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1998 Feature Articles from your Guide

Daily Updates - all the latest additions including new or updated Subjects, interesting links, commentary, and feature articles.

Obsolete material has been removed from this list. The remaining articles are evergreen content applicable to desktop publishing years after their initial publication. Some articles are still in the process of being revised and updated.

More Memory - 12/31/98
How much memory do you need for desktop publishing?

Photos from the Desktop - 12/29/98
Tips and tricks for scanners and digital cameras.

Free Fonts - 12/15/98
Collections of free fonts, tips on finding fonts, and fun ways to use freebies.

Holiday Cards - 12/01/98
2 original PDF templates for greeting cards.

Troubleshooting PDF - 11/10/98
Solutions to common creating and printing problems with PDF files.

It's my birthday so I'm goofing off - 11/04/98
Download this PDF template: "Pin the Ponytail on the Party Girl".

DTP and Taxes - 10/23/98
Dealing with income and sales taxes for your Desktop Publishing business.

Halloween Cards & Invitations - 10/14/98
Templates, fonts, clip art, tips, ideas.

Adobe PageMaker Q&A - 10/06/98
Setup, text, graphics, and printing tips from Adobe Magazine organized for you.

MS Publisher & PostScript - 09/29/98
How to prepare your Publisher 98 files for commercial printing. If you're still using this version, here's what you need to know to go beyond desktop printing.

Avoid Scams - 09/22/98
Is this job for real? Get the facts on work-at-home scams and too good to be true jobs.

Protect your data - 09/08/98
Software to keep disasters away.

Not just fun & games - 08/25/98
Design & project ideas from movies, puzzles, quilting, genealogy, and geography.

Listen & Learn - 08/13/98
Audio broadcasts to help you learn about business and computers.

Buy Type Online - 08/07/98
Browse catalogs, make secure purchases online.

DTP and OS/2 - 08/04/98
Software options for PC users who don't do Windows.

Work & Communicate Online - 07/28/98
Find and work with clients, printers without ever leaving your office.

Art of the Word - 07/17/98
Copywriting help for desktop publishers.

Avoid Being a Clip Art Clone - 06/24/98
Find unique images, customize "canned clip art."

Outlook for DTP - 06/23/98
More jobs, more opportunities projected in the field of Desktop Publishing.

Readable Resources - 06/15/98
Learn Desktop Publishing from books & magazines.

How to Draw... - 05/19/98
When clip art won't cut it, draw your own custom artwork.

Freebies for DTP - 05/09/98
Free software, templates, clip art, publications, and other tools for desktop publishers.

DTP and the Mail - 04/30/98
Manage your mail from your desktop with postage you buy via the Internet.

Earth-friendly Design - 04/23/98
Conserve, recycle, practice environment friendly Desktop Publishing.

Newsletter Design Clinic - 04/16/98
Does your newsletter convey the right first impression?

Scanning Line Art - 04/09/98
Get great black & white scans; free pen sketches for print and Web.

Newsletter Design Clinic - 04/02/98
Improve any publication with the "3Cs" of good design.

Printing GIF - 03/26/98
Making GIFs print better, alternatives, free clip art for print.

Find a DTP Job - 03/19/98
What to know, where to look to find your dream job.

Virtual Egg Painting - 03/13/98
Regardless of the holiday, graphics techniques you can use.

This vs. That and Other Dilemmas - 03/15/98
Perception of Desktop Publishing affects freelancers, job seekers, clients.

Volume Printing: Now and Then - 02/26/98
Copiers aren't antiques, the information highway is centuries old.

Talk about DTP - 01/22/98
Use our forums for networking, education.

Be a better designer - 01/16/98
Review of Roger C. Parker's One- Minute Designer.

Paper Museum - 01/14/98
Virtual tour of a papermaking museum.

Deformed Art - 01/08/98
Transforming photos and clip art (& mini-review of Deformer).

Script Type - 01/07/98
Using and finding script and handwriting fonts.

Calendars - 01/01/98
Year-round project ideas for calendars for fun or profit.

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