You can use Adobe Pagemaker to create a professional-looking menu for your restaurant. Producing the menu on your own computer means that you’ll be able to easily make changes if menu offerings or prices change. Making your own menu will give you the freedom to create your own unique design and showcase the special features of your restaurant.
Instructions
1. Write down all of the information you want the menu to contain. In addition to the dishes you offer, you may want to include your hours, catering information and your availability for large parties (if any). If there is something particularly interesting about your restaurant, such as a colorful history, include that, too. Make a rough sketch of how you would like the menu to look before you start using Pagemaker.
2. Decide which font you would like to use. Try several before you make your final decision. Choose a font that looks good and is easy for customers of all ages to read.
3. Select the Text tool, draw a text box and begin typing your copy. You can also type the information into a word-processing program and place it into Pagemaker, but since you’ll be using many headings, it may be easier just to type your copy directly on to the Pagemaker page.
4. Create centered headings for appetizers, entrees, sides, desserts, drinks and any other categories you may have. Under each heading, type a description of each menu item and its price.
5. Add photographs of the restaurant and menu items. Use your digital camera to take the photographs. After you download them and save them to a file, use the Place feature to arrange them on the menu. If you don’t have a digital camera, use stock photographs of food. Experiment wrapping text around the photograph. You can find text-wrap options under the Element button at the top of the Pagemaker screen. You will probably want to slightly increase the text wrap margin around the photograph to make the menu easier to read.
6. From the Utilities menu, use the Spelling function to check the menu for typos. Then ask a friend or co-worker to review the menu, to check for errors the program didn't catch (such as commonly confused words).
7. Select an attractive paper stock that looks good with the font and photographs you have chosen. After you print out the menu, place it in a plastic sleeve.
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