Utilities Menu in pageMaker 7 .0

Utilities Menu

Plug in -Balance columns:Sometimes you must balance the columns on a page to be of equal size so that their top and bottom edge align. This command is used to set the column balance some time you want to columns on a page to be of equal size, so that their top and bottom edge, align if you have used text blocks you contain the text PageMaker can automatically calculate the average length of columns and their resize them to that lunch.Steps:1. First of all make more than two columns from layout menu by columns command.2. Now type the text in each column.3. Select that all column's text by pointer tool.4. Click on the utilities menu.5. Choose plug-ins then click on the balance columns command.6. Select an alignment option.7. Click on ok button.

Bullet and numbering:This command is use to set the bullet and numbering to the selected text.Steps:1. Type your text with enter key.2. Select the text.3. Click on utilities menu.4. Choose plug-ins then click on bullet and numbering command.5. Now set the bullet and numbering if you want to change the bullet style then click over the edit button and choose bullets.6. Finally click on ok button.

Change case:PageMaker provides different types of case attributes such as Normal, upper, lower case, Title case, Sentence case etc.Steps:1. Type the text.2. Select the text.3. Click on the utilities menu.4. Choose plug-ins then click on change case option.5. Now set anyone case6. Click on ok button.

Drop cap:Formats a letter word or selected text with a large dropped capital letterSteps:1. Type the text.2. Click on utilities menu.3. Choose plug-ins command.4. Click on the drop cap option.5. Set the any one option.6. Click on apply button.7. Finally click on ok button.

Key line:You can create the border automatically by drawing a box around the object.Steps:1. Draw a rectangle box or circle2. Select it.3. Click on the utilities menu.4. Choose plug-ins command.5. Click on key line command.6. Type the distance you want to extend.7. Click on the attributes to open the fill and line dialog box.8. Then set fill and line attributes such as line, weight and fill color.9. Select a position for the key line in front of the object.10. Click on the ok button.

Word counter:This command helps us to show the information of our active document such as lines, words, paragraph, letters, sentences etc.Steps:1. Type the text.2. Click on utilities menu.3. Choose plug-ins command.4. Click on word counter option.5. Click on ok button.Table of content (TOC)How to create table of content:Steps:1. Make five pages.2. Make first page and last page empty.3. Type the text in the second, third and fourth pages.4 Apply heading on the text which you want to insert as a table of content from style (ctrl +B)5. Now open first page.6. Click on utilities menu.7. Click on table of content (TOC) command.8. Click on ok button.9. Now drag your mouse on the first page.

Find(ctrl +F ):- इससे हम किसी वर्ड को ढूंढते हैं | 

Find Next (ctrl+g):-इससे हम ढूंढे गए वर्ड को अगले वर्ड को ढूंढते हैं |

Change (ctrl+H):-इस ऑप्शन से किसी को  बदलते(replace) हैं 

Spelling grammar (Ctrl+L):- इस ऑप्शन से spalling grammarचेक  करते हैं | 

Index entry:

How to create index entry:Steps:1. Make five pages.2. Make first page and last page empty.3. Type the document in the second, third, fourth pages.4. Select the word in which you want to set the index entry.5. Press ctrl + y6. Click on add button.7. Click on ok button.8. Finally click on the last page.9. Click on utilities menu.10. Click on the create index entry command.11. Click on ok button.12. Now drag your mouse on the document.