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                        PROFESSIONAL PAGE V4
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                                                     TYPED BY SHARD - DTL

1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL....
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This manual is divided into the following sections:

GETTING STARTED:
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This  section  outlines the steps needed to back up Professional Page, what
you  need  to use it, and how to start up the progrann.  It also includes a
list of conventions used in this manual.

INTRODUCTION:
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This  section  explains  the  fundamental  concepts  behind  the  design of
Professional Page

TUTORIAL:
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This  section  takes  you  through  the  production  of  a  simple two page
newsletter, from importing the various elements, editing them, and creating
new  ones,  to  getting  the final output.  When you complete the tutorial,
which we strongly suggest even for seasoned computer users, you should have
a  good  "feel" for the progran, and be able to go straight to work without
referring too much to the manual.

USING PROFESIONAL PAGE:
-----------------------
This section is the heart of the manual.  It describes all aspects of using
and manipulating boxes from importing text and graphics to final output.

COLOR:
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This  section outlines the steps necessary to include and maintain color in
Professional  Page  documents.   The color information will be used by Gold
Disk's  Professional  Color  separator to produce four color and mechanical
separatAons.

DESIGN:
-------
This  section  discusses  typographical and layout considerations.  General
rules  for  successful page layout are outlined, as well as a discussion of
what to avoid.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE:
--------------------
Refer  to this section for explanations on specifc features in Professional
Page.

In  addition  to  these  sections,  we  also  provide  a  complete  set  ot
appendices.  Of particular interest are:  the technical support information
appendix,  the  troubleshooting  guide,  and  an  appendix  how to best use
Professional  Page with other Amiga software.  There is also a glossary and
comprehensive index at the end of the manual.

UPGRADES:
---------
There  will  be  constant improvements in the Professional Page system, and
information about additions, revisions and other developlents will be vital
to  allow  you  to  make best use of the product.  Please fill out and mail
your  registration  card without delay, so that we can keep you up to date.
Also, there is a bug/suggestion form at the very end of the manual.

In  the Professional Page window, there is a Read_Me icon.  Double clicking
on  this  icon will display notes of interest about your particular release
of Professional Page.

2. GETTING STARTED...
---------------------

CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE
-----------------------
Please  check  to  be  sure  that  you  have  received  a  complete unit of
Professional Page, consisting of the following:

    This manual

    The Quick Reference Guide

    A Registration card

    The Program Licence Agreement Envelope containing:

    A Professional Page Program Disk

    A Professional Page Fonts & Utilities Disk

    Program Identification/Serial Number stickers

REGISTRATION
------------
Professional  Page is a 'professional" product, as the name suggests.  With
this in mind, we understand the importance of good after-sales support.  We
can only give you this type of service if we know who you are.

Please  fill  in  your registation card and return it to us promptly.  As a
registered  Professional  Page  owner,  you  will  receive  infofmation  on
upgrades  and bulletins about our products, as well as three months of free
access  to our technical support phone number.  (See Appendix I:  Technical
Support Infomation.)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-------------------

Computer:
---------
Professional Page is designed to work on any properly configured Amiga 500,
1000, or 2000.

Operating System:
-----------------

Kickstart 1.2 or higher. Workbench 1.2 or higher.

Memory Requirements:
--------------------
A  minimum of one megabyte of memory is required.  If you have an Amiga 500
or  1000  with  only  512K  or RAM, for example, Professional Page will not
load.   For  large  complicated  documents,  especially  those usig lots of
bitapped graphics, more than one megabyte of memory is recommended.

Display Monitor:
----------------
Any  Amiga compatible monitor.  Since Professional Page uses the interlaced
high   resolution  mode  (which  produces  an  annoying  flicker),  a  high
persistence   monitor  is  ideal.   Flicker  reducing  tinted  screens  are
available  for  standard  Amiga  monitors  at  a nominal cost (see Appendix
G:Using Professional Page with Other Amiga Products.)

Disk Drives:
------------
One  Amige  3.5" floppy disk drive is required.  A dual drive or hard drive
configuration is recommended.

Output Device:
--------------
Professional Page outputs to PostScript compatible printers and typesetters
(see Appendix D:  Connecting Your Amiga to a Printer.)

Disk Contents:
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There  are  two disks contained in the Professional Page package.  One disk
is  labelled  "Program".   It contains the actual Professional Page program
and all of ahe data that the program uses.

The  other  disk is labelled "Fonts and Utilities".  This disk includes all
of  the  files  used  in  the  Tutorial section plus all of the sample page
layouts  used  in  the  Design  section.   You  will  also  find samples of
bit-mapped  graphics  and structured drawings.  In addition, there are some
grids or page templates for your use.  These templates are examples of some
common  design  fomats  for  different  types  of documents.  The disk also
contains  special  Professional  Page screen fonts.  These fonts are in the
standard  Amiga  format,  and are specially designed to show on screen what
the  actual  laser printer or typesetting machine output will look like.  A
utility  called MakeFont is also included.  It will allow you to create any
point size of any font included on the disk.  (See Appendix C:Utilities for
a complete list of the utilities and their uses.)

CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
-------------------------------

The  Professional Page manual and the software it describes conform closely
to  many  of  the  standard Amiga conventions.  It is assumed that you have
some familiarity with basic Amiga procedures.  To help novices in the early
stages,  some basic procedures are descnbed in detail even if that may seem
redundant  to  experienced  Amiga  users.   Some  of  the basic conventions
adhered to throughout the manual are:

*  The  use  of  "bullets"  (*)  to  indicate related information, lists or
sequences.

*  Use of the Amiga hierarchy of terms for pull down menus.  Main menus are
called  "menus", sub-menus are called "items", and options of sub-menus are
called "sub-items".  The terms "gadgets" and "tools" are also used.

*  Menu  selections  are  often  listed  in  this  manual using the format:
Menu/Item/Sub-Item.   For example, Page/Alter/Current refers to the Current
sub-item in the Alter item of the page menu.

*  Where  keyboard  equivalents  are  found, the following notation is used
(where "x" is a specified character):

A x - Depress x while holding the Right Amiga key.

C X - Depress x while holding the CTRL key.

a x - Depress x while holding the ATL key.

s X - Depress x while holding the SHIFT key.

*   All  manual  references  to  Professional  Page  screen  menus,  items,
sub-items, gadgets and tools are in italics.

*  Moving  the  mouse  pointer  to a desired location and pressing the left
button to make a selection is called "clicking" or "selecting".

*  Moving  the mouse pointer to a desired location, pressing the button and
holding  it  down  so  as  to  move  some  screen  object is referred to as
"dragging".

*  Keyboard  equivalents  are  graphically  depicted in dhe pictures of the
pull-down menus.

* Text in BOLD type is used to highlight important information.

* The COURIER font indicates text that you should type in via the CLI or in
the text line of a requester.

Many  of the terms used in this manual come from the publishing field, such
as pica and leading, or are Amiga specific, such as menus and gadgets.  For
a complete explanation of these terms, consult the Glossary.

MAKING A WORKING COPY OF PROFESSIONAL PAGE
------------------------------------------

You  should  not  use  the  original  disks  which  you  received  with the
Professional  Page  package  other  than  to make working copies from them.
Instead, immediately make a backup copy of each disk to use as your working
disks.   Put  the original program disks away in a safe place, and only use
them  to  make replacements if your backup copies are lost or damaged.  For
your  convenience, Professional Page is not copy-protected.  Please respect
the  fact  that Gold Disk Inc.  has made it easy for you to make backups of
this program.  Don't sell, lend, give, or otherwise distribute this program
to  anyone.   Please  read  the Program Licence agreement and the copyright
information relating to unauthorized copying.  Remember, software piracy is
a  crime,  and  it  discourages the development, improvement, and technical
support of good software.

Making a Backup
---------------

(See  "Duplicating  Your  Disks"  and  "Copying  a Disk" in your Amiga user
manual).

It  is  easier  and  quicker to make a copy using the CLI, but a novice may
want to use the mouse and the icons in Workbench.  Using Workbench is a bit
slower  and  more  cumbersonae  than using CLI, but it's more intuitive and
less intimidating for a new Amiga user.

From CLI (Command Line Interface--the AmigaDOS):
------------------------------------------------

*  Use  the Amiga Workbench disk, your Professional Page program disk, (the
"source"  disk)  and a blank 3.5" disk (the "destination" disk) on which to
make your copy.

* Boot up with the Workbench disk.

* Open up the CLI as described in your Amiga manual and type:

    DISKCOPY DFO: TO DFl:

*  The  Amiga  will  request that you insed the "source", and "destination"
disks into the appropriate drives.

*  Place  the Professional Page program disk in the first drive, (DF0:) and
be certain that the disk is write protected.

*  Place  your blank disk into the second drive, DFl:, and press the RETURN
key.  Your Professional Page disk will now be duplicated.  l"dl lleG

*  To  copy the Fonts and Utilities disk, repeat the above steps, using the
Fonts and Utilities disk as the "Source" disk.

From the Workbench:
-------------------

*  Boot  up  with  the Workbench disk that came with your Amiga.  Place the
Professional  Page  program disk in the first dnve, and a blank disk in the
second dnve.  Be certain that the program disk is write-protected.

*  Move the mouse pointer over to the icon of the Professional Page program
disk  and  "grab"  the  icon  by  pressing  and holding down the left mouse
button.

* Still holding down the left mouse button, move the Professional Page icon
over on top of disk icon for the blank disk, and release the button.

* The Amiga will provide the necessary instructions to complete the backup.

* After the disk copy is finished, you must rename the copy of Professional
Page.   To  do  this,  select  the backup disk by clicking on its icon, and
activate  the  Rename  item  from  the Workbench menu, as described in your
Amiga manual.

*  The  backup  disk  will  have automatically been given the name "Copy of
PPage".  Rename the disk "PPage".  Similarly, when you make a backup of the
utilities disk, rename it "PPageUtil".

WARNING:  NEVER REMOVE A DISK FROM ANY DISK DRIVE WHILE A DISK LIGHT IS ON!

If  you  do,  you  may destroy the infomnation on the disk.  Until you have
made  a  backup  of  your Professional Page program and utilities disks, be
extremely cautious.

STARTING PROFESSIONAL PAGE
--------------------------

From the Workbench:
-------------------

*  Insert the Professional Page program disk "PPoge", in the lirst dnve and
boot the system.

*  Double  click  on  the  Professional  Page  disk  icon  to  bring up the
Professional Page window.

* Double click on the Professional Page program icon to start the program.

From the CLI:
-------------

*  Insert  the  Professional  Page  disk  in  the  second drive, while your
workbench disk is in the first dnve.  Open up the CLI, as described in your
Amiga manual.  Change directories by typing:

    CD DF1 : and press the RETURN key.

* Assign the special Professional Page fonts by typing:

          ASSIGN FONTS: PPageutil:FONTS and press the RETURN key.

* When the prornpt reappears, run the Professional Page program by typing:

    PPAGE:PPAGE

3. INTRODUCTION....
-------------------

Professional  Page  is  a  powerful,  versatile  and simple to use "desktop
publishing"  program.   It is page-oriented, rather than document-oriented.
This means that the intention of the program is to allow the user to create
pages  one by one, with the maximum of flexibility to make design decisions
at  every  stage.   A  document-oriented  program  is more suited for long,
relatively uniform documents.

It  is  quite feasible to create long documents such as books and magazines
using  Professional  Page,  (such  as  this  manual), but Professional Page
excels  in  situations  where varied layouts with extensive use of graphics
are   typical   (for  example,  newsletters,  ad  designs,  brochures,  and
educational materials).

If  you  do  wish  to  create  a  longer  doccument,  Professional Page has
procedures  for formatting or coding text at the word processing stage (see
Appendix F:  Formatting Text), and powerful template features which make it
very  productive  while still keeping page makeup very interactive and open
to changes.

ABOUT DESKTOP PUBLISHING
------------------------

Although  electronic  /  computer-aided publishing has been around for some
time,  the technique has required expensive equipment and specially trained
operators,  similar  to more traditional forms of publishing.  With desktop
publishing  you  can  perform  the functions of graphic designers, writers,
editors,  layout people and typographers yourself.  This not only saves you
money,  but  drastically  reduces  the  turnaround time needed to prepare a
professional quality document.

The  phrase  "desktop  publishing" is often used in a rather misleadng way.
Logically, the publishing process includes all "pre-press" operations, from
writing  and  editing to page assembly and platemaking.  Desktop publishing
programs,  though,  are  more accurately described as "typesetting and page
assembly" programs.  Professional Page allows the user to integrate all the
stages  of  publishing  on  a  personal computer, even though many of those
stages involve other software products.

The  text  and  graphic components of a document can be gathered from their
various  sources  (word  processors,  scanners,  paint  programs, etc.) and
assembled  into  a  complete document, and then output in camera ready form
from a laser printer or typesetting machine.  With Gold Disk's Professional
Color  separator  (sold separately), pages can be output as screened, color
separated  film,  ready for platemaking and printing.  Despite its relative
simplicity  and  economy,  typesetting  and  page  assembly  with a desktop
publishing  systen,  is  still  a  skilled process.  To create professional
quality  documents,  some  knowledge  of typography and design priciples is
essential.

To  help  the  experienced  designer  relate traditional methods to the new
technology, and to give the novice a workable basic understanding of how to
create  attractive  and readable pages, refer to the Design section of this
manual.

In the same way that microcomputers unleashed computing to a mass audience,
desktop  publishing has offered access to publishing tools to a larger base
of  users  through  personal  computers  and  laser  printers.  As the term
suggests,  it  is  possible  to fit all the necessary equipment for desktop
publishing on a desk and with it to produce near-typeset quality documents.

In  its  fullest  sense, publishing involves more than just typesetting and
page  make  up,  though.   Writing, editing, photography, illustration, and
many  other  processes  are  involved.   Professional  Page  allows  you to
integrate the pre-press stages of publishing on your Amiga.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING VS. WORD PROCESSING
--------------------------------------

Desktop  publishing  is  often  confused  with a sophisticated form of word
processing.   It  is true that a desktop publishing system performs many of
the  same  functions  as a word processor.  More than that however, desktop
publishing  is  a  process  for laying out pages and this often requires as
much manipulation of graphics as of text.  Even with traditional electronic
typesetting,  word  processors  are used as a front-end to prepare copy for
page  layout.  Similarly word processors are often used to create the first
draft of text for a desktop publishing system.  It is important, therefore,
that the system can import text from many different word processors.

Professional  Page has a full featured word processor.  For short projects,
it  is  preferable to create copy from within the desktop publishing systen
to  eliminate  the  extra steps of importing the text; but if more than one
person  is preparing the copy it is more practical to prepare the text on a
word  processor  because  only  one page layout can be worked on at a time.
The features that you require for your project will also affect whether you
use  Professional  Page's  word  processor  or  a  separate word processing
package.

ABOUT PROFESSIONAL PAGE
-----------------------

Professional  Page  is  designed  for  professional  quality  page  layout.
Included  is  a  full set of typographic controls for manipulating text and
halftoning  bitmapped  graphics to take full advantage of the resolution of
PostScript    output    devices.    We   understand   the   importance   of
What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get,  and  have  all  the  tools  for  editing and
creating both text and structured graphics available right where you layout
the  page.   There  are  also  numerous  other  advanced  features such as:
automatic  hyphenation,  kerning, wrapping text around boxes, and retention
of  full-color  information  for  four color separation.  Professional Page
will prove to be a powerful yet intuitive tool for page layouts.

SAVING PROFESSIONAL PAGE DOCUMENTS
----------------------------------

If there is one point that should be stressed when using Professional Page,
or  any  software  product for that matter, it is that you should save your
work  often.   This  "insurance" will pay for itself the first time you run
into  any difficulty.  For example, saving a document before a major layout
change will give you the option of going back to the original layout at any
time.   Especially  when  you  are  first  learning  to use a computer or a
particular  program,  you could manage to "crash" the system.  Saving files
frequently will make sure you only lose, at worst, a few minutes of work.

Another   important   suggestion   is   to   print  your  documents  often.
Professional  Page  attempts to provide the most accurate representation of
your   page   possible  on  the  Amiga,  but  it  is  still  just  that,  a
representation.  If you have access to a PostScript laser printer where you
can  print  your  document  several  times  during its creation, your final
product  will  take  form  more  quickly,  and more accurately.  It is more
desirable  to  alter  only  one  element on your page at a time rather than
modifying many, which may change the overall design of your document.

COMPATABILITY
-------------

Professional  Page  allows  you  to  import  files from many other software
packages.    Imported   text  from  WordPerfect,  Scribble!   ,  TextCraft,
TextCraft Plus, and many others (in ASCII format).  Graphics can be created
with graphic software such as DeluxePaint II, Aegis Images, and Digi-Paint,
and  from  hardware  peripherals  such  as  the  Easyl  pressure  sensitive
digitizing  tablet  and the Digi-View video digitizer.  Structured graphics
can  be  impoAed  from  Aegis Draw Plus.  Any IFF compatible package can be
used  to  import text or graphics.  (See Appendix G:Using Professional Page
with Other Amiga Products).

4. TUTORIAL...
--------------

The  best way to learn Professional Page is to use it.  As described in the
Introduction  section,  Professional  Page  emphasizes a natural, intuitive
equivalent  to  traditional  design tools and methods.  With some practice,
assisted  by the tutorial and reference information in this manual, you can
learn  to  use  all  the  features of Professional Page for a wide range of
design  Jobs.   In  this tutorial we will create a two page newsletter (see
Appendix H:Newsletter).  In the course of creating the newsletter, you will
use  many of the basic tools of Professional Page, and you'll go a long way
toward becoming comfortable with using the program.

The principles you are introduced to in this tutorial will give you a sense
of how to go about organizing any similar project.  At all times, feel free
to experiment wAth the various commands and functions of Professional Page.

Don't be afraid to experiment.  You can always restart the tutorial and try
again if the situation becomes too confusing.

The tutorial is divided into two basic parts.  The first part shows you how
to use all of the tools and features that you need to make a simple layout.

Once  you  know how to manipulate the basic tools, you can start laying out
the sample newsletter in the second part of the tutorial.

The   tutorial  is  only  a  first  introduction  to  the  capabilities  of
Professional  Page.   Many  specific examples of the program's features are
found  in the Design section of the manual.  Other examples of text, bitmap
graphics  and  structured  drawings  are  also to be found on the Fonts and
Utilities  disk  included  in  the Professional Page package.  These can be
used  to  modify the newsletter example in this tutorial if you wish.  Good
luck!

To run the tutorial, you need:
-----------------------------

* A working copy of the Professional Page Program disk.

* A working copy of the Professional Page Fonts and Utilties Disk.

* A blank, formatted data disk.

*  A  suitable  output  device,  if  available  (preferably a 300 dpi laser
printer).

If you are not already in Professional Page, boot up the Program in the
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following way:
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*  At  the  Workbench  prompt,  insert  your  copy of the Professional Page
program disk into the internal drive.

* Move the mouse pointer over the PPage disk icon, and double click.

* Double click the Professional Page program icon.

If  the  program  does not completely load, it may be because you only have
512k of memory.  Professional Page is designed to work with one megabyte or
more  of  RAM  (for  information on memory expansions, see Appendix G:Using
Professional Page with Other Amiga Products).

ANATOMY OF THE SCREEN
---------------------

Before  you  begin,  you  should  famliliarize  yourself  with  the various
elements  on  the  screen.   The  Professional Page screen should look like
this:

Professional Page  Gold Disk Document: Untitled

For  a  more  detailed explanation consult the Technical Reference section.
Once  the  Professional  Page  art  board is on the screen, you're ready to
create a page.

CREATING A PAGE
---------------

*  Hold  down  the  right  mouse button, and the menu strip becomes visible
along the top of the Amiga screen.

* Keeping the right mouse button pressed down, move the pointer to the Page
menu  (the  second  menu from the left).  When the pointer touches the word
Page,  a  "pull-down menu" appears.  Still keeping the mouse button pressed
down, move the pointer down to the Create item, presenting two "sub-items",
From  Template  and  From  Default.   Still  keeping the right mouse button
pressed  down,  move  the  pointer  to the From Default subitem and let go.
This procedure is called "selecting a menu".

*  A  "requester  window" appears, showing a number of adjustable settings.
For the moment, use the default settings, which creates a letter-sized page
(8.5"x  11") with no columns.  Click once with the left mouse button on the
OK  gadget  in  the  lower  left hand corner of the requester to create the
page.

A  representation  of the page appears on your art board.  Also, at the top
of  the  gadget strip on the right hand side of the screen, the page number
(page 1, in this case), is displayed.

KEYBOARD COMMANDS
-----------------

The  New  Page  Format  requester that you called up with the mouse and the
pointer  can  be accessed directly with a keyboard equivalent, in this case
(CTRL N).  Call it up again, this time using the keyboard equivalent of the
mouse command.  Hold down the CTRL-key and press the N-key.

The  New  Page  Format requester pops up again.  Click the OK gadget at the
bottom  left  of the requester.  The page number changes to 2 (you now have
two  pages  in  memory  -  see  "Page  Numbers"  in the Technical Reference
section).   Most  of the commonly used features of Professional Page can be
accessed  with  either keyboard or mouse.  The mousepointer/ pull-down menu
system  is  the  simplest  and most natural way to get at Professional Page
features,   especially  for  a  novice.   When  you  become  profient  with
Professional   Page,   especially  if  you're  using  it  in  a  production
environment where speed is important, you will want to make more use of the
keyboard  equivalents.  A full list of keyboard equivalents can be found in
Appendix B:  Keyboard Equivalents and on the Quick Reference Card.

THE NEW PAGE
------------

The  new  page appears on the screen as a white rectangle with rulers along
the  top  and  the  left  side.  By default, the page appears on a standard
Amiga  monitor  screen at 33% of its actual (printed) size, so that you can
see the entire page at one time.

SAVING AND OPENING (LOADING) YOUR DOCUMENTS
-------------------------------------------

Before  you  begin the second part of this tutorial, you should know how to
save and load your documents.  Professional Page loads and saves files in a
manner famliliar to users of other Amiga programs.

Saving a Document
-----------------

Although  this  tutorial  is short, you may not be able to, or not wish to,
finish  it  in  one  session.   You  should  know  how to save your current
document  so that you can continue from where you left off at a later date.
Also,  saving  your  document  where you leR at a later date.  Also, saving
your  document  to  disk  at frequent intervals is a very good habit to get
into.  Especially while you are learning to use Professional Page, you will
want   to  protect  your  work  from  destructive  features  that  you  may
accidentally  invoke, such as the power OFF switch.  Even as an expert, you
are still capable of makLng mistakes, and will be subject to acts of God or
the electric company, such as power failures.  Even if you have a hard disk
for  your Amiga, continue to make backups of your documents on floppy disks
as well.

Before  saving  a document, make sure that a formatted data thsk is in your
Amiga,s internal disk drive (DF0:).

Since  we  have  already  created a page, let's demonstrate how to save the
blank  page  as a docunment on disk.  There are two ways to save a document
to thsk.  The first is the use of Save As.

To use Save As:
---------------

* Make sure your data thsk is in the internal drive (DF0:)

* Select the Save As item from the Project menu.

* When the Save Document As requester comes up, click on the DF0: gadget.

*  In  the  File  text  line, type the name for your document, TESTSAVE for
example.

* Click OK to save the document.

For  more  information  on  the  file  requester,  see  Technical Reference
section.   The  name  of the document (visible from the status line) should
change to the name that you specified with the Save As item.

The  second  way  of  saving your document is to select the Save item.  The
Save  item  is  very  convenient  when you are updating a file that you are
working  on.   You  could save modifications to the file frequently without
the hassle of re-entering the same file name information.

WARNING:  the Save item overwrites the previously saved file.

Selecting  Save  causes  your file to be saved immediately to whatever disk
and  directory  was  used in the Save As operation or the default drive and
directory  if  the Save As operation hasn't been used.  If no file name has
previously  been  specified  using the Save As item, Professional Page will
automatically  name  the  document  "Untitled"  and store it in tbe default
directory.

To give the file a name:
------------------------

* Select the Project/Information item.

*  Delete  the  default  file name "Untitled", and type in the name of your
file.

From  now  on, if you make any changes to your document, and wish to update
it  to  disk,  simply  select  the  Save  item,  and Professional Page will
automatically  use  the  given file name, and the previously specified disk
drive and directory.

Loading a Document
------------------

If  you want to load a previously saved file, use the Open command from the
project  menu.   To  demonstrate  this,  clear  the document in memory, and
restore the document that you already saved.

To clear the document in memory:
--------------------------------

* Select the New item from the Project menu.

* A "Warning" requester will appear.

*  Click  Yes,  and  the  page  on  screen will be erased.  The name of the
document will go back to being "Untitled".

To load the previously saved document:
--------------------------------------

* Select the Open itemn from the Project menu.

* A requester similar to the one used in the Save As item will appear.

* Select the disk drive and directory, if necessary.

* Professional Page will give you a list of all of the documents located on
that  disk  (in  this tutorial there will only be one).  Click on your file
with  the  mouse  pointer.  Professional Page will take your selected file,
and transfer the name to the "File:" text line.

* Click the OK gadget to load the file.

NOTE:   the previous two steps can also be achieved by double-clicking with
the left mouse button on the file name.

Professional  Page  will  load that file, and you will see your document on
the  screen.  In this case, you will see the blank page you created earlier
For  more  information  on  the  file  requester,  see  Technical Reference
section.

Now that you know how to save and load liles, we can start on the tutorial,
keeping in mind that you can stop and restart any time you wish.

Once  again,  you should frequently save your document.  It is very easy to
load  a  previously  saved  document,  but  much harder to recreate it from
scratch if something should go wrong.

MAKING AND USING BOXES
----------------------

The  most  important  idea  behind Professional Page is its use of "Boxes".
Once  you  fully  understand  boxes,  you  have grasped the main concept of
Professional Page.  Every object on the page is placed in a box, Whether it
is  text,  structured  drawings, or bitmap graphics.  Boxes can be any size
and, as the name implies, are rectangular in shape.  But a box is more than
just  a  defined  holding  area.  You can change many attributes associated
with  that  box.  For exanaple, a box can have visible frames, or be filled
in  with  a  shade  of  gray,  which can be printed as a halftone screen or
pattern (see "Printing" in the Using Professional Page section).  Boxes can
even  have margins internally for your text to follow (much like a page has
margins).   Boxes  can  serve as windows for your graphics, allowing you to
crop the graphic to any size.

Start  by  experimenting  with creating and manipulating boxes.  For now we
will  just experiment with empty boxes.  We will fill them with text later,
but it helps if you know how to handle them.

To create a new box:
--------------------

*  Click on the Box Create tool frorn the general tools section of the tool
palette (see Tool Palette" in the Technical Reference section).

*  Move  the  mouse to the position on the page where you want the top left
hand  corner  of  the  box to appear (place it anywhere inside the top left
hand page).  For our purposes, the exact position doesn't matter.

* Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse over to the position where
the bottomn right hand corner of your box is to be placed, approximately at
the  7.5" x 3" setting, and release the button.  The outline of a large box
will now be visible.

*  Professional  Page remains in the Box Create mode to allow you to create
more boxes.

Go  ahead  and  experiment  by  placing  a  couple  of  boxes on your page.
Professional  Page  will  remain  in  the  Box Create mode until you select
another tool.

To help you when creating a box, the position of your mouse is always shown
as  a  thin line on the rulers around the page.  Also, the position of your
mouse  in  relation to the top left-hand corner of the page is indicated by
the two coordinate numbers on the menu bar (when you are resizing your box,
the  figures  will change to represent the box dimensions, not its position
on the page).

To  return  to the mode of operation that you were in before activating the
Box  Create tool, click on the Null Pointer tool.  Boxes are displayed with
thin  oulines around them.  These outlines will not print out on your final
page.   They  are  only  a visual guide for you.  You will also notice that
only  one box, the one created last, has a solid outline, while other boxes
have  broken  (dashed)  outlines.  The box with the solid outline is called
the "Active Box".

The Active Box
--------------

The  Active Box is the one that you are currently working on.  To work on a
different  box,  simply  click  in  the desired box, and it will become the
Active Box.

To quickly locate the Active Box:
---------------------------------

* Select the Show Active item in the Box menu.

*  Professional  Page  will  position  the page such that the Active Box is
showing on the screen and flash the outline of your Active Box.

Moving and Resizing a Box
-------------------------

After you have created a box, you can change the position or the size of it
with ease.

To move a box:
-------------

*  Press the left mouse button anywhere in the interior of the box and keep
it  pressed.   The  pointer changes into a hand shape, telling you that the
box is ready to be moved.

*  Drag the box to its new position.  The outline of the box will move with
your  mouse.   The coordinates of the top left corner of the box appears on
the  right  side  of the menu strip, corresponding to the ruler cross hairs
that are visible on the top and left edges of the page.

* Release the mouse button to let go of the box.

Handles
-------

Box  outlines  have  eight  "handles"  (one  on each corner, and one in the
middle  of  each side).  These handles can be grabbed with the Null Pointer
tool, and moved, causing the box to change size and proportion.

To resize a box:
----------------

*  Move  the  pointer  to any of the handles on the box, depending on which
dimensions  you  wish  to change.  For example, if you decide that you want
the  bottom  of  the  box  to drop lower but are satisfed with the left and
right sides, drag with the middle handle on the bottom of the box outline.

*  Move the pointer up or down, causing the box to change size, and release
the button at the desired location.

*  For  precision control of positioning and resizing of boxes, you can use
the  Active  sub-item  of the Alter item in the Box menu (see the Technical
Reference section for details).

Deleting a Box
--------------

Deleting a box is very easy.  First make the box you wish to delete active,
and then select the Delete Active item from the 80K menu.

NOTE:   If  the box that you wish to delete contains any information (text,
graphics,  or  drawings), Professional Page will pop up a warning requester
for a confirmation before deleting the box and its contents.

A CLOSER LOOK
-------------

At  the  default  magnifcation  (33%),  it  would  be  quite  difficult  to
accurately  position  boxes manually, nor could you read any text.  You can
zoom  in  for  a closer look, so that any information that you place in the
box  will  be  readable.   There are five magnification modes available for
your  use.   They are:  25 %, 33%, 50%, 1OO% and 200%.  You can change your
magnification at any time without losing any information.

To change your magnification level to 100%:
-------------------------------------------

*  Select  the  100%  sub-item of the Magnification item in the Preferences
menu.

NOTE:  to the right of every magnification option is a keyboard equivalent.
You  will  find it a lot quicker and easier to use the keyboard equivalents
for changing magnification rather than the mouse (See Appendix B:  Keyboard
Equivalents).

You  will see that the page zooms in and fills the screen, and only a small
part  of  your  page is visible at one time.  The part of your page that is
visible is displayed in the Page Position gadget.  You can move your screen
around to view other parts of the page at this level of magnification.

To move about the page:
-----------------------

* Move the pointer over the Page Position gadget.

*  Drag  the  small  white  rectangle  in  the  Page  Position gadget (this
represents your screen), releasing the button when you have moved it to the
area of the page that you wish to view.

Try  the  other  magnifications.   Experiment, using both the mouse and the
keyboard.   Thus,  to  attain  the  100% magnification level, hold down the
Right  Amiga  Key and depress the "2" key.  For a list of other conventions
used  in  this  manual, consult the Getting Started section.  For a list of
all  keyboard shortcuts, consult Appendix B :  Keyboard Equivalents and the
Quick Reference Card.

From  this  point  on,  you  should  freely use any magnification level you
desire  to perform any of the functions in this tutorial.  The tutonal will
prompt  you  to  set  a  particular  magnification  level  only  when it is
necessary  that  you  be in that level to complete a part of this tutorial.
Otherwise, use your discretion All features of the progran will work in any
given magnification level.

USING THE ART BOARD
-------------------

Essentially,  the  art  board  is  the  Professional  Page  equivalent of a
designer's  drawing  table  or light table.  The art board can be used as a
storage  location  for  boxes that you wish to keep off of the page for one
reason or another.  If you have a very complex page, and wish to reorganize
the  format,  but  maintain  the  boxes  and  their  information,  you  can
temporarily move any, or all of the boxes to the art board.

The  art  board serves as more than just a storage place.  You can actually
create  boxes  directly  on  the  art  board  and  place text, graphics and
drawings in those boxes.  All of the box resizing and manipulating features
work on the art board as well as the page.

Professional  Page  tells  you if you are over the art board, or the actual
page.   If you move a box on the page, the pointer turns into a hand.  When
moving  that  box  off  the  page  and onto the art board, the pointer will
change to thumb tack.

The real power of the art board lies in allowing you to move boxes from one
page  to  another.   Although  the  page will change, the art board and its
contents  remain.   See the Using Professional Page section for more on box
manipulation.

NOTE:   At  100% and 200% magnification levels, you may not see any part of
the  art  board.  This does not, however, prevent you from placing boxes on
the art board.

To place a box on the art at 100% magnification:
------------------------------------------------

* Switch to 1OO% magnification.

* Create a box.

* Grab the box and drag it over the ruler at the page edge.

*  Move  the  hand  pointer to the edge, over the ruler.  At this point the
hand  changes into a thumb tack, and if you place the box on the ruler, the
box is placed off of the page, and onto the art board.

You can confirm this by switching back into the 33% magnification level.

To make the page invisible:
---------------------------

* Select the Visible item from the Page menu again.

The  page and its contents will disappear, leaving only the art board, If a
box  seemed  to disappear when you moved it off the page, it probably "fell
under" the page and becomes visible when the page is made invisible.

To bring the page back:
-----------------------

* Select the Visible item from the Page menu again.

The page will now reappear with all its contents intact.

When  you finally save your document, your art board will be saved with it,
thus  allowing  you  to safely save half finished documents.  Experiment by
creating and manipulating boxes on and off the art board.  Once you realize
how  easy  it is, you will use the art board quite frequently (refer to the
Design section for some examples).

USING THE GRID
--------------

As  you  have  found  out,  it  is  difficult  to position boxes with great
accuracy  using  the  mouse.  You can use a grid to help you position boxes
more  precisely.   In addition to being a visual guide, and unlike grids on
paper  the  grid  in Professional Page can automatically align boxes to the
grid  line  intersections.  The grid lines will not print out on your final
page.  Grid lines can be chosen in several units of measures, Inches, Picas
(for  more  information  on  the  Pica  measurement  consult the Design and
Technical  Reference  sections),  and  Centimeters.  We will use the Inches
unit of measurement for this tutorial.

To set grid spacing:
--------------------

* Select the Layout Tools item in the Preferences menu.

*  You  will  see  that  the  unit  of  measurement  is Inches (the default
setting).  You willl need a grid spacing of 1/2 inch for this tutorial.

* Click on the X:  spacing text line to change the spacing.

* Delete the contents using the backspace and DEL key.

*  Type  in  0.500 and press RETURN.  Do the same with the Y:  spacing text
line.

* Make the grid lines visible by clicking the Grid ON gadget.

*  Turn  on the Snap to Grid to force all future boxes on the page to align
to the grid line intersections.

* Click the OK gadget when you have set the desired options.

Create a box or two to see the effect of using the Snap to Grid item.

GROUPS
------

In  much the same manner as you move one box, you can move several boxes at
one  time,  keeping  their  positions  rela  tive  to each other unchanged.
Grouping allows you to manipulate one or more boxes in many different ways.
As  well  as  having the ability to move several boxes at one time, you can
clone,  delete,  align,  and  center  groups.  You are also free to add and
subtract boxes to and from a group.

Making and Moving Groups
------------------------

To  demonstrate grouping, make sure that you have three or four boxes drawn
close together on your page.

To make a group:
----------------

*  Select  the  Group  tool from the tool palette.  This tool allows you to
select a number of boxes which Professional Page will remember as a group.

*  Drag  an  outline around the boxes you want to group.  Every box that is
completely enclosed by the outline is grouped.

NOTE:  Only one group can be active at a time, and after you have created a
group, the Group tool is cancelled and replaced by the Null Pointer tool.

Before  you selected the group, the active box had a solid grey outline and
the other boxes were outlined witn broken, dotted outlines.

When you select a group, the active box remains as before with a solid grey
outline  but  the  other  boxes in the group are now represented with solid
black outlines.

To move a group:
----------------

*  To  move  the  group (all of the boxes at the same time), hold the SHIFT
key, and grab any box in the group.

* Move the box and the grouped boxes will move together.

*  Release the mouse button when you are satisfied with the position of the
group.

Rearranging Groups
------------------

It  is possible to rearrange the position of boxes from within a group, yet
still keep the group intact.

To change the position of a box from within a group:
----------------------------------------------------

*  Grab the box that you wish to move within the selected group and move it
as if you were to move the box on its own.  Don't use the SHIFT key.

Adding Boxes to a Group
-----------------------

You can add boxes to an established group at any time.

To add a box to the existing group:
----------------------------------

*  Press  the  SHIFT  key, and click on the box that you wish to add to the
group.

*  The  new  box is now a part of the group.  You can verify this by moving
the group.

Removing a Box
--------------

*  To remove a box from the group, use CTRL-select.  Press the CTRL-key and
click on the box that you wish to remove from the group.

Deleting a Group
----------------

*  To delete all boxes in the group (and their contents), select the Delete
item  in the Group menu.  If any of the boxes in the group are not empty, a
warning requester will ask for confirmiation of the action.

CREATING THE NEWSLETTER
-----------------------

For  this  newsletter,  you should start off with a clear page.  Select the
Project/New  item followed by a Page/Create/From Default sub-item.  It's OK
to use the default settings.

Preparing a Masthead
--------------------

Now that you have practiced the basics of creating boxes and activating the
tools necessary to create a layout, you can go on to create the newsletter.

To create a box for the masthead:
--------------------------------

*  Create  a box starting at the 1" x 1 " ruler setting.  You don't have to
position  it  exactly at the grid intersections.  Remember, we have Snap to
Grid enabled so the box will automatically place itself at exactly the 1" x
1" location and make the box.

*  Stretch  the  box over until it is one inch in height, and 6.5 inches in
width.   Don't  forget  to  select  the Null Pointer tool to get out of Box
Create mode.

Entering Text in Your Box
-------------------------

Professional  Page ia capable of importing text from a variety of different
word  processors.  But there are situations, such as a newsletter masthead,
where  you  may  wish  to add text at the last minute, without going to the
inconvenience  of  using  a word processor where you can type and edit your
text at any time right on the screen.  In fact, if you wish, you can create
the text entirely Professional Page.

To enter text into a box:
------------------------

* Select the Text tool from the general tool palette.

*  Click  inside  the masthead box.  A small line cursor will appear in the
top left hand corner of the box.

* You can now type in the headline of the masthead (try "New Laser Times"),
correcting any mistakes with the backspace and cursor keys.

The  text  is  displayed  on  screen in the default Times font style at the
default point size of 12 points (for more information about fonts and point
sizes  consult  the  Design  section  and  the Glossary).  The text for the
masthead  of  the  newsletter  should  acutally  be  48  point type, in the
Helvetica font style.

Changing Point Size and Typeface
--------------------------------

To change the text to 48 point Helvetica Bold centered text:
-----------------------------------------------------------

*  Select  the  Edit/Select  Box  item.   All  the text in that box will be
highlighted.   This  is  called  a  marked block of text.  While there is a
marked  block of text, changes to the text attributes through the Type menu
will affect the entire block.

*  Select the Type/Typeface/New sub-item.  A requester will display all the
available typefaces in the fonts:  directory.  Select Helvetica by clicking
on the Helvetica line of the directory and clicking OK.  Use the scroll bar
as  necessary.  Using this requester is similar to using the file requester
(see Technical Reference section).

* To change point sizes, select the Type/Size/New sub-itern and enter 48 in
the  requester's  text  line.  You now have 48 point Helvetica.  The Screen
representation uses the closest available screen font and then scales it to
the required size.

* Select Style/Bold sub-item in the Type menu to bold the block of text.

*  Select  the  Type/Justification/Center  sub-item  to center the block of
text.

* Select the Null Pointer to exit Text mode.

Changing Box Attributes
-----------------------

You  can change many aspects of the box that you have just created, guch as
background color, border style, margins, and positionlng.

In  the  newsletter  many of the box attributes are different than the ones
Professional Page has given you by default.

The  newsletter uses a top margin of 0.250".  Margins in boxes do not refer
to  their positioning on the page.  The Position control has that function.
Rather,  margins  refer to the positioning of text and graphics in the box.
You  will notice that the text in the masthead box is positioned at the top
center  of  the  box.   To move the text lower in the box (i.e.set up a top
margin), you must change the Top Margin value from "0" (its default).

To change the Top Margin:
------------------------

* Select the Box/Alter/Active sub-item.

* Click on the Margins/Top text line, and change the value to 0.250 inches.

* Select the OK gadget.

Creating Columns for the Body Text
----------------------------------

Looking  at  the example, you see that there is a bitmap graphic picture in
the  center of the two columns.  We will ignore the bitmap picture for now.
We will create the two straight columns first.

Just  as you created a box for your masthead, now you must create a box for
your  body  text.   Referring to the illustration of the newsletter, we see
that  there  are  two columns.  You could just create two boxes, in the way
you  created  one for the masthead, and use your resizing and repositioning
skills to eventually match up the boxes, but there is an easier way.

Earlier  when  you  created  your  page, you stayed with all of the default
settings.    Professional   Page   allows   you  to  make  changes  to  the
specifications of that page at any time, without losing the contents of the
page/.

First,  reduce  the magnification back to 33% so that we can see the entire
page.

The newsletter has two columns.  Each one is 3.000 inches in width, staring
2.500 inches from the top, and ending 1.000 inch from the bottom.

To  redefine  your  page  with guidelines for two columns use the following
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
steps:
-----

*  Select  the  Page/Alter/Current sub-item in the Page menu.  The familiar
Current Page Format requester will appear.

*  Click in their string gadgets and change the Margins Top to 2.500 inches
and Margins Bottom to 1.00 inches.

*  Make  sure  the  Margins  Right and Margins Left text lines are set to a
value of 1.000 inch.

*  Change  number  of  Columns  to  2.  Set the Gutter (the amount of space
between columns) to 0.500 inches.

* Select the OK gadget.

The page looks a lot like it did before.  To see the columns, activate them
the same way as you activated the grid.

To activate column outlines:
---------------------------

* Select the Layout Tools item under the Preferences menu.

*  At  the  bottorn  of the Layout Tools requester, click on the Columns On
gadget, and then click OK.

The columns are now visible as dotted lines.

NOTE:   the columns are not boxes, but outlines.  You can not directly move
or  resize  columns.   The outles are just there to make your job easier by
giving  you  accurate precise guides.  You should also note that you do not
have  to  stick  to the margins or placements of the columns, they will not
restrict  you  in any way, they are just visual guides.  To use the columns
to  hold  text, you will have to place boxes over the outlines.  Tere is an
easy way to accomplish this, called Auto Boxing.

Auto Boxing
-----------

Before  you can fill your columns with text, you must import that text into
Professional Page, or write in Professional Page's built-in word processor.
On  the Fonts and Utilities disk is a text file created for the newsletter.
You can now import that file.

To import text:
---------------

* Select the Project/Import/Text sub-item.

*  The default requester is titled "Import ASCII file?".  Professional Page
will  permit you to import text from a wide variety of Amiga and other word
processors.   In  this case, the text file was created with WordPerfect, so
you don't want to use the default ASCII import.  Select Cancel.

* From the Preferences menu, select the Text/Format/WordPerfect sub-item.

* Now select Project/Import/Text again.

*  The  Import  WordPerfect  File  requester  will  appear.  Click the DF1:
gadget and click on the NEWSLETTER directory.

* Click on the first file NEWSLETTER1.txt

* Press the OK gadget to import that file.

You now have a text file waiting to be placed on your page (actually, it is
sitting in the text paste buffer).

* Click the Text tool to indicate where you wish to place text.

*  Move  the  pointer on top of the first column outline and press the left
button  while  holding  down  the  CTRL  key.   The largest possible box is
created inside the column.  You want the text to be 12 point, Times, plain,
flush justified (see the Design section).

*  Change  the  typeface  to  Times  by  selecting  the Type/Typeface/Times
sub-item.

* Select the point size of the text by selecting the Type/Size/l2 sub-item.

* Select plain text by using the Type/Style/Plain sub-item.

* Select flush justification by using Typeq/Justification/Flush sub-item.

*  Select  the  Paste  item, in the Edit menu.  That's it, your text is now
placed on the screen.

* Select the Null Pointer to exit Edit mode.

NOTE:   If  you  are  at  33%  magnification  or less, the text will appear
"greeked"  and you must view the page at a higher magnification if you want
to see the text.

You  used  the  Auto  Box  feature  to  place your text.  Professional Page
created  a  box for you with the same dimensions as the column that you had
specified  earlier.   If  you change your mind, you can resize and move the
box  as  you  please.   Auto Boxing allows you to fill pages with text very
quickly and with precision.

Increase  the  magnification, and move the Page Position gadget in the tool
palette  to view the part of the page with the copy that you just placed on
the page.

Linking Text Boxes
-------------------

Set  the  magnification  back  to 33%.  The bottom right hand corner of the
text  box is highlighted with an invertd "L".  Professional Page is telling
you  that all of the text will not fit in the first box that you specified.
what  you  want to do now is to link the first column with a second column,
so that the text that would not fit in the first oclumn will spill into the
second one.

To link two boxes:
-----------------

* Make sure that the first column is selected as the Active Box.

*  To link two boxes, Select the Link tool.  The pointer will change to the
link pointer.

*  Move  the pointer over the second column outline and click while holding
down  the  CTRL  key (using the Auto Box feature again).  The text that did
not fit in the first column will appear at the top of the second column.

* Select the Null Pointer to exit the Link mode.

Before  you finish with text, take a closer look at how your flush justifed
text  actually  appears.   When you change magnification level to 1OO%, you
will  notice  many  large  gaps  in the text.  To eliimnate these gaps, you
could haae Professional Page automatically hyphenate your text.

To hyphenate text:
------------------

*  Select  the  Text tool and click inside a text box.  Since the boxes are
linked, you can click on either box.

* Select the Edit/Select All item.

*  Select  the  Type/Hyphenation  item and all your text will be hyphenated
automatically.

You can see the changes flow through your text.  Notice how this eliminates
the many gaps throughout the un-hyphenated flush-justified text.

Now, let's take a look at the graphic.

Importing Graphics and Drawings
-------------------------------

You  can  import  graphics and drawings in much the same way as you you are
able  to  import  text.   There is a big difference between a graphic and a
drawing.   A  graphic is a picture that is stored as a bitmap.  Any picture
created in DPaint, DPaint II, Aegis Images, GraphiCraft, using the mouse or
a graphic tablet such as the Easyl pressure sensitive drawing pad, or which
was created with a scanner such as Digi-View', is considered a graphic.

A  drawing  is  a  picture that was created using structured graphics.  The
picture  is  stored as a mathematical representation of what is seen on the
screen.   Any  picture  created in Aegis Draw or with the Professional Page
structured  drawing  tools  is  considered a drawing.  For more information
about  drawings  and  graphics,  consult  the  (Using Professional Page and
Technical Reference sections.

The  graphic  used  in the sample newsletter is also on the Utilities disk.
In this newsletter, it will be located near the center of the page.

To make a graphic box:
---------------------

* Use the Box Create tool from the general tool palette.

* Create a new box for the graphic.  The graphic must have an empty, active
box ready to receive it in order to load.

* Create a box starting at the 3" x 5" grid location.

* The bottom right hand corner of the box should extend to the 5.5 " x 7.5"
grid locations.

* Once your box is created, select the Null Pointer tool to exit Box Create
mode.

To load a graphic into the graphic box:
--------------------------------------

* Select the Project/Import/Bitmap Graphic sub-item.

* A file requester appears.

* Click on DF1:, then click on the NEWSLETTER directory.

* Select the file NEWSLETTER1.pic.

* Select the OK gadget.

After  a  moment,  a  grey-toned  image  of the graphic appears in the box.
Looking  at  the newsletter, you see that at this point, the graphic box is
in the middle of the page, overlapping parts of the other two columns.

You  could  use your editing skills to laborously add spaces to the text in
the  overlapped parts of the columns, so a box would fit in a cleared space
in  the  center  of  the  page.   Professional Page gives you a much easier
solution:  text runaround.

Text Runaround
--------------

Text runaround is a feature that will wrap text around any box overlying it
so that the text and box won't overlap each other.

To activate the Text Runaround:
-------------------------------

* Click on graphic box to make it active.

*  Select  the  Box/Alter/Active  sub-item  from the Box menu to change the
graphic box's attributes.

* The Active Box requester will pop up.

* Select the Impermeable Box gadget.

* Set all box margins to 0.100 inches.

* Click OK.

The  text  in  the box below your new graphic box reflows itself around the
graphic  box.   The text runaround feature can be used to create drop caps,
or to insert any pictorial element anywhere into columns of text.

As  it happens, the graphic is actually larger than the box it is displayed
in.   Parts  of it are not visible to you, since they extend past the edges
of the graphic box.

To position the graphic within the box:
--------------------------------------

* Move the pointer over the graphic in its box.

* While pressing the ALT key, press the left mouse button.

*  Moving  the pointer, while keeping the button pressed, will allow you to
move the graphic around inside the box without changing the position of the
box.

* Release the button when you are satisfied with position of the graphic.

The  same  routines that were available for sizing text boxes are available
for  sizing graphjc boses.  When resizing a graphic box, the graphic inside
will  keep  its prevaous position relative to the page.  There is, however,
one  new  feature  that is applicable to graphic or drawing boxes.  This is
graphic  scale.   More  on  graphic  scale  a little later, when you do the
second page.

Structured Graphics
-------------------

Your  first  page is almost complete, minus a few cosmetic additions in the
form  of  horizontal lines which you wi11 now draw on the page.  Adding any
straight  lines,  at  any  angle,  is  a very simple process.  So is adding
rectangles,  ellipses, free hand drawing, polygons, and bezier curves.  All
of the structured drawing tools that you require are available right on the
screen, in the structured Drawing Tool palette (see the Technical Reference
section for a description of the structured graphic tools).

The  real  advantage  in  using  the  structured graphic tools is that they
produce "Drawing" quality results.  This means that the structured graphics
will  output  in the highest resolution of printer that you have available.
A  straight  line at a 45 degree angle will look very straight (no jaggies)
when  output to a 300 Dot Per Inch laser printer.  The same is true for the
Ellipse tool, Bezier Curve tool, the Polygon tool, and Free Hand Draw tool.

These  tools  can be used anywhere on the page without creating a box prior
to  their placement.  Professional Page will automaatically create an exact
fitting box for your structured graphic upon completion.

Back  to  the  newsletter.  Let's draw a one point horizontal line at the 2
inch  mark.   Since  you  have  the  Grid  Snap enabled at 1/2" increments,
positioning the graphic at the precise location desired will be simple.

To place the structured graphic:
-------------------------------

* Select the Line tool from the structured graphic palette.

* Select the Draw/Line/Weight/1 point sub-itern.

* Position the pointer at the 1" x 2" location.

* Drag the line horizontally out to the 7.5" x 2" mark and let go.

You  may  have  noticed that the line drags out and follows your pointer at
any angle.  You may have also noticed that it required a bit of patience in
order  to  create  a perfectly horizontal straight line.  In this case, the
snap  to  grad  ensured  that you created a perfectly straight, level line.
But  many  times you will work without any snap to grid.  Creating straight
lines  is  much  more  difficult  under  these  conditions.   That  is  why
Professional Page provides you with a constraining feature for drawjng with
structured graphics.

Constraining Structured Graphics
--------------------------------

Constraining  Graphics  will  limit  the shapes or angles of the structured
drawing  tools to certain predefined values.  For example, constraining the
straight line drawing tool will only allow you to create lines at 45 degree
angle  increments.  Constraining the rectangle drawing tool will only allow
you to create squares.  Constraining the ellipse drawing tool, you can only
create circles.  Constrained beziers will allow the start and end points of
the  curve  to  always  be  at  45  degree increments.  And by constraining
polygons,  you  get  a  closed  polygon.  The free hand drawing tool is not
affected by the constraining feature.

To  demonstrate  the  constraining  feature, and how easy it is to create a
perfectly  horizontal  line,  please delete the line that you just created,
even if it was conrect.

To delete a structured graphic:
------------------------------

* Click on the structured graphic box to make it active.

* Select Box/Delete Active.  A warning requester appears and click Yes.

To  further  demonstrate  the  use of constraining graphics, deactivate the
Snap to Grid.  The process of disabling the Snap to Grid is similar to that
of  enabling  it  as  you  did  at  the  beginning of the tutorial.  Select
Preferences/Layout Tools and when the Layout Tools requester pops up, click
the Snap to Grid gadget OFF.

Placing Constrained Graphics:
----------------------------

* Start by selecting the Line tool as you did previously.

* Move the pointer over to the begiming location of the line.

*  Before  pressing  the left mouse button to start drawing, press and hold
down  the  ALT  key.   This  key informs Professional Page that you wish to
enable the constraining feature.

*  Now,  simply press and hold the left mouse button and drag out the line.
You  will  notice that the line will remain horizontal, even if the pointer
moves  up  or  down  slightiy.   To  further  demonstrate  the constraining
feature,  move  the  pointer around the first anchor point of the line (the
point  where  you  began  to  draw).  The line will jump at 45 degree angle
increments.

* Release the mouse button when the line is at the desired location.

Again,  boxes  containing structured drawings can be moved and resized just
like any other box that you would create yourself with the Box Create tool.
In  resizing the box, the graphic will always keep its relative position to
the page, unless, of course, you move the entire box.

In the illustration of the newsletter, there is a similar line located 10.5
inches down the page.  Draw a similar line on your own page.

Printing Newsletter Page One
-----------------------------

This  concludes page 1 of the newsletter.  Before you go to Page 2, print a
copy  of  page 1, just to prove that the printed copy really does look like
your  screen  image of the newsletter.  Assuming that you have a PostScript
laser printer connected, tne process to print a page is as follows.

To print a page:
-----------------

* Select the Project/Print/Current Page sub-item.  The Print Page requester
will pop up.

*  Leave  the  number  of  copies at 1 (the default).  With most PostScript
compatible devices, you will Output to:  with the text line set at the ser:
selection,   representing  your  Amiga's  serial  port.   Check  the  Using
Professional  Page  section,  and  Appendix  D:  Connecting Your Amiga to a
Printer, if your laser printer is somehow different.

NOTE:    some   additional   printing   options   can   be   found  in  the
Page/Alter/Current  sub-item.   They  are  discussed  in more detail in the
Technical  Reference  section,  and  Appendix  D:Connecting Your Amiga to a
Printer.

* After making sure that your laser printer is ready to receive data, click
on the OK gadget.

In a few seconds, your laser printer will produce your first page.

Check Appendix A:  Troubleshooting Guide if you have and difficulties.

NEWSLETTER PAGE TWO
-------------------

The  second  page  uses more boxes then the first one.  Because of the more
complicated  design,  it would not be possible to change the page format as
you  did  to create the columns for the first page.  The only way to create
this  is  to  manually  place the boxes in the desired fashion on the page.
Describing  the  actual  layout  would  be  time  consuming,  and  not very
informative,  considering  that  you  already know how to manipulate boxes.
For  this  tutorial,  you  have an alternative to creating all of the boxes
from scratch.  You can import the page as a Template.

Templates
---------

Template  pages  are  essentially  individual  pages  that you have created
earlier  and  saved to disk as pages.  They can contain boxes, either empty
or with information inside them such as graphics, drawings or text.

Templates  can  be  very useful when repetition of a layout is common.  For
example,  say you are writing reports that share many common elements.  You
could  define  all of the standard layout elements (dimensions of the page,
number  and  dimensions of columns, levels of indents, crop marks) and save
that  as a page.  Then, to create a particular document, you can recall the
appropriate template, and add the specific information for that document to
it.

The  template that you will be using in this tutorial consists of a pattern
of empty boxes already arranged as a layout.

Importing a Template
--------------------

*  Select  the  Page/Load/Even  Templates sub-item.  The Load Even Template
Pages requester will pop up.

* Click the DF1:  gadget in the requester.

* Click on the NEWSLETTER directory.

* Double click the Page2.template file.

The  template  is  now  loaded into memory.  Once loaded, all pages created
From Template will look identical to this particular template.

Professional Page allows you to define two different templates at any given
time.   Under  normal circumstances, they are used for the even and odd (or
left  and  right  hand)  pages  in  a  document  and  are labelled as such.
However, you are not restricted to using the templates in this way.

Creating a Page from a Template
-------------------------------

* Select the Page/Create/From Template sub-item

* A requester appears.

* Click on Use Even

* Click on OK

The  page  will  then  appear on your art board.  The Page Number Indicator
value, at the top of the tool palette on the right edge of the screen, will
change to the number two.

Examining the second page more closely, you will notice that each box has a
number  inside  it,  intended  to  identify  each  box that the tutorial is
referring  to.   Before  you actually place any information in the box, you
will want to erase the number, without affecting any of the box attributes.
This is accomplished with the Mop tool.

Mopping Up
----------

To  demonstrate  mopping  in Professional Page, let's erase the contents of
Box #1, located at top left corner of the page.

To Mop up:
---------

* Select the Mop tool from the General tool palette.

* Select Box #1. A warning requestor will pop up.

*  Press  the  YES gadget to confirm that you wish to erase the contents of
the box.  The number will disappear, but the box will remain.

That's it, the contents have been "Mopped up".

NOTE:   You can not enter anything (text, graphic, drawing), in a non-empty
box.  You will always have to mop it first.

WARNING:   Mopping  a  box that is part of a linked chain of boxes (i.e.  a
text  article)  will  delete  the  entire  text contents.  The links remain
intact.

Switching Between Pages
-----------------------

Flipping between pages is very easy.  There are two ways of doing it.

To flip back or forwards one page:
---------------------------------

*  Click  while  your  mouse  pointer  is over the bottom arrow of the Page
Number  Indicator  gadget to flip back one page, and click on the top arrow
of the Page Number Indicator gadget to flip forward one page.

NOTE:   the  Page  Number Indicator gadget can be operated using any of the
tools selected.

To jump directly to any page:
-----------------------------

*  Click on the text line in the Page Number Indicator and erase the number
you find there.  Type in the page number that you wish to jump to and press
the RETURN key.  Now, please return to Page One.

Linking Text from one Page to Another
-------------------------------------

If you look at the bottom right hand corner of your second column, you will
notice  the  "L"  shaped  gadget  indicating that there is extra text which
could not be fitted nto your first two linked boxes.  This text is still in
memory,  waiting  for  a  box  it  can  be  flowed  into.  You can flow the
additional  text  into  Page Two by linking Page One's second column with a
box on the next page.

To Link the pages:
------------------

* Make the second column active.

* Select the Link tool from the tool palette.

* Flip to Page Two using the Page Number Indicator gadget.

* Click onto the original box #1, which you mopped up earlier.

This  procedure  links  colunn  2  from Page One to the box #1 on Page Two,
allowing text to pour out into the newly linked box.

You  will  see that Page Two has entirely changed.  A sequence of boxes has
been flled with text automatically.  How did this happen?

Linked Boxes in Templates
-------------------------

The  template  used  to create Page Two was constructed with several boxes,
some  of  which were linked.  When the template was loaded, and text poured
into the first box, it continued to flow through the entire series.

Go  into  a higher magnification mode to view the type that flowed into the
boxes  on Page Two.  You will see that the type is in several typefaces and
point  sizes  without  you  having  set  any  of the typesetting parameters
yourself.

Embedded Codes
--------------

This  pre-formatting  of text was done using "embedded codes", instructions
inserted  into  the  text  at  the  word  processing stage and picked up by
Professional  Page  when  the text was imported.  The use of embedded codes
means  that  anyone wijth a word processing program can do much of the text
formatting  which you would otherwise have had to do with the mouse and the
pull-down menus in Professional Page (see Appendix F:  Formatting Text, for
more information on formattjng text).

You  will notice, though, that your text does not completely fill the page.
There is still a structured graphic to import to finish the page.  Import a
structured graphic into the middle left hand box, which is labelled box #2,
and was not filled with text like the other boxes.

Mop  up  the number identifying box #2, using the Mop tool, so that the box
will  be  active and empty.  Select the Null Pointer when you are finished.
Now you can import a drawing into this box.

Importing a Structured Drawing
-------------------------------

* Select Project/Import/Structured Drawing.

* When the Import Drawing?  requester pops up, click the DF1:   gadget.

* Select the NEWSLETTER directory.

* Select the NEWSLETTER.DWG file.

* The drawing will load into box #2.

Unlike  the graphic that you loaded into Page One, this drawing fits snugly
within  the box outline.  Professional Page will always import a structured
graphic  at  a  size  that fits the box while maintaining its proper aspect
ratio.

Onto the Art Board
------------------

* Switch your magnification mode to 33%, and, using the Null Pointerr, move
the  structured  graphic  onto the art board.  Notice that the Null Pointer
tums  into  a  hand  while dragging the structured graphic's box across the
page.   The  hand  icon then turns into a thumbtack icon when it moves onto
the art board.

*  "Pin"  the  box anywhere on the art board.  The drawing will wait safely
out of the way while you reorganize the page.

Rearranging the Page
--------------------

*  To  make box #1 larger, drag the bottom middle handle of box # 1 down to
the  bottom of the page.  Text will flow from other boxes in the chain into
the newly enlarged box.

Deleting the box:
----------------

* Select the upper right hand box.

*  Select  Box/Delete Active item, and the box will disappear The text will
flow into the next box.

Finishing the Page
------------------

*  Drag  the  drawing off the art board, and drop it into the middle of the
page.

* Select the Box/Alter/Active sub-item.  The requester will pop up.

* Click the Impermeable Box gadget on.

* Set all box Margins at 0.250 inches.

* Set the Position and Size to left 2.5, top 7.5, width 3.5 and height 2.5.

* Adjust the Graphic Scale to 0.8

The text will run around the drawing, which will have resized to the center
of the page.  You'll notice that the text fits the page quite comfortably.

That's it, your complete newsletter iS finished.

Viewing the Newsletter
---------------------

You  can  view  the  newsletter  without  the  distracting  rulers,  or box
outlines.  After all, they do not print on your page.

To disable all of tbe non-printing outlines:
-------------------------------------------

*  Select  the  Preferences/Layout  Tools item.  The Layout Tools requester
pops up.

* Set all of the follow;ing to OFF:  Grid, Ruler, Columns, Outlines

* Click OK.

Professional Page will now show you the page without any outlines or grids,
This will give you a better preview of the final output.

NOTE:  You can switch between page one and two, and fully edit the pages as
before.

Printing the Complete Newsletter
--------------------------------

Professional  Page  gives  you a great deal of flexibility in printing your
document.  For example, each page can be rotated and/or scaled to any size,
using  the  PostScript  Output  Specifications  in  the  Page/Alter/Current
sub-item.   These  features  are discussed in the "Printing" sub-section in
the  Using  Professional Page section.  For this tutorial, though, you will
first print the newsletter using the basic default settings.

To print the entire newsletter:
------------------------------

*  Select  the  Project/Print/Entire Document sub-item.  The Print Document
requester  will  pop  up  (for a full discussion of printing options within
this requester, see the Technical Reference section).

* Select OK.

After a few moments, each page will be printed.

CONCLUSION
----------

Let 's review what we have learned.

On  the  first  page,  we  created and deleted boxes, delined columns, used
groups,  created  and  used  grids,  imported  text  from a word processing
program  and  created text with Professional Page's own text editor, linked
boxes,  styled  and  hyphenated and justified text, imported a graphic, ran
text  around it, created some rules with structured graphics, practiced the
use of constraints, and practiced outputting the page.

With  the  second page, we went on to use templates, learned about mopping,
flippang  between  pages, linking text between pages, learned the existence
of  embedded  text codes, imported and manipulated structured drawings, and
learned how to print an entire document.

Where do you go from here?  Experiment.  There are many other features that
weren't  discussed  in  this tutorial.  Only through experimenting with the
various  features  listed  in  the  Technical Reference section, and in the
Using  Professional  Page section, will you actually acquire skill in their
use.   After  the  Using  Professional  Page  section, you should study the
Design section.  Although the Design section is not a hands-on tutorial, it
does  discuss  Professional  Page  from  the  point  of  view of design and
production.   The  Design section also explains some of the finer points of
typography, an area which we did not cover in great detail in the tutorial.
It  will  also  explain the principles of good design, and tie that in with
the information that you have learned in this tutorlal.

On  the  Fonts  and  Utilities  disk,  there  exists a copy of the finished
newsletter.   If  in your experimentatlon, you destroy part, or all of your
newsletter,  you  can  always recall the original stored on the disk.  This
newsletter  that  you  have  just  created  is a great test bed for further
experiments   with   more   advanced   features.    The   file   is  called
NEWSLETTER.FINAL,  and  can  be loaded from the NEWSLETTER directory of the
Fonts and Utilities disk with the use of the Project/Open item as described
earlier in this tutorial.

5. USING PROFESSIONAL PAGE...
---------------------------

The  aim  of  this  section  is  to help you learn to use Professional Page
effectively, by showing you the concepts underlying the program, and how to
use  them.   It  is assumed here that you have worked through the tutorial,
and  have  a good idea of how to find your way around the Professional Page
screen  and  menus.  By the time you finish this section, you should have a
much  clearer  idea  of  how Professional Page parts work together, and you
will be able to take the initiative in terms of starting your own projects.

The section is composed of four parts:
-------------------------------------

*  "Using Boxes" concerns how boxes are created and used singly, in groups,
and in linked sequences or chains.

* "Text" is a descnption of how text is created, imported, and manipulated.
It  is  mainly  concerned  with  the  text editor, and leaves typographical
considerations for discussion in the Design section.

* "Bitmap Graphics" covers the use of Amiga bitmap graphics.

* "Structured Drawings" describes the use of Amiga structured drawings.

*  "Printing"  discusses  how  you  can  output your documents from various
PostScript compatible laser printers and typesetting machines.

HOW TO USE THIS SECTION
-----------------------

This  section  is intended to give a general picture of how the eleMents of
Professional  Page  can  be  used.   It  is not a hands-on tutonal like the
previous  section,  nor  is  it  a series of definitions like the Technical
Reference.   Rather,  it  is  intended to integrate the concepts behind the
separate  operations.   You should refer to it whenever you want to refresh
your understanding of Professional Page's conventions.

THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
----------------------

"Desktop  Publishing"  has  to  encompass  the  entire "pre-press" world of
publishing,  which means understanding and managing a variety of skills and
a  variety  of  tools  outside  of  Professional Page.  For the experienced
designer  using new technology, or for tne novice wishing to understand the
steps  involved  in  putting  together  a document, this section provides a
general perspective on the effective use of Professional Page.

Traditionally,  publishing  involved  several  distinct  steps  peformed by
people  with  widely  varying  skills,  separated  from each other by craft
traditions  and  technology.  The magazine publishing process, for example,
often went something like this:

Writing - Editing - Layout - Typesetting - Photography and Illustration

The  editor  would  commission  articles  and illustrations for an upcoming
issue.   The  publication's art director or designer established the design
standard for the publication.  Writers, artists, and photographers produced
stories  and graphics.  Advertisers submitted ads either camera ready or as
text and graphics for the magazine's art department to assemble.

The  editor  read the typewritten stories and manually corrected them.  The
graphics went to the editor, art director, or designer for approval.

The  edited  text  was  manually  retyped  into  a typesetting machine by a
typesetter,  who  ofen  worked  for  a company separate from the publishing
company.

The typeset text was output from the typesetting machine as a long strip or
column  of  type,  referred to as a "galley".  The galley was proofread and
corrected, and then the art director or designers would wax the long strips
of type and past them onto an art board.

Photos  and illustrations were enlarged or reduced to the concect size with
a  stat  camera and photos would be "screened", or turned into a pattern of
dots instead of continuous-tone photographic print.

The  graphics were pasted onto art boards, and the finished art boards were
sent to the printer's for platemaking and printing.

Under  the  old  systern,  there  was a great deal of repetition and manual
labor  (for  example, a story might have to be retyped two or three times).
The  typesetting  equipment  was  often too expensive and complicated for a
publisher  to  own  "in-house", which meant using an outside company, which
often  resulted  in  extra delays, costs, and communication problemS.  Many
times,  people  were  effectively  prevented  from  publishing high quality
documents  by  the  cost  and coplexity of phototypesetting and its related
services.

The Professional Page Method
----------------------------

With  Professional  Page, the production process can be greatly streamlined
and  made  less expensive.  For a modest investnent, and with some training
and practice, almost any publisher can concentrate most or all of the steps
in  the production of high quality documents in-house.  A designer can have
the  computerized  equivalent  of a design studio and a typesetting shop at
his  or  her  fingertips.  Again, using the example of a magazine, an ideal
production process using Professional Page might look like this:

              Writing - Editing - Layout and Type  -  Output
                 |          |             |              |
               Disk       Disk          Disk            Disk
                 |_________| |___________| |_____________|

            Photography and   Professional Page  PostScript Printer
                  Illustration                  |
                          |_____________________|

First of all, authors write their stories on personal computers (using word
processing  programs  on Amigas, or on any other computers which can export
text to Professional Page.

The  editor  receives  the  stories on floppy disk, or by telecommunication
using  a  modem, and edits them using a personal computer (again, either an
Amiga,  or  any  machine  which can export text to Professional Page).  The
writer  or  the  editor  can  also  put in the typesetting codes or formats
stating  what typeface, point size, and style the type is to be set in.  An
author  who  regularly  writes  a column for the magazine, for example, can
easily learn the few basic codes for formauing his or her own articles.

The magazine's art director or designer also uses Professional Page.  He or
she  sets  up the "templates", or grids, of the magazine's standard layout,
perhaps  based  on  rough  sketches  created  with a pencil and paper.  The
Professional  Page templates are similar to blank art boards.  The designer
uses Professional Page to rough out pages, reserving space for the ads, and
then  begins  pouring  columns  of  text  into  the  boxes, fine tuning the
typographical features, and editing copy to fit.

Photos  and  other artwork can be scanned into the Amiga as bitmap graphics
with  the Digi-View digitizer (see Appendix C; Using Professional Page with
Other Amiga Products).  The digitized photos are imported into Professional
Page,  cropped  and  resized,  given  margins  and  frames  as desired, and
screened  for  output  as  halftones.  For many applications.  Professional
Page  completely  eliminates  the  need for a stat camera.  In other cases,
scanned  photos  can  serve  as  guides  showimg  position and cropping for
traditionally  produced  halftones.  If the designer wishes to use halftone
or  line  art  froml non-computerized sources, he or she can leave an empty
space  in  the  layout to manually paste in the illustration after the page
has  been  output.   Similarly,  if an advertiser is supplying camera ready
art,  the  designer  simply  leaves an empty space for the ad to be dropped
into place manually.

Columns  of  galley, or entire pages, can be output from a laser printer at
any  stage  of  the  process  for  proofreading  and  editor  or advertiser
approval.  The final pages can be output from a high-resolution typesetting
machine   (see  "Printing"  later  in  this  section).   With  Gold  Disk's
Professional  Color  separator  (sold  separately)  pages  can be output as
screened  and  color  separated  film.   Here  are  the advantages of using
desktop publishing with Professional Page:

*  A  complete  design  and typesetting studio can be set up by a publisher
in-house at a fraction of the cost of traditional equipment.

*  Professional  Page  and  its Professional Color separator offer the most
comprehensive capabilities available in a desktop publishing system.

*  The  amount of manual typing, editing, retyping, and keying of text into
the  typesetting  machine  is  greatly  reduced.   This saves much time and
money.

*  Proofreading can be greatly simplified by using spelling checkers and by
printing out clear legible proofs for correcting.

*  The  number  of  times  that the text has to be output from an expensive
typesetting  machine  can  be  greatly  reduced  by using a laser pmter for
galley and page proofs.

*  For  some  purposes,  laser  printer  output is of sufficient quality to
eliminate the need for typesetting machine output.  Even if high-resolution
typeset  output  is  required,  a designer using Professional Page has full
control  over  typesetting,  rather  than  having  to  rely  on  an outsjde
typesetter to interpret the dummy pages and specs that the designer created
and sent with the typewritten copy.

Desktop  publishing  with Professional Page still relies on human skill and
artistry, and on traditional writing, editing, and design skills.  However,
it  combines  typesetting, design, illustration, and color separation tools
in an inexpensive, and easy to use personal computer.

The Operating Environment
-------------------------

As stated at the beginning of the manual, this program is a "page oriented"
typesetting  and  page  assembly program.  It allows great flexibility when
creating  a document one page at a time by not automatically paginating the
entire document.  Professional Page duplicates in computer form many of the
traditional tools and methods of graphic designers.

The Screen
----------

The screen is your art table, with a representation of your current page on
the right hand side of the screen.  The normal screen display is 640 by 400
pixels  on an ordinary NTSC (North American Video Standard) monitor.  Using
an  "overscan"  utility  such  as  "More  Lines"  (see  Appendix  C:  Using
Professional  Page with Other Amiga Products), you can display up to 704 by
442 pixels at once, although this takes more memory.

PAL Support
-----------

Professional  Page  looks  to  see  if your Amiga has a PAL (European Video
Standard)  chip.   If it does, Professional Page operates in PAL resolution
(640 by 525 pixels).

Multitasking
------------

Professional  Page  suppods  multitasking,  up  to  the  limits of chip and
overall  memory.   This  means  that  you may be able to run other programs
simultaneously  with  Professional Page.  In a case where the programs take
up  a lot of chip memory (such as Professional Page and Deluxe Paint II, or
Professional  Page and WordPerfect), there nay not be enough chip mleory to
support both.

Artboard
--------

Any  area  of  the  screen  outside  the  current page is known as the "art
board".  The art board is a convenient area to store parts of the document.
If  you want to have text flowing into boxes on widely separated pages, you
can keep a box with overflow text sitting on the art board until you find a
space  for  it  on another page.  If you wish to reorganize a page, you can
remove parts of the page onto the art board until you need them.

Grid
----

You  can  set  up  grids  on  your  page  to create a consistent, organized
framework  for  positioning  text,  drawings,  and graphics (See the Design
section for some examples of grids).

Snap to Grid
------------

Selecting  the Preferences/Layout Tools/Snap to Grid sub-item automatically
causes  boxes  or  structured  graphics  you  create or move to snap to the
nearest grid intersection.

Rulers
------

There  are  rulers  on the top and the left side of the page, marked out in
whatever  units of measure (inches, picas, or centimeters) you select using
the Preferences/Layout Tools/Units sub-item.

Quick Move
----------

You  can  select  whether  or  not you wish to have the contents of the box
visible while you are moving a box by turning Quick Move on or off.

Tools
-----

There  are  several  general  tools  (Box Create, Null Pointer, Group, Hand
Move,  Text,  and  Mop)  that  you  must specifically turn on and off.  For
example,  if you wish to create a box, you must select the Box Create tool.
If  you  wish to type text into the box, you must select the Text tool.  If
you  wish  to  move  the box, you must select the Null Pointer.  This seems
simple,  but  if  you forget which tool is cunrently in use, you may become
confused.   The  only exception to this convention is the Group tool, which
automatically  turns itself off and selects the Null Pointer after you make
a  group.   This happens because Professional Page only allows one group to
be active in the document at one time.

Tool Pointers
-------------

Several  tools have pointers to help you see which one is currently in use.
The  Null  Pointer is an arrow.  When you move a box on a page, the pointer
turns  into  a  hand.   When you move a box onto the art board, the pointer
turns  into a thumb tack.  The Text tool pointer is a vertical line showing
the  exact  point  where  text will be inserted.  The Mop tool pointer is a
mop.   The Hand Move tool pointer is a hand.  The Box Create and Group tool
pointers  are  a  set  of  crosshairs, to allow you to drag your box to the
precise  location.   To  let  you  see  the  location  of  the  crosshairs,
guidelines  on  the  rulers  on the top and left of the page show where the
pointer  is  located.   On  the  top  right  of  the  menu strip, the exact
coordinates of the pointer's location are displayed in the current units of
measure.

Requesters
----------

Making  menu  selections often causes a requester to appear.  The different
types  of  requesters are:  File requesters with a standard layout; Warning
requesters  with  simple  Yes/No!   options;  and  Specialized  requesters.
Requesters  are  one  way  Professional  Page  asks  for  instructions, and
presents choices for you to select.

Keyboard Shortcuts
------------------

Professional  Page allows you to use the mouse to make menu selections, but
also  offers  keyboard  equivalents  to allow users to make selections more
quickly.

There   are   some  general  shorcuts  useful  in  making  selections  from
requesters.   For  instance, press RETURN instead of clicking OK to cause a
file  to  load or save and double click on a file name to cause the file to
load or save.

Many  of  the  keyboard  equivalents  are  grouped  to  make them easier to
remember:


*  CTRL  x:  Holding down the CONTROL key and pressing a second key usually
selects a non-menu item.

* ALT x:  Holding down the ALT key and pressing a second key usually alters
something.

*  A x:  Holding down the Right AMIGA key and pressing a second key usually
selects a general menu.

* F:  Pressing a function key selects a text editing item.

*  SHIFT  x:   Holding down the SHIFT key and pressing a second key selects
everything not assigned to the keyboard equivalents listed above.

For  a complete list of keyboard shodcuts, see the Quick Reference Card, or
Appendix E:  Keyboard Equivalents.

UNDERSTANDING THE PAGE
----------------------

Pages are kept in consecutive order within Professional Page.

When  the Load/New Current sub-item is chosen the new page is loaded at the
end  of  the  document.   The  Page/Create/From Template sub-item creates a
range  of  pages  using  the odd or even templates or the appropriate pages
based  on  page  numbers.   Creatjng  a  range  of pages in the middle of a
document  shifts the existing pages up automatically.  The Page/Create/From
Default   sub-item   also   fits   a  range  of  pages  into  the  document
automatically.    The   Page/Delete  item  resequences  page  numbers  upon
deletion.

The Magnified Page
------------------

When  you  are working on a page in one of the higher magnification levels,
you  may find it useful to be able to see where you are on the page, and to
scroll around the magnified page with some degree of precision.

The  part of the page you are in is indicated by the white rectangle in the
Page Position tool.

There are three ways to move around a magnified page:

* Select the Hand Move tool and use it to drag the visible part of the page
around the screen.

*  Use  the  white  rectangle on the Page Position tool to drag the visible
part of the page around the screen.

* Use the cursor keys to jump around the page.  One press of a cursor moves
the  visible  part  of  the  page  four  inches  in the selected direction.
Pressing  SHIFT/cursor  jumps  to  the  end  of  the  page in the direction
selected.   Pressing  CTRL/cursor  jumps  to  the  end  of  the page in the
direction selected.

Changing Pages
--------------

The  Page  Number  gadget has two ways of changing the current page.  Click
the  Up  or  Down  arrows  to  select  the  next page or the previous page,
respectively.  Pages can also be selected by using a keyboard entry.

USING BOXES
-----------

A  box  is  a  container  of  text, bitmap graphics or structured graphics.
Boxes are the building blocks of your finished documents.

The  box is an amazingly flexible and powerful tool, and when you have made
yourself  fully  proficient  with  all  its  uses,  you will be able to use
Professional  Page  very  profuctively  as  a  versatile, high quality page
design system.

This  sub-section is devoted to the uses of the box in conjunction with the
text, graphics, and drawings it can contain.

What is a Box?
--------------

A  box is a precisely defined area which can serve as a container for text,
bitmap  graphics,  or  structured  drawings.  A box can exist anywhere on a
page, or on the art board.

The Anatomy of a Box
--------------------

The box appears on the Professional Page screen with a rectangular solid or
dashed  outline.  The outline is solid in the active box (the last one that
the  mouse  was  clicked on), and all other box outlines are dashed.  Every
box  has  eight  handles on it, one in each corner and one in the middle of
each  side  of the outline.  These handles can be used to resize the box by
clicking  on  a handle with the Null Pointer and dragging.  The only time a
box does not have handles is if it is a locked box.

The  appearance  of  the  box  outline changes when a box is made part of a
group.   A  box  containing  text  or a bitmap graphic can be automatically
given  a  perfectly  fitted  frame using the Box/Alter/Active/Frame gadget.
Boxex  can also be given margins of clear space to separate them from other
boxes using the Box/Alter Active/Margins gadget.

Creating Boxes
--------------

Boxes  can  be  created with the Box Create tool of the tool palette, or by
means  of the Auto Box feature.  When you have created as many boxes as you
need,  be  sure  to  turn  off  the  Box  Create tool by selecting the Null
Pointer.   Otherwise,  you  will continue creating boxes whenever you press
the left mouse button.

Moving a box
------------

There  are several ways to move a box.  The most simple is to grab it using
the  Null Pointer.  The pointer turns into a hand shaped icon if the box is
on  the  page,  or  into  a  thumbtack shaped icon if the box is on the art
board.   Drag the box around the page or the art board to where you want it
and release.

Positioning the Box
-------------------

Positioning  boxes with the mouse is very intuitive, but may not be precise
enough.   Professional  Page  offers  several tools for positioning the box
more  precisely.   They  are:  Rulers and Coordinates, The Box/Alter/Active
Position  gadgets  and  the  Preferences/Layout Tools/Grid and Snap to Grid
gadgets.

Using the Rulers
----------------

Rulers  are  on  by default, and unless you specifically turn them off they
will  be visible on the top and the left side of your page.  As soon as you
start  moving the box around the page, the precise location of the top left
hand  corner  of  the box is indicated by the ruler lines along the top and
the  left  side  of  the  page.  The exact coordinates of the top left hand
corner are also displayed on the nght of the menu strip.

Snap to Grid
------------

You  can  lay  out  a  grid on your page using the Preferences/Layout Tools
item, and turn on Snap to Grid (see the discussion of the Layout Tools item
in  the  Technical  Reference  section, and the parts of the Design section
concerned with the use of grids).  From then on, whenever you create a box,
it  will automatically adjust itself to fit its corners to the nearest grid
line  intersection.  If your grids are measured in 1/2 inch increments, you
can  drag  your box to approximately the right location and size.  When you
release   the  mouse  button,  the  box  will  snap  to  the  nearest  grid
intersections.

The Active Box
--------------

Only  one  box is "active" at a given time.  The active box is the one most
recently  clicked  on with the mouse pointer.  The active box is where most
user-initiated  operations  take place (for example, enterig text, drawing,
loading  graphics  and  drawings).  You can locate the active box easily by
selecting  Box/Show  Active.   The  active  box  will  flash in green for a
moment.

Active Box Positioning
----------------------

In  the Box/Alter/Active requester, there are four Position settings.  Type
in  the locations of the top left corner, the width and the height, and the
box will be resized and located as required.

Filling A Box
-------------

A  box  must be empty before it is filled with any imported element whether
text,  graphic  or  structured  drawing.   You  must first select it as the
active box (see Project/Import in the Technical Reference section).

Mopping a Box
-------------

To  delete  the  contents of a box while leaving the box intact, select the
Mop  tool  from the general tools palette, and click on the box you wish to
empty.   A  warning  message  will appear, asking for confirmation, and the
contents  can  be  deleted (see Tool Palette/Mop in the Technical Reference
section).

Deleting a Box
--------------

The active box can be deleted by selecting the Box/Delete item.  If the box
has  contents,  a  warning message will appear, following which the box and
its  contents  disappear.   Howvever,  in the case of bitmap graphic boxes,
this  is only true if the box was not cloned.  For examlple, if the box was
cloned  several  times,  the  warning  message  will only appear if you are
deleting  the  last copy of the box.  In the case of a text box, if all the
contents  of  the  text file are in the box, a warning message will appear,
after  which  the  box, and the contents will be deleted.  If the text file
extends  through  a  series  of linked boxes, no warning will appear if you
delete  a  box,  until  you  delete  the last box in the linked series (see
Box/Active/Delete in the Technical Reference section).

Grouping
--------

Grouping means that the boxes designated as a group can be moved as a unit,
keeping their position relative to each other.

Any  combination of text, graphic, and drawing boxes can be designated as a
group.

Using  groups  can  save  you  a  lot of time.  For example, if you want to
reorganize  the  layout  of a page, you can remove a large part of the page
onto the art board, empty, or replace the remainder of the page layout, and
then move the group back onto the page.

Creating a Group
----------------

Select  the Group tool from the general tool palette.  The Group pointer is
a  set  of  crosshairs.  Go to the upper left hand corner of the area whose
boxes  you wish to group, and draw a group outline around the collection of
boxes.  When you release the mouse button, the Group tool switches off, and
reverts  to  the  Null Pointer.  All completely enclosed boxes will be made
into a group.

Adding to a Group
-----------------

Hold the SHIFT key and click on a box.  The box must be on the art board or
the same page as the main group to be added to it.

Removing a Box From a Group
---------------------------

Hold the CTRL key and click on a box.

Cloning a Group
---------------

Select  the  Group/Clone  item and all boxes in the group are cloned.  Only
the  visible  box  contents  are  copies,  including all graphics and text.
Article  chains  are  not  copied.   Once the group is cloned, the original
group is forgotten, and the newly cloned boxes form a new group.

Deleting a Group
----------------

Select  the  Group/Delete item and all boxes that are part of the group are
deleted.  A warning message appears if any of the boxes has any contents.

Forgetting a Group
------------------

Select  the  Group/Forget  item and the group is forgotten (ungrouped).  At
this point, no group exists.

Aligning a Group
----------------

Selecting  the  Group/Align  item  and  one  of Top, Bottom, Right or Left,
correspondingly  aligns  the group with the active box.  (See the Technical
Reference section for details.)

Centering a Group
-----------------

Select  Group/Center  and one of the sub-items and all members of the group
are  centered  vertically,  horizontally,  or  both  with the center of the
active box.

Merging a Group
---------------

Select  Group/Merge  and  all  structured  drawing  boxes  in a group merge
together  into  one  box.   This allows sizing and moving of the structured
graphics as a single unit.

NOTE: A merge cannot be undone.

Linking Boxes
-------------

Boxes  may  be linked together into a series or chain of boxes to allow you
to  flow  text  articles  across  a  page or pages.  Only text boxes can be
linked.

To  line  one box to another, use the Link tool.  Make the first box of the
article  active  and  select the Link tool.  Click on the second box in the
series,  then  the third, and so on.  The text will flow to fill the boxes,
until  all  the  text  has  been poured.  If there is more text than can be
accommodated  in  the linked series, the last box will have its lower right
hand  corner  highlighted  by  an  L-shaped  handle.   (See  the  Technical
Reference section for information on the Link tool.)

Unlinking
---------

A  series  of linked boxes can be unlinked by selecting the Unlink tool and
clicking  on a box.  The box in the series prior to the one clicked on will
be  the  last  box  in  the  preceding  series.  The box clicked on and any
subsequent  boxes  in  the  series  will  now  be a second, separate linked
article chain.

Deleting a Linked Box
---------------------

You  can  delete  a linked box by clicking on it to make it the active box,
and  then  selecting the Box/Delete item.  The box will desappear without a
warning  requester,  because  as  long  as there is at least one box in the
series  still  intact,  the text isn't deleted from memory.  When you go to
delete  the last remaining box in a series, a warning requester will pop up
asking for a confirmation.  When the last box is deleted, the text contents
will be deleted as well.

Layering Boxes
--------------

Boxes  are  layered  one  on  top of each other based on the order of their
creation.   The last box created is automatically placed on top.  To change
the  order  of  boxes, use the Box-to-Back gadget to move the active box to
the back of all other boxes.  Use the Box-to-Front gadget to bring a box to
the front of other boxes.

Auto Boxes
----------

Boxes can be created automatically using Auto Box.  The size of this box is
determined by where you click.  Boxes created by Auto Box take on the width
of  the column where the click was made.  They are made as tall as possible
without  running over any other box in the column.  A box is created (using
the Auto Box technique) when:

*  in Box Create mode:  the left mouse button is clicked while the CTRL key
is held.  An empty box is created.

*  in  Link  mode:   the left mouse button is clicked while the CTRL key is
held.  A text box is created and linked to the currently active box.

*  in  Text  mode:   the left mouse button is clicked while the CTRL key is
held.  A text box is created for text editing.

TEXT
----

 Professional Page is a page design and layout program, and is not intended
to  compete  with  dedicated word processors.  Rather, Professional Page is
designed  to  work  with text from a wide range of both word processors and
text editors, whether generated by the Amiga or by other computers.  Once a
document  is created, there is a need to be able to edit or create new text
without  exiting  the  program.   Professional  Page  handles  text  in the
following manner:

*  Text  can  be  imported into Professional Page as ASCII files, or in the
formats  of particular Amiga word processors such as WordPerfect, TextCraft
Plus, Scribble!, and others.

*  Professional  Page  accepts  native  style  parameters of word processor
files, such as:  italics, bold, underline, tabs, and others.

*  Special  formatting  codes  may  be  embedded  in  the  text at the word
processor  level.   These  codes  are  interpreted  by Professional Page as
instructions for such characteristics as typeface, point size and leading.

* Professional Page has its own WYSIWYG (What-YOu-See-Is-What-You-Get) text
editor  which  fnctions  as  an  adjunct to the page layout and typesetting
features.   Professional Page's text tools allow you to manipulate imported
text  and  to  compose text while working on a document.  The typographical
controls  are mentioned briefly in this section (see the Design section for
more information.)

Pre-planning Your Text
----------------------

To  make  the  most  productive use of Professional Page, the computer, and
your  time,  you  can  do  a  little  advance  plaming  to ensure that word
processed files come into the program in their most useful form.

You  may  ask  the  author  or  editor  of  an  article to insert the basic
typographical  specifications  (point  size,  typeface,  and  leading  as a
minimum)  for  you, using the Professional Page formatting conventions (see
Appendix  F:   Formatting).   Formatting at the writing or editing stage is
easy to do, and will save everyone both time and money.

Text File Translation
---------------------

If  you are using a text file from an Amiga word processor not specifically
suppoded  by  a Professional Page (or from a computer other than an Amiga),
you  should  test  how cleanly a file from that particular computer or word
processor  comes  into  Professional Page in generic mode.  Some may import
more  easily  than  others.  Some word processed files may be imported with
unwanted  characters  or control codes.  Try to avoid surprises, especially
if you're working to a deadline, by conducting tests ahead of time.

Importing Text
--------------

Typically,  users  tend  to  use a favorite word processor.  Therefore, the
Preferences/Text Format item only needs to be set once.  If you must import
a  file  from more than one word processor into a document, just change the
Text  Format  to the appropriate setting just before you import them.  Once
the  file  has  been  imported into Professional Page, it sits in the paste
buffer for processing.

ASCII files
-----------

Word   processed   files   from  non-Amiga  sources  can  be  brought  into
Professional  Page  in  generic  ASCII  format.   It is helpful to have the
particular  woru  processor  save  the contents in plain ASCII (text only),
rather than its native form.  ASCII files can be transmitted via a modem or
a null modem cable from another computer.

Native Style Parameters
-----------------------

Styles  (bold,  italic,  etc.) are imported into Professional Page from all
supported   word   processing  packages.   This  speeds  up  production  by
eliminating the need for you to manually insert style parameters.

Embedded ASCII Codes
--------------------

Any  writer  or  editor  can  produce  galley  by  inserting  typographical
formatting  codes  into  a  word  processor file.  This greatly reduces the
operator's burden of inserting typographic codes manually after the text is
imported.   Any  text  editing  terminal  thus becomes part of Professional
Page's production process.

Text Editor
-----------

The  text editor is invoked in Professional Page by selecting the Text tool
from  the  general tool palette and clicking into a text box.  Professional
Page  uses a "point and shoot" format to input and edit text.  Click in the
text  box  where  you  want to place your text cursor and you are ready for
editing.   You  can  perform  block  operations  by  marking  a  block  and
manipulating  it.   A  block of text is some portion of your text which you
have  delined for the purpose of changing a specific characteristic in some
way.

Buffers
-------

Aside from the screen itself, Professional Page has two additional internal
buffers  to  hold  text  --  the  paste  buffer and the undo buffer.  These
buffers  oeerate in conjunction with block operations.  The paste buffer is
used  to  temporarily  hold  text  in "Cut and Paste" operations.  The undo
buffer temporarily holds deleted blocks of text.

Creating A Block
----------------

While  in  Text  mode, there are several ways of marking a block.  A marked
block is highlighted on the screen in reversed text.  The following methods
can be used:

*  Move  The  Text  pointer  to the word, and double click to mark a single
word.

*  Click  in  a box and select the Edit/Select Box item to mark the visible
contents of the entire box.

*  Click  in a box and select the Edit/Select All item to mark the contents
of an entire series of linked boxes.

*  Click  on the beginning of the box you want marked with the Text pointer
and  drag the pointer to where you want the block to end.  All text between
where you started to drag and where you released the pointer will be marked
as a block.

*  To  mark  a  block  extending from one box to another, or across several
pages, click with the Text tool where you want the block to start.  Move to
the  end of the block (which can be several boxes or several pages from the
beginning),  and  click  while holding the SHIFT key.  All text between the
two clicks will be defined as a block.

Block Operations
----------------

Once  you have marked a block, you can manipulate the block in several ways
with the items in the Edit menu.

Cut
---

Selecting  Edit/Cut  deletes  the  block from the page and places it in the
paste buffer.

Copy
----

Selecting  Edit/Copy  places  a  copy  of  the  block into the paste buffer
without deleting the block frorn the page.

Paste
-----

Click  on  the spot where you want to insert a block from the paste buffer,
and  then  select  Edit/Paste.   The block will be inserted just before the
text cursor position.

Unmark Block
------------

Selecting Edit/Unmark Block umnarks the marked block.

Save Block
----------

Selecting  Edit/Save  Block saves the marked block to disk as an ASCII text
file.   All  typographical information is translated to imbedded formatting
commands before saving.  See Appendix F:  Formatting Text.

NOTE:   This  is  the only way that you can easily save a Professional Page
document as text only, and as such it is a valuable technique to use if you
wish  to  break  a  long text file up into several shorter files, or if you
wish  to  re-edit  a  document  in  a  word processor and re-import it into
Professional Page.

Select Box
----------

Selecting  Edit/Select Box marks all the visible contents of the individual
text box as a block.

Select All
----------

Selecting  Edit/Select  All  marks  all  the contents of a series of linked
boxes as a block.

Find and Replace Operations
---------------------------

The  find  and  replace operations have two functions.  They can be used to
find  and modify text strings in the conventional sense or they can be used
to  find  and  replace  text  with  specific typographical characteristics.
Typographical  codes (see Appendix F:  Formatting Text) are only applied to
the  first  character of the string in the find operation.  The replacement
strig  can  contain  any number of embedded formatting codes.  For example,
you  can  search  for  all  occurrences of the BOLD strig "PPage" (by using
BPPage")  and  replace  them with Italic underlined Helvetica "Professional
Page" (by using "\I\U\ff<Helvetica>Professional Page").

Find
----

Selecting  Edit/Find finds the next occurrence of a particular string.  You
have  the  option of search direction and whether to ignore the case of the
string.

Replace
-------

Selecting  Edit/Replace  replaces  a specified strig with another specified
string.   You have the option of search direction, whether to change one or
all occurrences of the search string, and whether to query each change.

Find Next
---------

Finds the next occurrence of the search string in the indicated direction.

Replace Next
------------

Replaces  the  next  occurrence  of  the  search strig with the replacement
string.   A  query  is  made  if it was selected as a option in the Replace
item.

DELETE OPERATIONS
-----------------

A marked block is deleted by:

* pressing the backspace key.

* typing a character.

* using the paste operation.

The  marked  block  is placed in the Undo buffer and the typed character or
pasted  block  is  placed in the location of the previously marked block on
the screen.  To get the deleted block back, place the text cursor and press
the ESC-key.  The deleted block will be placed in front of the cursor.

Text Boxes
----------

All  text  must  be  placed  into an empty or text box.  Once text has been
placed  into  an empty box, Professional Page marks that box as a text box,
and  will not allow you to put a graphic or a drawing into it.  Conversely,
you cannot enter text into a box already containing a graphic or a drawing.
Text  boxes  can, however, be overlaid on top of graphic and drawing boxes.
Text boxes can be located on a page or on the art board.

Viewing Text
------------

Professional  Page displays text on screen using special screen fonts whjch
simulate  serif  and  sans  serif  fonts.   Screen fonts are displayed with
reasonable  accuracy  for all available fonts found in the fonts directory.
Text  whose  fonts  do  not  have  a screen representation will not display
correctly  in  form,  but  will  be scaled to take up the correct amount of
space on the screen.  For example, to display 30 point Times on the screen,
Professiona] Page will scale the closest available font (likely 24 polnts),
to  the  correct size.  Upon output, the text will be printed in the proper
font  and  size.   Text  can  be  viewed  letter  by  letter  in the hjgher
magnification  levels.   In the lower levels of magnification, text will be
"greeked", that is, shown as lines rather than letters.

Colored Text
------------

Text can be colored using the Ink Color item in the Color menu.  Colors can
be  created  with  the  CreateColor  requester  or  loaded  from an already
established color database on disk (see the Color section).

Transparent and Opaque Text
---------------------------

Text  boxes  can  be  selected as either transparent or opaque by selecting
Box/Alter/Active  and  clicking on the Box Opaque-Transparent gadget.  Text
in  a transparent text box can be overlaid on bitmap and structured graphic
boxes wjthout showing the box and its outline by using this gadget.

Halftone Screens on Text
------------------------

To  cause  text to be output as a screened halfone, select Color/Ink Color,
and   pick   a   gray   value   for  the  type.   Select  Preferences/Print
Specifications/Halftone  Screen to speci@y the Density (lines per inch) and
(in degrees) for the halftone.

BITMAP GRAPHICS
---------------

Professional Page allows you to make use of any compatible bitmap graphics.
Graphics  can  be  any  size, ranging from one pixel to 1024 by 1024 pixels
(depending  on  available  memory),  in  any  resolution mode (Low, Medium,
Intelace,  or  High),  and  with any number of colors from 2 to 4096 at one
time.  See rippendix E:  Examples of Graphics.

Black and White Output
----------------------

Graphics  can be output as black and white halftones in sixteen gray scales
from any PostScript compatible laser printer or typesetting machine.

Color Separated Output
----------------------

With the Professional Color separator color graphics can be color separated
onto  positive  or negative film, or onto positive or negative resin coated
paper from a PostScript compatible typesetting machine such as a Linotronic
100 or 300 typesetter.

Screen Display
--------------

Color  bitmap graphics are not displayed on the Professional Page screen in
color.   An  eight gray-tone representation of the graphic is created.  The
full-color information remains stored on the original data disk.

Importing
---------

An  empty  active  box must be available on the page to receive the graphic
(see Project/Import/Bitmap Graphic in the Technical Reference section).

Default Size
------------

When the graphic is imported, it appears at a default size of 75 pixels per
inch  (for example, a 640 by 400 pixel picture will fill the whole widdh of
an 8.5 inch page).  The graphic can then be rescaled or resized.

Altering the Graphic Parameters
-------------------------------
You   can   crop,  resize,  frame,  and  screen  your  bitmap  graphics  in
Professional  Page.   As  well, you can run text around the graphic box, or
lay black and white or colored text over the graphic.  If you wish to alter
some  feature  of  your  graphic box, make sure the box is active, and then
select the Box/Alter/Active sub-item.  In the requester, you can adjust the
Location,  Margin,  and Graphic Scale of the graphic (see "Box Menu" in the
Technical Reference section).

Location
--------

The precise position of the box on the page can be determined by typing the
location  of  the top left corner of the box and the box's width and height
in the requester that appears when Box/Alter/Active is selected.

Frames and Margins
------------------

Bitmap  graphic  and  text  boxes can be supplied with a structured drawing
frame.   Professional  Page  will  draw  the frame in whatever line weight,
pattern, ink color, and fill color that has been selected from the Draw and
Color  menus.   All boxes can have margins for white space along the inside
edge   of   the   frame.    Frames   and   margins  are  specified  in  the
Box/Alter/Active sub-item.

Cropping
--------

Using  the  handles  on the graphic box, you can adjust the box to cover or
reveal as much of the graphic as you wish.  If you need to move the graphic
within  its box, drag the graphic around with the pointer while holding the
ALT-key  down.  This moves the graphic around inside the box without moving
the box outline.

Sizing
------

To resize the graphic box, hold down the ALT-key and change the size of the
box  by dragging a handle.  Sizing can also be done by changing the Graphic
Scale in the Alter Active Box requester.

Storage
-------

Unlike  text  files or structured drawings, the acutal bitmap graphic isn't
stored  as  part of your document.  Whenever you load or print the document
(whether in black and white or color separated), Professional Page will ask
for the original graphic file from its original data disk.

Aspect Ratios
-------------

You  may  find  that there is a difference between the aspect ratio of your
bitmap  graphic  on  the Professional Page screen and its appearance on the
output.   They  may  appear  slightly  condensed (see "Printing").  You can
correct  this by adjusting the Graphic Scale gadget in the Box/Alter/Active
sub-item.   For example, graphics created in the Medium (640 by 200 pixels)
or  Medium  Interlace  modes  (320  by  400  pixels)  will  appear  on  the
Professional   Page  screen  distorted  but  can  be  corrected  using  the
Box/Alter/Active Graphic Scale gadget.


STRUCTURED DRAWINGS
-------------------

What is a Structured Drawing?
----------------------------

Structured   drawings   are   images   created  from  components  that  are
mathematically  defined.   These components can be lines, arcs, and curves,
each with line weight, line pattern and pattern attributes.

Structured  drawings  are  printed  at the maximum resolution of the output
device,  such  as  300 dpi from a laser printer or as high as 2540 dpi on a
laser  typesetter.   Structured  drawings are often used for computer aided
drawing and design (CAD).

Structured  drawings  are  also  ideal for a designer or typographer.  They
quickly create clean shapes such as lines, cmcles, and patterned fills.

Importing Aegis Draw Plus Files
-------------------------------

Structured  drawings can either be imported into Professional Page from the
Amiga CAD package Aegis Draw Plus, or can be Created with Professional Page
structrred  drawing  tools  and  Color  and  Draw items (see Project/Import
Structured  Drawing  item  and  the  Draw  menu  in the Technical Reference
section).

An  imported  structured  drawing  file  requires an empty active box to be
imported  successfully.   The  drawing  is  fit  into  the  box as large as
possible  and  in the correct proportions.  The box can be resized manually
using the mouse, but to avoid distorting the aspect ratio it is a good idea
to use the Box/Alter/Active sub-item.

Colors
------

A  multi-colored  drawing  will  be  displayed  with the xProfessional Page
screen palette of up to eight colors.  Professional Page documents can have
a total of 127 colors defined for use in structured drawings or text.  (See
the Color section for more details.)

Professional Page Drawing Tools
-------------------------------

The  Drawing  Tools  subpalette  of  the Tools palette contains six drawing
tools.  They are:

*  Line  Tool:   A line is drawn by clicking where the line is to start and
dragging to the end poAnt.

*  Rectangle  Tool:   A  rectangle  is drawn by clicking for one corner and
dragging to the opposite corner.

* Ellipse Tool:  A ellipse is drawn by clicking for the center and dragging
to the corner of the box that will contain the ellipse.

*  Bezier  Curve  Tool:  A Bezier curve is drawn by clicking and dragging a
line  to  represent  the start and end points of the curve, then moving the
pointer  to  "pull" the curve in a rubberband fashion, and then clicking to
anchor the curve.

* Free Hand Tool:  A freehand drawing is made when the left mouse button is
depressed.

* Polygon Tool:  A polygon (series of continuous line segments) is drawn by
clicking  on  a  series  of  points  to  which line segments are connected.
Double click to complete the polygon.

When  drawing  with Professional Page drawing tools, each drawing operation
creates  its  own box.  You can group several structured drawings and merge
them into one box.  Drawings can be freely grouped and merged together, but
they  cannot be subsequently "un-merged" (see "Group Menu" in the Technical
Reference section).

Constraining Keys
-----------------

When  using  Professional  Page  drawing  tools,  holding  down the ALT-key
constrains  the  shapes  drawn  by  the  tools.   Constraining  causes  the
following reactions:

* the Straight Line tool draws only at 45 degree increments.

* the Rectangle tool draws only squares.

* the Ellipse tool draws only circles.

*  the  Bezier  Curve tool places endpoints at 45 degree increments to each
other.

* the Free Hand tool is unaf&ected by the constraint.

* the Polygon tool always produces closed polygons.

Using Attributes
----------------

Structured  drawing  elements  can  be  created  with  attributes like Line
Weight, Line Pattern and Fill Pattern from the DRAW menu as well Line Color
and   Fill   Color   from   the  Color  menu.   The  Frame  gadget  in  the
Box/Alter/Active item automatically draws a structured box outline around a
bitmap graphic or text box.

Attributes of a structured element can be determined in two ways:

*  In  Drawing  mode:  After selecting a drawing tool from the drawing tool
subpalette,  Draw  and  Color  menu  attributes can be set so that the next
element drawn takes on the attributes.

*  In  Null Pointer mode:  The attributes of the active box are in the Draw
and  Color  menus.   Attributes  are  flagged  with  a checkmark beside the
applicable  item or sub-item.  For those cases where there is no checkmark,
select the sub-item to bring up a requester, and the value in the requester
will reflect the value for the active box.  Changing attributes in the Draw
and  Color menus changes the structured drawing or box frame to the current
attribute settings.

NOTE:   A quick way to duplicate drawing parameters for creating additional
elements  is  to  select  the  box  with  the  necessary  attributes before
selecting  one  of  the  drawing  tools.  The drawing tool will take on the
attributes of the active box.

The Draw Menu
-------------

This menu displays the drawing tool parameters for structured drawings.

Line Weight
-----------

Line  weight  is the width of line that a structured drawing is drawn with.
There  are  seven  predefined  settings,  ranging from None to four points.
There  is also a Custom sub-item which allows you to select any line weight
up  to  127  points in 1 /2 point increments.  If you select Custom, a Line
Width  (Pts.):   requester appears.  Delete the current line weight setting
from the text line, and type in the line weight necessary.

Line Pattern
------------

Several  predefined  line  patterns  are available in the Draw/Line Pattern
item.   Any line pattern used by an Aegis Draw Plus drawing can be imported
as a part of the drawing.

Fill Pattern
------------

Several  predefined  fill patterns are available in Draw/Fill Pattern item.
As  with  Line Pattern, you cannot create a custom fill pattern but you can
import  fills  created  with  Aegis Draw Plus.  In Professional Page, fills
larger  than  a  screen  in  the  higher  magnification  modes, will not be
displayed,  but  will  print properly.  Fills are always displayed in lower
magnification modes.

Color Menu
----------

All  of  the structured drawing tools can be colored using the Ink Color or
Fill Color items in the Color menu (see the "Color" section).

NOTES ON USING STRUCTURED TOOLS
-------------------------------

Tracing From Bitmap Graphics
----------------------------

A  bitmap  graphic  can  be  brought  into  Professional Page and used as a
template  for a structured illustration, diagram, or map.  Simply draw over
the  outlines  of  the graphic as desired, using the various drawing tools,
and  then  mop the graphic box to get rid of it.  Merge the elements of the
structured  drawing  into  one  box,  and  finish  it  with type, fills, or
patterns.

Using Snap to Grid
------------------

To get different line segments to join neatly, adjust the Snap to Grid at a
line  setting,  and  set  it On.  It will be much easier to get the ends of
lines  or  curves  to join neatly if they are automatically snapping to the
same grid intersections.

Freehand
--------

It  is  difficult  to  draw  smoothly  with  the Freehand tool, since it is
sensitive  to  even  slight  deviations  of  the  mouse  or drawing tablet.
Rather, use Bezier curves or straight lines when possible.

PRINT
-----

It js easiest to learn and use Professional Page if you have easy access to
a printer to output your pages regularly as you create them.

Output Service Bureaus
----------------------

If  you  do  not  own  a PostScript compatible laser printer or typesetting
machine,  you  can find instant printing or typesetting shops in most major
centers  which  will  sell  PostScript  output  or rent output time.  If an
output  service  does  not have an Amiga to hook up to their printer, it is
possible  to  transmit a Professional Page file as an ASCII PostScript file
to  whatever  personal  computer  the  output service uses (such as a Apple
MacIntosh or an IBM PC) which can then send the file to the printer.

If  you find yourself using a number of output services, make sure that the
output  service  you  are  using  is  loaded  with  all the fonts you need.
Different  companies have different selections of fonts.  Collect different
output  bureaus'  typeface  samplers,  and refer to them regularly (see the
Design section for information regarding the selection of typefaces).

PostScript Compatibility
------------------------

Professional  Page  will  output to any PostScript compatible laser printer
such  as  the  QMS  PS  8OO+  and the Apple LaserWriter, or to a PostScript
compatible  typesetting  machine,  such  as a Linotronic 100 or 300 that is
equipped with a PostScript RIP (Raster Image Processor).

Connecting Your Amiga to a Printer
----------------------------------

For more informmation, see Appendix D:  Connecting Your Amiga to a Printer.

Setting Printer Specifications
------------------------------

Professional  Page  gives you a wide variety of printing options, including
halftone  screening,  a variety of film and paper sizes, and page rotation.
There   are   three   menus  that  affect  printing:   Project,  Page,  and
Preferences.   Some  parameters  affect  the  entire document, while others
afrect individual pages.

Printer Specifications in the Preferences Menu
----------------------------------------------

Adjust the Preferences/Printer Specifications item to let Professional Page
know  what  kind  of output you want from the printer.  You can specify the
size  of  paper or film, whether it is sheets or rolls, whether you want to
print  positive  or  negative, and right reading or reversed.  You can also
specify  the  density and angle of halftone screens for printing graytones,
color bitmap graphics, colored text, and structured graphics.

Printing a Document or a Page From the Project Menu
---------------------------------------------------

Select the Project/Print item to output pages to a PostScript printer.  The
Print  item  has three sub-items:  Current Page, Entire Document, and Thumb
Nail.   For  all  of  these  sub-items  number of copies, where to send the
PostScript  output,  automatic  or  manual feed, proof mode, and whether to
override custom specifications is requested.

Project/Print/Current   Page   will   print  the  current  displayed  page.
Project/Print/Entire  Document  will  print  the  document; allowing you to
specify  the  range  of  pages  to  print (default is the entire document).
Project/Print/Thumb  Nail  will  print  either  4,  9, or 16 pages onto one
output page.

Changing the Printing Specifications of a Single Page
-----------------------------------------------------

You  may  find it useful to change the print specifications of a particular
page.   You  can rotate individual pages, and adjust the scale and position
on the output page or film.

In the Page/Alter/Current requester, select the Output Print Specifications
gadget.  The requester contains a Page Position gadget for viewing the size
and  orientation  of the page.  The printer output dimensions are indicated
by  a white rectangle.  You can also select the X and Y position, and scale
the page.

Type  the  numerical  values for Position, Scale, and Rotation (in degrees)
into  the  appropriate  text lines, and press RETURN after each entry.  The
outline of your modified page will be superimposed over the white rectangle
of the printer's output dimensions to show you what the page will look like
when printed.

6. COLOR...
----------

From  within  the  Professional Page program, you can print black and white
halftones  in  sixteen  gray  shades  from  any PostScript compatible laser
printer  or typesetting machine.  In addition to sophisticated use of black
and  white graphics and text, you can make use of color in the Professional
Page  systen  in  a  variety  of  ways.  This section describes how you can
create  and  maintain  a  color database, and use color within Professional
Page docunments.

Importing and Creating Color Information
----------------------------------------

Professional   Page  provides  facilities  to  manipulate  and  save  color
information for later output using the Professional Color separator.  Color
information can originate from three sources:

*  Amiga  color  bitmap  graphic  images.  Amiga graphics can be created by
painting,  animation,  or  any  IFF compatible graphic programs or by video
digatizers such as Digi-View (see Appendix G:  Using Professional Page with
Other Amiga Products).

*  Structured drawings from CAD programs such as Aegis Draw Plus, which can
have a variety of colored lines and patterns.

* Color information created within Professional Page using the items in the
Color menu.

Displaying Color
---------------

The  Professional  Page  screen can display up to sixteen colors at a time.
Nine of these colors are predefined as shades of gray.  The remaining seven
are  used  to  represent  user  defined  colors.  Full color information is
maintained for the Professional Color separator.

Color Bitmap Graphics
---------------------

Professional  Page  can  import  any  Amiga bitmap picture so long as it is
saved  in  the  IFF  file  standard.  This includes pictures ranging from 1
pixel  square  to 1024 by 1024 pixels.  Any number of colors from 2 to 4096
can  be  used  including  Amiga HAM format pictures.  These bitmaps will be
converted  to  8  grey  levels  for  screen  display  but  all of the color
information  is  retained  by  Professional  Page for later printing.  (See
"Bitmap Graphics" in the Using Professional Page section.)

Aegis Draw Plus Structured Drawings
-----------------------------------

Aegis  Draw  and  Aegis  Draw  Plus  CAD (Computer Aided Design) structured
drawings   can   also  be  imported  into  Professional  Page.   The  color
information in the drawing will be retained, but Professional Page will use
its internal color palette to represent the colors.

Color Created Within Professional Page
--------------------------------------

Color information can be created in Professional Page in a variety of ways.
Professional  Page  maintains  a data base of up to 127 colors which can be
defined  within  the  program and saved to disk.  Colors can be assigned to
text and structured graphics through the Color menu.

Using Color
-----------

Professional  Page  treats  color  much  like  any  style  or typographical
attribute  of  text  (see  "Typography"  in  the  Design section).  It also
affects  the  active  box  in  terms  of frame colors or structured drawing
colors.   Any type, structured drawings, or frames are then depicted in the
chosen Ink color.  Fills are displayed with the Fill Color.

THE COLOR MENU
--------------

The  Color  menu is composed of five items:  Ink Color, Fill Color, Define,
Load,  and  Save (see the "Color Menu" in the Technical Reference section).
You can work with two Professional Page colors simultaneously, one for text
and structured drawing tools, and one for filled patterns.

Ink Color
---------

The  Ink  Color  item  specifies the color of any defined block of text, or
oftext  you  type in with the Text tool.  You can also specify the color of
any  of the structured graphic tools you draw with, or of structured frames
for graphic or text boxes.

By  default,  the ink colors immediately available in Professional Page are
nine  shades of gray, from black to white.  However, if you select the From
List  sub-item,  a  requester  will appear, giving you access to all of the
colors  in  the  current color database.  You can select an already defined
color, or you can define a new ink color of your own using Color/Define.

Fill Color
----------

The Fill Color item works exactly the same as Ink Color item, but it allows
you to specify the color of patterns and fills for structured drawings.

Defining a Color
----------------

You  can  create  almost  any color to use with the Ink Color or Fill Color
items.   If  you  select  Define,  a  requester appears and you can specify
custom colors for display and printing.

RGB Color
---------

Screen  colors are defined in terms of RGB values.  On the left side of the
requester  is a set of Red, Green, and Blue sliders.  These sliders let you
set any color from the Amiga's palette of 4096 colors.  For example, moving
the  Red  and  Green  sliders to the top, and the Blue slider to the bottom
creates a yellow color.

The  color  you  define  appears in the Current Color Display gadget in the
lower  right of the requester.  You can name the color by clearing the Name
text line and typing in the name of the new color.  Ust the standard naming
conventions of your choice.

Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan
-------------------------

In  printing,  yellow/magenta/cyan colors are used.  Below and to the right
of  the RGB sliders are three small text lines labelled Y, M, and C.  These
are  linked  to the RGB slider, and show the color separation equivalent of
the  computer's  video  colors.   The  Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan text lines
allow  you  to  specify  color  information  more  precisely than it can be
displayed  on the screen.  Type in the precise color values ror each of the
three  color  components,  name  the  color, and save it to your document's
Color database.  When color separating the document, the Professional Color
separator  will  generate  the  black, yellow, magenta, and cyan components
from the yellow, magenta and cyan information.

Custom Color and Mechanical Color
---------------------------------

There  are  two  circular  gadgets  in  the  middle  of  the  Color Palette
requester, labelled Custom Color and Mechanical Color.

A  Custom Color is a Yellow, Magenta, or Cyan combination to which you have
assigned  an  arbitrary  screen  color.   For instance, if you have created
three  very  similar  shades of blue by typing in the Y, M, and C values in
the  text  lines,  you can assign them radically different screen colors so
that  the  shades  will be easier to distinguish.  The proper color will be
used in printing.

Mechanical  Color  indicates that the color that you select is not intended
to  be separated into Black, Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan components.  Rather,
any  page  elements  given  a  Mechanical  Color value will be saved as one
completely  separate  color,  for  printing as part of a two or three color
job, or as an extra, solid color in a four color process run.

Loading Colors
--------------

Select  the  Load  item.   This  will  call up a Load Color file requester.
Select  the  disk  drive and directory you have designated for storing your
color  databases,  and  select  the  color  database you wish to load.  See
"Using file requesters" in the Technical Reference section.

Saving Colors
-------------

When  you  select  Save, a file requester appears.  Select a disk drive and
directory, and save the new color database.

PRINTING COLOR
--------------

All  of  the  color  information you have created with Professional Page is
intended  for  use widh the Professional Color separator.  However, you can
still  print  any document containing color information in black and white,
without using the separator.  Any color information will be printed as gray
tones.

7. DESIGN...
------------

There  are two things to consider when designing something for publication.
The  first  is  the  idea that you are trying to convey.  The second is the
reader.  If you understand what it is you are trying to convey and to whom,
you will find it much easier to design a suitable publication.

Consider  the effect that design has on you as a reader.  For example, when
you  read  a  newspaper,  do  you read everything?  Probably not.  You scan
headlines  and read articles that look interesting.  What draws your eye to
an  article  or  advertisement?   More  often than not, it is an attractive
layout,  a  striking  illustration,  or  an  interesting  headline.  On the
printed  page  form  and  content  are  forever  linked.   When it comes to
catching the eye of a reader the way the infornation is presented can be as
vital as the informlation itself.

Printed  communication  is a dialogue between the reader and the publisher,
client,  or author.  The quality of the publication's design can affect the
reader's  choice  as  much  as can their personal interests.  An advedising
agency spends most of its time creating a concept and a graphic design that
makes  their  ad  stand  out  from  all  others yet still convey a specific
message.   If  you want a message to reach more readers, spend as much time
on the presentation of the message as on the rnessage itself.

This  is not to suggest that you substitute design for content.  Attractive
typography and layout show respect for the reader's needs, it makes reading
more  pleasurable and productive, and this gives your client the best value
for his or her money.

This  section  discusses  typography,  page  layout,  and  design from this
perspective.   As  a desktop publisher, you want your documents to be read.
By  taking  the  time  to improve your layout skills your creations will be
more popular with your readers.

This  section  begins  with  the  basics of typography, and continues on to
discuss effective page layout.

TYPOGRAPHY
----------

In  Professional  Page,  typography can be changed at any point in the body
text.   TYpography  includes  the  typeface,  size,  style,  kerning,  line
spacing, baseline shifts, hyphenation, and justification.

All  typography  attributes  can be set in Professional Page's text editor.
Many  of  the  attributes  can also be set by embedding format codes in the
word processor's text (see Appendix F:  Formatting Text).

Typography is used in the text editor in two ways:

*  In  block mode:  Once a block of text is marked (see "Text" in the Using
Professional  Page  section),  the typography of the first character in the
block  is  reflected  in  the  Type  menu.   Pull down theType menu and the
typographical  attributes  are  shown  with  checkmarks  beside  the chosen
values.  Should a list not have a sub-item with a checkmark beside it, call
up  the requester for that submenu, and the current value will be displayed
in  its  text  line.   Although  the  attributes displayed in the Type menu
reflect  the  first  character  of  the  block,  changing the typographical
attributes affects the entire block.

* In Text mode:  The text cursor can be postioned using the mouse or cursor
keys.   The  Type  menu  will  take  on the typographical attributes of the
character  just  before  the  text  cursor  position.   Therefore,  without
changing  the  typography,  the  next  character  typed  will look like the
character  before  it.  Changing these type attributes will affect the next
character  typed.   However,  should  you  move  the cursor position before
typing  a  character,  the Type menu will reflect the typography at the new
cursor location and any previous typographical changes made will affect the
next character to be typed.

NOTE:   Be  sure  to  set the attributes at the beginning of the box, since
there  is  no  previous  character to set the attributes for the next typed
character.

Let's review type terminology
-----------------------------

Letterforms are composed of the following elements:

(72 point "Type")
Ascender
X-Height
Serif
Baseline
Descender

Units of Measure
----------------

Typeface  sizes  are measured in points.  There are approximately 72 points
in  an  inch.   However,  the  12  point pica has become a standard unit of
measure.

Units  of  measure  (inches,  picas,  and  centimeters) are selected in the
Preferences/Layout  Tools/Units  of Measure sub-item.  Rulers, Coordinates,
and  all  other  positioning  tools  use the current unit of measure.  When
using  picas,  the  number before the decimal place is the number of picas,
and  the  number  after  the  decimal place is the number of points not the
decimal fraction of the pica.

Styles of Typeface
------------------

Professional  Page supports a variety of PostScript typefaces (see Appendix
K:   Fonts)  which can be selected via the Type/Typeface menu item.  If the
desired  typeface  does  not appear in the sub-item list, select New.  This
lists all the ypefaces known to Professional Page at the time.  You can now
pick the needed typeface from the list.

Serif
-----

Serifs  are  horizontal  widenings  or  crosslines  at the ends of the main
strokes  of  a  letter  (this  text is set with a serif typeface).  A serif
helps  the  horizontal flow in reading the text which makes serif typefaces
more suitable for body copy.

Sans Serif
----------

Sans  serif  typefaces  have  constant  widths  on  the main strokes of the
letters  or characters.  They have a cleaner, more "modern" appearance, but
are harder to read in long passages.

Roman
-----

For  most  typefaces,  the Roman version is the normal, balanced version of
the  typeface,  such  as  you are reading now.  A Roman style typeface with
serifs on the characters has been shown to be more readable than sans serif
or italics.

Styles
------

Bold, Italic, Underline, and outline styles are accessible through the Type
menu.

Novelty or Specialty
--------------------

If  you  look  through  type  catalogues,  you  will  find  many script and
decorative  letterforms  mainly  used for headlines and advertising display
type since they are quite uncomfortable to read in longer passages.

Type Size and Column Size
-------------------------

Professional Page is capable of handling type sizes up to 127 points.  Type
Sizes  are  generally  categorized as either Text or Display.  Text type is
usually  fourteen points or smaller, and Display type is more than fourteen
points.   Your  choice  of  typeface  is very important for the reader.  "8
point  Eyestrain"  is  not only a description of a typeface, but a reminder
that your typeface choice directly affects the reader.

Column Width
------------

For easiest reading, body copy (the text of an article) should be set in at
least  a  ten  point  typeface in columns no smaller than one alphabet wide
(a-z).   An  optimum length is one and one-half alphabets.  The alphabet is
used  to  measure  this because it has a balance of character widths.  As a
general rule, a column of text should be not wider than two alphabets.

Another  popular  rule  of thumb is that the length of line in picas should
not  exceed  twice  the  point size.  If you are using ten point type, then
colunlns  should  be  no  more  than twenty picas in length.  A line should
average nine to ten words.

Kerning
-------

Kerning is the fitting of pairs of letters closer together or farther apart
to  make  the  letter  spacing more readable.  This is becauge some letters
naturally  fit closer together.  For example:  letter pairs such as AT, Tu,
Ve,  Wo, Te, and To.  Professional Page has automatic kerning, which can be
turned  on  and  off  by  selecting the Type/Kerning item.  When kerning is
selected,  type  will  have  a more compact, and consistent letter spacing.
Manua]  kerning  is  done  by  tracking two letters (see "Tracking" in this
section).

Line Spacing
------------

Line  Spacing  is  the  amount  of  space  inserted  between lines of text.
Sufficient line spacing makes text more readable.  There is no set rule for
the  amount  of  line  spacing you should use, but there are severa] useful
guldelines:

*  A  sans  serif typeface may need more line spacing than a serif typeface
because it has less honzontal flow.

*  The  longer the measure (the wider the colunn), the more line spacing is
necessary  in  order for your eye to pick up the next line as you read down
the page.

*  Small  point  sizes need proportionately more line spacing to spread out
the type and make it easier to read.

*  "Fat"  typefaces  (those  with  large a x-height and short ascenders and
descenders) need more line spacing than typefaces with a small X-height and
long ascenders and descenders.

Professional Page offers four kinds of line spacing:

* Fixed
* Relative
* Leading
* Paragraph Spacing.

Line  spacing  in Professional Page is calculated from the top of a capital
on  one line to the top of a capital on the line below it.  To set the line
spacing,  select  Type/Line Spacing.  A Line Spacing requester will appear.
Select  one of the Fixed, Relative, or Leading sub-items by clicking on the
appropriate  button.   Enter  the  line  spacing  value  desired  into  the
appropriate text line.

Fixed line spacing and Leading are defined in points (for example, 10 point
text on 11 point body would insert one point of leading between each line).

Relative  line spacing is defined as a percentage of the largest text point
size on the line.  For example, 10 point text with relative line spacing of
110% would have one point of leading between lines.  If "baseline shift" is
active on the line, the program will automatically adjust inte-line spacing
accordingly.

Leading (pronounced "ledding") is the constant space between lines of text.
It  gets  it  name  from the strips of lead that were once used to separate
lines  of  type  when  typesetting  was  done using slugs of cast hot metal
(lead)  to  form  each  line of type.  The body text of this manual was set
using 12 point type woth leading of 2 points.  This could be defined:

* fixed line spacing 14.00 (i.e.  14 points)

* leading 2.00 (i.e.  2 points of leading in excess of the point size)

* Relative 117% (i.e.  117% of the point size)

Extra  spacing  between  paragraphs is often useful in indicating paragraph
divisions  clearly.   The Paragraph Spacing sub-item allows extra paragraph
spacing  to  be  set  as  a  percentage  of  the current line spacing.  The
interparagraeh  spacing  between  text  paragraphs of this manual is set at
150%  of  line  spacing (i.e.  150% of 14 points or 19 points total between
paragraphs).

Tracking
--------

Tracking  is the adjustment of the horizontal spacing between characters by
the  insertion  or  deletion  of  space.  Tracking is specified in terms of
hundredths  (or  a  percentage)  of  a  em space.  It can be performed on a
marked  block  by either selecting the Type/Tracking menu-item or using the
left  and  right cursor keys.  Each press of these keys adjusts tracking by
2% of a em space.

Baseline Shifts
---------------

In  some cases, not all text in a column is set in uniformly straight lines
(for   example,  when  setting  mechanical  equasions,  or  using  sub  and
superscripts).   To  allow  you  to  control  variations in the baseline of
sections  of  text  mark a block of text, and then move its baseline up and
down.   Select  the  Type/Baseline  item  and  a  Baseline  Shift requester
appears.   Type the point size of the baseline shift into the text line for
example:

              +5.000 to move up five points

              -5.000 to move down fie points

and  the marked block will be moved up or down.  It can also be adjusted by
using  the up and down cursor keys.  Each press will adjust the baseline by
1/2 point.

Paragraph Indents and Tabs
--------------------------

Tabs  are  specified  on a box-by-box basis (see the Set Tabs gadget in the
Box/Alter/Active  item).   When  a tab position is entered in the requester
the  cursor  skips to the next available location.  The paragraph indent is
also specified in the Set Tabs requester.

The  first line of a paragraph can be flush with the body of the paragraph,
indented,  or  outdented  ("hanging").  Paragraphs in the body ttxt of this
manual are all "flush", and all items preceeded by "bullets" are an example
of "hanging" indents.

Justification
-------------

Justification  is  the method of setting text so that itl lines up with the
left, right, both, or neither margins of the box.  Text can be:

Flush  justified.   Text  is  flushed  to both left and right margins.  The
spacing  between  words  is  adjusted  so that both left and rigjht margins
align.

Left  justified.   Text is flushed left, leaving a ragged right edge to the
paragraphs.  This is sometimes referred to as "flush left/ragged right".

Right  justified.  Text is flushed right, leaving a ragged left edge to the
paragraphs.  This is sometimes referred to as "flush right/ragged left".

Centered.   Text  is  centered  on  each line.  This produces both left and
right ragged margins.

The  justification  of  the line is determined by the justification setting
for the first character of that line.

Hyphenation
-----------

Hyphenation  is the breaklng of a word at the end of a line so that part of
the  word  appears at the end of the line, and the rest of the word appears
at  the  beginning of the following line.  This allows you to create better
proportioned   word   spacing,  especially  in  narrow  columns.   Text  is
hyphenated in Professional Page poge in two ways.

The program has a hyphenation algorithm and a built-in exception dictionary
which  look  for where to break the word.  Hyphenation can be turned on and
off by selecting Type/Hyphenation.  To not hyphenate a word, block the word
and  turn  hyphenation off.  To control the number of characters before and
after  a  hyphen select Preferences/Hyphenation Control, and type the value
you  want  (the  default  value  is two).  The larger the prefix and suffix
value,  the  harder it is for the hyphenation program to break small words,
but the less likely it is that you will see odd word breaks.

The  program  also  uses  a  user-defined  hyphenation-exception dictionary
containing a list of words with permissible word breaks specified.  You can
customize  the dictionary by using the text editor of your choice to create
a  list of words with the prefenred breaks indicated by hyphens.  If a word
is not to be hyphenated enter the word without hyphens.  To access the list
in Professional Page, select the Preferences/Hyphenation Control item.  You
may  now load your list in as the new exception dictionary or merge it with
the existing one.

An alternate means of hyphenation control is to use "discretionary hyphens"
within  the  Professional  Page  text  editor.   While editing text, "soft"
hyphens  are inserted at preferred hyphenation point by typing "-" (hyphen)
while holding down the CTRL-key.

PAGE LAYOUT AND DESIGN
----------------------

When  you  think  a  page needs a little variety in typeface, do not choose
another  typeface but instead vary the standard typeface with bold, italic,
underline,  outline,  or  a  combination.   Unless  you want to emphasize a
phrase  or  passage,  body  copy should not be set in bold or italic style.
Setting  text  in  all capital letters will emphasize a passage, but at the
expense of reading speed.

Limiting the Number of Typefaces
--------------------------------

A  common  mistake is using too many typefaces in a document.  One typeface
for  the  body  copy  may  even be sufficient, though this runs the risk of
being  boring.   A  document should have no more than two typefaces for the
body  copy  and  no  more  than  two  for the headlines.  Advertisements or
special messages are exceptions to this rule.  When the reader encounters a
new typeface, particularly a novelty typeface, it is similar to coming into
a  dark  room  after  being in the sun.  The reader's eyes need a moment to
adjust.

Similar Typefaces in a Document
-------------------------------

Do  not  mix  similar  typefaces.  For example, Palatino and Garamond would
give  a  very  unpleasant  look to your document if they were both used for
setting body text on the same page.

Typefaces in Professional Page
------------------------------

Professional  Page  comes  with  metric  tables  (font  width tables) for a
variety  of  typefaces  (see Appendix K:  Fonts).  If your laser printer or
typesetting  machine  has these fonts available, you can choose from all of
these fonts to design your document.

A Professional Page Type Specimen Book
--------------------------------------

Designers,  typographers,  and  printers  use  a  "specimen book" to choose
typefaces.  The specimen book shows a particular set of characters in every
typeface  available.   This set of characters might be a complete alphabet,
or just a characteristic sentence of your choice.  It is worthwhile to make
your  own specimen book with the typefaces available in your laser printer.
It should have exanaples in the typeface sizes you most often use.

Creating a Consistent Style
---------------------------

The  layout  of  the page should let the reader get the most information in
the  least  amount  of  time.  Even if your document is a one-time thing, a
consistent  style  helps  the  reader  find  infornlation.   A  consistent,
recognizable style is even more vital if your document appears on a regular
basis,  since that style is the basis of how people recognize and judge the
quality of your publication.

Many  things  should  be  consistent  in  a  professional publication.  The
typeface,  the  size of the margins, the way articles are composed, the way
authors  are given credit, and the size and weight of box borders should be
all carefully chosen and maintained.

If  a  document  is  published  regularly,  such as a monthly newsletter, a
consistent style makes your job easier.

The  templates  in  Professional  Page allow you to use the same basic page
layouts from issue to issue.

Functional Layout
-----------------

The  physical  layout  of  your  pages  influences  the  way information is
presented.   For  example,  newspapers  are  folded  into quarters.  on the
newsstand  or  in  a  street  corner  newspaper box, only one corner of the
entire sheet is visible.  A newspaper layout artist keeps this in mind when
designing a front page.

Consider the ways in which a newspaper's physical shape affects its graphic
layout.  The most familiar parts of a front page are the name plate and the
banner  headline.   The  name plate displays the name of the newspaper in a
particular typeface and style that does not vary from day to day.

Very  often  the  front page has an eye-catching picture in the upper-right
corner,  just above the fold.  On the left edge of the front page, there is
a  summary  of  articles  inside.  Each item on the front page is carefully
chosen and placed for the best effect on the prospective reader.

If  you are composing a newsletter, consider its physical layout and how it
affects your graphic layout.  Newsletters are often mailed to a reader.  If
the  newsletter  is  printed  on  standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper it may be
folded  for  mailing.   This  creates  two  faces that could be seen by the
reader, one where their address is printed, and another blank side.

To  make  a  newsletter stand out, an eye-catching graphic or a headline on
the outside face of the folded newsletter are excellent ideas.

Grids and Templates
-------------------

The  grid method is the most common way of organizing a page.  With a grid,
the page is divided into a pattem of rectangles that guide the placement of
all  elements on the page.  The grid lines are not printed on the page, but
only  serve  as placement guides.  All elements of the page layout (such as
pictures and columns of text) can be aligned with these grid lines.

To  lay out a grid on a page, use the Page/Create/From Default sub-item and
specify  a  number of columns (see the Technical Reference section for more
details).   Once  the  page has been defined, it can be saved as a template
using  the  Page/Make  Template item, and called up later.  Using grids and
templates helps you lay out pages quickly and consistently.

Organizing the Page
-------------------

Before  you  place anything on a page, ask yourself some questions.  First,
how  important is this element?  If it is important, then it should be in a
prominent  place  on the page, like the above-the-fold picture on the front
page of a newsletter.  What should this element line up with?  Finally, how
does the entire page look with the element in this position?

The  grid  makes  these  decisions  very  easy.   If your text boxes have a
default  width that is an even division of the page width, page composition
is  much  easier.  Each box should also have internal margins that maintain
the proper spacing between columns.

Design  elements  can cross grid lines.  Consider a page wAth two pictures.
The most important picture should be in a prominent place, illustrating the
article  directly below it.  A less important photograph for this story can
be  tucked  into  a  less  prominent part of the page.  The photographs are
cropped  to  the  edges of the internal margins.  The left edge of the page
has  the  ends  of two articles from previous pages.  (An article continued
from a previous page is called a "jump".)

It  is  possible  to mix grid sizes on a page, although this should be done
cautiously,  and  only if you wish to emphasize a division of the page into
separate  areas.   For  examlple, the top portion of a page could have five
grid  rectangles  across, while the lower page, perhaps featurig an article
by  a  different  author or on another subject, could have only three grids
across.

Paragraph and Column Layout
---------------------------

After  you  have  selected a layout style, you will spend most of your time
composing pages of the document.  There are a few tricks that can speed the
process.   One  common  device  is  a  dummy.  This is a small model of the
doculent.  For a newspaper or newsletter, the dummy can be made from sheets
of  typing  paper  folded  in half and nested together.  The grid lines are
marked  on  the  dummy  in  advance.   You can make these dummy sheets with
Professional Page by making boxes with frames.

Block  out  the elements of your layout that are are never moved, such as a
name plate or a masthead.  Then place the other articles on the dummy pages
by measuring or estimating their length.

Headlines
---------

Headlines are commonly set in bold or bold italic.  A common practice is to
have  the  headlines  in  a  sans  serif  typeface, and the text in a serif
typeface.   Headlines are most easily read when composed in mixed upper and
lowercase,  just  like  body  copy.  The largest headlines should be placed
high on the page because they draw the eye to them.

Never  "butt"  (position)  two  headlines  horizontally.   This is called a
"tombstone."  The  reader  may  read  both  headlines  as  one.   If butted
headllnes  are  unavoidable, be sure to use diffeent typefaces to make them
distinct.

Gray and White Space
--------------------

White  and  gray  space are aesthetic terms for the overall appearance of a
layout  element.  Body copy is gray space.  Viewed from a distance, columns
of text look gray.  Margins are white space.

A  good  layout artist seeks a balance between white and gray space because
readers  ignore  large areas of gray space.  Pictures and graphics are good
for breaking up large gray spaces.

Another  easy  wvay  to  break  up  gray  columns of text is the quote box.
Choose  a  particularly  interesting quotation from the text.  Make a small
box  to break up a long column of text, and give it a simple border.  Place
the  quote  in  the box in a type size between body copy and headline size.
The  reader's eye is drawn to the quote, and it may induce them to read the
story.

Fit to Print
------------

Fitting  an  article  to  available  space  is a valuable skill.  There are
several  ways  to  stretch or shrink the length of an article.  The crudest
way  is  removing sentences or paragraphs from the article.  Two other ways
were mentioned above, the addition of pictures and the quote box.  can also
adjust spacings within the text itself.

Spacing
-------

Spacing within text can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically to fit
the  text  into  a  specific  area.   Horizontal  spacing acts on the space
between characters and words.  Vertical spacing acts on the spacing between
lines.

Horizontal Spacing:
-------------------

Horizontal spacing within text can be adjusted by setting or re-setting any
of the following type options:

*  Hyphenation.   If  ON,  hyphenation  shrinks  the  size  of  a column by
increasing the number of characters which fit on each line, thus decreasing
the  number  of lines (of depth) in each column.  Hyphenation should always
be ON in flush justified copy.

*  Inter-word  spacing.   The  default  inter-word  spacing is preset to be
proportionally  correct for each typeface.  Using other units of inter-word
spacing  (for example EM, EN, or Thin spaces) between words will adjust the
number  of  words  which  fit  on  each  line.   (See  Glossary section for
definitions).

*  Tracking.   Another form of horizontal spacing control which adjusts the
constant  space  between  all  characters  in  a line or block (the default
setting  is zero).  If you "track in", space is reduced between characters,
while  "tracking  out" adds space between all characters on a line (or in a
highlighted block).  Tracking is adjustable in units of 1/100 of an EM.

*  Kerning.  A vanation of tracking that operates on specific letter pairs.
Kerning  can  be  set  to  ON  within an entire text block to automatically
adjust  all  pairs  set  within  the  program, or can be controlled between
individual letter pairs.

Vertical spacing:
-----------------

Vertical  spacing within a text block can be controlled by adjusting any of
the following:

*  line  spacing  (or  leading)  to  change the anaount of vertical spacing
between  each  line  of  text.  It is recommended that line spacing for all
columns of text of the same point size and typeface sbould be consistent on
any one page.

* paragraph spacing.  To fill (or reduce) the amount of text within any one
column, adjust the amount of inter-paragraph spacing.

* fixed spacing.  The most aesthetically pleasing way to adjust the overall
depth  of text within a column is to adjust the anount of spacing above and
below headings or sub-headings within the column.

After  the  article  is  fitted  into the space allotted, look for what are
called  "rivers of white".  These can be eliminated by adjusting either the
inter-character  and  inter-word spacing, or by manually hyphenating a word
at the end of the line using the discretionary hyphen.

Borders
-------

Boxes  and box frames highlight text.  They should not dominate the page or
overshadow  the  text  inside.   The  border of a box should be achieved by
adjusting  the inner margins of the text boxes if required.  Your choice of
box should become part of the consistent layout style you use.

Summary
-------

The  layout  of  your  documnent  affects  whether your message effectively
reaches  the  reader.  By improving your layout, you improve the quality of
your  document as a form of communication.  The simpler and more consistent
your layout style, and the clearer the emphasis on the main ideas contained
in the text, the better your documents will be.


6. TECHNICAL REFERENCE...
------------------------

This  section  provides  a  detailed  explanation  of  all elenaents of the
Professional  Page program.  Each menu selection and gadget is exhaustively
examined,  with  explanations of what it does, how it can be accessed, what
it  looks  like  on  the screen, and how it works.  You should re@er to the
Technical Reference section when you have a question about where to find an
item, or what some part of the program does.

The Professional Page Screen
----------------------------

The  Professional  Page  screen  is  the  Amiga  equivalent of a designer's
drawing  table.   The strip along the top displays the menus which give you
access to various parts of the program.  The strip down the right hand side
has a variety of tools to assist you in laying out pages.

This  reference  begins at the top left corner of the screen, and works its
way  across  the top and down the right hand side to the bottom, explaining
each feature along the way.

For  many  menu  selections,  there  are  keyboard  equivalents.  These are
summarized  in  the  Appendix B:  Keyboard Equivalents as well as the Quick
Reference Guide.

COMMON ELEMENTS
---------------

Let's  look  at some common elements before getting to the main body of the
Technical   Reference   section:    using  requesters  and  using  extended
selection.

Using Requesters
----------------

Requesters   are   used   whenever  additional  information  is  needed  by
Professional   Page.    Requesters   prompt  for  required  information  or
acknowledgement  of an action.  There are several types of input components
that  requesters use, including:  listings, booleans, strings, buttons, and
slider requesters.

Listings:   Listings  are  displayed  in  a small window.  They may contain
directories  and file names, color names, or font names.  If there are more
entries  than can fit into the window, the scroll bars (to the right of the
window)  can  be  used  to  diaplay different sections of the list.  Scroll
arrows  (above and below the scroll bar) can also be used for this purpose.
To  select an entry in the window, click on the entry.  In most requesters,
it  is  possible to select an entry and acknowledge the requester by double
clicking on the entry.

Boolean:   Booleans  are  "ON/OFF" type requesters.  "ON" (a filled circle)
shows  that  a particular feature is active.  "OFF" (an empty circle) shows
that a particular feature is inactive.  Generally speaking, clicking in the
circle will change a "ON" to a "OFF" state and vice-versa.

Strings:   String  requesters  expect information to be typed in.  To enter
information,  click  the text line associated with the string requester and
use the normal Amiga editing features to enter the information.  Text input
should be terminated by pressing the RETURN key.

Buttons:   Button requesters are used for selecting a further requester and
for  acknowledging  the current one.  They are rectangular in shape and are
activated by clicking on them.

Sliders:  Sliders are used to input values on a scale.  For example, in the
color  definition  requester, there is a scale for the percentage of red to
use  on  the  screen.   Adjusting  the slider will adjust the amount of red
used.

File Requester
--------------

In  Professional  Page,  all  access  to  disk files is done through a file
requester.  The file requester has the following components:

*  Listing:   All  directories  and files are listed in the listing window.
Clicking  a  directory  or file will place the name into the Drawer or File
string  text  line.   Double  clicking  on  a file will select the file and
acknowledge  the  requester.  Chicking on a directory will open that drawer
on  disk.   To  close  a  drawer,  jugt  click  on "/<PARENT>" entry in the
listing.

*  String  Components:   Drawer and File names can be entered directly into
the appropnate text lines.

*  Buttons:   Drive  selection and acknow;ledgement buttons are also in the
file requester.

Moving Requesters
-----------------

If the requester obstructs your view of a part of the page, simply grab the
requester  box by the moving gadget (the horizontal lines at the top of the
requester).

Extended Select
---------------

This  technique  greatly  speeds  up the process of making a series of menu
selections  using the mouse.  This offers the ability to make several mouse
selections with one pass of the mouse across several menus.

* Pull down a menu, and, keeping the right mouse button pressed, click with
the  left  mouse button on several items and sub-items as you work your way
down the menu.

*  When  you  release the right button, the various items and sub-items you
selected will be enacted in the order in which you selected them.

*  For  example,  if  you  have  selected  the  Text  tool, and then select
Type/Typeface/New,  Type/Size/New,  and  Type/Style/Bold  all  in one pass,
those  items with requesters will automatically present their requesters in
sequence,  while  the  items  which  toggle on/off will have changed to the
setting you desire.

PROJECT MENU
------------

The Project menu is the most general menu, consisting of nine items.

New
---

Creates an environment for a new document.

*  Clears  the  existing  document  from  memory.   There can only have one
document open at a time (though that document can have many pages).

* New is automatically executed upon startup.

* The name of document is changed to "Untitled".

* Any material which is located on the art board is not deleted.

Open
----

Opens an existing Professional Page document, reading it from a floppy disk
or a hard disk.

*  Open  deleted  the  document  in memory.  A warning requester appears to
confirm that the current document should be deleted.

*  Opens  the file requester to allow you to enter the name of the document
to be loaded.

*  Any materials located on the art board will be deleted.  This is because
you  are  loading an entire document, including a saved art board which may
have materials already on it.

Save
----

Saves  the  version  of the document that you've been working on, using the
current  document name as the filename.  If no name has been specified, the
document will be given the file name "Untitiled".

*  Select Save frequently while working on a document, to ensure not losing
data because of a power failure or a system crash.

* The art board is saved as part of the document.

*  See  Project/Information  and  Project/Save  As  to  change  the current
document name.

Save As
-------

Saves the current document under a new name.

* The file requester is used to select a new filename for the document.

* The art board is saved as part of the document.

* The new filename becomes the current document name.

Information
-----------

Displays information related to the current document.

*  The  "Document Information" requester includes user-definable text lines
for  the  document  name  (file name), author's name, comment, and revision
number.

*  Type  in  any  changes  necessary.  Changes made with this requester are
saved with the document.

* Two dates/times are saved with each document:  the date/time it was first
created and the date/time it was last saved.

*  The  List  Bitmap  Files gadget calls up another requester which shows a
list  of  the bitmap graphic files used in the document.  Professional Page
may  prompt  you  to  make these files available when you load or print the
document.

Import
------

Import  is  used to import box components (such as text, bitmap graphics or
structured drawings) into the document.

Import/Text
-----------

Imports text generated by various word processors and text editors.

*  Imported  text  sits  in  the  text paste buffer until the Paste item is
issued from the text editor.

* The file requester will ask you which file to import.

*  The  requester's title tells you which type of file the program expects.
(See  "Preferences/Text  Format"  later in this section regarding importing
specific files saved by word processor programs).

*  Text files can have native and imbedded formatting codes.  See the Using
Professional  Page  secting  and  Appendix  F:   Formatting  Text  for more
details.

Import/Bitmap Graphic
---------------------

Imports  a  bitmap picture.  A "bitmap" is a computer picture composed of a
pattern  of  pixels of colors or gray tones.  The Amiga has a standard file
format,  called IFF, for all bitmap pictures created by paint programs such
as  Deluxe  Paint II or video digitizers such as Digi-View.  The resolution
of  a  bitmap  picture is determined when it is created:  Professional Page
cannot change it.

*  An  Import  IFF Bitmap?  file requester prompts you for the desired file
name.

*  Imported  bitmaps  are  placed directly into the active box, so you must
have an empty, active box before you can import a bitmap graphic.

*  Any IFF including HAM mode graphics can be loaded into Professional Page
with any number of colors from two to 4096.

*  All  resolution  modes are supported.  A bitmap picture on the Amiga can
range in size from a single pixel to as many as 1024 by 1024 pixels.  Since
any  picture can have a different color map and Professional Page uses only
16 colors on the screen, the colors from the imported graphics are rendered
in  8 gray scales when displayed.  The original color information, however,
is  retained  in the graphic's original data file and will be used when you
print or color separate the page.

*  Since  color  must  be  converted  into gray levels for display, a large
bitmap picture takes time to load:  so be patient.

*  Depending on how much memory you have on your Amiga, you may face limits
on the number of graphics you can have in a document.

*  In  order  to load the document or to print the page in black and white,
you  must  have all the original picture disk files available.  You will be
prompted for the appropriate disk when needed.

*  It  may  be desirable to place all the images for a document in the same
directory  of a disk so that they can be found again easily when it is time
to print the document (with fewer disk swaps).

* Proof printing does not require the bitmap disks.  (See "Project/Print".)

*  For  information on sizing, cropping, and moving bitmap graphics see the
Using Professional Page section.

Import/Structured Drawing
-------------------------

Imports a structured drawing.  A "structured drawing" differs from a bitmap
in  that  instead  of  being composed of a mosaic of dots, it is made up of
"vectors"--mathematical descriptions of line direction, width and so on.  A
structured  drawing  can be printed out on a laser printer or a typesetting
machine  at  the  printer's maximum resolution.  This means that structured
drawings can be very smooth without the "jaggies" of a bitmap image.

* The Import Drawing?  requester prompts you for the file name.

*  Similar  to  the bitmap graphic, a structured drawing is placed directly
into the empty active box.

*  All  of  the  graphic  elements,  line  weights, fill shadings, and fill
patterns, from Aegis Draw Plus are supported.  The drawing is automatically
sized  so  that  it  is entirely visible, and occupies the largest possible
area of the active box, while maintaining the aspect ratio of the drawing.

Print
-----

Print  is used to get hard copy output from a PostScript device.  The Pring
item  has  three  sub-items  which give you a choice as to what you want to
send  to  the  laser  printer or typesetting machine.  These sub-items are:
Current  Page,  Entire  Document,  and Thumb Nail.  (See Using Professional
Page for more information on printing.)

Print/Current Page, Entire Document, Thumb Nail
-----------------------------------------------

Generates hard copy output.  A requester will prompt for:

* the number of copies you wish to print.

*  the  printer  port or disk file you wish to send the output to (click on
the ser:, par:, or disk gadget).

* Manual or Automatic paper Feed.

*  Proof  mode.   This  is  used  if  you  wish  to print only the text and
structured drawings without the delay of printing bitmap graphics.

*  Override  Custom  Spece.   This  is  used to override the special output
settings specified in the Page requester.

*  The  Print  Entire  Document requester also asks for a range of pages to
print.

*  The  Print  Thumb Nail requester asks for a range of pages to print, and
whether there shoudl be 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4 thumb nails per output sheet.

About
-----

Brings up an information window displaying copyright messages and credits.

Quit
----

Exits  from  Professional  Page.   A requester asks for confirmation of the
action.

PAGE MENU
---------

The Page menu allows operations on individual pages or template.  Pages and
templates  may  be  created  or  deleted,  saved or retrieved from disk, or
modified.

Template Pages
--------------

Template  pages  are  individual  pages  that  are used as a prototype when
creating other pages.  The newly created page will have the same dimensions
and  contain  the  same  boxes  and contents as the template page.  You can
specify  separate  even  and  odd  template pages, to allow for the way the
final  document will be printed and read.  The newly created page takes the
attributes  from  the  appropriate template.  note that all boxes on a page
creted from a template are locked, but can be unlocked if desired.

Pages may be inserted at specified location in the document.  If necessary,
pages are shifted upwards, to accommodate for the newly created pages.

Create
------

Creates  a  new  page,  either from an existing template, or from a default
page that can be tailored to the requirements of the job being done.

Create/From Template
--------------------

Creates  a  number  of  pages to be inserted into the document.  Pages will
take  on  the  attributes and contents of the appropriate template page.  A
requester  will  prompt for the page range and for the desired action.  The
options are:

*  Use Page Numbers:  Pages will be created using the Odd or Even template,
depending on whether the page number is odd or even.

* Use Odd:  Pages will be created using only the Odd template.

* Use Even:  Pages will be created using only the Even template.

Create/From Default
-------------------

Adds  a  range  of  pages to a specified location in the document, from the
default attributes.

*  Brings up the New Page requester so tha you can change the attributes of
the new page.

Load
----

Loads  a  saved  page  into  the even or odd template, or directly into the
document  as  the  current  page.   The Load item has three sub-items:  New
Current, Even Template and Odd Template.

*  Loading  a page file into a template replaces the existing template with
the page just lo9aded.

*  Loading  a  page  file  into  current  adds  that page to the end of the
document.

Save
----

Saves a particular page separately from the rest of the document.  The Save
item has three sub-items:  Current, Even Template and Odd Template.

NOTE:   A  page file only holds one page at a time; it does not contain any
information on the page number or the art board.  it is a good idea to give
your  page  files  a  suffix  like ".page", ".even" or ".odd" so that it is
easier  to  find  them  in  the  future, and not confuse them with document
files.   Finally,  the  page  and  document files have completely different
formats - pages cannot be loaded as documents and vice-versa.

Delete
------

Removes the current page from the document.

*  If  there  are  boxes on the page, you will be asked whether you want to
continue or abort the deletion.

*  If  any  of  the  deleted boxes contain text which is linked to boxes on
other  pages,  the text is not deleted, but flows into the next linked box.
If  all  of  the linked boxes are on the deleted page, however, the text is
deleted along with the page.

* Pages are resequenced after the current page is deleted.

Alter
-----

Alters the parameters of the current or default page.

Alter/Current
-------------

Alters  the  page  parameters of the current page.  You can change the page
size,  page  number,  number  of  columns,  the width of the gutter between
columns,  and  margins  of the page.  When you change the attributes of the
current  page,  only  one  page  is affected so you can have different page
formats in a document.

*  The  requester consists of five page format options which determine page
dimensions  (four  predefined,  and  one  user-definable):   a  Page Number
gadget,  four  margin  text  lines,  a column numbering text line, a gutter
width text line, and a PostScript Output Specs gadget.

* To move a page within the document, change the Page Number gadget.  Pages
are resequenced after the move.

*  The  Output  Page Specifications requester appears when you click on the
PostScript  Output Specs gadget.  It allows you to set the position, scale,
rotation  and  orientation  of the current page output.  Type the numerical
values  for  Position,  Scale and Rotation into the appropriate text lines,
pressing  RETURN  after  each  entry.  The outline of your modified printed
page  will be superimposed over the white rectangle of the printer's output
dimensions.

Alter/Default, Even Template, Odd Template
------------------------------------------

Changes  the  parameters  of  the default, even or odd template page (which
will be used to create new pages).

*  A  page  format requester pops up, almost identical to the Alter/Current
Page  Format requester in appearance and operation.  The only difference is
that it lacks a page number gadget.

Make Template/Even, Odd
-----------------------

Template  pages  are useful if many pages share common design elements such
as  headers,  footers,  and page numbers.  Once you have created a template
page,  new  pages can be created with all of the template's design elements
already  on  them.   There can be two template pages in a document, one for
odd-numbered pages and one for even-numbered pages.

*  The  Make  Template item replaces either the odd or even of the template
pages  with  a  copy  of the current page.  All of the boxes on the current
page  are  copied to the template page(s).  The links between text boxes on
the  current  page  are  kept  in  the  template, but any links between the
current page and other pages are broken.

Visible
-------

Hides the current page from view temporarily.

BOX MENU
--------

Allows operations on individual Boxes in the document

Show Active
-----------

The outline of the active box flashes so that it can be quickly identified.
The view is repositioned so that the active box is visible.

Clone Active
------------

Makes  a  duplicate  of  the  active  box.   All  of the box's contents and
attributes  are  copied  except  the position.  The cloned box overlaps the
original,  slightly lower and to the right.  If the active box is linked to
other text boxes, the cloned box will have the same visible box contents as
the active box, but will not be linked to anything.

Delete Active
-------------

Deletes  the  active box.  Where this box is part of a chain of linked text
boxes,  the box will disappear, but its contents will be distributed to the
following  boxes.   If  the box is not empty and is not lined in a chain, a
requester appears to confirm the deletion.

Alter/Active, Default
---------------------

Changes  the  attributes of the active box.  The various attributes are set
in a requester.

*  An  Active  Box  requester  appears,  consisting of a row of icons, four
Margins text lines, four Position text lines, and the Set Tabs gadget.

*  There  are  five  gadget  icons  at the top of the requester.  They are:
Lock-Unlock,   Transparent-Opaque,   Permeable-Impermeable,  Quick  Display
on-off, and Frame on-off.

*  Lock-Unlock:  A Locked box cannot be moved, resized, or deleted.  Locked
boxes  are easy to identify because they don't have sizing handles on their
outlines.   When  the lock "opens", the box is unlocked.  When it "closes",
the box is locked.

NOTE:   All boxes from a template page are locked automatically, but when a
page  is created from a template, you may then unlock the boxes you want to
edit.

*  Transparent-Opaque:   Makes  a  box  transparent  or  opaque.   This  is
especially  useful  if  you  have one box on top of another (for example, a
line  of  text  on  top  of a scanned photo).  Clicking on the icon toggles
between   transparent  and  opaque.   The  active  box  is  opaque  if  the
solid-outline icon obscures part of the dashed-outline icon behind it.

*  Permeable/Impermeable:   If a permeable box is placed in front of a text
box,  the  text will intrude into the box, and may be obscured depending on
whether  the  front box is transparent or opaque.  If the front box is made
impermeable, the text flows around the front box, making a "runaround".  If
the  impermeable  box  is  behind  the  text  box,  there  is no runaround.
Clicking  on the icon toggles between the two settings.  If type is visible
through  the  small  square,  the  active  box is permeable.  If not, it is
impermeable.   Changing the permeability of a box causes runarounds in text
boxes behind that box, but has no effect on text in the box itself.

NOTE:   You  may  want  to  set  a  margin  around  the  image  area of the
impermeable  box,  to  give  it  some "breathing room" from the surrounding
boxes.

*  Quick  Display:  If Quick Display is on, the contents of the box are not
displayed.   This  greatly  speeds up normal operations (i.e.  you can move
the  box around without having to wait so long for the page to be redrawn.)
The  box is displayed, although its contents are not visible on the screen.
Graphic  boxes  are  depicted  with  an  X and text boxes are filled with a
pattern.

*  Frame:   Causes  the  frame  to  be  turned  on.  The frame takes on the
attributes currently set in the Draw menu (see "Structured Drawings" in the
Using Professional Page section).

NOTE:   Box  frames  cannot  be  attached  to  boxes  containing structured
drawings.

*  Margins:   Selects  a  margin  around  the image area of a box.  You can
specify  the  top,  bottom, left, and right margins separately.  No text or
graphics  appear  outside  these  margins in a box.  To change the margins,
type the desired margin widths into the appropriate margin text lines.

*  Position:   Specifies the position and size of a box precisely.  You can
enter  the position of the top left hand corner and the height and width of
the  box.   When the requester first comes up, these text lines contain the
position  and  size  of the active box.  These parameters cannot be set for
the default box and are not shown in the Alter Default requester.

* Graphic Scale:  Scales bitmap graphics or structured drawings in both the
X  and  Y directions.  This technique is useful to resize images to fit the
layout.   Enter  the  desired X and Y sacling values into the Graphic Scale
string gadgets.

NOTE:   The Graphic Scale parameters only appear if the active box contains
a graphic or a drawing.  You cannot scale text with this option.

*  Set  Tabs:  Defines up to fifteen different tabs, plus paragraph indent.
This  makes  it  simple for you to import text and insert it at the correct
tab  location  relative  to  the left edge of the box.  Select the Set Tabs
gadget in the requester and a Set Tabs requester appears.

NOTE:  The Set Tabs gadget and requester will only appear if the active box
is a text box or is empty.

GROUP MENU
----------

A group is a collection of boxes on either a page or the art board.  Once a
collection  of  boxes  has  been grouped, it can be treated as a unit.  The
group  can  be  moved  as a single unit (all boxes keeping the same spatial
relationship),  cloned  (copied), deleted, or aligned.  If a group is moved
such that there are boxes on and off the page, the boxes completely off the
page  will drop to the art board and the boxes on the page will remain as a
group.   If  the  entire group is moved to or from the art board, the group
remains intact.  Only one group can exist at any given time.

To create a group, select the Make Group tool (discussed later in "The Tool
Palette") and drag a outline around all the boxes to be grouped.  Note that
after  the  group has been created, the cursor reverts automatically to the
Null  Pointer.   All  of  the  non-active boxes in the group now have solid
black outlines.

To  add  a  box to the group, click in the box while holding down the SHIFT
key.   To remove a box from a group click in the box while holding down the
CTRL key.

To move a group, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging one of the boxes in
the  group.  To move an individual box within the group, select the box and
drag it, in the normal fashion.  The box will remain in the group.

Clone
-----

Creates  a  new group of boxes identical to the original in both attributes
and  content.  The new group appears slightly beside and below the original
group.   The original group is "forgotten", and the newly cloned boxes form
the  new  group.   If any of the boxes in the original group were linked to
other  text  boxes,  those  links do not exist in the clones group, and the
contents  are  limited  to  what  ws in its member boxes at the time it was
cloned.

Delete
------

Deletes  all of the boxes in the current group.  If some boxes in the group
are  not  empty, a request is made to confirm the delete.  If some boxes in
the  group  are  linked  to others, the text is not deleted, but remains as
part  of the linked series.  If, however, text is not linked to outside the
group, it is deleted.  Graphics and drawings will always be deleted.

Forget
------

Undoes   or  "forgets"  the  current  group,  without  changing  any  other
attributes of the boxes in the group.

Align
-----

Aligns  all  boxes in the group with the top, botom, left, or right side of
the  active  box.   This  gives  you  a very quick way of reorganizing your
group.

*  Make  active  the box (by clicking on it) that you wish the others to be
aligned with.

*  Select any one of the four available Group/Align sub-items (Top, Bottom,
Left, and Right).

Center
------

Centers  all  boxes  in the group either vertically, horizontally, or both,
with the center of the active box.

*  Make  active  the box (by clicking on it) that you wish the others to be
centered with.

* Select any of the three available Group/Center sub-items.

Merge
-----

Merges  all  structured  drawing  components  within  the  group  into  one
structured  drawing  box.   This  is  very useful for combining a series of
structured  drawing segments or parts into a unified illustration.  It also
stabilizes   your   structured   elements  into  one  unit  that  can't  be
accidentally   disrupted.    (See   "Structured   Drawings"  in  the  Using
Professional Page section).

* Ensure all desired structured drawing elements are in the group.

* Select Group/Merge.

*  The  new structured drawing can be manipulated in the same manner as any
other structured drawing.

NOTE:   Once  a  group of structured drawings has been merged, it cannot be
undone.   If you're not sure whether a particular box should be included in
the  merge, leave it out.  You can always use Merge again later to add more
boxes.

TYPE MENU
---------

The  Type  menu  contains most of the typographic controls for the program.
Professional  Page  has  two methods of assigning typesetting parameters to
text.   First,  when  you  create text with a word processor, you can embed
special  codes  in  it, which Professional Page interprets when the text is
imported.   (For  an  explanation of this, refer to Appendix F:  Formatting
Text.)  The second method is through the use of the formatting tools in the
Type  menu.   All  text creation and editing can be done in the active box.
To  enter  the text edit mode, select the Text tool.  The items in the Type
menu operate in conjunction with marked text blocks.  If a block of text is
marked,  selections  made  from the Type menu will affect the entire block.
If  no  block  is selected, any changes in the Type menu take effect at the
next  typed  character.   Attributes shown in the Type menu are that of the
character preceding the cursor if there is no marked block, and that of the
first  character  in  the  block  if a block exists.  The method of marking
blocks of text is described in Edit Menu.

Typeface
--------

Selects  the  current  typeface.   In  the  Typeface item, a list of active
typefaces  is  shown  (by default, only Times will be active when you start
up).

Typeface/New
------------

If the desired typeface is not shown, choose a new one by selecting the New
sub-item.  This will bring up a requester listing all the available fonts.

*  All the typefaces for which you have Metric Files (font width tables) on
your  fonts:   directory  (usually on the fonts and Utilities disk) will be
listed in the requester.

* Select the typeface you want by double clicking its name.

NOTE:   Professional Page comes with nineteen metric tables loaded.  if you
wish  to use other typefaces, it is simply a matter of loading other metric
tables onto your Fonts and Utilities disk.  This program demands to see all
the fonts for a given document on a single disk.  If you do not have a hard
disk, and still wish to use many fonts, you may find it useful to make up a
set  of  metric file disks with different combinations of fonts on each.  A
maximum of 127 typefaces can be used within a single document.

Size
----

Selects  the current size of the typeface choses (a point size of 12 points
is  selected  by  default  when  you start up).  In the Size item a list of
active  sizes is shown.  If the desired size is not shown, a new one can be
chosen by selecting the New sub-item.

* A Point Size requester appears.

*  Delete  the  current point size listed in the requester, and type in the
new one.

NOTE:   point  sizes  up  to  127  points  in  increments of 1 point may be
specified.

Style
-----

Allows  you  to  select  text  styles:   Plain, Bold, Italics, Outline, and
Underline.  To undo all of the selected styles, select Plain.

Kerning
-------

Turns  kerning  off and on.  Selecting Type/Kerning toggles kerning off and
on.  A check mark next to Kerning shows that it is on.

Tracking
--------

Sets the tracking.

*  Select  Type/Tracking  and  the Tracking requester appears.  Type in the
numeric value for tracking desired.

* You can also track a selected block by using the left ad right arrow keys
(which shifts in 2/100 of an Em space for each keystroke).

Line Spacing
------------

Sets spacing between lines of type.

* Select Type/Line Spacing and a Line Spacing requester appears.

*  Click  on  the Fixed, Relative, or Leading gadgets.  Type numeric values
into the text lines.

*  Fixed  spacing  is  spacing between lines, independent of the text point
size.

*  Relative  spacing is specified as a percentage of the largest point size
on the line.

*  Leading is the amount of extra space to add to the largest point size on
the  line.   It  is  expressed  in points, and can be negative or positive.
Only one of these can be in effect at a time.

*  Paragraph  spacing  is specified as a percentage of the line spacing you
have  chosen.   It  is  always  operative,  regardless  of whether you have
selected Fixed, Relative, or Leading.

*  The linespacing attributes of the last character of the line is used for
the entire line.

Baseline
--------

Moves the baseline of a block of text up or doen.

* Select Type/Baseline and a Baseline Shift requester appears.

*  Enter  the desired baseline shift into the string gadget.  Both positive
and negative values are acceptable.

*  Baseline  shifts  can  also  be changed (in increments of 0.5 points) by
using the up and down arrow keys for a selected block.

Hyphenation
-----------

Turns hyphenation on and off.  Prefix and Suffic parameters for hyphenation
are  specified  through  the  Preferences menu (se "Preferences/Hyphenation
Contol"  later  in  this section).  If there is a check mark to the left of
the Hyphenation sub-item, then hyphenation is on.  See Design section.

Justification
-------------

Selects the justification of the text:  Left, Right, Center, or Flush.  The
justification  of  the  first  character on the line is used for the entire
line.

Paragraph Indent/In, None, Hanging
----------------------------------

Selects  how paragraphs are to be handled.  A RETURN n the text indicates a
paragraph break.  Paragraphs indents can be:

* None:  The start of the paragraph lies flush with body of the text.

*  In:  The start of the paragraph is indented in from the rest of the body
of the text.

*  Hanging:  The start of the paragraph is indented in from the rest of the
body of the text.

NOTE:   the amount of indents is determined by the paragraph spacing in the
Set Tabs requester selected from the Box/Alter/Current sub-item.

EDIT MENU
---------

This  menu  is  used  to  access the text editing functions of Professional
Page.   Editing  text  is described in the Using Professional Page section.
The items of the Edit menu are used to enter and edit text in the manner of
a  word  processor, and also work hand in hand with the typographical tools
found in the Type menu.

Cut
---

Cuts  out  the marked block of text.  The cut block will be kept in a paste
buffer to await pasting.

Copy
----

Copies the marked block of text to the paste buffer.  This differs from the
Cut item in that the Cut removes the block from the current box, while Copy
leaves it there.

Paste
-----

The contents of the past buffer are placed at the current cursor position.

Unmarked Block
--------------

The current block is unmarked.

Save Block
----------

Saves the marked block as an ASCII text file.  A file requester will prompt
for the file name.  All typographic information is translated into imbedded
ASCII codes.

Select Box
----------

Blocks  all  visible  contents  of the current text box where the cursor is
located.

Select All
----------

The  entire article is selected as a block.  If the box containing the text
cursor  is  linked  to  other boxes, all of the text in these boxes will be
blocked.

Find
----

Searches  through  the  entire article associated with the active box for a
text  string.  If there are any embedded ASCII formatting commands (such as
style or font size changes) in the search string the search will match only
those strings with the specific attributes.  If there are no embedded ASCII
formatting commands, the search will match text with any attributes.

*  Select  Edit/Find and a Find requester appears which has a string gadget
for  specifying  what to search for, a directional gadget (an arrow), and a
button which allows you to ignore letter case in the search.

*  Click  on  the  arrow  to  choose  the  direction  of  the  search,  and
Professional Page will search through the article in the desired direction.
If a match is found, it will be blocked.

Replace
-------

Searches  through  the entire article and replaces one string with another.
This  may  be  done  once,  or  for all occurrences of the Find string with
optional confirmation before each substitution.

*  A  Find/Replace  requester,  similar to the Find requester, appears.  It
contains  the  same  gadgets described under Find.  In addition, there is a
Replace  with string gadget.  If an occurrence of the Find string is found.
it will be replaced by the contents of this string.  If Global is on, every
occurrence  of  the  Find  string  from  the  text cursor to the end of the
article  (in  the  specified  direction)  will  be  replaced.   If Query is
selected,  you  will be asked, at each occurrence of the string, whether to
replace  it  or  not.   As with the Find item, you may wish to use embedded
ASCII formatting commands.

Find Next
---------

Finds  the  next  occurrence  (in the current search direction) of the Find
string.

Replace Next
------------

Finds  the  next  occurrence  of  the  Find string and replaces it with the
Replace  string.   If Query is selected, you will be asked for verification
before the replacement is done.

DRAW MENU
---------

Drawing  parameters  apply  to  both  structured  drawings  and box frames.
Select  the Box Create tool or nay of the structured drawing tools, and any
changes  to the drawing parameters take effect upon the cretion of the next
structured drawing or the frame of the next box created.

If you are not in the box create of structured drawing mode, changes to the
drawing  parameters affect the active box.  The attributes in the Draw menu
are those of the active box.

Line Weight
-----------

Lists the line weights for the drawing tools or box frames.  You can choose
None  (zero  width),  1/2  point, 1 point, 2 points, 3 points, 4 points, or
Hairline (which prints out at the minimum width your printer is capable of,
but is shown on the screen with a single pixel width).  You can also choose
a Custom line width sub-item.

* Select Draw/Line Weight/Custom.

* A Line Width requester appears.

* Type in the desired line width in points (to the nearest 1/2 point).

Line Patterns
-------------

Allows  yu to select various line patterns for use by the drawing tools and
the box frames.

Fill Patterns
-------------

Lists fill patterns, including None if no fill is desired.

COLOR MENU
----------

Professional  Page  keeps  track  of  and  handles colors to be used by the
Professional  Color  separator.   Colors  can  be  selected  for structured
drawings,  frames,  and  text.   Color information is maintained for bitmap
graphics, but not displayed.  A database of colors may be defined and saved
for later use.  A color is specified by a name, now it should appear on the
screen,  and  how it is to be printed (eg.  separated or mechanical colors)
by the Professional Color Separator.

Ink Color
---------

Selects  the  ink  color  from  the  list  of  available colors or from the
submenu.   The ink color is used in text, structured graphic lines, and box
frames.

* Selecting Color/From List produces a requester asking for a color name.

Fill Color
----------

Allows you to select a fill color from the list of available colors or from
the  submenu.  The Fill colors are used to fill structured drawings and box
frames.

Define
------

Defines a new color for use with text or structured drawings.

*  Select Color/Define to bring up a list of available colors and a plaette
to  change  an  existing  color  or define a new one, which is added to the
available  colors  list.   The new colors will not be added to the submenus
until  it  is  used  by  choosing  Color/Ink  Color/From List or Color/Fill
color/From List.

Load
----

Loads  from  disk  a set of previously defined colors.  In this way you can
set  up  a database of useful colors which can be loaded into a document at
will.

Save
----

Saves to disk the set of colors currently defined in this documnt.

NOTE:  You can use up to 127 colors in a document.  although only 16 colors
are  displayed  on  the screen (9 of which is used by bitmap graphics), all
colors will print correctly using the Professional Color separator.

PREFERENCES MENU
----------------

This  menu  lets  you  set  a  number  of  the environment parameters for a
document.   Many  of  these  affect  the appearance of the screen, or other
aspects of Professional Page's operation.  These settings, however, have no
effect  on the appearance of the document when printed.  These settings are
saved with the document.

Magnification
-------------

The  regular  Amiga  high  resolution  screen display (typically 640 by 400
pixels)  is quite detailed for an off-the-shelf personal computer.  Despite
this,  it  is  impossible  to show an entire typeset page on screen in full
detail.   To  allow  you  to view individual letters, as well as to see the
whole   page,   there   is  a  zoom  option.   There  are  five  levels  of
magnification:   25%,  33%,  50%, 100%, and 200%.  These magnifications are
presented  as sub-items.  A check mark identifies the current magnification
level.

Layout Tools
------------

Brings  up  a  requester with several features that help you lay out a page
precisely.   The Layout Tools are divided into several sections, including:
Units, Grid, Ruler, and Outlines.

Unit
----

Defines the unit of measure in your document.  You have a choice of inches,
centimeters, or picas to use as your measurement units.  The one you choose
is used throughout Professional Page whenever you are asked for a size or a
position.

Grid
----

Rules the page into a precise grid, to position elements accurately.  Grids
can  be  turned  on or off.  They can be user specified in both the x and y
directions, or selected from any one of four predefined grids.

Snap to Grid
------------

If  this  is selected all positioning and sizing will snap precisely to the
intersection  of the two nearest grid lines.  This makes precise placing of
boxes with the mouse very quick and easy.  If Snap to Grid is on, grid snap
occurs whether or not the grid is visible.

Ruler
-----

Allows you to turn the ruler on or off and to specify its units.

Outlines
--------

Normally,  every  box is surrounded by a dotted border (solid if the box is
active),  and  may  have handles.  If Outlines is turned off, these borders
are not drawn.  Turn Outlines on when editing a page, and off to see how it
will look as output.

Columns
-------

If  this  is  turned  on,  the  page  margins  and  columns  (as set by the
Page/Alter  items)  are displayed as dashed lines.  Columns are only visual
indicators.   They  can be used as guides for the placement of boxes on the
page (see the Tutorial and Design sections).

Text Format
-----------

There  are a wide variety of word processors and text editors available for
creating text on the Amiga.  In addition, you may wish to import ASCII (raw
text) files from other machines such as MacIntoshes, IBMs, and so on.  Many
of  the  Amiga  text  editors  have  particular  file formats which require
special   interpretations   to   import   them   into   Professional  Page.
Professional Page understands several of these formats.

*  Always  check  what  sort of text file you are importing, and select the
text  format  accordingly.   If  there isn't a format which exactly matches
your file, use the generic setting.

* You may embed a wide variety of formatting codes in your file at the word
processing   stage   (see   Appendix   F:    Formatting  Text  for  further
information).

*  In addition to their own formats, many word processing programs can save
a  "text  only"  version of the file.  If your word processor is not one of
those supported, use text only if you can.

Hyphenation Control
-------------------

Sets  the  previx and suffix parameters for hyphenating text and allows you
to load or change the current exception dictionary.  Hyphenation Control is
located  in  the  Preferences  menu rather than the Type menu because it is
global,  set  once,  and  not usually reset in the course of the document's
production.   To  add to, or load a new exception dictionary, type the name
of your list in the string gadget and click either Load or Merge.

Print Specifications
--------------------

Sets  up  the  global  output  device  environment.   Print  Specifications
requester will provide the following information:

*  Output  Page  Size:   specifies  the  physical  sheet size of the output
device.  For example, a laser printer.

* Roll Paper Size:  specifies the roll size for a continuous output device.
For example, a laser typesetter.

*  Negative  print:   indicates  whether  the  image should be printed as a
negative.

*  Mirror  print:   indicates  whether  the image should be mirrored before
printing.

* Halftone Screen:  specifies the density and angle of screen.

QuickMove
---------

Controls  whether  the  contents of your box are visible while being moved.
By  default,  when  you pick up a box to move it, only the outline acutally
moves.   The  contents stay where they were, and only move when you put the
box  down.   Sometimes  it  is convenient to see the contents while you are
moving  the  box.  If the QuickMove is turned off, the box contents will be
picked  up  and moved around.  This item toggles QuickMove on and off.  The
contents  of the Box do not show even when the QuickMove item is off if the
system is low on memory.

Memory Warning
--------------

If  at  any  time  you are low in contiguous chip memory, Professional Page
gives  a  "low memory" warning.  his item allows you to turn the low memory
warning  on  or off.  Note that if you do get this warning, you should save
your document to be on the safe side.

Black & White
-------------

This  option  switches  Professional  Page into a black and white operating
mode.  This results in increased speed and memory efficienty.  If you don't
require Professional Page's color capabilities this option should always be
on.   In  black  and  white mode, bitmap graphics are dithered for onscreen
display.  Output is not affected.

FRONT-BACK GADGETS
------------------

This  standard  Amiga  gadget  allows  you to toggle between one screen and
another.   For  example,  you  may  be running another Amiga program in the
background,  and wish to go from the Professional Page screen to this other
program  without  rebooting.   Just  click  on  the  left  gadget to switch
screens.

THE TOOL PALETTE
----------------

The tool palette contains a variety of layout and structured drawing tools.
The  palette  is  divided  into  five  parts:   The Page Number gadget, the
General  Tools  palette, the Screen Position gadget, the box Control tools,
and the Structured Drawing tools.

NOTE:   Once you select one of these tools, it will generally stay selected
until  you  specifically  select  another  tool.  Note that the tool gadget
stays highlighted and the mouse pointer changes to reflect the state.

PAGE NUMBER GADGET
------------------

The  Page  Number gadget allows you to view any page in your document.  The
gadget indicates the page number of the currently visible page.

* Pressing the top arrow will ring up the next page in the document.

* Pressing the bottom arrow will bring up the previous page.

*  Pressing  the  down  arrow  from  the first page, shows the "even", then
"odd", template pages.  Template pages can be edited exactly like any other
page.

*  The  text  line  in  the  middle of the gadget displays the current page
number.   To  go  directly to another page, delete the current page number,
type in the number of the page you wish to view, and press RETURN.

* Type "e" or "o" to see the even or odd template.

THE GENERAL TOOLS PALETTE
-------------------------

Box Create Tool
---------------

Makes boxes anywhere on a page or on the art board.

*  Click  on the Box Create Tool icon.  This turns on Box Create mode.  The
pointer turns into crosshairs on the screen.

*  Click  and drag a box to the desired size.  You can create more than one
box by just clicking and dragging each box in turn.

*  Make  sure  you  return to the tool palette and exit from the Box Create
mode if you want to use some other tool.

*  Using  Augo  Box,  a box can be automatically created to the size of the
particular  column.   It  will  take  on  the maximum possible size in that
oclumn  without  overlapping  other  boxes.   To use Auto Box in Box Create
mode, ho9ld the CTRL key down while clicking in that column.

Null Pointer
------------

The  Null mode is used to move and size objects on the screen.  Clicking in
this  gadget  turns  off the current mode and returns it to Null mode.  The
mouse pointer changes to an arrow.

Make Group
----------

Selects one or more boxes as a group.

*  To  make a group, drag out an outline around the boxes to be included in
the  group.   Those  boxes that are completely contained within the outline
will form the new group.

*  After  a  group  is  made,  the  Group tool automatically turns off, and
returns to the Null mode.

Hand Move
---------

Turns  on  Hand Move mode.  If you are in a higher magnification mode where
not  all  of  the page is visible, this mode allows you to pick up the page
and drag it around to see other parts of it.

* Drag the page in the direction that you wish the page to move relative to
the screen.

Text
----

Turns on Text Edit mode.

* Select the Text tool

* Select the box to edit by clicking in that box.  To select another box to
edit, simply click in the other box.

*  Using  Auto  Box,  a  text  box  can  be  created in a particular column
automatically.   The  text  box  will  be  the largest possible box in that
column  without  overlapping  other  boxes.   To use Auto Box, click in the
desired column while holding the CTRL key.

Mop
---

Mops up or deletes the contents of a box or a series of linked boxes.

* Select the Mop tool, and click in the box whose contents you wish to mop.
The contents of the box will be deleted after confirmation.

WARNING:  If the box is a text box linked to other text boxes, the contents
of the other linked boxes will also be deleted.

PAGE POSITION GADGET
--------------------

Scrolls  around  a  magnified  page.   The gadget shows a white positioning
rectangle  representing  the  screen image, inside a larger black rectangle
indicating  the  entire  page.   The  positioning  rectangle  indicates the
location  of  the  visible portion of the page in the current magnification
mode.

*  To  change the position, simply drag the smaller rectangle around within
the representation of the full page.

NOTE:   You  can  use the Page Position gadget to find the general area you
want, and then Hand Move for fine adjustment.

BOX CONTROL TOOLS
----------------

This  group  of  gadgets represents functions that affect the relationships
among boxes.

Box to Front/Box to Back
------------------------

Reorders the layering of overlapping boxes.  The boxes are normally layered
in  the  order in which they were created.  Each box is created in front of
all  the  others.   You  can  change the order of the boxes by bringing the
active box to the front or sending it to the back.

Next Linked Box
---------------

If the active box is in a text chain (linked to other text boxes), clicking
on  the  Next Box gadget will activate the next box in the chain.  The view
will shift to show the next box if it was not previously visible.

Previously Linked Box
---------------------

Similarly,  the  Previous  Box gadget will activate the previous box in the
current chain of text boxes.

NOTE:   These gadgets will only work on text boxes that are linked to other
text boxes.

Link
----

Creates a chain of text boxes.

*  The active box must be a text or empty box either isolated or at the end
of an existing chain.

*  Select  the  Link  tool.  Click in the box you wish to add to the chain.
This box will now be added to the chain and will become the active box.

*  An Auto Box can be created and linked by holding the CTRL key down while
clicking the mouse button.

Unlink
------

Breaks a chain of text boxes.

*  Select  the Unlink tool.  Click in he box which you wish to unlink.  The
chain  will  be  broken  at  the  beginning of this box.  This box will now
become the first box in a new chain which contains the rest of the previous
chain.

DRAWING TOOLS
-------------

These  gadgets  enable you to draw structured or object oriented (CAD type)
drawings,  anywhere on the page or art board.  Professional Page allows you
to create shapes in a variety of line weights and colors.  The line weight,
line color, and fill pattern can be changed from the Draw menu.

Straight Line
-------------

*  Click  on the page and while the left mouse buton is still down move the
mouse to drag out the line.  Once you are satisfied with the positioning of
the line, release the mouse buton to put the line on the page.

*  If  you  hold  down the ALT-key when you put down the first point of the
line it will be constrained to the nearest 45 degrees.

Rectangle
---------

* Click on the page; this anchors one corner of the rectangle.

* Drag the opposite corner to the required size.

*  Holding  down the ALT-key while drawing the rectangle constrains it to a
square.

Ellipse
-------

* Click on the page, the location of the center of the ellipse.

* Drag the corner of the ellipse box out to the desired size.

*  Holding  down  the  ALT-key while drawing constrains the ellipse to be a
circle.

Bezier Curve
------------

Draws  curves  in  a  manner similar to the "rubber band" curves that Amiga
users are familiar with from bitmap paint programs such as Deluxe Paint II.

* Draw a line as described in the Line tool

* A "rubber band" curve will follow the cursor.

*  Click and release the left mouse button when the curve looks the way you
want it.

* Holding the ALT-key while drawing the initial line constrains it to be at
the nearest 45 degrees.

Free Hand Drawing
-----------------

Draws freehand shapes.

*  Press the left mouse button.  As long as you keep it depressed, you will
draw wherever the mouse moves.

* As soon as you release the button, everything drawn is placed in a box.

Polygon
-------

Draws straight line polygonal shapes.

*  Click and release the left mouse button to start the first line segment.
Move  the  mouse to the next point.  Clicking and releasing draws the first
line  segment and starts rubber banding the second, continue as long as you
want.   Double-clicking the left button ends the polygon (after drawing the
last line segment).

*  Holding  the  ALT-key  before  drawing  the  initial point will close he
polygon regardless of where the last point is.

APPENDICES....
-------------


APPENDIX A:  TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
----------------------------------

This appendix provides solutions to common problems and some suggestions on
how to avoid them.

Save Your Document
------------------

The  best insurance against unexpected problems is to save your work often,
so  that  if  your  system  crashes  or  hangs up, you will only lose a few
minutes of work.

Memory Warning
--------------

If  the  memory  warning  requester  appears, you are running low on "chip"
memory.   Even  if you have several megabytes of RAM, it is possible to use
up  your  512K  of  Amiga  chip  memory while you still have plenty of fast
memory unused.  You should:

* Save your work to disk by selecting Project/Save.

* Close any windows on the Workbench screen.

*  Stop  any  multitasking  (terminate any programs other than Professional
Page)

* Break up a long document into several short documents.

Won't import text, graphics, or drawings
----------------------------------------

* Check to see that you are using the right import format (for example, you
may   have   tried   to   import   a   structured  drawing  file  with  the
Project/Import/Bitmap Graphic sub-item).  If you are importing a text file,
ensure  that  Preferences/Text Format has been set to accept the particular
file format that you wish to import.

*  Be  certain  that  you have selected an empty, active box to receive the
file  for  bitmap  and  structured graphics.  If the active box already has
contents, the file won't laod.

Won't Print
-----------

* Be sure the printer is turned on.

*  Check that the printer and the Amiga have the correct baud rate set (eg.
9600).

*  Ensure  that you have the proper cable (eg.  null modem cable), and that
it is connected properly.

Waiting
-------

If  you  have  selected  Load, Save, or Print, and nothing is happening, be
patient.   It  takes time to load and print large files, and to load bitmap
graphics.

Fills don't work in High Magnification
--------------------------------------

Any structured graphic fill (including box frames) that exceeds the size of
the  screen  will not be filled in on the screen.  The attributes are kept,
and will show up in lowe magnification mode.


APPENDIX B:    KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS
-----------------------------------

Many  of  the  gadget  and  menu  functions  can be accessed using keyboard
shortcuts.   The  following  list contains all the menu items and sub-items
and  their shortcuts, if available.  Note that the same convention followed
in the rest of the manual is followed here:

* A x Hold the right Amiga key down and press key "x"

* a x Hold the ALT key down and press key "x"

* c x Hold the CONTROL key down and press key "x"

* s x Hold the SHIFT key down and press key "x"

NOTE:  Keyboard equivalents are CASE SENSITIVE!

PROJECT MENU
------------
Project/New                     A N
Project/Open                    A O
Project/Save                    A S
Project/Save As                 A Z
Project/Import/Text             A T
Project/Import/Graphic          A G
Project/Import/Drawing          A D
Project/Print/Current Page      A P
Project/Print/Entire Document   A E
Project/Quit                    A Q

PAGE MENU
---------
Page/Create/From Template       c T
Page/Create/From Default        c N
Page/Load/New Current           c C
Page/Load/Even Template         c O
Page/Load/Odd Template          c C
Page/Save/Current               s C
Page/Save/Even Page Template    s E
Page/Save/Odd Page Template     s O
Page/Delete                     c D
Page/Alter/Current Page         a C
Page/Alter/Even Page Template   a E
Page/Alter/Odd Page Template    a O
Page/Alter/Default              a D
Page/Visible                    A V

BOX MENU
-------
Box/Show Active                 A A
Box/Clone Active                A C
Box/Delete Active               A X
Box/Alter/Active                a A
Box/Alter/Default               a B
Lock toggle                     c L
Impermeable toggle              c [
Quick Display toggle            c X
Frame toggle                    c F

TYPE MENU
---------
Type/New Typeface               A F
Type/Size/New                   A . (period)
Type/Style/Bold ON                F6
Type/Style/Bold OFF             s F6
Type/Style/Italics ON             F7
Type/Style/Italics Off          s F7
Type/Style/Outline ON             F8
Type/Style/Outline OFF          s F8
Type/Style/Underline ON           F9
Type/Style/Underline OFF        s F9
Type/Style/Plain                  F10
Type/Style/Plain                s F10
Type/Kerning                    A K
Type/Tracking                   A W
Type/Line Spacing               A Y
Type/Baseline                   A B
Type/Hyphenation                A H
Type/Justification/Left         A L
Type/Justification/Right        A R
Type/Justification/Center       A - (hyphen)
Type/Justification/Flush        A J
Type/Paragraph Indent/None      A , (comma)

EDIT MENU
---------
Edit/Find                       F2
Edit/Paster                     F1
Edit/Cut                      s F1
Edit/Select Box                 F4
Edit/Select All               s F4
Edit/Replace                    F3
Edit/Find Next                  F2
Edit/Replace Next             s F3

COLOR MENU
----------
Color/Ink Color/From List       A I

PREFERENCES MENU
----------------
Preferences/Magnification/200%  A 1
Preferences/Magnification/100%  A 2
Preferences/Magnification/50%   A 3
Preferences/Magnification/33%   A 4
Preferences/Magnification/25%   A 5
Preferences/Layout Tools        A L
Set Grid, Ruler and Units
      to Inches                 c I
Set Grid, Ruler and Units to Pica  c P
Set Grid, Ruler, and Units
      to Centimeters            c M
Grid toggle                     c G
Snap to Grid toggle             c S
Ruler toggle                    c R
Box Outline toggle              c B

GENERAL GADGETS
---------------
Page Up                         s >
Page Down                       s <
Box to Back                     s B
Box to Front                    s F
Next Linked Box                 s N
Previous Linked Box             s P

AMIGA KEYS
----------
A A     Box/Show Active
A B      Type/Baseline
A C      Box/Clone Active
A D      Project/Import/Structured Drawing
A E      Print/Entire Document
A F      Project/Type/New Typeface
A G      Project/Import/Bitmap Graphics
A H      Type/Hyphenation (toggle)
A I      Color/Ink Color/From List
A J      Type/Justification/Flush
A K      Type/Kerning
A L      Type/Justification/Left
A N      Project/New
A O      Project/Open
A P      Project/Print/Current Page
A Q      Project/Quit
A R      Type/Justification/Right
A S      Project/Save
A T      Project/Import/Text
A V      Page Visible (toggle)
A W      Tracking requester
A X      Box/Delete Active
A Y      Type/Line Spacing
A Z      Project/Save As
A -      Type/Justification/Center
A .      Type/Size/New
A 1      Preferences/Magnification/200%
A 2      Preferences/Magnification/100%
A 3      Preferences/Magnification/50%
A 4      Preferences/Magnification/33%
A 5      Preferences/Magnification/25%

ALT KEYS
--------
a A      Box/Alter/Active
a B      Box/Alter/Default
a C      Page/Alter/Current
a D      Page/Alter/Default
a E      Page/Alter/Even Template
a O      Page/Alter/Odd Template (only available with Professional Page
             Text Editor)
a SPACEBAR Thinspace

CONTROL KEYS
------------
c B      Layout Tools Box Outline toggle
c C      Page/Load/New Current
c D      Page/Delete
c E      Page/Load/Even Template
c F      Frame toggle
c G      Grid toggle
c I      Set Grid, Ruler, and Units to Inches
c L      Lock toggle
c M      Set Grid, Ruler, and Units to Centimeters
c N      Page/Create/From Default
c O      Page/Load/Odd Template
c P      Set Grid, Ruler, and Units to Picas
c R      Ruler toggle
c S      Grid Snap toggle
c T      Page/Create/From Template
c X      Quick Display toggle
c [      Impermeable toggle
c SPACEBAR EN Space

SHIFT KEYS
----------
s B      Box to Back Gadget
s C      Page/Save/Current
s E      Page/Save/Even Template
s F      Box to Front Gadget
s N      Next Linked Box Gadget
s O      Page/Save/Odd Template
s P      Previous Linked Box Gadget
s <      Page Down Gadget
s >      Page Up Gadget
s SPACEBAR EM Space

FUNCTION KEYS:
-------------
These work in Text Editing Mode only

F1      Edit/Paste
s F2        Edit/Cut
F2      Edit/Find
s F2        Edit/Find Next
F3      Edit/Replace
s F3        Edit/Replace Next
F4      Edit/Select Box
s F4        Edit/Select All
F5      Edit/Save Block as ASCII
F6      Text/Style/Bold On
s F6        Text/Style/Bold Off
F7      Text/Style/Italics On
s F7        Text/Style/Italics Off
F8      Text/Style/Outline On
s F8        Text/Style/Outline Off
F9      Text/Style/Underline On
s F9        Text/Style/Underline Off
F10     Text/Style/Plain

SCROLL KEYS: CURSOR ARROW KEYS
------------------------------
UP      Scroll View up 1 inch on page.
s UP        Scroll View up 4 inches
c UP        View top of page
DOWN        Scroll View down 1 inch on page.
s DOWN  Scroll View down 4 inches
c DOWN  View bottom of page
LEFT        Scroll View left 1 inch on page
s LEFT  Scroll View left 4 inches
c LEFT  View to left edge of page
RIGHT   Scroll View right 1 inch on page
s RIGHT Scroll View right 4 inches
c RIGHT Shift View to right edge of page

OTHER KEYS ACCESSIBLE BY KEYBOARD
---------------------------------

EN space     c spacebar
EM space     s spacebar
Thinspace    a spacebar
Use ALT key down and Hand Move gadget to move image within box
Use ALT key down and Handles to size image in box

USE OF THE ARROW KEYS
---------------------

When in Text mode the arrow keys ace on the selected block

The  Left  and  Right  arrows  increase  and  decrease the tracking for the
current block in Text mode.

The  Up and Down arrow keys move the basline of the curently selected block
while in Text mode.

The  Up  and  Down  arrow  keys move the baseline of the currently selected
block while in Text mode.

When  not in Text Mode but viewing a magnified page the arrow keys move the
screen view around the page.

EXTENDED SELECT
---------------

Users  making  several  menu  selections at once can use extended select by
holding  the  mouse  menu button down and hitting the select button on each
desired selection.

DOUBLE CLICKING
---------------

File names on requesters can generally be double clicked to load.

RETURN KEY
----------

Generally  when  a  requester  asks for information to be typed in pressing
RETURN after the text will select the OK gadget on that requester.


APPENDIX C:   UTILITIES
-----------------------

MAKEFONT
--------

The MakeFont program is used to make new screen representations of existing
fonts  in  different sizes.  For example, to make Helvetica 13 point, use a
different size (such as 12 point) and expand it to 13 point.

The  user  need not create a screen representation for every font size they
wish  to use.  If Professional Page cannot find a screen representation for
a  given  size  on  disk  it  uses  the  next smalles size and scales it up
on-the-fly.   However,  this  degrades  the performance of the system.  For
often  used  sizes,  it  is  recommended  that  MakeFont  be used to create
permanent representation.

Users  will  note  that  fonts  which have been greatly expanded from their
original  size  will be jagged and missing pixels.  Your WorkBench 1.2 disk
contains  a  FontEd  program which can be used to tidy up your new sizes if
desired.  It is generally better to expand a font than to contract.

To use MakeFont
---------------

* Double click on the MakeFont icon.

*  Once  the program starts up, enter the name and size of an existing font
in  string  gadgets on the top half of the screen.  This font must exist in
your current fonts directory.

*  Enter the name and size of the font you wish to create in string gadgets
on the lower half.

* Click OK

* The new font will be created and saved in your current fonts directory.

APPENDIX D: CONNECTING YOUR AMIGA TO A PRINTER
----------------------------------------------

*WARNING*  Before  connecting  your  Amiga  to  any printer, check with the
vendor(s)  of the Amiga and the printer for instructions on how to make the
connection  safely.   The  Amiga  1000  has a non-standard RS-232 connector
which will feed a 5-Volt current through a standard printer cable.  This is
enough  to  damage  or destroy your printer!  You will need a special Amiga
1000  printer  cable  in  order to avoid this.  The Amiga 500 and the Amiga
2000  use  standard  cables.  If you have a mixture of Amiga 1000's, 500's,
and  2000's,  ensure  that  you  have all the proper cables, and label them
correctly.   Gold Disk Inc takes no responsibility for damages and injuries
that may arise from installation or use of hardware.

This  appendix in intended as a brief guide to help Professional Page users
connect  their  computers  to  various  printers  or  typeseting  machines.
Remember  to turn the power off on the computer and printer when connecting
cables.   Professional  Page  will output to all PostScript output devices.
Generally,  a  Null-Modem  cable  is  required  between  your  computer and
printer.

LASER PRINTERS
--------------

You may want to connct your Amiga to a PostScript compatible Laser Printer,
such  as  an  Apple LaserWriter or a QMS PS/800+.  In this case connect the
serial port of your Amiga to the serial port of the printer.  Some printers
may  require  special  gender  changer  plugs or cables.  Ensure your laser
printer is configured to accept PostScript input.

TYPESETTERS
-----------

You  may want to connect your Amiga to a Raster Image Processor (RIP) and a
PostScript  compatible  typeseting  machine  such  as a Linotronic 300 or a
Linotronic 100 typeseter.  Again check that you have the correct cables and
plug converters (if necessary).  Check that the RIP is configured to accept
PostScript output at the same rate as your Amiga serial port is sending the
data.  The serial port transmission rate can be set from Preferences.  Plug
the cable into the RE232C port on the RIP.

NOTES
-----

Questions  of  what  sort  of  paper  or  file  to  use, and what fonts are
available,  are  beyond  the  scope  of  this appendix.  The vendor of your
printer  should be able to give you information in this area, and books and
magazines  on  desktop publishing, as well as the Gold Disk periodical "The
New Laser Times" contain specific information on these subjects.


APPENDIX F:  FORMATTING TEXT
----------------------------

Many  users  will  want  to  enter  large  quantities  of text using a word
processor.   This leads to the problem that a given program may not support
many  of the formatting commands used in Professional Page.  To work around
this  Professional Page supports imbedded ASCII formatting codes.  If these
codes  are  put  into the original file Professional Page will import these
codes  as well as any word processor specific codes according to which file
format you have selected under preferences.

Note  that all formatting commands consist of a backslash (\) followed by a
number  of  codes.   No  space should be left between the backslash and the
code.  Some codes are followed by a parameter, either a number (fixed point
or  float)  or  a name given further information.  If a parameter is needed
type  the less than sign (<), the number, and the closing greater than sign
(>).  Also the case of the formatting code is significant.

LINE SPACING
------------

Fixed Linespacing: A specific point size can be given.

* \lf<point size>

* eg. \lf<24> for 24 pt fixed spacing

Relative  Linespacing:  A percentage of the largest type size appearing ona
specific line can be used.

* \lr<percentage>

* eg. \lr<120> for 120% relative spacing

Leading:   The  size of the typeface being used plus (or minus) a specified
amount of leading can be used.

* \l1<points of leading>

* eg. \l1<2> for 2 pt leading

BASELINE
--------

Additionally the baseline can be shifted a given number of points.

* \ls<points of shift>

* eg. \ls<2> for a 2 pt baseline shift

TYPE
----

Typeface:   A  particular  typeface  can  be specified.  This typeface must
exist in your fonts:  directory.

* \ff<font name (from directory)>

* eg. \ff<helvetica>

Size: A particular type size can be specified.

* \fs <size (in points)>

* eg. \fs<24>

JUSTIFICATION
-------------

Various justification modes can be specified.

* Left: \jl

* Right: \jr

* Centered: \jc

* Flush: \jf

PARAGRAPH INDENT
----------------

Various paragraph indents are possible.

* indent: \pi

* outdent: \po

* no indention: \pn

Paragraph break size: This is set as a percentage of the line space.

* \ps<percentage>

* eg.  \ps<150> to indicate paragraph spacing to be 150% of current line
  spacing.

TYPE STYLE
----------

Various styles can be selected.  These codes toggle these modes on and off.

* Bold on: \B

* Bold off: \b

* Italics on: \I

* Italics off: \i

* Underline on: \U

* Underline off: \u

* Outline on: \O

* Outline off: \o

This code turns oall the above styles off giving plain text.

* \n

COLOR
-----

A color form thos contained in the color database may be selected.

* \c<color name>

* eg. \c<Red>

LETTER SPACE CONTROL
--------------------

These codes turn automatic kerning on and off.

* Kerning on: \K

* Kerning off: \k

These codes turn automatic hyphenation on and off.

* Hyphenation on: \H

* Hyphenation off: \h

This code sets tracking in 100ths of em spaces.

* \t<tracking>

SPACES
------

The following codes insert EN, EM, and thinspaces respectively.

* EN: \N

* EM: \M

* thin: \T

OTHERS
------

This code is used to indicate the end of the text to be imported it it is
not the end of the file.

* \.

This code indicates a soft (discretionary) hyphen.

* \-

APPENDIX G: USING OTHER AMIGA PRODUCTS WITH PROFESSIONAL PAGE
-------------------------------------------------------------

Professional  Page  is  designed  to  allow you to take advantage of a wide
range  of  other Amiga software.  Many word processors and text editors are
supported.   In addition, the Amiga's superb graphics are available for you
to  use in your documents, either in graytones within Professional Page, or
in full color using the Professional Color separator.  The program also has
its own full-featured word processor.

We recommend the use of some of the graphic software described below.  Once
the  picture  has  been  created,  Professional  Page  has many options for
scaling, sizing, screening, combining with type, and printing out.

Word Processors
---------------

The  Text  Format  item in the Preferences menu allows you to select from a
variety  of  word  processing support programs.  Generic ASCII text is also
supported  so  that  text  from  virtually any Amiga word processor or text
editor,  or  from computers other than the Amiga, can be used.  Some of the
Amiga file format supported are:

* WordPerfect
* Scribble
* TextCraft
* Generic

You  may  need  to  test  how  ASCII  files  from various sources come into
Professional  Page.   Not  all  word  processors produce identical raw text
files, and there may be undesired characters in the file when it comes into
Professional Page.

Remember  that  formatting  codes can be inserted into the text at the word
processing  stage, greatly simplifying your task of using Professional Page
to typeset a document (See Appendix F:  Formatting Text).

Bitmap Graphic Software
-----------------------

Professional  Page  supports  the full range of Amiga IFF graphic software.
Any  size  of bitmap up to 1024 by 1024 pixels, and any number of colors up
to  4096  in  Hold  And  Modify  (HAM)  mode,  can  be  accommodated.   The
Professional  Page  screen display is in high resolution (640 by 400 pixels
on  NTSC  Amigas),  and  pictures  created  in  this  resolutin  or  in low
resolution  or  in  low  resolution  will  appear  on  screen in the proper
proportions.   Pictures  created  in  medium  or interlace resolutions will
appear  distorted when they are imported into Professional Page.  Using the
Graphic  Scale  values  in  the  Box/Alter/Active sub-item, you can rescale
pictures  to the correct proportions.  Examples of bitmap graphics programs
supported by Professional Page are:

* Deluxe Paint II paint program
* Aegis Images paint program
* Digi-Paing Hold And Modify (HAM) paint program
* GraphiCraft paint program
* Digi-View video digitizer
* Easyl pressure sensitive drawing tablet
* 3D or animation software, such as Sculpt-3D, Videoscape, Animator's
Apprentice, or any animation program which can save and export IFF imaages.
* Grabbit screen capture utility.

If  you  are interested in using Amiga graphics in your documents, you will
probably  want  to  combine  several  of the above mentioned packages.  For
instance,  a  photograph  scanned  into  the Amiga with the Digi-View video
digitizer  can  be retouched or composited with other scanned photos, using
Deluxe Paint II or Digi Paint.

Digital Photography Tips
------------------------

Any  photographic  print  or  line  art  can be scanned into the Amiga with
Digi-View  and  a  video  camera.  What yields the best results is to use a
film  negative  or  transparency  rather than a print.  Lit from underneath
using a light box with a color-corrected bulb, better detail, contrast, and
tonal or color values are captured digitally.

Easyl tips
----------

The  Easyl  pressure  sensitive  drawing pad can be used with its own paint
package  (Easyl  Paint),  or with any other paint package (so, for example,
you  can  draw or trace directly into Deluxe paint II with the Easyl and an
ordinary  pencil and paper).  The Easyl is an excellent tool for tracing as
well  as  freehand drawing.  Maps and photos can be traced very rapidly and
accurately.

Image Processing Software
-------------------------

There  are  also Amiga programs which will allow you to edit images created
with  the  products  mentioned  above  in  very  usefulways.  Butcher is an
excellent  graphic  editing  utility.   It  allows  you  to view and change
palettes  with  ease, converts size formats, and allows you to perform many
other manipulations with ease and speed.

Interlace Flicker Reducers
--------------------------

If  you have a long persistence phosphor monitor, then the flicker produced
by  the  Amiga's interlaced high-resolution display won't be a problem.  If
you  have  a regular Amiga monitor, you may find it irritating to work with
an   interlaced  display  for  long  periods.   A  simple  and  inexpensive
alternative  is a tinted screen, which will greatly reduce monitor flicker,
such as Jitter-Rid, Flicker-Master and EYE-RESolution screen covers.

Memory Expansions
-----------------

If  you  have  an  Amiga 1000 or an Amiga 500 with 512K of memory, you will
need  to  expand  your  memory  to at least one megabyte to use Professinal
Page.   The  larger  the documents you wish to produce, and the more bitmap
graphics  you  use, the more memory you'll need.  Memory boards are made by
companies  like  Comspec,  Alegra,  Amega,  and Microbotics.  For the Amiga
2000,  one  or  two  megabyte RAM expansion cards can be inserted into card
slots inside the computer, to give you up to a maximum of nine megabytes of
memory.

Hard Drives
-----------

If  you  are  using  Professional  Page with your Amiga to do a significant
volume  of  commercial production, you will find a hard drive to be useful.
Hard drives are available for the Amiga 1000 and a variety of 5 1/4", and 3
1/2" hard drives and hard cards are available for the Amiga 2000.

APPENDIX K:  FONTS
------------------

Metric tables for the following fonts are provided on the Professional Page
Fonts & Utilities Disk.

AmericanTypewriter
AvantGarde
Benguiat
Bookman
Courier
FitzQuadrata
Garamond
Glypha
Helvetica
helveticanarrow
Lubalin
Machine
NewCenturySchoolbook
Palaino
Souvenir
Symbol
Times
ZapfChancery

GLOSSARY....
------------

Active Box - The curent box to which all box operations are performed.

art board - The Professional Page representation of a designer's drawing or
light  table.   An  area on the screen where pages and boxes are stored and
manipulated.

ascender  - The top part of a upper case charater that rises above the body
of the letter.

article  -  An article refers to a text "story".  An article may or may not
span several linked boxes.

ASCII  - Ancronym for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange".
The standard code used for character representations.

aspect ratio - A ratio between the width and the height.

backspace  -  A  key marked either "Back Space" or with an arrow poiting to
the left.

baseline - The imaginary line on which the base of all letters rest.

baud rate - The rate at which information is transferred between a computer
and output device.

Bezier  curve  -  A mathematically defined smooth curve (defined as a cubic
equation).

bit  -  An  abbreviation  for  "binary  digit".  Groups of bits are used to
represent  characters  and  other information.  The most common grouping is
the "byte" (8 bits).

bitmapped graphic - A graphic created with pixel representation.

block - A segment of text selected for an editing operation.

body text - The main text of the document, not including headings.

bold - Letters with a heavier, blacker appearance.

box - A container for text, graphics, or structured drawings.

bullet  -  A  large  dot often used to add emphasis to parts of text, or to
designate a list.

byte - A group of 8 (8) binary digits (bits) forming one character.

caption - The descriptive matter printed above or below an illustration.

carriage return - Often referred to as the RETURN key.

CLI  -  Acronym  for  "Command  Line Interface".  An Amiga operating system
level user interface where commands are entered manually.

camera  ready  -  A  term  used  for  artwork  or copy ready for final film
production.

centered  justified text - Text centered on the full line, with both ragged
right and ragged left margins.

color  separation - The division of a multicolored original into four basic
colors:  black, yellow, magenta, and cyan.

cropping  -  To  trim  a  graphic to a reduced size by removing part of the
image.

descender  -  The  bottom  part of a lower case letter that falls below the
baseline.

digitized  picture - A picture converted into an electronic format that can
be processed, stored, and reconstructed.

dingbat - A decorative element such as a border.

discretionary  hyphen  - A hyphen entered by the user that is not displayed
but tells the computer where to break the word, if necessary.

document - The project currently being worked on within Professional Page.

drag - The process of moving objects on the screen using the mouse.

drop  cap  -  A  large  capital letter at the start of a block of text that
drops into the lines below.

drop shadow - A show behind an image designed to make the image stand out.

EM  -  The  unit  of  measurement  for  type  width  usually defined as the
horizontal distance equal to the point size of the font.

EM space - A space dqual to the point size of the font being used.

EN  -  The  unit  of  measurement for type width as one half the horizontal
width of an em (i.e.  one half the point size).

EN  space  -  A space equal to the height of an "em" and the width of an EN
(i.e.  half the width of the point size).

file  requester  -  A  way  of  accessing both files and directories on the
screen.

fill color - The color used in the fill pattern.

fill pattern - A pattern used to fill objects in a drawing or box frame.

flush justified text - A body of text where the letters are flushed to both
right and left margins.

font  -  A  complete  set  of  characters of one type size, type style, and
typeface.

frame  -  The  printed  border and/or fill associated with a box of text or
graphics.

gadgets  - The icons within a requester, window, or screen that are used to
change the display or to access a tool

grid  -  A  set of non-printed lined similar to graph paper used as a guide
for page layout.

group - A collection of boxes.

gutter - The space between columns of text.

hairline - The thinnest line that an output device can render.

halftone - A continuous gray tone simulated by a pattern of pixels.

handles  -  Boxes  have  eight  handles,  one on each corner and one in the
middle of each side.  They are used to change box proportions.

HAM - Acronym for "Hold And Modify" mode on the Amiga.  Used to access 4096
colors on the screen.

hard disk drive - A hardware device attached to the Amiga with more storage
than a floppy drive.

hyphenation  -  The  splitting  of words at the appropriate point at a line
break.

icon - A pictorial representation of a tool, document, or gadget.

italic - Text modified to slant to the right.

justification  -  The way text is formatted on a line.  It can be centered,
flush, left, or right justified.

kerning - The adjustment of space between individual characters to give the
test a tighter appearance.

kerning   pairs   -  Character  combinations  that  are  typically  kerned.
Different fonts have different combinations, including AV, Te, etc.

Kickstart disk - A disk containing the information on the Amiga requires to
begin operations.

landscape printing - Output pages in horizontal orientation.

layout  - An outline that gives the general appearance of the printed page,
including text and graphics.

leading  -  The  amount  of additional space or "lead" between two lines of
type.

left justified text - Text with a straight left margin and a ragged right.

line  pattern - The pater with which a line is drawn such as dashed, solid,
or broken.

line  spacing  -  The spacing between lines of text.  In Professional Page,
this  can  be  fixed,  relative, or in terms of leading.  Note Professional
Page calculates both leading and lne spacing from the "cap height" (the top
of the ascender) to "cap height" of any two lines of text.

line  weight  -  The thickness of lines used in structured graphics and box
frames.

linked  text  boxes  -  A  series  of  boxes  linked together to make up an
article.

lowercase - Non-capitalized letters of a font.

manual feed - Paper put into a printer by hand.

margin - The blank area surrounding the printed matter on a page.

masthead  - The details regarding the publisher printed in the editorial or
contents pages of a periodical.

mechanical  separation  -  The separation of a solid specific colors from a
layout.  In printing, this oclor will be printed as a separate place on the
printing press.

menu  bar  -  The  strip menu headings at the top of the screen accessed by
pressing the right mouse button that contains menu titles.

metric  file  -  A file used in Professional Page that provides information
about  a  particular typeface.  This information includes the width of each
character and kerning pairs.

micro-justification - The adjustment of space between individual letters to
achieve flush justificaion.

opaque box - A box through which nothing is seen.

page  description  language  -  A  computer language (usually built into an
output  device)  that describes the page to be printed in terms of abstract
graphical entities.

paper  size - The physical dimensions of the paper on which the document is
to be printed.

pica - A standard unit of type size measurement approximately equal to 16th
of an inch.

pixel  -  The  abbreviation  for  "picture  element":  the smallest item of
display information on the screen (one dot).

point  -  A  typesetting  unit  of  measurement  equal  to 1/12th of a pica
(approximately  1/72").  The height of a font (the distance from the top of
the  ascender  to  the  bottom  of  the descender) is normally expressed in
points.

pointer  - The moving object controlled by the mouse, on the screen used to
select items, icons, and gadgets.

portrait painting - Outputs pages in vertical orientation.

PostScript  -  A  standard  page  description  language  that describes the
appearance of text and graphics on a printed page.

printable  area  -  The  area  of  the  paper tha can be printed upon.  The
dimensions differ with different output devices.

program  -  A  set  of  instructions  given  to  the  computer  to  process
information.

proportional  fonts - The space allotted for each character is based on the
character's width.  Thus, a "w" takes up more space than an "i".

requester  -  The display element of the screen that requests a response to
proceed with the next action in a sequence.

resolution - A measure of the dot density of an output device.

right justified text - Text with a straight right margin and a ragged left.

roman - The term used to distringuish upright letters from italics.

ruler  -  A  marked strip along the left side and top of a page.  Used as a
positional guide for page layout.

sans-serif fonts - Typefaces without serifs.

scaling - Changing the size of an image proportionally.

screen - The physical display area of the Amiga monitor.

serif - Projecting crosslines that end the main strokes of letters.

string gadget - A gadget used to enter or modify strings or numbers.

structured  drawing  - A picture stored as a mathematical representation of
what is seen on the screen.

submenu - The additional menu that appears below and to the right side of a
menu item.

subscript  -  A  character  whose baseline is shifted down, relative to the
character proceeding it.

superscript  -  A  character  whose baseline is shifted up, relative to the
character proceeding it.

template - The prototype of a page used for all similar pages.

text  runaround - Used with impermeable boxes, forces text to flow around a
box.

thin  space - A typesetting unit of measurement equal to one half of an "en
space".

thumbnail  printing  -  A  reduced  version  of a page.  Several pages of a
document  can be printed on a single page of output to get an impression of
the overall layout.

tile  printing  -  A document page larger than the paper used for output is
printed on several pages in overlapping segments.

tool - A facility for working with the onscreen display.

tracking - The additional spacing between individual letters.

type family - Type with common design characteristice (i.e.  Times).

typeface - A particular combination of type family, style and weight.

typography  -  The  general  design  and appearance of printed matter using
type.

uppercase - Capital letters.

Workbench  -  The icon-based interface used to perform system operations on
the Amiga.

WYSIWYG - Acronym for "What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get".  The output from word
processors  with  WYSIWYG  is  similar  to the screen representation of the
page.

x-height  -  Defined  as  the  height of a lower case letter, not including
ascenders                          and                          descenders.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------


ERRATA
------

Thank  you  for  purchasing Professional Page.  May we remind you to return
the  registration  card.   This  will  enable you to take advantage of Gold
Disk's support privileges.

Contents of this errata:

* Corrections to the Manual
* Corrections to the Quick Reference Card
* New features
* Using Professional Page on a Hard Drive system
* Warnings.

CORRECTIONS TO THE MANUAL
-------------------------

TUTORIAL - Using "Save As"
-------------------------

During  the Tutorial, you are asked to select PROJECT/SAVE AS.  Immediately
after  the  "Save Document As" requester appears, a System Request may also
appear, asking you to "Please replace volume PPage in any drive".  Just hit
the "Cancel" gadget in this System Request.

TUTORIAL - Coordinates
----------------------

The  manual  states,  "when  you  are  resizing  your  box  (the  menu  bar
coordinates  represent) the box dimensions, not its position." This is also
the case when you are creating a box.

TUTORIAL - Group outlines
-------------------------

Boxes  in  a  group  (other  than  the current box) are displayed with long
dashed lines, not with solid black lines as stated in the manual.

TUTORIAL - Locked Boxes on Pages created from Templates
-------------------------------------------------------

When  you create a page from a template, all of its boxes are automatically
locked.   In  order  to  perform  any  operation  on  a  locked  box  (like
repositioning,  resizing,  or deleting it), the box must first be unlocked.
The operations found in the "Onto the Art Board" and "Rearranging the Page"
sections of the Tutorial require this additional step.  To UNLOCK a box:

* Make the Box Active

* Select the BOX/ALTER/ACTIVE sub-item

*  Click  on  the  LOCK  gadget  (an  unlocked  box is indicated by an open
padlock)

* Click on OK

TUTORIAL - Hidden boxes behind opaque boxes
-------------------------------------------

You  are  requested  to  delete one of the boxes.  When you do this, notice
that there was another box, containing a bar graph, behind the one you just
deleted.

TUTORIAL - Scaling Bitmap Graphics
-----------------------------------

You are told to adjust the graphic scale to 0.8.  The values for both X and
Y should be adjusted.

USING PROFESSIONAL PAGE - Show Active Boxes
-------------------------------------------

BOX/SHOW  ACTIVE  will flash the border around the active box in black, not
green.

USING PROFESSIONAL PAGE - Text in Aegis Draw Plus drawings
----------------------------------------------------------

Text  is not supported in Aegis Draw Plus drawings under structured drawing
import.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Group outlines
------------------------------------

Group  outlines  are  displayed  as  long  dashed lines, not as solid black
lines.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Edit/Replace
----------------------------------

The  requester for Replace now has an "Ignore Case" option, similar to that
for Find.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Text Formats
----------------------------------

IFF text is not supported.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Hyphenation Exception Dictionary
------------------------------------------------------

Only  one  exception  dictionary  is  allowed.   Its  name is kept with the
document,  and  the  dictionary will be loaded upon reloading the document.
There  is  no  "merge"  option on the "Hyphenation Control" requester.  The
options  are  "load",  which loads the named dictionary, and "clear", which
tells the program not to use any exception dictionary at all.

TECHNICAL REFERENCE - Printer Output Specifications
---------------------------------------------------

Output  size  must  be  specified,  even  if  roll  paper is selected.  All
document pages will be clipped to this paper size.

APPENDIX B - Keyboard Equivalents
---------------------------------

Corrections  to  the Quick Reference Card (listed below) also apply to this
appendix.

APPENDIX B - ALT keys
----------------------

The  phrase "(only available with Professional Page text editor)" should be
ignored.

CORRECTIONS TO THE QUICK REFERENCE CARD
---------------------------------------

RightAmiga-L key:  This is a shortcut for TYPE/JUSTIFICATION/LEFT.
                PREFERENCES/LAYOUT has no keyboard shortcut.

BOX/DELETE ACTIVE:  Both SHIFT-BackSpace and SHIFT-DEL are shortcuts for
                         BOX/DELETE ACTIVE.  RightAmiga-X is not.

NEW FEATURES
------------

No-Eject Option
---------------

There is a new option in the Output Specifications in the PAGE/ALTER/ACTIVE
requester  which specifies that the current page is not to be ejected after
printing.   This  option  enables  you to combine several pages on a single
output sheet.

Bitmap Loading Enhancements
----------------------------

If  a  box containing a bitmap graphic is set to Quick Display, the graphic
will  not be loaded into memory.  This reduces both the time needed to load
a  document  and  the  amount  of memory needed to hold it.  When opening a
document,  you  have the option to sel all of its bitmaps to Quick Display,
and hence not load any of them.

If, when the program tries to load a bitmap, the appropriate file cannot be
found,  you  will  be  asked for a substitute bitmap.  This can happen when
loading a document, or when printing it.

USING PROFESSIONAL PAGE ON A HARD DRIVE SYSTEM
----------------------------------------------

To use Professional Page on your hard drive system:

Installing Professional Page on your hard drive system
------------------------------------------------------

* Boot up your hard drive system normally

* Enter the Command Language Interface (CLI)

* The steps to install Professional Page onto your hard drive are collected
into  an  installation  command  file.   The  individual steps taken by the
installation command file is explained later in this section.  Please check
that  the  installation  does  not  affect  your system setup.  Execute the
installation procedure by typing:

    1> EXECUTE PPage:HardDriveInstall

* Remove the Professional Page floppies from your drive(s).  These floppies
must not be in the disk drive when starting up Professional Page.

* Professional Page is now installed.  Re-boot your system to use.

Running Professional Page on your hard drive system from Workbench
------------------------------------------------------------------

* Double-click the Professional Page drawer

* Double-click the PPage program


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