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A) a combination of Quark, Adobe Illustrator, and PhotoShop. This is the
method used by most design houses. Very effective and costly; however if
you are already doing catalogs, you may have the software there.
B) CorelDraw -- though it is more difficult than the above.
C) MSWord -- though the design ability will be limited and it gets funky
with certain graphic formats.
D) A combination of PhotoShop (or Paint Shop Pro), CD or Illustrator and
Word.
I have used all of the above; and for just a quick but professional
newsletter, I prefer CorelDraw. If CD is unavailable then option D is
probably your best bet.
Will this newsletter be also ported to the web or is it strictly paper?
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathleen Dickason <notagoth -at- execpc -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: Desktop publishing?
> Hello list,
>
> My manager has asked for my ideas on newsletter layout and document
> templates. I've got a lot of thoughts, but I was wondering whether
> anyone has favorite DTP software packages and/or online resources.
>
> Background info: I work for a small technical writing firm which does a
> lot of things like parts catalogs, tractor operator's manuals, etc.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kathleen
>
>
