This document provides an overview of the desktop publishing program PageMaker. PageMaker was introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation as one of the first desktop publishing programs. It relied on Adobe's PostScript page description language and included basic elements needed for page layout like drag and drop positioning, type tools, and the ability to import and print graphics. Key features included text rotation, a story editor, the ability to create PDF files, and customizing documents through data merging fields in templates.

1. PageMaker
AUTHOR
R.D.SIVAKUMAR,M.Sc.,M.Phil.,M.Tech.,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science &
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of M.Com.(CA),
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi – 626 124.
Mobile: 099440-42243
e-mail : sivamsccsit@gmail.com
website: www.rdsivakumar.blogspot.in
CO-AUTHOR
K.SIVAKAMI, B.Com. (CA)
Student of M.Com. (CA)
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi – 626 124.

2. PageMaker
• PageMaker was one of the first desktop publishing
programs, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation.
• PageMaker relies on Adobe System’s PostScript page
description language, and in 1994 Adobe Systems
acquired Aldus and PageMaker.

3. • PageMaker included all the basic elements needed to
lay out pages:
• free from drag and drop positioning of page elements,
sophisticated type tools, a well-chosen selection of
drawing tools, the ability to import text and graphics
from other applications, and the ability to print to high
resolution PostScript printers.
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4.  PageMaker has essential features as text rotation and
a story editor.
 PageMaker has the ability to create tagged Adobe
PDF files.
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5.  When users export a PageMaker document to PDF
that is going to be seen in print, on the Web, or in
eBook form.
 This feature lets users separate the design of a
document from its content.
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6.  PageMaker also allows users to create highly
customized documents via a new data-merge feature.
 With this tool, users can drop custom fields into a
standard template.
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