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Valentina Alvarez Tarelli Applied ICT
HOW TO CREATE HOW TO CREATE HOW TO CREATE HOW TO CREATE
PAGE NUMBERS PAGE NUMBERS PAGE NUMBERS PAGE NUMBERS
USING SERIFUSING SERIFUSING SERIFUSING SERIF
To start creating your page number, first of all click on the windows start menu, find programs,
Serif applications, choosing ‘Serif Draw Plus SE’ Once Serif has opened up, click on ‘Start new
drawing’ and select A4.
After your document is set, choose the tool on the left hand side ‘quick ellipse’
Click on the page and drag until a circular shape appears.
Quick Ellipse
Once you have your circle,
you can edit it by changing
the appearance and
thickness of it’s border.
To do this, open the drop
down menu on the top
right hand side of the
circle and select from
options. Repeat method
to change the form of
border.
You can also change the
colours, shown on the
following page.
Valentina Alvarez Tarelli Applied ICT
As mentioned before, you can change the shades of colour in the page number by
selecting the RGB sliders on the left hand side of the page, and entering in each box the
number correspondent to your colour’s house style. Repeat this method when changing
the colour on number.
To add the page number select the Artistic Text Tool on the
left hand side of the page (just below quick elipse)
Place your cursor inside the circle, click down and drag
without letting it go to draw an A shape like shown on the
left.
Once you have done this, a text line will appear, type the
number you want once and it will appear in the side of your
previous A.
You can also change the font of your number by keeping it
highlighted and selecting from the font drop down menu
the font you like the most.
Valentina Alvarez Tarelli Applied ICT
After your page number has been placed in the
right area of your circle and changed into your
chosen font, you can change the colour on it so
it follows your house style, by changing the
numbers on the RGB sliders.
You should then select the whole thing, and
group it, so you’re able to move, resize it and
save it all together.
You might find that when you
try and click outside the box
to select your page number,
the tool draws or does
something else.. To change
this, first click on the ‘pointer
tool’ , then place your cursor
anywhere around your circle,
and highlight the whole thing.
Your logo should then look
something like the bottom
image .
Click on the ‘Group’ tool.
Pointer Tool
Later on you will have to
‘Ungroup’ this to make
amendments, this is easily
done just by clicking on the
same tool again.
Valentina Alvarez Tarelli Applied ICT
After you’re happy with your page number’s appearance and you want to save it, you must do it in two
ways: Firstly you must ‘Export’ it as an Image. This will let you use it in any document but you will not be
able to edit it anymore. That is why you must also save it as a Serif Document. This allows you to later
on add any changes, like the number it self, if you’re creating a publication with many pages, or the
colour, if you like your layout but you are using a different house style.
Export
Save as serif
Do NOT
change any
settings!
To change the digit on your page
after it’s been saved open the
Serif Document. (File, Open…
Select your document)
Press Ungroup (like shown on
previous page)
Highlight the number, delete
and type new
Group again, and export saving
method to have it as an image.
If you wish to have several page
numbers just repeat previous method
and after each one export.
If instead of changing the digit you
wish to change colours, repeat the
RGB number replacement method by
inserting your selected house style
colours.