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Production
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is some information that should help you prepare your files that is
not included in the 5th edition of Right from the Start. We will keep
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Why isn’t
Microsoft Word recommended as a page layout application?
Many people recognize that Microsoft Word has page layout capabilities.
Over the years, Microsoft has developed Word to be much more than
just a simple word processor. In its most recent version, Word has
been developed to become a page layout application as well as the
most popular word processing application in the world. In fact,
you can actually create a fairly complex document using Word. So
what’s the problem with using Word to design pages?
Click here to find
out.
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How
to test blends or gradients for potential banding in Adobe Photoshop.
Bad blends or gradients don’t always show up on every prepress
proof. Often, you don’t see them until the job runs on press.
How can you test your pixel-based vignettes for banding before submitting
your job to Courier? Click
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How to get
the highest quality screen grabs.
Many books contain images captured from computer screens. These
are called "screen grabs", and sometimes the resolution
of the image is not satisfactory for print production. How can you
make sure that your screen grabs will be of the highest possible
resolution?
Click here to find out.
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How
to save multitone images in Photoshop version 5.0 or earlier.
Saving multitone images in recent versions of PhotoShop is very straightforward,
but there is a little trick to doing it in PhotoShop version 5.0 or
earlier. What is it? Click
here to find out. |
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How to get started with
color management.
Courier presents the basics of color management in a section of Part 2
of Right from the Start, 5/e. Whether you are a pro with ICC profiles or you don't even know what they are, you should
read that section and follow the simple recommendations at the end. The recommendations are
also available here.
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