![]() Unfortunately for the thousands among us who use it, ST Writer is not directly supported. Publisher supports several file types: Word Writer, 1st Word, 1st Word Plus and Word Perfect for text, as well as ASCII. Although not as sophisticated as a CAD program, you can use the built-in graphics for labels, flow charts, arrows and simple but elegant illustrations. The object-oriented draw package permits line drawing, rectangle, circle, ellipse and freehand drawing. Graphics: In Publisher you can edit an imported graphic on a pixel level, as well as manipulate the size and shape of it. However, you can do final editing in Publisher and assign specific words or characters bold, italics, underlining, or select a font different from the rest of the paragraph. Text: Publisher provides limited text editing capability, so it's best to use a word processor to edit before importing text. The common elements can be saved as a style sheet and reused by other documents. Style sheet: A document consists of the common elements (paragraph styles, headers, footers, master pages, empty frames) and the specific elements (text and graphics assigned to the frames). Any number of paragraphs can be assigned a single style. Each paragraph can be assigned its own style, with unique justification, font, spacing and tabs. This can be as large as your entire document, or as small as a word or a character. ![]() Paragraph: A paragraph is defined as text that ends with a carriage return. Frame outlines can be made visible and given various thicknesses and shades. Frames can be created on the master page(s) to repeat through the entire document, or as needed on each page. Each column of text in a multi-column document is a frame that must first be drawn. To allow for two-sided printing, right and left master pages alternate margins to accommodate binding or hole punching.įrame: Everything imported goes into a frame. Master page: This is the underlying page layout that will be carried through from page to page. There are several basic elements in Publisher: Owners of Timeworks' Word Writer will also find that their text converts automatically to Publisher format, including all type attributes and styles. However, anyone accustomed to Ventura will find themselves on familiar ground with Publisher. Modelled after Xerox's popular program Ventura Publisher for the IBM PC market, Publisher is not merely a clone, but provides its own features and has several functions Ventura lacks. ![]() Both programs are quite similar in their strengths and weaknesses. Publisher ST, written by GST, adds considerably to Timeworks' existing line, bringing a desktop publishing program (DTP) to challenge Publishing Partner's hold on that market. It's hard to find fault with their approach and, if particular products may be open to specific criticism, overall they do an excellent job of filling the major software niches with solid, bug-free products. Their products fill the needs of the ST market: simplicity of use carefully balanced with a wide range of features and functionality. ![]() Timeworks has a reputation for producing well-designed software. Of course, to be even marginally effective, DTP programs must be fully WYSIWYG. Final editing for finished output is completed, then the document is printed. Graphics are placed and scaled to suit the layout. ![]() In the design process, the text is also assigned various attributes such as bold, italics and fonts. Edited text and completed graphics are brought into the DTP program where they are assembled on the page for publication. Before importing text or graphics, the page is laid out to present a comprehensive document structure: page size, margins, columns, headers and footers. The term describes a category of software dedicated to page layout and design. Desktop publishing essentially combines the tasks of production manager, layout and paste-up artists and typesetter. ![]()
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