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What is the difference between an alley and a gutter, and pica and point? Is a page bleed painful? Find answers to these and other questions in the DTP glossary below.

Desktop publishing requires creativity, software knowledge and good interpersonal skills. Find out what else it takes to become a successful desktop publisher.

Typesetting and page layout done at a desktop computer is called desktop publishing. It can be used to design graphic material from brochures and flyers to whole books.

Choosing desktop publishing software depends on the program's intended usage - personal or professional. Here's a comparison of the six best DTP programs.

A myth about desktop publishing is you have to be a grahic designer to create professional looking documents. This is false, with this list, a neophyte can do it.

Scribus is a promising free and open source application that offers a range of interesting features for Graphic Designers, including a calendar wizard.

Successful desktop publishing projects require careful planning that includes paper choice and brochure folding considerations.

QuarkXpress is one of the industry-standard, page layout programs. With a few simple tips, even a non-graphic designer can easily create documents with QuarkXpress.

Use QuarkXpress to easily create an e-book for selling on the internet.

When small businesses don't have a big marketing budget, they can try the DIY approach.

What are the different kinds of page proofs? What is trapping? And what is the difference between a contact proof and a contract proof?

Finishing high school is a momentous event. Proper planning will allow parents to focus on the graduates on their special day.

Great headlines and captions bring sparkle to a page and some journalists have a natural flair for writing them. However, here are some useful tips anyone can master.

A school newspaper needs to report the facts but it also needs to be exciting and entertaining. Here are some great ideas on content choices for your publication.

The cost of publishing a magazine involves quite a bit more than bills from the printer.

Producing professional-looking magazines used to be a costly business but now, with the advent of the Internet and Print on Demand, anyone can do it at home, for free.

Well-designed business cards are pocket marketing tools that will generate leads long after the networking event is over.

Lorem Ipsum has been used by printers, typesetters, and even software developers. It comes from Cicero, but any Latin text can be adapted into custom placeholder copy.

Thousands of people publish newsletters to attract new clients and keep their current clients informed. Many, however, struggle with the layout and design part of the publishing process. Newsletters should have a definite flow pattern to them that eases the reader from one topic to the next, and groups like topics in one area. How can you turn your mixed up newsletter into an organized ezine?

In-laws can be among the most difficult to buy for on your Christmas list. These simple ideas will help you come up with a present that is sure to impress.

When a small business has a tight budget, it can be hard to afford hundreds of dollars for software. Free business software can help.

In a world dominated by Adobe Indesign and Quark Xpress, Scribus offers an application with much of the power the industry standard applications page layout applications.

Promotional items can be a great marketing tool, but they can also be expensive.

When writing newsletters, brochures or other marketing materials, QuarkXpress provides complete word processing capabilities for writers and designers.

Writer vs. Word, which one will you use? Two different word processing systems that produce the same end result, one is free, the other is not.

This article is a overview of what Frames are in OpenOffice.org Writer and how Frames can be used, as well as an introduction to the predefined Frame Styles.

For a startup with limited funds, free software options can be a great temporary solution.

The daisy is said to mean true love, making it a popular wedding theme. There are a wide variety of invitations available to complement the tastes of any couple.

What works for your stock portfolio works for your freelance business, too. Savvy writers diversify to keep those freelance dollars coming in during a recession.

Looking for a job in the online world of office administration? Here's how to find work as a virtual assistant and earn a full-time or part-time income from home.

Genealogy records such as historic newspapers, online family trees, published family histories, even birth certificates have potential errors to be aware of.

When it comes to designing a logo for a business, be it large or small, there is a range of free software applications that are suitable for producing professional logos.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming! Celebrate the finale to JK Rowling's seven book phenomenon with poetry and creative writing curriculum!

Homeschool high school students look forward to earning a diploma. Learn to plan a memorable homeschool graduation ceremony for your family or homeschool support group.

Send a fun and informative wedding newsletter to share the event calendar, logistics and trivia for the wedding celebration.

Create stunning green holiday cards and letters to send as holiday greetings this year.

Formatting your Resume to allow for quick scanning can make a big difference in getting noticed.

When you print your own wedding invitations, you can save a lot of money and express your own unique style.

Postcards and handouts generate buzz for your book, and they can be made easily and cheaply on your own home printer.

Web design on the Mac is not so simple as we are told. The bundled software in the I-life suite has some serious restrictions. But then so too has the competition.

Not having a large advertising budget does not have to stop a small business owner from advertising.

These custom St. Patrick's Day bingo cards make a great game for groups of all ages. You can make them by hand or design them for free online.

Computer science has evolved into a field that encompasses many aspects of computing. Children need to understand computing to be prepared for the future.

Build a dedicated 24 hour/7 days a week campus through intranet and Internet infrastructures.

Writers can build successful careers as journalists, grant writers, technical writers, copy writers, public relations professionals, or academic writers.

Before they take the vow to share a life, many couples vow to save the planet on the way to the altar. Making your wedding environmentally friendly will save some green.

To promote software products like Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Flash and Illustrator internationally, Adobe offers introductory prices discounted by more than 80%.

Have your writing assignments slowed down? Are you in between clients? Here's how you can use downtime wisely to further your freelance writing career.

When you reach the point of bidding for writing projects, how do you take care of yourself without scaring away business?

What are some of the challenges of independent publishing today? What creative solutions have the 72,000 small press book publishers in the US come up with?