Re: document production basics for consumer product documentation - basics

["Hemanth Basrur" <hemanth -dot- basrur -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hi, Jessica,

Refer the document titled "Camera-ready Copy - A Guide for Authors"
posted at https://i-esa.laps.u-bordeaux1.fr/ressources/CRCFormattingGuidelines.doc

Hope this helps.

Hemanth

On 4/6/07, Jessica Weissman <Jessica -dot- Weissman -at- hillcrestlabs -dot- com> wrote:
> I have been asked to lay out the steps required with some guess at
> scheduling for producing product inserts.  The inserts are foldouts
> items with fancy graphics.  A graphic artist will do the layout and
> drawings.  I will produce the words and, with help from the artists,
> specify the drawings.
>
> Everything I've written so far has been printed directly onto plain
> paper, then photocopied.  I have no clear idea about the other steps
> required to produce camera-ready copy.
>
> Can someone point me at an up to date reference that might help me
> figure this out?  I understand there are a zillion variables, but need a
> good basic intro, either online or in book form.
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
> Jessica Weissman
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