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excerpt: "Desktop publishing is one of the hot personal computer areas these days. Computer magazines are filled with dtp ads. We look at them, with the slick looking page layouts, and say to ourselves, \"Hey, | can do that. No sweat!\" So we go out and buy the program, load it up, and find that it…"
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# Desktop Publishing

Desktop publishing is one of the hot personal computer areas these days. Computer magazines are filled with dtp ads. We look at them, with the slick looking page layouts, and say to ourselves, “Hey, | can do that. No sweat!” So we go out and buy the program, load it up, and find that it is a iot harder than it looks. Sound familiar? | have found out that there are several rules that control the success of any desktop publishing venture.