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                                                         October 26, 1993

Welcome!

The following is a posting of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list
for the PAGEMAKR bitnet list, posted every 6 weeks (or so) on the
Pagemaker list. It is also cross-posted with several Usenet groups.
Please feel free to pass this posting onto fellow Pagemaker-ers.

Hello everyone! Welcome to the PM FAQ posting. I am in the process of
updating this FAQ for version 5.0; if you have any additions to it,
please let me know. I truly appreciate the help everyone has given
in creating this FAQ.

I am also hoping to set-up a "warehouse" of public domain Pagemaker
scripts as people write them. If you use a script that you think everyone
else could profit from, let me know!

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or corrections.
I would prefer it if you would email me directly (keep down my
embarrassment :) -- unless you feel it is a grave enough error that it
deserves public scrutiny. What is mentioned in here is by no means the end
all beat all of the discussion, but rather the beginning. This FAQ has two
disclaimers: 1) This document and its support documents are offered to the
public domain on the understanding that no resale of this information is
undertaken by any recipient of the information. Any reproduction of the
information should be complete and entire and provide reference to the
original source (ie the PAGEMAKR listserver at INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU) and the
authors. 2) The authors take no responsibility for any errors, omissions
or misunderstandings, however induced!

Lastly, as a reminder, please use the TAN: prefix in your subject line
when posting to the Pagemakr List about something not directly pertaining
to Pagemakr or the operations of the list. Thank you! Also, if you are
posting from Usenet, please keep in mind that this is mainly a listserv and
thus your postings are sent to our email mailboxes, so please be careful on
what you post.

I would like to strongly thank Cindy Stone, Jeff Bone, Monte Olsen, Henry
Budgett and Ken Weiss for their help in compiling this posting. I would also
like to thank all those members of the list who have also supplied
information that has been used in this FAQ. Lastly, thanks goes to our
friends at Wuarchive for allowing us to use their server as a common storage
area and to Greg DeBruyn & Henry again for creating the Macintosh .SEA
version of the .ZIP files at Wuarchive.


Geof Peters  [[e-mail]]
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

            PAGEMAKER LISTSERV FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Key to Index
-------------
    * items that have been revised since last posting.
    + items that have been added since last posting.

Index
------
 (GENERAL)
*   1. What exactly is the Pagemaker listserv?
       How do I subscribe and unsubscribed to the Pagemaker list?
*   2. What other listservs / newsgroups may be of interest to me?
*   3. What is the current versions of Pagemaker? What is new?
+      What expletives can I use for Pagemaker?
    4. Which is better -- Mac or PC Pagemaker?
       I know how to do it on the Mac, how do I on the PC? (& vice versa)
    5. How do I convert Mac to PC Pagemaker files (& vice versa)
*   6. What is the Table Editor?
    7. Are there any FTP locations that have DTP related archives?
       What recent filters and updates are there available for PM?
*      Where can I get clip-art packages?
*   8. Is there a list of popular books concerning DTP and/or PM?
       Is there a list of keyboard shortcuts and Pagemaker tips?
       Is there a list of Scanning tips? Desktop Publishing tips?
       Is there a glossary of typesetting terms?
       Does anyone have a suggestion for a syllabus on PM class?
    9. What are the important Pagemaker-related phone numbers?

 (PAGEMAKER GENERAL)
   10. How do I have a truly fixed spaced document?
*  11. How can I create drop caps in Pagemaker?
   12. My file size for Pagemaker documents keeps increasing -- what causes
       it and how can I reduce the file size?
   13. My Pagemaker document will not open due to errors. What to do? ******
       My machine crashed during my Pagemaker session. Help! ***************
   14. How can I break the links with the files I imported?
*  15. How do I rotate text? graphics?
*  16. Tell me about Aldus Additions. What Additions already exist?
   17. How do I set gradient fills on letters?
   18. How do I export the text of several (or all) unconnected stories?
*  19. Does Pagemaker offer a site license for a network installation?
+  20. I am experiencing printing woes. Suggestions?
+      How can I get my crop marks to work in PageMaker 5.0?
+      The standard fills are not working correctly in PageMaker 5.0?
+      How can I get WinFax to work with PageMaker 5.0?

 (IMPORTING / EXPORTING FILES)
*  30. What is PostScript? What different types of file formats exist?
+  31. When I import a graphic I just get a gray box.
+      How can I compute a PostScript bounding box?
   32. How do I convert from one graphic format to another?
*  33. How do I import Wordperfect Equations?
+  34. How do I import PageMaker 3.0 documents into PageMaker 5.0?

 (FONTS, SPECIAL CHARACTERS)
   40. What are the different types of fonts available?
   41. How can I obtain public domain fonts?
   42. How do I use the more bizarre characters?
   43. How do I prevent hyphenation on one particular word?
   44. How do I keep control of all of these fonts?
*  45. What is the difference between Truetype and PostScript fonts?
       Which is better for working in Pagemaker and why?

 (PC SPECIFIC)
*  50. How do I get rid of Unrecoverable Application Errors? (UAEs)
   51. How can I have a default directory for my Pagemaker data files?
   52. I can only see 27 fonts on my font listing. How can I see more?
   53. I am having trouble printing to my PostScript printer.
*  54. My EPS graphics are printing upside down!
*  55. When I switch back to PM my background turns brown or gray.

 (MAC SPECIFIC)
   60. How can I import Word 5 documents? WriteNow 3.0?
   61. I am having lots of trouble printing under System 7.
   62. How can I speed up this dang Mac?
   63. I am trying to install PM 4.x, but it keeps asking for Disk 1.


Answers
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--> 1. What exactly is the Pagemaker listserv?
       How do I subscribe and unsubscribe to the Pagemaker list?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The PageMakr listserv, dedicated to Pagemaker related topics, was
*   created on Friday, January 26, 1990 and now has over 400 subscribers.
*   The co-listowners are Cindy Stone, Geof Peters, and Jeff Bone. (Their
    addresses are in question #8). The list includes the discussion of PM
    on both the Mac and PC platforms. Currently, the list is unmoderated.
*   Thus, everything you post will be seen by all 400+ subscribers. PLEASE
    DO NOT POST COMMANDS TO PAGEMAKR -- SEND THEM TO THE LISTSERV DIRECTLY!

    To subscribe to the PageMakr list, you will have to register with
    the LISTSERV.  Here are the addresses of where to post and register.

    BITNET:       Commands go to:     LISTSERV@INDYCMS
                  Postings go to:     PAGEMAKR@INDYCMS

    INTERNET:     Commands go to:     [e-mail]
                  Postings go to:     [e-mail]

*   Specifically, to subscribe to the list send a message to
*   [e-mail] with a body of
*
*   SUB PAGEMAKR Joe E. Schmoo
*
*   This should do it. If you have troubles, send a message of "HELP" to
*   the listserv. If still no go, then contact one of the listowners
*   mentioned in question #8.
*
*   If you are trying to unsubscribe, send a letter to the listserv just
*   like you did when you subscribed, except send the followin line:
*
*   SIGNOFF PAGEMAKR


--> 2. What other listservs / newsgroups may be of interest to me?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    There are several other listservs that may be of interest to the
    average Desktop Publisher. One is the "sister list" to Pagemaker
    that is for Quark Express users. To subscribe to this list, please
    use the precautions that are mentioned in the first question. The
    addresses for the Quark lists are:

    BITNET:       Commands go to:     LISTSERV@IUBVM
                  Postings go to:     QUARKXPR@IUBVM

    INTERNET:     Commands go to:     [e-mail]
                  Postings go to:     [e-mail]

    Laura the DocWoman has suggested another list -- CCNEWS@BITNIC.
    The description is: "The CCNEWS newsletter is published bi-weekly
    by EDUCOM, and focuses on issues related to writing, editing, design,
    and production of computing newsletters and other publications.  To
    subscribe, send an interactive message or mail to LISTSERV@BITNIC
    containing: SUB CCNEWS FirstName LastName - Institution."

    For those technical writing members, there are a few listservs
    dedicated to this subject. The main one is techwr-l at LISTSERV@OSUVM1
    (bitnet) or [e-mail] (internet). The listowner
    is Eric Ray ([e-mail]). Two other listservs are
    [e-mail] and [e-mail].

+   Lovers of Adobe Photoshop also have a Bitnet listserv. The listserv
+   host is [e-mail] (or [e-mail] will do too). The
+   list name is PHOTSHOP (notice the missing "o"). Thus send a message
+   to the above listserv with a body of:
+
+            SUB PHOTSHOP <your real name>

    Lastly, there is another Bitnet listserv dedicated to DTPing in
    general. The owner is Michael Ross ([e-mail]) and
    the list is cross-posted with the Usenet group comp.text.desktop (?).
    To subscribe, send the following message:

             SUBSCRIBE DTP-L <Your full name>
    to
             [e-mail]

    And for those of you who have Usenet access, you might check out the
    groups comp.text.*, comp.lang.postscript, comp.sources.postscript, in
    addition to the bit.listserv.* groups for the listservs mentioned
    above. Some of you may also have the alt.aldus.* groups.


--> 3. What is the current version of Pagemaker?
       What is new in the latest version?
+      What expletives can I use for Pagemaker?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*   The newest and latest Pagemaker 5.0 has been released for both the IBM
*   and Macintosh platforms. As for the capabilities in the new version,
*   I would suggest seeing the January/February 1993 edition of Aldus
*   Magazine. The big items are color separation, a "control palette"
*   to increase your productivity, a multiple document interface, graphics
*   rotation, and Aldus Additions for both the Mac and the PC.

    There is also a very extensive list of features that was released by
    Aldus in the archives file (see question #7). If you are curious
    about more descriptions, post to the list.

+   And just to brighten your day, here are some of the common Pagemaker
+   nicknames: PageMangler, PageMager, RageMaker, PainMaker, PageBreaker,
+   PageBaker (when your system frys), PageForsaker (when you quit and
+   forget that you wanted to save changes), PageMucker, PageFaker,
+   PaceMaker and when you are really frustrated, call it Xpress.
+   (Thanks everyone for the fun!)


--> 4. Which is better -- Mac or PC Pagemaker?
       I know how to do it on the Mac, how do I on the PC? (& vice versa)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Macintosh and PC versions, for the most part, are very similar.
    The COMMAND key on the Macintosh (or splat, clover, rugbeater,
    propeller key) parallels the CONTROL key on the PC. The Mac OPTION
    key equates to the ALTERNATE key on the PC. As to which version is
    preferable, faster, exciting, etc., simply keep subscribed to this
    list and I am sure within a month this very subject will be rehashed.


--> 5. How do I convert Mac to PC Pagemaker files (& vice versa)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Pagemaker files made on a PC and on a Macintosh are compatible
    if they are made with the same versions of PM. There is a nice
    description of how to do convert between them in the Reference manual
    on page 20. You can use a variety of methods to actually transfer
    the file between the two platforms that include FTPing, Dos Mounter
    and other utilities, and transferring the file through a Novell PC/Mac
    network. Henry Budgett strongly suggests MacLink Plus from DataViz
    as the best of the utilities.


--> 6. What is the Table Editor?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The Table Editor is a program will create tables and is packaged with
*   Pagemaker 4.0 and higher. Most agreed that the first version had some
*   serious setbacks. Version 2.1 takes a more spreadsheet-like approach.
*   Any comments on the quality of the latest version (2.1)?


--> 7. Are there any FTP locations that have DTP related archives?
       What recent filters and updates are there available for PM?
       Where can I get clip-art packages?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows you to "get" and "put" files from
    remote computers. Certain computers on several of the various, large
    networks (such as Internet) have opened their archives to the public.

    The Pagemaker listserv has a great number of support documents (including
    this FAQ and many other FAQs) that can be obtained via anonymous FTP at
    WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU in the \doc\misc\pagemakr directory. These files are
    often collectively referred to as "The Archives" on the list.

    Here are some other internet locations that have many files available
    to the public that are associated with DTP to start you off:

        Macintosh    :   SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU
                         MAC.ARCHIVE.UMICH.EDU
        Windows (PC) :   FTP.CICA.INDIANA.EDU
        Both         :   WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU

        Some other sites that have shareware fonts are:
           BODE.EE.UALBERTA.CA      (/pub/dos/win3/fonts)
           F.MS.UKY.EDU             (/pub/msdos/Windows3/Fonts)
           NIC.FUNET.FI             (/pub/msdos/windows/atm-fonts)
           SRC.DOC.IC.AC.UK         (/ibmpc/windows3/fonts)
           SWDSRV.EDVZ.UNIVIE.AC.AT (/pc/windows/win3/fonts)

    Sumex has a Pagemaker 5.0 demonstration program available under the
    file /info-mac/demo/pagemaker-50.hqx. To run this demonstration,
    you'll need a Macintosh, System 6.0.7 or later (runs under System 7),
    a hard drive, a high-density floppy disk drive, and at least 4MB of
    RAM (5MB under System 7). The demo is 1140k. A color monitor will
    make the demo more attractive but it is not necessary. (Thanks Jeff
    Needleman and Henry Budgett!)

    Mac-archive has a filter pack issued by Aldus and March 1992. These
    filter packs are for Pagemaker 4.x users. It contains new versions of
    Aldus Prep, HP3SI523.PPD, APLWIIf1.PDX, APLWIIg1.PDX, RunScript.add,
    MS Word 4.0 - 5.0 Import.flt, RTF Import.flt, and WordPerfect PC
    5.0/5.1 Import.flt. Its location is Mac/utilities/updates/
    pmfilterdriverpak.cpt.hqx.  Sumex has the filter pack under
    /info-mac/app/pagemaker-filter-update.hqx. The Word 4.0/5.0 filter
    is /info-mac/misc/pagemaker-word-50-importer.hqx. Aldus has also
    released WP 5.1 and Word for Windows 2.0 filters for Pagemaker 4.x
    users.

    Lastly, a common question that appears on the list is the question "Where
    can I get some public domain clipart?"  Unfortunately, the answer is not
    so simple. Through anonymous FTP there are a few P.D. clipart packages
    (like ARTMART at WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU). Most of them, however, are of
    extremely poor quality and are bitmapped based (uggh!). One exception to
    this, however, is the popular site sumex-aim.stanford.edu in the
    info-mac/art directory. Unfortunately these files are all stored in the
    Macintosh HQX format.

    There is an entity called the "OTIS Project" that is designed for art
    distribution, including some public domain clip art. FTP to
    sunsite.unc.edu and take a peek in the pub/multimedia/pictures/OTIS
    directory. Whether or not the art is considered public domain varies,
    however. Another option is to try the comp.sources.postscript Usenet
    news group.

    Additionally, there are literally thousands of GIF pictures at sites
    across the world; these GIFs are generally higher resolution (including
    256 colors) and not the simple line-drawn vector pictures of common
    clipart packages. My best suggestion is to look at the products you
    already own. WordPerfect, MS Word, Corel, and many others all come with
    their own collection of clipart.


--> 8. Is there a list of keyboard shortcuts and Pagemaker tips?
       Is there a list of Scanning tips? Desktop Publishing tips?
       Is there a list of popular books concerning DTP and/or PM?
       Is there a glossary of typesetting terms?
       Does anyone have a suggestion for a syllabus on PM class?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The FAQ you are reading is just one of a number of valuable documents
    that have been compiled by members of the Pagemakr listserv. There are
    a number of documents, ranging from job opportunities to scanning tips
    to Pagemaker and DTPing tips. You are highly encouraged to take a look!

    Already compiled, there are lists that address the subjects above.
    Please send mail *directly* to one of the co-listowners listed below
    (please do not send to the list):

           [e-mail]           (Geof's internet address)
           [e-mail]         (Jeff's internet address)
           [e-mail]      (Cindy's internet address)
           STONEC@IUBACS               (Cindy's bitnet address)

    These lists are also available via Anonymous FTP at WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU
    under the doc/misc/pagemakr directory. If you can use FTP, it would be
    *greatly* appreciated if you could use this avenue first.

    As for the favorite books and magazines, we will give you a general
*   summary below due to demand. These are for the old 4.x versions, but
*   will be updated as soon as 5.0 books become more readily available.

    (*** = a must!,    ** = excellent,    * = consider it)

    *** Pagemaker 4: An Easy Desk Reference by Robin Williams. Austin Twigg.
         "I use it daily" -- Monte Olsen
         "Thorough, concise, easy to use" -- Robyn Fizz
*        Many people like this book. A version for 5.0 is being worked on by
*        the author's sister.
    **  Real World PM 4: Industrial Strength Techniques by Kvern & Roth.
         "Great style, humor, and insight, ... for people who want to
          move past a basic level of understanding" -- George Radford
    **  Desktop Publishing by Design -- Ronnie Shushan & Don Wright. Microsoft.
          "available in both PM and Quark versions" -- John in Indiana.
    **  Chicago Manual of Style
          "a real classic" -- Carol Hewlett.
    *   Methods of Book Design by Hugh Williamson. Yale Univ Press.
    *   Desktop Publishing Skills by Felici & Nace. Addison-Wesley.
    *   The Makeover Book by Roger C. Parker. Ventana Press.
    *   Peachpit press Pagemaker book
    *   Aldus Technotes for PM 4.0, Aldus Corp.

    Magazines
    ---------
    *** Before and After. Tele # 916-784-3880.
    *   Step by Step Electronic design
    *   Aldus Magazine.
    *   TypeWorld (free)
    *   Computer Pictures (free)

    For more suggestions, write to Cindy, Jeff or myself for an additional
    list.

    Lastly, if you have anything to add to this FAQ or any of the other
    archives please do not hesitate to contact me at [e-mail].


--> 9. What are the important Pagemaker-related phone numbers?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Please note that Aldus does not have a standard toll-free customer
    service number unless you purchase one of the premium service policies
    (i.e.- Premium Plus, Scholastic Plus, Corporate Library, etc.). For
    regular technical support, there are the following numbers:

    Macintosh Products:                   Windows Products:
    -----------------------------         -------------------------------
      PageMaker   [phone]            PageMaker    [phone]
      FreeHand    [phone]            Database Ed  [phone]
      Persuasion  [phone]            FreeHand     [phone]
      PrePrint    [phone]            Persuasion   [phone]
      PressWise   [phone]            PhotoStyler  [phone]
      Fetch       [phone]            TrapWise     [phone]
                                            PMaker OS/2  [phone]

      [phone]      Customer Relations / Services

    Aldus does, however, offer a free 1-800 service for automated voice-
    mail. That number, available 24 hours a day, is 1-800-288-6832; you
    must have a touch tone phone in order to use this service.

    Lastly, there is a "pay-as-you-go" 900 number that costs $15. That
    number is [phone].

    For those of you in Europe, here are some useful numbers for your
    neck of the woods:

      Adobe Systems Europe   31 (20) 6767 661
      Adobe Systems UK       44 (81) 547 1900
      Aldus UK               44 (31) 220 4747
      Apple Computer UK      44 (81) 569 1199
      Interleaf UK           44 (81) 948 0094
      Micrografx UK          44 (483) 747526
      Microsoft UK           44 (734) 391123
      NeXT                   44 (81) 565 0005
      Ventura                44 (753) 505202


--> 10. How do I have a truly fixed spaced document?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    If you are trying to create a document with true fixed spaced character,
    try using Courier with 100% word and character spacing and no tracking.


--> 11. How can I create drop caps in Pagemaker?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*   PageMaker 5.0 supports the Drop Cap capability through the Aldus
*   Additions (under the Utilities menu). You can insert a tab in between
*   the drop cap and the second letter if you are having troubles. For those
*   of you, however, that do not like this Addition or have a pre-4.2
*   version, you can create drop caps manually. This can be done in one
*   of many different ways; three that are particularly easy are:

    First, you can cut the letter you wished dropped and place it into
    a new text block. Then you can resize it and move it to where you
    wish. Unfortunately, though, this method will not let the subsequent
    lines wrap around the drop cap without modify the margins.

    Or second, if you are a Macintosh user, you can use the Scrapbook
    to convert the capital letter from Pagemaker text to a graphics
    image. With this method, you can utilize the "text wrap" capability.
    Be sure to Place the scrapbook file to convert it to a graphics.

    If you are using System 7, you will have to use ResEdit or DeskZap
    to change the format for the Scrapbook File to ZSYS, or use the
    previous version of the Scrapbook.

    For another method, there are the following steps:
    1.  Set an indent for the first four lines of a paragraph that is
        outside the width of the character you plan to use as a drop cap.
    2.  Format a character separately from the document in the appropriate
        point size.
    3.  Click on the character block and drag it into the indented space you
        set aside at the start of the paragraph.
    4.  You can then use PM's indent-tabs feature to adjust the paragraph
        text to run around the drop cap correctly. This method seems to work
        fairly quickly and allows you to perform the whole operation in PM
        without needing to use the scrapbook or a graphics program.

    And finally, to make sure you have enough alternatives, here is a
    process suggested by Jason Kim that maintains itself after later
    text re-adjustment. His method splits up your paragraph into four
    separate paragraphs, each of which have their own style definition:

    1.  Define a style called "Drop cap" with the big letter subscripted
        and the subscript position set (via "Options") so that the letter
        appears to sit on the nth line down. Let's say n=3; then with a
        pica grid, have it so that your approx. 39-pt capital sinks down
        to the 36 pi mark. Unfortunately this has the effect of leaving
        a seemingly blank line at the top of the text box (since the letter
        there is subscripted so far).
    2.  Define another style called "Drop cap paragraph, line 1" ("DCPL1")
        which is set to small caps and force justified. Also turn off
        tracking -- otherwise the caps tend to bunch up. This paragraph
        has a left margin > 0, to be adjusted depending on the cap.
    3.  Define "DCPL2-3," which applies to the other two indented lines.
        This style is just the body text style force-justified and with the
        left margin > 0.
    4.  Finally, "DCPL4-" is just body text unindented.

    After defining these Styles (using your Body text as a base) you can
    create the paragraph simply by:

    1.  Make a hard return after the initial capital, go back and set it to
        the "Drop cap." style.
    2.  Set the rest of the paragraph to "DCPL1" and adjust the left margin
        on the first line.
    3.  Stick a hard return at the end of the first line and set the rest to
        "DCPL2-3." Adjust the left margin of lines 2-3.
    4.  Put in another hard return at the end of line 4 and set the remaining
        text to "DCPL4-".


--> 12. My file size for Pagemaker documents keeps increasing --  what
        causes it and how can I reduce the file size?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    The answer to this question depends on which version of Pagemaker you
    are using. Before version 4.01, Pagemaker would save your file by
    appending the changes you have made to the end of the file. Thus, your
    file steadily gets larger and larger. To circumvent this problem, you
    can choose the Save As... option and "re-save" your file by replacing
    itself. This way, it forces a complete, new, resave.

    For the more recent versions, you can specify in the Preferences Menu
    which way Pagemaker should save the file. The default method is "Faster".
    I, personally, would recommend choosing the "Smaller" method though it
    does take longer to save the file this way. If your file is somehow
    damaged, you are *much* more likely to recover it if it was saved with
    the smaller method.

    Greg DeBruyn has also suggested zooming out on each page before
    saving. Evidently, Greg experienced larger files (400K for 10 page
    doc) decreased (to 300K) when each file was zoomed out. I, however,
    could not reproduce this with either Smaller or Faster saves on the PC.


--> 13. My Pagemaker document will not open due to errors. What to do? ******
        My machine crashed during my Pagemaker session. Help! ***************
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    When your Pagemaker doc fails to load due to a corrupted table or
    "bad record index" or any other various reasons, there are thankfully
    some alternatives.

    The first thing to try is to use your backup copy that you have been
    diligently keeping up-to-date, and make a backup of the backup before
    opening it. This can not be stressed enough -- back everything up!

    You didn't make a backup, though, or your backup failed too. Then, if
    you are able to open the document but it appears to have errors in it,
    try to recompose the entire document by pressing shift-option and
    selecting the Hyphenation command from the Type Menu. Pagemaker will
    run a diagnostic check on the document and try to repair it. Pagemaker
    will respond with one of three messages:

        One beep    -- The document is OK
        Two beeps   -- The document had problems but has been repaired.
        Three beeps -- The document had problems that could not be repaired.

    If the document had two beeps, it sometimes helps to repeat the
    process several times -- sometimes Pagemaker does not get everything on
    the first or second pass. Ken Kreshtool actually said the Aldus' tech
    support suggested doing the shift-option-hyphenation procedure any time
    an old PM document is brought into a newer version. One more thing on
    this subject -- someone suggested that PM 4.0 for the Mac uses option +
*   spacing instead of shift-option-hyphenation. Can someone verify this?

    Next, try opening the document as a "Copy" rather than opening the
    original publication. Many times this corrects the problem. If this
    fails, open a New document and try Placing the corrupted document into
    the new one.  This way you can at least recover the text. Also try
    importing the style definitions.

    If you are working on a PC and the program crashed while you were
    working on the document, look in your Temp directory for any
    ~PM4xxxxx.TMP files. If there are any present, rename them to
    something else and try to pull them up into Pagemaker.

    If you are working on a Mac, you can find the temp file in a folder
    titled "[your drive name] recovered items" in the trash. If there is
    a file there, rename it to something else and attempt to load it into
    Pagemaker.

    If all this fails, start praying. You can try copying the file to a
    new one, and converting it to another platform (PC-MAC), among other
    things.  One good suggestion in preventive medicine is use the
    Save Smaller option under Preferences. There is more of a chance
    of recovering the file.

    Finally, one last suggestion comes from Henry Budgett: for those of
    you who are working on a Macintosh, you can try a program called
    "CanOpener" -- it's supposed to be good at recovering files from
    within files. In the old days of version 1 and 2 (on the Mac) there
    was a program called The Ripper which brought your data back from the
    dead! (PM crashed a LOT in those days!)

    Note: there is a bug in converting 3.0 to 4.0 that occasionally
    causes corrupted files.


--> 14. How can I break the links with the files I imported?
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    To Unlink a file, simply go to the links selection in the File Menu.
    (You can also press Command =.) A dialog box appears with the files
    linked to your publication. Click on the file name you want to unlink
    and then click on "Unlink" at the bottom of the dialog box. Ta-Da!


--> 15. How do I rotate text? graphics?
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*   Pagemaker 5.0 now supports text and graphics rotations in tenth degree
    increments. If you have Pagemaker 4.x, you can only rotate text at 90
    degree increments. Unfortunately, Pagemaker 4.x will not support the
    rotation of graphics nor will it rotate text in smaller increments.
    There is not currently a way to rotate graphics in Pagemaker alone
    (trying to place the image as an inline graphics will not work.)
    There is an Aldus Addition for Mac's 4.2, however, that supports
    rotation of smaller increments. Many of the draw programs will also
    support both text and graphic rotation -- and you can export the
    rotations into PM.


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