This file contains important information that was unavailable when the PageMaker Trial Version documentation went to press. For your viewing convenience, print a hard copy of this file and keep the pages with your PageMaker Trial Version documentation.
This ReadMe file contains the following sections:
1. INSTALLING THE TRIAL VERSION
2. TEXT, COMPOSITION, AND PUBLICATION CONVERSION
3. GRAPHICS
4. COLOR AND PRINTING
5. LINKS AND CROSS-PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
6. FILTERS
7. ALDUS ADDITIONS AND SCRIPTING
8. CORRECTIONS TO PRINTED DOCUMENTATION
1. INSTALLING THE TRIAL VERSION
1.1 Making sure hard drive space is available
To install the Trial Version, you will need approximately 2MB more space available on your hard drive than the Aldus Installer/Utility informs you during installation.
1.2 Installing the LaserWriter 8.0 printer driver
The LaserWriter 8.0 printer driver is installed on your hard drive when you install the PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version. You must select this driver in the Chooser in order to print publications from the Trial Version to a PostScript printer. Refer to the "Print ReadMe" file installed in the PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version folder for instructions.
2. TEXT, COMPOSITION, AND PUBLICATION CONVERSION
2.1 Compatibility with the retail version of PageMaker 5.0
With the PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version, you can create and print sample publications using many of the features found in the retail version of PageMaker 5.0. However, you will be unable to open or print any publications created with the Trial Version in the PageMaker 5.0 retail product, and vice versa.
2.2 Undocumented Control palette feature
Note the following enhancement added to the Control palette in Character or Paragraph view: pressing Return after typing a new value in the Control palette returns focus to the layout or story editor window; pressing Shift + Return keeps focus on the Control palette, but displays the changes in the layout or story window.
2.3 Font substitution
The PANOSE font matching feature uses a preferences file which, if deleted, restores the PANOSE pre-set defaults. The file is “Panose Preferences” and it is stored in the Preferences folder within the System folder.
If you edit the font matching exceptions table (by clicking the "Exceptions..." button in the "Font matching" dialog box available when you choose "Preferences..." from the File menu), the changes are not applied to the active publication. You must first reopen the publication.
After a font substitution, force a recompose of your stories to ensure the correct font metrics are applied. To recompose a story, press Command + Shift and then choose "Hyphenation..." from the Type menu.
3. GRAPHICS
3.1 Undocumented features
Note that you can now press Shift when switching back to the pointer tool to keep objects selected. Previously, switching tools caused objects to become deselected.
You can now rotate multiple objects around the center point of the selection's bounding box by pressing the Command key as you drag the rotating tool.
3.2 Image display quality and PageMaker's performance
For better performance when cropping or otherwise modifying large images, use the "Preferences..." command to increase the "Maximum size of internal bitmap" value before importing, and set the display resolution to "Normal." This increases the accuracy of display and improves display performance. The maximum value for "Maximum internal bitmap size" is 1024k.
Remember that the "Maximum size of internal bitmap" setting affects the "Normal" resolution display quality of imported or relinked TIFF images; placed vector graphics (PageMaker creates a TIFF version of the graphic for screen display if the graphic generated by the import process is greater than the "Maximum size of internal bitmap" preference setting); and bitmap graphics pasted in from the Clipboard.
3.3 Text wrap
Avoid using polygonal text wrap on objects larger than 22.75 inches, as text composition under those conditions may become unsatisfactory.
4. COLOR AND PRINTING
4.1 PPDs and PostScript devices
Do not use the Color General.PPD if you are doing separations that are intended to be used for film.
Photoshop Duotones won't separate when "All to process" is selected in the "Colors" print dialog box.
4.2 Other notes on printing
In previous versions of PageMaker, "Manual" tiling would print any objects that appeared on screen from the zero point down and to the right to fill any paper size and orientation selected in the "Print" dialog box, whether or not the objects were on the selected page. In PageMaker 5.0, this has been changed so that only objects on the selected page will print. The previous functionality provided a simple method for creating a "reader's spread" of a double-sided, facing pages document.
In a printing dialog box, press the "Reset" button to restore initial settings in the current print dialog box (such as the "Color" or "Options" print dialog box). To reset all the "Print" dialog boxes to the settings they had when you chose "Print...," press the Shift key and then click the "Reset" button.
5. LINKS AND CROSS-PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
The following sections describe undocumented features with important implications for high-resolution printing.
5.1 Cross-platform compatibility issues
The first time you open a publication created on the Windows platform the "Translation options" dialog box appears, and lets you specify how you want PageMaker to handle file translation.
About the "Translate file names in links" option:
If "Translate file names in links" is not checked, all link filenames within the publication remain in Windows format. PageMaker is not able to access the linked files, and so cannot determine whether links are out-of-date, and cannot use the files for high-resolution output. If you later move the publication back to the Windows, PageMaker automatically re-establishes the links to the Windows files. If you want to move a publication to the Macintosh platform temporarily, and it is not necessary to have the latest versions of linked files, leave this option unchecked. (The original file name will still appear in the status field within the "Links" dialog box, so you can relink to the original files if you want.)
If "Translate file names in links" is checked, PageMaker translates all filenames in links from DOS to Macintosh format. PageMaker can then look for the linked files on the Macintosh platform, determine whether they are out of date, and (where appropriate) use them for high-resolution output. Note, however, that the translation process is typically not reversible. PageMaker discards all Windows directory information (files are assumed to be in the folder containing the publication being translated). Therefore, if you move a publication from Windows to the Macintosh with "Translate file names in links" checked, and then move the publication back to Windows, you may have to re-establish the links manually. If you are moving a publication to the Macintosh platform permanently, or for final output, be sure to check the "Translate file names in links" option. We recommend using file names on the Macintosh that are valid on the Windows platform as well (that is, files should have a maximum 8-character filename with a 3-character extension).
About the "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" option:
If this option is unchecked, PageMaker does not convert Metafiles in the publication into PICTs. Graphics with Metafile screen representations will display as gray boxes; graphics with Metafile print representations will not print in high-resolution. If you are moving a publication to the Macintosh platform temporarily, and it is not necessary to view the graphics in the publication, leave "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" unchecked.
If "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" is checked, and "For viewing" is selected, PageMaker converts all Metafile screen representations in the publication to PICT previews. All graphics in the publication will be viewable, but graphics whose print representations are Metafiles will not print in high resolution. If you are moving a publication to the Macintosh platform temporarily, and you need to view the graphics in the publication, check the "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" and "For viewing" options.
If "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" is checked, and "For printing and viewing" is selected, PageMaker converts all Metafile representations (screen and print) stored in the publication to PICTs. Any graphic whose print representation is a Metafile, and is stored internally, can print in high resolution. Note that only Metafiles stored within the publication are translated to PICTs. If a graphic's print representation is a Metafile and it is stored in an external file ("Store copy in publication" is not specified for the graphic), the print representation is not translated and the graphic will not print in high resolution. If you are moving a publication to the Macintosh platform permanently or for final output, check the "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" and "For printing and viewing" options.
When transferring pubs from the Macintosh to Windows and then back to the Macintosh it is best to place the original PICT once again if "PICT to Metafile" translation had been used. This will help avoid degradation in the image quality and minimize conflicts between print and viewing versions of the image.
5.2 Undocumented enhancements to the "Links" dialog box
The following enhancements to the "Links" dialog box support cross-platform compatibility and can have important implications for high-resolution printing. The changes involve the following new icons for link status:
> This symbol identifies a link established in a Windows PageMaker publication that is not supported completely in Macintosh PageMaker. The following conditions can cause the problem:
1) You left the "Translate filenames in links" or the "Translate Metafiles to PICTs" options unchecked in the "Translation options" dialog box when you first opened the publication on the Macintosh platform.
2) A filter required to print the graphic is not available on the Macintosh platform. Because of differences in the Macintosh and Windows filters for this type of graphic, the graphic cannot print in high resolution on the Macintosh platform. If possible, re-import the graphic on the Macintosh platform. Alternatively, try re-importing the graphic in Windows PageMaker and check the "Store copy in publication" link setting before transferring the publication to the Macintosh platform. This problem applies only to vector-type graphics that are treated differently on Macintosh and Windows platforms. If you need high-quality printing results after transferring a publication across platforms, use a graphic format such as TIFF or EPS, if possible.
¿ This symbol can indicate that an object will not print in high resolution (because a linked file is missing, a required filter or OLE object-handler is not available, or the print image has not been translated for the current platform), or it can indicate that high-resolution printing may not provide the expected results (for example, because the linked file has been modified since it was last placed).
If in the "Links" dialog box you select an object that displays with one of these two new symbols, you can read the status statement below the list box for information on the particular problem.
6. FILTERS
To see a list of installed components, including all installed import and export filters, press the Command key and choose "About PageMaker..." from the Help menu.
6.1 Excel 4.0
The updated Excel spreadsheet import filter imports Excel version 4.0 files. However, the following features introduced in Excel 4.0 are not supported unless you import a spreadsheet as a graphic: vertical alignments and orientations; cell notes; custom number formats (improper values may import when these formats are applied); graphical elements within a spreadsheet; workbook files (individual spreadsheets comprising a workbook may be imported as usual); "Center across selection" alignment option (imports as right aligned).
Excel's "Best fit" column width option causes problems with certain fonts. We recommend setting column width manually.
7. ALDUS ADDITIONS AND SCRIPTING
7.1 "Create keyline..." Addition
The "Create keyline..." Addition cannot create keylines for a rotated inline graphic, or for an inline graphic within a rotated text block.
7.2 "Drop cap..." Addition
We recommend that you use the "Drop cap..." Addition when your publication is close to final, since changes in column width, alignment, or pagination (that is, if a drop cap paragraph is interrupted by a page break) can undermine the formatting that makes the drop cap effect. Also, because the Addition adds a tab and a line break to the ends of the lines that hold the drop cap, hyphenation and spell-checking can be affected. For example, if a word was split into two words by the tab or line break, a spell-check would probably identify this as a misspelling. Use caution when you finalize hyphenation and spelling in drop cap paragraphs.
7.3 "Sort pages..." Addition
Publications created with the PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version cannot exceed ten pages. Because the "Sort pages..." Addition needs to add extra, temporary pages to a publication as it sorts pages, you can only use the "Sort pages..." Addition to sort pages in publications with seven pages or fewer. If you attempt to use the Addition to sort pages in publications with eight, nine, or ten pages, an "Unknown error" will occur and the pages will not be sorted.
8. CORRECTIONS TO PRINTED DOCUMENTATION
The instructions for accessing context-sensitive Help on page 39 of the Aldus PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version manual are incorrect. To get help on a specific menu command, press Command + ?. Then, when the pointer tool changes to a question mark, choose the menu command for which you want to get help. (The Macintosh version of the PageMaker 5.0 Trial Version does not offer context-sensitive Help from specific dialog boxes.)
