http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54632.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 07:12:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54632BITMake your friends and family smile this Christmas season by sending personalized postcards made with Microsoft Publisher. Choosing a Postcard Template In an open Publisher program, click Postcards located in the left side bar. The post card templates will appear in the middle pane. From here you can click the Holiday Greeting or Holiday Thank You l...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54631.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 07:01:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54631thursdayWhen you're putting together a newsletter, the fonts you choose can make a big difference in how your newsletter is received. Make sure you pick the right font to get your newsletter read. The Right Fonts Are Readable When someone receives your newsletter, they decide almost instantly if they will read it or not. A large part of that decision i...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54630.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 06:49:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54630BITChristmas puzzles add more fun and excitement to any holiday gathering. To learn how to make your own using Microsoft Word, and save precious time and money, continue reading. Popular Christmas Puzzles Crossword Puzzle Creating a crossword puzzle seems simple. After all, you’re only placing boxes on a page. This is true, but you must play close att...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54626.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 06:43:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54626KatieGattoIf you're a desktop publisher and a couple comes to you saying they want you to create an Art Deco wedding invitation for them, you don't want to turn them down just because it's a project you haven't tackled yet, right? Instead try out these tips on making just the invitation your new clients want. Most of the time, when you wo...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54625.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 06:08:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54625BITWant to brush up on your Scribus skills? This article teaches you the commands to use to edit shapes in Scribus and help your desktop publishing documents reach their full potential. Editing shapes with Scribus is very easy. Keep in mind the words path, shape, and canvas are interchangeable. To get started, in an open Scibus program, click Item...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/40610.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 06:01:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40610KatieGattoIf you are a small business owner who is looking to design your own letterhead, these tips can help you produce professional-looking results. Designing your own letterhead for your small business can be a challenging and rewarding task. When you begin you may not have any idea where the process is going to take you, but when you are done you will h...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54621.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 04:45:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54621thursdayYour business card is often the first impression someone will have of you and your business. It's important to choose a font that showcases your business. Choosing a Font for Your Business Card Depending on your business, you may be creating your business card yourself or you may be working with a graphic designer to create a card that represen...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54620.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 04:28:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54620thursdayScrapbook stores and catalogs are full of stickers, pages, and other supplies printed with phrases in cool fonts. As long as you have a few fonts of your own, you can create your own scrapbooking supplies — maybe even better ones. Using Fonts for Scrapbooking Rather than purchasing scrapbooking supplies that may not be a perfect fit for the p...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54613.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 03:43:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54613BITWant to get the most out of your GIMP application? This article offers a lucky seven batch of websites where you can find the latest free plugins for GIMP. Techzilo This is the number one site to find free Gimp plugins. This site offers plugins for web design (logos, borders, text effects) and photography (adding copyright text, refocusing, fix...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54609.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 03:36:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54609BITTired of flipping through numerous cookbooks every Thanksgiving? Why not create your own recipe booklet with Microsoft Word. Creating a Recipe Booklet Before beginning, make sure you have collected the recipes you would like to include in the booklet. Divide them into categories such as entrees, sides, desserts, and so on. Although you may be e...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54554.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 01:15:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54554KatieGattoWedding stationary is more than just an invitation. If you want to be a truly full service desktop publisher, then try making bridal stationary. The tips in this article will help you to get familiar with other projects you may encounter. So you have been commissioned to make a wedding invitation. That is a one piece project right? Wrong. A wedding...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54553.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 01:10:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54553KatieGattoIf you want to make amazing invitations for your client's theme wedding, the first thing a good desktop publisher needs to do is keep an open mind, as anything goes here. Then try these tips. They can help you out. Couples usually have a very specific idea of what they want when it comes to their wedding invitation, and often you may be surpris...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54547.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 00:46:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54547KatieGattoMaking a traditional wedding invitation may seem simple, but there are a lot of factors to consider. If you want to make great traditional invitations try these tips. Couples tend to have a very specific idea of what they want when it comes to their wedding invitation. Luckily, when they have a theme, you have a much easier job as a desktop publish...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54545.aspxSun, 01 Nov 2009 00:35:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54545KatieGattoIf you have a big desktop publishing project that requires you to collaborate with others, consider using Zoho Project Manager as a low cost way to manage the project. You may just find that the Zoho suite is so good, you'll want to keep it to use all the time. Working on a large project can mean collaboration. While this is a good thing becaus...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54533.aspxSat, 31 Oct 2009 23:52:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54533trieschmanAn introduction to five totally free graphic and photo manipulation software packages available for multi-platforms: Mac, Windows, Linux. You can spend hundreds of dollars on a graphics or photo manipulation software package. If you aren't a design professional, you may not need to break your budget. There are a lot of free programs available t...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54512.aspxSat, 31 Oct 2009 23:06:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54512KatieGattoMaking great banners isn't an accident, it is the result of a series of specific decisions. If you want to make great banners, the tips in this article will help you out. Creating banners is admittedly not something that you do a lot as a desktop publisher. The odds are that you only get one or two requests in a year, around the holidays. That ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/54510.aspxSat, 31 Oct 2009 22:58:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54510KatieGattoAs a desktop publisher, you may not often have projects that allow you to go above and beyond the standard task list. But if you're looking for something new to try, how about adding movie style posters to your bag of tricks. This article shows you how to add that trick easily. We have all seen them when we are out and about. They immediately a...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/9250.aspxSat, 31 Oct 2009 22:41:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9250cscribe2180A good print page layout expertly balances beauty and function while delivering information to its readers quickly and easily. But where do you begin? Here's how to organize a printed page to get your point across while enticing your audience to read more. After the initial writing is done, the creation of a page layout for your document is...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/53934.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 16:39:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53934KatieGattoFormatting for e-reader used to be about satisfying only one set of standards. With the addition of more readers to the market that may change. Find out what you have to do to be compliant with all of the readers. For now, Kindle holds the lions share of content for e-readers. Like any large predator however, Kindle has to watch its back. There are...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/27971.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:27971danmcgoldrickMicrosoft Word agenda templates can easily be customized to create a professional-looking and thoroughly detailed meeting agenda. Learn where to access these templates in order for you to customize and complete this simple desktop publishing project. The free meeting agenda templates available online to download and work with in Microsoft Word are ...