages
- Setting up a publication
- Adding, removing, and rearranging pages
- Understanding master pages
- Viewing pages
- Navigating pages
- Setting guides
- Using the rulers and dot grid
- Using headers and footers
- Using page numbering
- Working with layers
Working with Objects
- Object management overview
- Selecting an object
- Selecting multiple objects
- Copying, pasting, and replicating objects
- Snapping
- Creating groups
- Moving objects
- Resizing objects
- Locking an object's size or position
- Ordering objects
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Converting an object to a picture
- Exporting as a picture
- Rotating an object
- Flipping an object
- Cropping and combining objects
- Anchoring objects
- Joining object outlines
- Applying a mesh warp envelope
- Adding borders
- Adding logos
- Adding flashes
Working with Text
- Importing text from a file
- Understanding text frames
- Fitting text to frames
- Linking text frames
- Using artistic text
- Putting text on a path
- Editing text on the page
- Editing story text with WritePlus
- Using Find and Replace
- Inserting footnotes and endnotes
Formatting Characters and Paragraphs
- Setting text properties
- Using fonts
- Substituting fonts
- Using text styles
- Adjusting spacing, justification, and kerning
- Wrapping text
- Creating a bulleted or numbered list
Working with Tables/Calendars
- Creating text-based tables
- Creating custom table formats
- Manipulating tables
- Sorting tables
- Using QuickClear and QuickFill
- Formatting numbers
- Inserting formulas
- Inserting a calendar
- Inserting database tables
Using Special Character Options
- Inserting a symbol
- Inserting Unicode characters and glyphs
- Inserting date/time
- Inserting cross-references
- Inserting user details
- Inserting variables
- Viewing and changing document information
- Using hyphenation
Using Advanced Document Features
- Exporting story text
- Hyperlinking an object
- Viewing the links in your publication
- Using mail merge
- Merging photos and other pictures
- Merging into a repeating layout
- Creating a table of contents
- Creating an index
- Producing a book with BookPlus
Working with Lines and Shapes
- Drawing and editing lines
- Setting line properties
- Drawing and editing shapes
- Applying 2D filter effects
- Using 3D filter effects
- Understanding blend modes
- Adding dimensionality (Instant 3D)
- Using object styles
- Using the Gallery
- Using connectors
Working with Pictures
- Adding picture frames
- Importing pictures
- Using the Media Bar
- Using Image Cutout Studio
- Applying PhotoLab filters
- Importing TWAIN images
Color, Fills, and Transparency
- Applying solid fills
- Using color schemes
- Creating custom schemes
- Gradient and bitmap fills
- Managing publication palettes
- Color matching with PANTONE(r) colors
- Managing screen and output colors
- Working with transparency
Checking Your Work
- Using Auto-Correct and Spell as you Type
- Spell-checking
- Automatic proofreading
- Using the thesaurus
- Checking resources and fonts used
- Reviewing text content with the Text Manager
Printing Your Publication
- Printing basics
- Interactive Print Preview
- Generating professional output
- Producing PostScript separations
Publishing and Sharing
- Exporting PDF files
- Creating a PDF bookmark list
- Creating a PDF slideshow
- Sharing publications by email
- Saving as packages
Using PDF Forms
- Getting started with PDF forms
- Designing your PDF Forms
- Creating a PDF Form
- Validating data entry
- Collecting data from forms
- Submitting data
- Digital signatures
Producing Web Pages
- Getting started in web mode
- Web page layout fundamentals
- Adding hotspots
- Adding rollovers
- Choosing website colors
- Setting web picture display options
- Choosing page properties
- Adding search engine descriptors
- Adding animation effects
- Adding sound and video
- Adding Java applets
- Adding HTML
- Publishing a website to a local folder
- Previewing your website in a browser
- Automatic layout checking
- Publishing to the web
- Maintaining your website
Enhancing Ease-of-use
- Using the context toolbar
- Customizing toolbars, menus and tabs
- Updating and saving defaults
- Setting PagePlus options
- Using shortcuts
- Using PageHints
- Importing custom PagePlus X4 settings