#25182
InfoSourcing's Persona based documentation approach allows our technical writers to prioritize their writing tasks and document the product to end users, who is going to use the product ..."
Sarjapur, Harsha. Info Sourcing (2005). Resources>Documentation>User Centered Design>Personas
#26010
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Preserve Spot Colours in Photoshop
How many times have you wondered why, no matter how much you save spot colours in other applications, you cannot preserve a spot color in Photoshop? There is a way of course, and this is what this article will cover. This tutorial has been made using Photoshop CS for Mac, but it should be OK also for previous versions of Photoshop up to version 6, and of course also for whoever has the Windows version of Photoshop. This is not the only method to use spot colors in Photoshop, but it is a simple one which you could find useful.
Bruno, Elisabetta. About.com (2005). Resources>Document Design>Prepress
#24730
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, But...
What happens when we try to translate that picture or mental image into words so readers who don't have the picture in front of them can understand the meaning? Oftentimes...chaos.
Document Design (2001). Design>Document Design>Graphic Design
#22419
Da druckt meine Quelldatei mit allen Pixelbildern wunderbar, wenn ich diese aber mittels Acrobat in das PDF-Format von Adobe wandle, kann ich in den Pixelbildern kaum noch Text lesen, sind alle feinen Linien weg und ist auch sonst die Qualität der Pixelbilder nur noch mäßig.
Transcom. (German) Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe FrameMaker
#22782
Some caveats when placing PDFs in Quark prior to distilling.
Sprague, Rich. PDFzone (2004). Design>Document Design>Software>QuarkXPress
#21832
Whip that document into shape - master the master page in InDesign and PageMaker.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe InDesign
#22595
A listing of over 700 tools for checking, separating, correcting colors, ordering and re-ordering pages.
PlanetPDF (2003). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#21954
Lots of people don't know about PageMaker's support for tagged text - and they're missing out.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe PageMaker
#21966
Designing something that will be mailed? Save time and money by asking the right questions before you start.
Sidles, Constance J. Adobe Magazine (1995). Design>Document Design>Prepress
#22542
This round-up of plug-ins and XTensions includes tools for opening Photoshop files in QuarkXPress, editing paths in Illlustrator, masking blue screens in Photoshop, and more. Plus, a run-down of what you can do with alap's XPert Tools XTension.
Nelson, Jay J. Creative Pro (2004). Design>Document Design>Software
#27927
A site to explain some obtuse CSS bugs in modern browsers, provide demo examples of interesting CSS behaviors, and show how to 'make it work' without using tables for layout purposes.
Bergevin, Holly and John Gallant. Position is Everything. Design>Web Design>Document Design>CSS
#31134
Postcard Announcing an Exhibit
In this tutorial, we will create a postcard announcing a fictitious exhibit (or a real one if you have one coming up:) using InDesign. This tutorial was originally written for the InDesign Workshop.
Iowa State University (2000). Design>Document Design>Tutorials>Adobe InDesign
#31135
This tutorial is a companion to 0002, and was part of the InDesign Workshop. We will create a companion poster announcing the same exhibition.
Iowa State University (2000). Design>Document Design>Tutorials>Adobe InDesign
#29667
Practical Applications of Print Design to Promote Visual Understanding 
Print design is a task facing many technical communicators. Practical understanding of the principles of design is necessary for quality print design products, but even this may not be adequate for producing print documents that users can quickly understand. Pairing the principles of print design with knowledge of visual communication theory will aid technical communicators as they develop print materials that are not only well designed, but easy for audiences to understand. This paper will explain both the principles of print design and basic applications of visual communication theory to provide a knowledge base on which successful print documents can be built.
Codone, Susan K. STC Proceedings (2005). Design>Document Design>Prepress>Printing
#30541
Practice Human Factors for Document Design
Writers of performance- and response-oriented documents, such as instructions, procedures, proposals, and grant applications, need to consider the interaction of human factors with conventional document design factors such as accessibility, readability, legibility, consistency, style, language, and suitability to audience. This session explores that relationship, based upon a summation and synthesis of previous Annual Conference presentations as modulated by this presenter's extensive technical communication experience. It will be of particular interest to newcomers to the profession who seek to broaden their grasp of its intricacies.
Peterson, Dart G., Jr. STC Proceedings (1993). Articles>Document Design>Usability
#18344
Preflight Publications for Perfect Printing
Want to make friends with your service bureau and printer? Just bring them perfect files every time. Use the Save for Service Provider plug-in built into Adobe® PageMaker® 7.0 , and you’ll never have to worry about last-minute calls from your service bureau or printer again. Here’s an example of how you can use this plug-in.
Adobe (2003). Design>Publishing>Document Design>Adobe PageMaker
#23085
Preflighting for PDF/X-Compliance with Acrobat
PDF/X (PDF Exchange) is a subset of Adobe PDF that eliminates many of the color, font, and trapping variables that lead to printing problems. You can verify that a PDF document is PDF/X-compliant in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional before submitting the document to a service provider, and then embed the verification results in the file.
PlanetPDF (2001). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
#28546
Preparing Effective Charts and Graphs
This tutorial presents a brief overview of the process of preparing charts and graphs using a spreadsheet program. It introduces you to important design principles to consider as you prepare your charts and graphs and helps you analyze their design.
Munger, Roger H. Bedford-St. Martin's (2007). Design>Document Design>Charts and Graphs
#25805
Prepress Tutorial: Preparing PDFs Made from Microsoft Word for Offset Printing
You just received this wonderful PDF from one of your clients. It was made from Word. On top of that, the client who gave you that PDF wants you to make some changes to the text. How do you make those changes using the PDF itself and what do you have to do to make that PDF press ready?
Bruno, Elisabetta. Designorati (2005). Resources>Document Design>Prepress>Adobe Acrobat
#28653
Print Stylesheet: The Definitive Guide
A print stylesheet will automatically make all your web pages print-friendly. Find out how to make one with this definitive guide.
Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2007). Design>Document Design>CSS>Web Design
#10864
Printers' Tips to Desktop Publishers
This collection is a compilation of tips from many sources. As a sales rep for a commercial printer (Altman Printing Company), I have personally experienced most of these situations. If I had had something like this to give to each of my clients in the beginning, it sure would have made everyone's life a little easier!! Some of the tips below should be added to the back of your DTP Bible! If you don't follow some basic rules -- sooner or later you will realize: just because it comes up on your screen real pretty, and it prints to your laser printer just fine --- doesn't always mean that it is going to output correctly from a high-resolution imagesetter or print the same way!!
Foster, Julian A., Jr. Teleplex. Design>Publishing>Document Design>Printing
#30652
Printing Impressions magazine provides coverage on industry trends, emerging technologies and the news behind the news in the Graphic Arts industry.
#26007
Screen doesn't match prints? Paper affects density of inks? Open your color management dialog in CS and look for the printer profile. This should fix the problem.
Photoshop 911 (2005). Design>Document Design>Prepress
#23405
Problems with Colors - and the Solution: Color Management
The profession of the technical editor is rapidly changing, from the pure text manufacturer to a data manager, which leads inevitably to intensive occupation with the production of the final product: the technical documentation on paper or online. The color matching reproduction on the local screen or printer plays a new, important role. Particularly since the meaning of color in documents increases rapidly.
Thiele, Ulrich. TC-FORUM (2000). Articles>Document Design>Prepress>Color
#24330
A Process for Creating Interactive Instructions
In an undertaking such as the metamorphosis from printed instructions to on-line instructions, it is important to have a process in place. Relying on the process used by the User Interface Design Department at Thomson Consumer Electronics has helped my department remain focused and on schedule with the project. This paper briefly outlines the Consumer Information Design Department’s process for creating an interactive instruction manual prototype, and might serve as a guideline for others who may also be making the leap from paper to interactivity.
Lesandrini, Jay. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Documentation>Interaction Design
