How to Insert Graphics Into PageMaker Documents

PageMaker makes it easy to insert graphics (drawings, clip art, and photographs) into PageMaker 6.0 and 6.5 documents. Graphics enhance the design of a document's pages and also can make complex information easier to understand.

Things You'll Need

• PageMaker 6.5 (Mac OS)
• PageMaker 6.5 (Windows)

Instructions

1. Go to the page on which you want to insert the graphic.

2. Select one of the three graphics placeholders from the toolbar and position it on the page; the placeholders are polygons containing an "X".

3. Select the placeholder that you positioned on the page.

4. Go to the File menu and select Place.

5. Navigate to the graphic file you want to insert in the document.

6. Select the file and click OK to place the graphic inside the graphic placeholder.

7. If the placeholder is too small to contain the entire graphic, resize the placeholder by selecting it, then dragging one of its handles outward.

8. Resize and reposition placed graphics where you want them to be located.

9. To resize a graphic, select it, then drag one of its handles (small boxes that are part of the selection box) outward to enlarge the graphic or inward to shrink the graphic.

10. To reposition the graphic, drag it into position on the page.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't select the graphic placeholder prior to placing the graphic, PageMaker automatically inserts the graphic on the page within the text flow.