Star Micronics 8 Series manual

systems, such as Xerox’s Ventura Publisher, are document-oriented. Thatmakesthembettersuitedto technicalmanualsandlongproposalsor reportsthat go throughmany drafts.

Otherways in which suchsystemsdiffer includewhetherthey showon yourscreenwhatyouwillgetonpaper(code-basedprogramsdon’t),how well they handlepictures,and how hard they arc to learn. Think about yourneedsbeforechoosinga desktoppublishingsystem.

●A few of today’scomputerprogramslet you see severaldifferentfont sizesandtypefaceson yourcomputerscreen.Thatcapabilityisncccssary if you wantto see on-screenexactlywhatwillprint on yourStar Laser- Printcr 8. Desktoppublisherscall this capabilityWYSIWYG—“what you see is what you get”.

While“screen fonts”that match the fonts you use on your Star Laser- Printer8werenotavailablewhenthismanualwaswritten,youmayeven- tuallybe ableto getthem.WYSIWYGdependson whatsoftwareyouarc using.

●Whenyou designyourpages,don’tvary fontsizejust to fit text into the spaceavailable.Go with a size that’seasy to read and be consistent.

Ncvcrbctcmptedto usealluppercaseletters.Whenyouwantto highlight text, switchto a bold font or draw a box aroundit.

●Don’tbe afraidto usc whitespace.Whitespacerclicvcscye fatigueand looksmore attractive.

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