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systems, such as Xerox's Ventura Publisher, are document-oriented.
Thatmakesthembettersuitedto technicalmanualsandlongproposalsor
reportsthat go throughmany drafts.
Otherways in which suchsystemsdiffer includewhetherthey showon
yourscreenwhatyouwillgetonpaper(code-based programsdon't),how
well they handlepictures,and how hard they arc to learn.Think about
yourneedsbeforechoosinga desktoppublishingsystem.
A few of today'scomputerprogramslet you see severaldifferentfont
sizesandtypefaceson yourcomputerscreen.Thatcapabilityisncccssary
if you wantto see on-screenexactlywhatwillprint on yourStar Laser-
Printcr 8. Desktoppublisherscall this capabilityWYSIWYG—"what
you see is what you get".
While"screen fonts"that match the fonts you use on your Star Laser-
Printer8werenotavailablewhenthismanualwaswritten,youmayeven-
tuallybe ableto getthem.WYSIWYGdependson whatsoftwareyouarc
using.
Whenyou designyourpages,don'tvary fontsizejust to fit text into the
spaceavailable.Go with a size that'seasy to read and be consistent.
Ncvcrbctcmptedto usealluppercaseletters.Whenyouwantto highlight
text, switchto a bold font or draw a box aroundit.
Don'tbe afraidto usc whitespace.Whitespacerclicvcscye fatigueand
looksmore attractive.
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