Chabot College
April, 1993
Removed Fall 2006
Course Outline for Computer Application Systems 89
INTRODUCTION TO DESKTOP PUBLISHING USING PAGEMAKER
Catalog Description:
89 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing Using Pagemaker
3 units
Introductory desktop publishing techniques using Pagemaker to create, revise, and print a variety of
business documents. Strongly recommended: CAS 87 or equivalent. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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use certain MS-DOS commands;
use the mouse for formatting documents and executing commands;
understand desktop publishing terminology;
understand the frame, paragraph, tag, text, and graphic functions;
import pictorial images into Pagemaker;
tables, brochures, flyers;
setting up master pages and layout grids;
setting up templates and style sheets;
designing and producing graphics;
scanning operation.
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Desktop publishing terminology
Use of mouse
Frame, paragraph, tag, text, graphic modes
Newsletter operations
Layout procedures for business documents
Laser printer operations
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Lecture
Discussion
Desktop publishing concepts
Laboratory activities
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Examinations
Completion of laboratory exercises
Final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Desktop Publishing Using Pagemaker, Busche, Regents-Prentice Hall
Learning Desktop Publishing With Pagemaker, Gioia, Regents-Prentice Hall
Pagemaker, Concepts and Applications for the Desktop Publisher, Moore, Southwestern Publishing
Company
Special Student Materials:
Three 5 1/4 inch double-sided, double-density, soft sectored diskettes.
mc 2/24/94
COCAS89