Desktop publishing and D Guide - Resources and Review

Publishing, design and multimedia trends, aimed at those publishing, authoring or designing in desktop, pre
press and online environments.
 
Offers original articles and features about technical writing which includes writing computer manuals, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include advice for aspiring technical writers, desktop publishing and translation.
 
Detailed review from PC Magazine of some leading desktop publishing packages; PageMaker 6.5, QuarkExpress 4.0, FrameMaker 5.5 and Ventura 8.0.
 
Guides to a range of Web related topics such as basic and advanced HTML, Web graphics, page layout and design, digital photography, and desktop publishing, rated according to suitability for beginning, intermediate, or advanced users.
 
An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to different aspects of computers and computing, with descriptions and subscription details.
 
Set of detailed featured articles about use of QuarkXpress for desktop publishing, including use of fonts, blends, indexes, and superscripts.
 
Collection of tips and techniques of image scanning for the desktop publisher, multimedia presenter, and graphic artist. Covers the differences between halftones, line art, greyscale and colour scanning, different file formats such as PICT, TIFF, JPEG and PhotoCD, and includes a scanning resolution calculator.
 
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