Tip on creating emboss effect in PageMaker 5.0<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Unlike PageMaker 4.0, PM 5.0 has a nudge tool
\nsimilar to the one we used in creating the emboss effect in
\nCorelDRAW!. In PM 5.0, we can use the arrow keys or the nudge
\nbuttons found on its Control palette. Like in CorelDRAW!, we can
\nalso specify how far the object should travel each time we hit
\none of the arrow keys.<\/p>\n
To specify how much a selected object moves each time we press
\nthe arrow key or click on the nudge button, open the Preference
\ndialog box (click on File, Preference). Actually, the default
\nvalue (0.010 inch) is small enough for most purposes.<\/p>\n
In creating the accompanying illustration, I started with the
\nbackground --a rectangle with solid fill -- and changed its color
\nto 50 percent gray. In case you don't have the right gray color
\nin your color palette yet (and chances are you don't), follow the
\nfollowing steps: Click on Element, Define Color, New, Spot, CMYK,
\nand Grays. You'll be able to select from 100 different levels of
\ngray. I suggest that you add both the 15 percent and 50 percent
\ngray spots to the Color Palette. Press Ctrl-K to display this
\npalette.<\/p>\n
Then I entered the text \"Create Emboss in PageMaker 5.0\". The
\ntext was black, and I left it like that. I created two duplicate
\ntext blocks by selecting this text, pressing Ctrl-Ins once and
\nShift-Ins twice. Now the three text blocks were stacked on top of
\neach other. All I had to do was to select each of them and modify
\nit as necessary.<\/p>\n
Before proceeding, remember that to select the next object in
\na stack you have to select the Pointer tool, which is represented
\nas the arrow in the Toolbox, place it on top of the stack, and
\nhold down the Ctrl key when clicking the mouse's left button. If
\nyou click one more time, you'll be selecting the next object
\ndown. Keep on clicking, and the objects will be selected in
\ncycles and you'll be selecting the one on top. Remember, too,
\nthat to change any formatting attribute of a string of text, like
\nits color, you'll have to select it with the Text tool (the
\nletter A in the Toolbox).<\/p>\n
Going back to the steps I took in preparing the illustration,
\nhere's what I did next: I highlighted the text that was on top of
\nthe stack and changed its color to 15 percent gray. Then I
\nselected the other duplicate and placed it on top of the stack by
\nclicking on Element, Bring to front (or by pressing Ctrl-F). Only
\nwhen it is on top of the stack can we highlight all the
\ncharacters to change their color. This time I changed the color
\nof the text into 50 percent gray, which was the same as the
\nbackground rectangle.<\/p>\n
Now that all the three text objects had their right colors,
\ni.e., 15 percent gray, 50 percent gray and black, all I had to do
\nwas select each of them and bring it to the top of the stack in
\nthe right order, i.e., the 50 percent gray on top and the 15
\npercent gray and black underneath -- it doesn't matter whether
\nthe black is underneath the 15 percent gray or vice versa. Again,
\nCtrl-F will do the job. Once again remember that you have to
\npress and hold down the Ctrl key before selecting the next object
\ndown in the stack.<\/p>\n
What remained to be done was to place the text objects in the
\nright X and Y coordinates. Here the Nudge Buttons, the small
\narrow keys next to the X and Y labels in the Position windows of
\nthe Control Panel, were used to move a selected object. Take a
\nlook at the accompanying illustration, the cursor points to one
\nof the Nudge Buttons. All I did was click on any of them as many
\ntimes as necessary to position the text blocks correctly.<\/p>\n
Or, if you prefer, you can position each of the text object
\ndirectly by entering the values for its X and Y coordinates. Just
\nfor illustration; the coordinates of my 15 percent gray text
\nblock are X=1.074 and Y=1.308, the 50 percent X=1.054 and
\nY=1.288, and the black X=1.02 and Y=1.255, all in inches.<\/p>\n
Presto! I have created the emboss effect entirely in PM 5.0.<\/p>\n
--Zatni Arbi<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tip-on-creating-emboss-effect-in-pagemaker-50-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }