This handout covers many of the finer theoretical points of DTP in Word 2007.
DesktopPublishing.pdfDo Desktop Publishing With Word
While Microsoft Word is still first and foremost a word processor, it is frequently used to create publications normally created by page layout programs. For some users, it may be the only desktop publishing tool they need. Designers may cringe at the thought of designing in a word processor, but within reason it is possible.
Don't Do Desktop Publishing With Word
Microsoft Word is able to create complex layouts for brochures or newsletters that print great to your desktop printer but it is not a true desktop publishing program. More significantly, Microsoft Word is not designed for creating digital files for commercial printing.
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