Author Description
Bjelland provides reliable hardware and software recommendations for everyone from entry level users through professional designers and publishers. There are step-by-step instructions for achieving three different levels of desktop publishing sophistication. Bjelland describes the hardware readers need to produce quality documents with high-level desktop publishing software, and with PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, and QuarkXPress.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the technical requirements and procedural steps necessary for individuals to assemble a functional desktop publishing system tailored to their specific professional needs. Author Harley Bjelland draws upon his technical expertise to provide a structured framework for hardware and software selection. The text categorizes publishing needs into three distinct levels of sophistication, guiding the reader through the integration of components required to produce high-quality documents.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Hardware and software recommendations for various user levels
- Step-by-step configuration instructions for desktop publishing systems
- Specific guidance on utilizing PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, and QuarkXPress
Scope Limits
- The text does not cover modern cloud-based publishing tools or contemporary mobile design applications
- It does not address advanced graphic design theory or color management workflows beyond the scope of the era
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Readers frequently note the practical utility of this text for understanding the foundational hardware requirements of early desktop publishing environments. Experts highlight this as a useful reference for those working with legacy software systems and vintage computing setups.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
1994-01-01
Publisher:
Windcrest
ISBN-10:
0070059233
ISBN-13:
9780070059238
Technology
Graphics & Design
Hardware
Science & Math
Engineering
Software
Desktop Publishing
Reference
Manufacturing Systems
Computers