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Article: Desktop publishing page make-up software; microcomputer desktop publishing requires a lot of decision making. Make sure your software choices are the right ones.
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- Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management
- Article date:
- December 1, 1988
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Desktop publishing page make-up software There is probably no lonelier position than being the person at your magazine asked to turn the myths and fantasies of desktop publishing (DTP) into practical reality. Not only are there some formidable technical challenges to negotiate, but product advances are occurring so swiftly that making any kind of intelligent purchase decision is often difficult. Even desktop publishing gurus are finding themselves lost in the twists and turns taken by software and hardware manufacturers. Still, there is a path to follow, which I will attempt to make clear.
Start by staring unflinchingly at the inherent problems and ...