By Judy Vorfeld Why do you want to get involved in Desktop Publishing (DTP)? Perhaps you’re already involved, but have a feeling that you could do better and don’t know where to begin. Oh, please start here. I won’t be cruel, but I will offer some ideas of What Not
By Judy Vorfeld UNDERLINING Did you know that, for many years, authors underlined text merely as a way to instruct typesetters to italicize words? Then along came desktop publishing (DTP), which made underlining popular as a way of providing emphasis. It’s often used that way today, but is no
By Judy Vorfeld Do you spend money on a product if the presentation looks unprofessional? Case in point: As my husband and I approached a small family restaurant, I spotted two hand-scrawled signs in the window: Help Wanted. Cook Wanted. Warning signals went off, but hunger prevailed. Once inside, we discovered
By Judy Vorfeld Did you know that before the introduction of word processing (via word processors and computers), most publications displayed lists in either outline form or numbered lists. Now we have bullets. This creates a new layer of confusion on how to use capitalization and punctuation in
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