Desktop Publishing

You may have the perfect photo for an Ehow article or another website. The problem is how to scan it and get it to the right place on the internet. It takes practice, and if you do not do it on a...

Creation of a multipage PDF is often desirable to organize images obtained by scanning or any other means. This task is not trivial, as each image can be in any graphic format and should represent...

Adobe InDesign is the standard within the realm of desktop publishing. The application is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family of applications and is used for creating documents for print and...

Converting a Rich Text File (RTF) to the Adobe PDF format allows you to publish your files in a universal format read by almost all operating systems and web browsers. The benefits include reduced...

Adobe InDesign is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family of applications and is used for creating documents for print and web media. In this tutorial you will successfully add tables to your...

An encapsulated postscript (EPS) file is the standard format for exporting postscript content. An EPS file contains a mixture of graphics and text, and is often referred to as "artwork." Many...

It is incredibly easy to insert a special character or symbol into text in Microsoft Word. There are many special characters and symbols to choose from, from smiley faces to musical notes to...

A .PUB file extension indicates that a file has been created using Microsoft's desktop publishing application Publisher, which can be purchased as a stand-alone program and also comes with some...

Lately there has been a lot of talk about how you can legally use images online that are not your own. People are finally starting to realize that photos and artwork online are copyrighted and it...

A text box is a special object that you can place in your Word document, and then add text (or pictures) to it. It’s invaluable in desktop publishing, or just to emphasize certain text. Why would...

Remember the Microsoft Document Imaging file format? You could print to that in lieu of a printer. And I did just that, last year. But now I transitioned to Microsoft Office 2007, and all of a...

Perhaps you need to save your resume as a PDF (Portable Document Format) so you can email it to an employer or you need to save an image as a PDF and email it to a printer. Whatever the case, it's...

Booklets are handy ways to display compiled information. For example, you can make a homemade recipe booklet, talent show program, kids' game and coloring booklet for long family trips, or info...

It's easy to create professional logos, brochures, websites and movies with top-notch software. But the buying decision is often hard when the software is expensive. Testing prior to purchase is...

A well-designed business card provides prospective customers and clients with a handy way to get in touch with you. It's also your introduction to prospective customers and can help them remember...

Brochures are valuable tools for advertising and promotion. They use a combination of graphics and text to describe a product or event, usually for the purpose of selling something. Some types of...

Brochure designers are highly sought after in the world of graphics design. You don’t need a college degree to become a brochure designer, just the knowledge and tools to get started. It’s...

Trying to understand how to use Adobe Acrobat 8 can be somewhat difficult simply because there are so many things that this program can do. Even though many know about Acrobat's PDF-creating...

Portable Document Format, or PDF for short, was established so that entire documents could be transported over the Internet in their entirety and not as individual pages. Downloading the file...

Have you received an allegedly read-only PDF file that you need to edit? Are you wondering how this editing can be done without modifying the file that the PDF was made from? Read on - in this...

Embedding a font in an Adobe PDF file is a useful technique that helps authors control the appearance of documents to ensure that readers have a consistent experience. The embedded font does...

Using Microsoft PowerPoint to create certificates, you can change names and dates without accidentally changing the layout. Once the layout is complete the file can be given to coworkers or...

Using Adobe Illustrator to create text with depth brings your whole image to life. Sometimes when creating a piece of work in Adobe Illustrator, the text feel flat and uninspiring. There are a...

Brochures are a great marketing tool. They help promote your business; pack a lot of information into a relatively small space; and can be mailed, placed in brochure racks or on storefront counter...

You can now convert PDFs to the free OpenOffice 3.0 format, and from there to Microsoft Office, if you like. OpenOffice (also known as Open Office) is the free, open-source, Microsoft Office...

Another way to quickly convert a PDF document, including documents created by Adobe Acrobat 9, is to try a free online conversion service such as Solid Converter's at http://www.freepdftoword.org.

There are times when you need to convert one or more PDF files in your computer into Word documents for purposes of editing. You don’t need to buy expensive software to do this job. You can do it...

Do you want to know how to take a screen shot? You may have heard that there is a way of taking screenshots of images you see on your computer, then posting windows screen shots for others to see...

As a technical writer for a very small electronics manufacturing company, our needs were many but our funds were few, so when I was asked to draw a flow chart for our production line, I turned to...

If you are starting a new daycare business, or need to drum up some more business for your existing daycare, you need to get the word out. One of the best ways to spread the word about your...

Apple has a desktop publishing application called iStudio Publisher from c:four Software, primarily for creating print projects, but since it uses PDF as the output format, projects can also be...

With inexpensive high-quality printers on the market these days and equally high quality papers, there's no excuse for not having your own business cards. iWork '09, Apple's suite of office...

Many people know how to convert a Microsoft Word document into an Adobe PDF file using special programs, but not many people know how to convert a PDF file to Microsoft Word.

Have you ever had a file that you needed in PDF form, maybe a short e-book, a resume, or another document, so that it would be easier to download and read without being edited? Well here is your...

Printing address labels in Microsoft Word is an incredibly valuable job skill. Although employees are often called upon to assist with mailings in this way, many have no idea how to even start...

Digital images are easy to add to web sites and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. This poses a problem with digital image theft where users can save your images directly from...

Here is a trick I just recently learned myself. I thought it was neat, so I decided to share. Follow these steps if you have an artistic flair, and you would like to let some of your creative...

Writing on eHow is a privilege that many are beginning to appreciate each and every day. Often, though, the task can be intimidating when you constantly transpose letters and misspell words and...

Readers young and old like to hear tales of lonely souls who remain on the Earthly realm after their death, rattling their chains and stopping our hearts. As with any story, photos or graphics...

You've see them everywhere. Those beautiful pictures. You may have even paid a pretty penny for one or two. Well guess what, you don't have to any more. In about 15 minutes you'll know how to do...

There are many ways you can create PDF documents without purchasing Adobe Acrobat Pro. This article will show you various ways you can save your documents as PDF for free!

Learn how to send an email without displaying all the email addresses to whom you are sending in Outlook Express. There's nothing worse than sending emails with everyone's email addresses viewable...

The guidelines for an MLA outline are very specific, and Microsoft Word 2007 doesn't make it easy to follow those guidelines! The outline-creating function can be confusing to navigate, but by...

Many people are familiar with Power point presentations. It is an effective and inexpensive way to show case anything. However, I’ve seen many presentations that are great, but just need a bit...

Picasa 3 is an easy to use sophisticated photo program that you can download from Google for free. Picasa will organize, edit, create and share your photos. Over the years I have used many...

I write a lot about software products and how to use them. To help make the articles more effective I always use screen capture images and add text and arrows to give the reader a visual idea of...

Create your own Adobe Illustrator CS3 brushes and adjust their settings. In this how-to we will make a scatter brush which end points connect. A scatter brush that connects on each end is...

Here are simple steps to change your margins with your mouse and a click.

Microsoft Publisher is one of the best applications to use in designing a brochure. The program allows you to really customize it in a large number of ways. You can also add pictures, charts,...

Creating your first ebook may seem like a difficult task at first. Although it may look like a difficult job, it is actually quite easy. You need to learn some basic techniques before you start...