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togetto itspossiblevalues,press[>]toscanthroughthem,andfinallypress
[v]toslap in thevalue youwant.
Theproceduresfor selectingafontfromacomputerprogramis abitmom
complicated,anddependsonwhich emulationmodeyouare using.These
fontselectionmethodsare detailedinthe nexttwo chaptem.
3.4.2’Hints:Desktoppublishingandpage design
●Desktoppublishingsystemshelp you automateyourspecificationsfor
margins,coverdesign,typefaces,font sizes,placementofgraphics and
regularfeatures. You build the specificationsyou wantin templates,
standardpagedesignsyoulater simplycallupon yourscreen andfill in
withtext.
●Somedesktoppublishingsystems,suchasAldus’sPageMaker,arepage-
oriented:you put eachpage togetherindividually.These are great for
shorteFdocuments,such as newsletters,brochures and letters. Other
systems,such as Xerox’s Ventura PubZisher,a~ document-oriented.
Thatmakesthembettersuitedtotechnicalmanualsandlongproposalsor
reportsthatgo throughmany drafts.
Otherwaysin whichsuchsystemsdifferincludewhethertheyshowon
yourscreenwhatyouwillgetonpaper(code-basedprogramsdon’t),how
wellthey handlepictures,andhowhardtheyaretolearn.Thinkabout
yourneedsbeforechoosingadesktoppublishingsystem.
●Afewof today’s computerprogramslet yousee several differentfont
sizesandtypefacesonyourcomputerscreen.Thatcapabilityisnecessary
ifyou wantto see on-screenexactlywhatwillprint on yourStarLaser-
Printer4. Desktoppublishemcall thiscapabilityWYSIWYG—“what
yousee is whatyou get”.
●Whenyoudesign yourpages,don’tvary fontsizejustto fittext intothe
spaceavailable.Go withasize that’seasyto read andbe consistent.
Neverbetemptedtouseall uppercaseletters.Whenyouwanttohighlight
text,switchto abold fontor draw abox aroundit.
●Don’tbeafraid touse whitespace.Whitespace relieveseyefatigueand
looksmore attractive.
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