The Macdesigner's Handbook

Part 1 Understanding the Mac: bits and bytes; the operating system; the desktop; the finder; icons; the pointer; menus; windows; interface; applications; files; memory; storage. Part 2 Hardware: the Macintosh; the microprocessor; corprocessor; speed; memory; storage; connectivity; monitors; storage media; magnetic media; optical media; laser printers; scanners; modems; accelerator cards; input devices. Part 3 Software: choosing software; training; upgrading software; copyright; page-makeup applications; drawing applications; painting and image-editing; special effects; advertising; type design and manipulation; multimedia; word processing; other applications. Part 4 Typography: type measurement; type characteristics; postcript; truetype; font conflicts; font organization; digitizing fonts; buying fonts. Part 5 The right set-up: who will use it?; which design area?; how far do you want to go?; how much will it cost?; case studies. Part 6 The design process: presenting roughs; fine tuning; style sheets; text input; correcting text; handling images; colour trapping; organizing; backing up; using service bureaux. Part 7 Prepress production: imagesetters; file formats; bureaux; tints; colour reproduction; colour correction; scanning resolution. Part 8 Troubleshooting: precautions; system errors; start-up errors; memory problems; problems with files; printing problems; further reading.