The Desk Top Publishing Companion

Covering the whole computer field, this book offers guidance for and provides an introduction to the hardware and the wide range of software available. Selected page make-up packages, together with ancillary equipment, and all aspects of interfacing are fully covered.

---

Covering the whole computer field, this book offers guidance for anyone who puts words onto paper and needs professional presentation standards. It provides an excellent introduction to the hardware and the wide range of software available. Selected page make-up packages, together with ancillary equipment, and all aspects of interfacing are fully covered. The reader is shown how to plan a publication effectively from the basic idea through to the finished pages. Important details such as typography, word spacing, selection and the positioning of graphics are included, exploring the possibilities offered by DTP systems available today. The author includes layout style-guides to focus the users' ideas, emphasising the role of publication design and its importance in getting the message across, whether it be for in-house magazines, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets or books. He prompts new ideas as he suggests alternative ways of using design from traditional publishing. This companion also explains how Desk Top Publishing can be interfaced to true typesetters for the very highest quality output and concludes with "DTP-Help" a directory of vital contacts in the business.