http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing.aspxenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30414.1743)http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17579.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 04:49:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17579twalshAdobe Illustrator, Adobe FreeHand MX, and CorelDRAW are three illustration programs you can use for page layout. These drawing programs may be used more often by professional desktop publishers, but if you have access to any of them, you have a great page layout application at your fingertips In professional desktop publishing environments, an illu...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17545.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 03:43:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17545cscribe2180Use Adobe InDesign tools to create the invisible guide framework for your Adobe InDesign document. From columns to rulers to master pages, here's what you need to know! Adobe InDesign contains many easy-to-use features for setting up any type of document, from a basic flyer to an annual report. And it all starts by selecting the following menu opti...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17538.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 03:13:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17538Amanda2380In this tutorial, I will show you how to create your own personalized Christmas gift tags featuring a Sitting Santa Claus graphic. You can create these tags using Microsoft Word. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create your own sitting Santa Claus gift tags for Christmas. We will create these Santa gift tags using Microsoft Word. We will us...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17529.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 02:47:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17529mlaingOffset printing and digital on-demand printing are two different technologies for getting a document printed. Each has its benefits and downsides, and each has its place in the printing world. When a desktop publisher is ready to have a job printed, he or she has a choice to make. Should the job be produced using offset printing, or digital on-dema...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17528.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 02:43:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17528Amanda2380In this tutorial, I will show you how to create the matching envelopes for the Santa Claus and Puppy Dog Christmas postcards. This is part three of the Santa Claus and Puppy Dog Christmas Postcards tutorial. In this part of the tutorial, I will show you how to create the matching envelopes to go with these postcards. Step 1 – Creating a New Window ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17520.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 02:34:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17520Amanda2380In part 2 in this tutorial series, I will show you the steps to take to insert your graphic, add your text, and create more Santa Claus and Puppy Dog postcards for Christmas. In part two of this tutorial, we'll walk through how to insert your graphic, add your text, and create more postcards. Let’s get started. Step 3 – Inserting your Santa Claus G...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17506.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:59:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17506mlaingQuark has created a new web community for QuarkXPress users. While the site has potential, it has not yet reached the critical mass necessary for it to become an essential go-to resource for desktop publishers and graphic designers who use Quark. A new community created by Quark , the makers of the venerable software program QuarkXPress, aims to pr...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17505.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:58:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17505Amanda2380Create your own personalized postcards for Christmas. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create Santa Claus and Puppy Dog postcards for Christmas. Christmas Postcards Step by Step In this tutorial, I will show you how to create Santa Claus and Puppy Dog Christmas Postcards using Microsoft Word. These postcards have a cute graphic of Santa Cla...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17328.aspxSun, 30 Nov 2008 08:11:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17328mlaingUnderstanding the differences between process color and spot color can save a desktop publisher not only from headaches, but from budget disasters. Understanding the difference between spot colors and process colors is extremely important for anyone trying to get a colored document from the computer screen to the printing press. Process colors cons...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17194.aspxSat, 29 Nov 2008 18:10:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17194danmcgoldrickTypefaces and fonts are two terms that can frequently cause some confusion to those unfamiliar with the difference. In this article I will briefly discuss the definitions of each so that you will clearly understand the distinction and be able to use each term correctly. Fonts and typeface are two terms in the realm of desktop publishing and graphic...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/17109.aspxSat, 29 Nov 2008 06:19:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17109Amanda2380Do you want to create your own Christmas gift tags? In this tutorial, I will show you how to create Christmas Tree gift tags using Microsoft Word. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create Christmas Tree gift tags. These are gift tags that you can cut out and tape to presents. We will be creating these tags using Microsoft Word and the graphi...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16776.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 05:46:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16776thursdayIn order to design a business card, you need professional-looking fonts that also look good; it's crucial to balance style and business. These four fonts will help you do exactly that — for free. Steiner Steiner Many business cards require a modern style to reinforce a modern image. Steiner provides an up-to-date feel, along with easy-to-read lette...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16281.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 08:58:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16281brianllamaChristmas is coming, Hanukkah, too. With the Holiday Season comes the tradition of sending out a family newsletter to your friends and family. Do you want to send the same old boring Microsoft Word document with a piece of holly clip art? Of course you don’t. You don’t have to. Christmas Newsletters and Holiday Newsletters No matter what holidays y...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16280.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 08:57:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16280brianllamaWhen people begin using desktop publishing software, they often wonder why they need to learn a new program when often they can do the same thing in a more familiar word processing program. Handling fonts is one way in which DTP software proves it's the better tool, and Scribus makes this task easy. Fonts When it comes to regular documents and word...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16279.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 08:50:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16279KatieGattoOne of the most basic ways to clean up an image is to crop it, and you can fix an off-tilt image by using your rotate tool. This tutorial will teach you how to use those features and improve your photograph. When you get an image it is unlikely that it is going to be 100% perfect right off of the bat. The odds are that you are going to have to make...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16278.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 08:25:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16278cscribe2180Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing program used by many newspapers, advertising agencies, and other creative pursuits for major publications. In this series of articles, we'll take a look at how to use many of Adobe InDesign's features for your own creative endeavors. Adobe InDesign: making it work for you Most desktop publishing programs get t...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16274.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 08:14:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16274KatieGattoThis guide will show you how to use several of the basic color-related tools in the GIMP freeware for editing the colors in your images. Now that you know how to crop your images and rotate them we are going to talk a little bit about the basics of playing with color in your photos. After all this is another one of those basic tools that you can us...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/16064.aspxSat, 22 Nov 2008 03:28:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16064danmcgoldrickTypography is an essential element in desktop publishing worth knowing about. In this brief tutorial, I will introduce some working definitions in order for you to know that what you are presently reading is a prime example of outstanding typography in use. I also guarantee amusement. Typography is essentially the placement and arrangement of prefa...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/15448.aspxTue, 18 Nov 2008 00:35:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15448danmcgoldrickThanksgiving is just around the corner and there are plenty of sources on the Web for you to make printable Thanksgiving Day crafts to spruce up the table and dining room. This article guides you directly to easy online projects that you and the kids can do to decorate and organize for turkey day. Thanksgiving Day can be made more festive when you ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/15372.aspxMon, 17 Nov 2008 15:21:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15372danmcgoldrickIn part one of this two-part series, I described the elements of, and provided examples of, good letters of recommendation. In this article I will point you to the free online template resources to make this task a quick and painless process. Go right to the best sites here to get started. Letter of recommendation free templates are not all that pr...