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The article reviews the desktop publishing and design software QuarkXPress 2015.

Focuses on author's suggestions to upgrade the services of personal computers at low-cost. Benefits of loading the application Windows XP; List of low-priced antivirus tools suggested by the author which will safeguard computers; Cost of ClickBook 6, a desktop publishing application, developed by the U.S.-based company Blue Squirrel. INSETS: MIGHTY MITES;MOUSE Á LA CARTE;FASTER PHOTOS;SPEEDIER DATA

Compares three computer word processors with desktop publishing packages. Microsoft Publisher 1.0; Publish It for Windows 3.0; Express Publisher for Windows 1.0; Ami Pro 3.0; Microsoft Word fro Windows 2.0; WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows; Desktop documents; Brochure; Newsletter; Business proposal. INSETS: More on the way.;Where to buy..

Presents information on the magazine's choices for best midpriced color flatbed scanners. Comparison of photo and transparency scans; Chart of rating as well as price, software and contact information; Statistics on scanning speed and quality; Buying advice.

Presents information on the magazine's choices for the best Macintosh computer systems for publishing and graphics professionals. Top computers made by clone manufacturers and the effect of Apple Inc.'s pull back from clone licensing; Importance of speed; Central processing unit (CPU) choices; Rating of features such as memory, display, storage among others; Statistics on graphics speed; Buying advice. INSET: Where multiprocessing works best..

Focuses on the use of desktop publishing in prepress operations. Costs and returns of internalizing prepress; Full service versus self-service; Two different ways to image film; Importance of calibration in getting accurate colors. INSET: Other facts to consider..

Compares the performance of Microsoft's Windows 95 and the Macintosh Operating System (OS) in desktop publishing. Different system needs of desktop publishers; System-level features; Software tools available; Price/performance ratios; Ease of use; Working with fonts; Color management; Display advantages; Printing capabilities; Automating tasks. INSET: Windows machines still cheaper..

Presents questions and tips from Macworld readers. StyleWriter background printing; Font confusion; Charge call methods; Transposing typos; Desktop clock; Quark custom-color copy.

Provides insight into how to make your publications look more professional. Page-size decisions; Tracking and kerning; More. INSET: Smart punctuation made easy..

Outlines some common problems associated with desktop publishing film separations and suggests some solutions. Misregistration, trapping with uncommon colors, and trapping bitmap images and lines; Scanning images; Dealing with screen angles and moire patterns; Registration and film problems. INSET: Where to place traps in Illustrator files.;How much trap to....

Even though the learning curve is sometimes steep, those dedicated to desktop publishing say the benefits are real. Interviews with representatives from an advertising agency, an investment counseling firm and a technical college, all who have switched to desktop publishing in the past year or so.

The article offers information on desktop virtualization. It states that Microsoft Corp. has pushed desktop virtualization to make Windows 7 fit with old applications that were written for Windows XP. It notes that some chief information officers (CIO) may try to use virtual desktop due to the arrival of Windows 7, but Forrester Research Inc. disagreed, for it takes time for adopting a new operating system due to complexity and cost. Andi Mann, Enterprise Management Associates Inc. analyst, offers comment on desktop virtualization systems.

The article presents information on three decades of contributions by Apple Computer Inc. to the computer industry. It reflects that the company was founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to begin selling the Apple I computers. After thirty years the company could credit a hold on the personal computer industry especially in such areas as graphical interface, desktop publishing and digital music. The article views that after Apple popularized concepts such as the desktop, windows and the mouse, Microsoft Corp. copied many of these elements for the first version of Microsoft Windows. Though Apple was quickly unable to compete in the everyday business and personal computer markets, the experts comments that it has been a blessing in disguise. Because the company could focus on improved graphics capabilities and better multimedia. Guy Kawasaki, an early Apple marketing employee comments that when he used a Macintosh computer for the first time the experience was overwhelming and he never experienced the same reaction to a product so far.

Provides a hands-on evaluation of Adobe Systems' popular designs and desktop publishing programs combined into one Creative Suite (CS). Photoshop CS; GoLive CS; Illustrator CS; InDesign CS.

Discusses the difference between tagged-image file format (TIFF) and encapsulated PostScript (EPS) digital image format used for desktop publishing. Comparison of their functions; Difference in design; How to improve the processing time of digital images; Advantage of TIFF file formats with its color management features.

Focuses on computer word processing issues. Transferring personal software configurations between computers; How to use alternating margins; Hanging indents; Fix caps lock errors; Printing colored text as black.

Focuses on the redesign of the layout of the newsletter `Profit Ability.' Creation of a template; Application of WordPerfect for Windows software; Newspaper-style three-column grid; Lettering.

Presents a discussion of the make-over presentation done by the authors to a newsletter. Audience of the newsletter; Purpose of the newsletter; Layout changes; Masthead changes; Redesigning problem.

Discusses the makeover of a 25-page summary produced in WordPerfect 5.1 by David Fickbohm, an analyst for a San Francisco transportation firm. Redesign in QuarkXPress for Windows; Newsletter format; Typeface; Titles; More.

Answers questions from `PC World' readers about publishing and presentations. How to generate bullets using Microsoft Publisher; How to display a business logo created with CorelDraw 3.0 on the screen while using Ventura 4.1; How to create letterheads, logos and simple drawings using a simple graphics program; More.

Suggests a way to reorganize the graphical elements of the newsletter `The Bottom Line' into an inviting and informative design. Replacing the banner style; Placing the main story and its photographs; Visual differences with the original layout. INSET: Untitled..

Presents solutions to readers' problems regarding graphics and desktop publishing software. Scanned images in PageMaker; PowerPoint text tricks; Macintosh translation to Windows program; Dating and timing documents in Ventura.

Explains the changes made in `WPA News,' a newsletter from Western Publications Association. Why creating an industry or trade newsletter is difficult; Functional but unexciting design of the newsletter before the makeover; Adjustments of editorial content and design; New name for newsletter; Three-column format; Use of graphics; Detailed explanations of other changes.

Answers questions from readers about publishing and presentation software. Making hanging indents in PageMaker 4.0; Lower-end publishing software that produces PageMaker-compatible files; Importing an Ami Pro outline to Harvard Graphics. INSET: Corel conversions (User group tip), by Anne Ehrenshaft..

Outlines the redesign of a technical report from G. Fred Lee & Associates of El Macero, California. Intimidating single-column format of original report; New typeface; Two columns; Use of rules as graphic enhancements; Table of contents; Different binding technique.

Describes the makeover of a promotional mailer from Dynamic Business Systems (DBS), a New York consulting company. Problems with mailer; New letterhead; Better use of text and space.

Explains the makeover of `The Todd Report,' a four-page newsletter. Benefits of a two-column layout; Revamped design for visual appeal; Changes in headlines and pull quotes; Change in paper stock.

Presents tips for the makeover of a monthly newsletter, `The Automated Payments Update,' from the National Automated Clearning House Association. Original text-intensive format; New four-column format; New nameplate; Rewritten headlines.

Gives advice on changing an organization's newsletter. Nameplate, or banner, changes; Reorganization of front page material; Example.

Presents a makeover of a marketing quarterly publication. Nameplate redesign; Wider margins; Color used.

Gives advice on improving a financial report's appearance. Example; Improvements to margins, formats and table.

Presents guidelines for creating effective headlines for desktop-published newsletters and other multicolumn documents. INSET: Nuts & bolts: PageMaker, by R.J.;Desktop publishing toolbox....

Presents information on using layout grids in desktop publishing. Layout grid's help determine where to position elements on a the pages of a publication; Type imposing a grid; Body text to guide division of horizontal space; Substituting low-stress mechanical work for high-stress creative work; Tips on using a grid. INSETS: Building a layout grid.;Creating grid subdivisions.;Where's the first baseline?..

Discusses the importance of leading, the amount of space between lines of type, and kerning, the amount of space between individual characters, to desktop publishing. Specifying leading and kerning; Software which automatically adjusts leading and kerning. INSETS: The color of type.;Kerning tips.;Leading tips..

Focuses on virtual manufacturing, which connects service bureaus and commercial printers to desktop publishing computers. The OPEN workflow-management system and Virtual Network Pro, from Luminous; Tempus from DK&A; Features of each; The WamNet network of prepress and printing companies. INSET: Apple's vision for digital workflow..

Offers advice on using search and replace features in Microsoft Word, Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and other programs. Killing hard line endings; Automating run-in heads; Converting multiple spaces to tabs; Making metacharacters your friends. INSET: Three find and change techniques..

Examines how to create a drop shadow using Adobe Photoshop. Overprinting shadows; Making shadows separate; Adding noise; Integrating shadows; Drop shadows from page items; Xtensions and plug-ins.

Relates information as to how users of computer desktop publishing software can accurately predict which specific colors will be printed in a particular document. Use of swatch books as the best way; The host of factors which affect final color output; Which swatch book one should use; How to choose a swatch book; How to specify swatch colors. INSETS: Specifying swatch colors;Choosing a swatch book.

Focuses on the screening of images stochastically in desktop publishing. Use of diffusion-dither bitmap techniques; Inevitable pitfalls from stochastic screening.

Provides tips on how to use indent programs in desktop publishing. Indent controls in Macintosh programs; Changing of the indents for a paragraph; Advantages of a first-line indent; Benefits of the negative-first-line indenting technique. INSETS: Precision indents.;Hands-on indents.;One-step hanging indents..

Discusses the role of resolution in digital publishing operations. Difference between device resolution and image resolution; Image size; Pixel density; Lines per inch; Relation between image resolution and screen frequency. INSETS: Line-art resolution.;Scaling versus resampling images..

Presents some tips for desktop printing, using QuickDraw GX and Desktop PrintMonitor. Desktop printer icon; Desktop printing tricks; Desktop printing traps. INSET: A quick reference to desktop printing..

Discusses various aspects of the phrase `killer app.' Definition of the phrase; Apple Computer Inc.'s desktop publishing software as a killer app; Candidate killer apps; Desktop presentation; Multimedia; Compact disc-read only memory; Basis of innovation.

The article reviews the word processing software Pages 2 from Apple Computer Inc.

Reviews the page-making software Comic Life 1.1.1. from Plasq.

Features the Linux-distribution connected product, Xandros Desktop.

Describes a process for the desktop publishing of newsletters. WordPerfect table as layout foundation; Steps in designing the newsletter; Printing of the newsletter.

Discusses the process in redesigning Jakson Insurance Agency's advertising flier. PageMaker for the Macintosh; Reorganization of information; Creation of a bolder headliine; Time Roman font; Elimination of the background screen; Fourteen-point heading.