Laser Printer User Manual

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togettoitspossiblevalues,press[>]toscanthroughthem,andfinallypress
[v ] to slapin thevalueyou want.
Theproceduresfor selectinga fontfroma computerprogramis a bitmom
complicated,anddependson whichemulationmodeyou areusing.These
fontselectionmethodsaredetailedin thenexttwochaptem.
3.4.2’Hints:Desktoppublishingandpage design
● Desktoppublishingsystemshelp you automateyour specificationsfor
margins,coverdesign,typefaces,fontsizes,placementof graphicsand
regular features. You build the specificationsyou want in templates,
standardpagedesignsyoulatersimplycallupon yourscreenandfillin
withtext.
● Somedesktoppublishingsystems,suchasAldus’sPageMaker,arepage-
oriented:you put eachpage togetherindividually.These are great for
shorteFdocuments,such as newsletters,brochures and letters. Other
systems, such as Xerox’s VenturaPubZisher,a~ document-oriented.
Thatmakesthembettersuitedtotechnicalmanualsandlongproposalsor
reportsthatgo throughmanydrafts.
Otherwaysinwhichsuchsystemsdifferincludewhethertheyshowon
yourscreenwhatyouwillgetonpaper(code-basedprogramsdon’t),how
welltheyhandlepictures,andhowhardtheyareto learn.Thinkabout
yourneedsbeforechoosingadesktoppublishingsystem.
● A few of today’scomputerprogramslet you see severaldifferentfont
sizesandtypefacesonyourcomputerscreen.Thatcapabilityisnecessary
if youwantto seeon-screenexactlywhatwillprint on yourStarLaser-
Printer4. Desktoppublishemcall this capabilityWYSIWYG—“what
you see is whatyouget”.
● Whenyoudesignyourpages,don’tvaryfontsizejustto fittextintothe
spaceavailable.Go witha sizethat’seasyto readandbe consistent.
Neverbetemptedtousealluppercaseletters.Whenyouwanttohighlight
text,switchto a boldfontor drawa box aroundit.
● Don’tbe afraidto use whitespace.Whitespacerelieveseyefatigueand
looksmore attractive.
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