Xerox Ventura Publisher

Desktop publishing is quickly growing into the preferred alternative to the previous method of producing newsletters, magazines, and even books. Traditional publishing requires copy to be typeset and then pasted up on master proofs. With desktop publishing, very good looking print can be composed and electronically pasted-up using a page-makeup software program such as Ventura Publisher from Xerox. This video introduces viewers to Ventura, takes them on a guided tour of the screen (including detailed explanations and examples of the four modes: Frame, Paragraph, Text, and Graphics), and follows the creation of a document from initial loading of a chapter (Ventura's name for the shell which will house the document, and all of its attributes) to the final printed pages. Lou Turner fields questions from an off-camera host who asks beginner type questions at each stage of the process. VideoTutorAlthough this video covers Version 1.0, since updated to 2.0, the basics have not changed (the new version offers over 300 help menus, which gives you an idea just how complex Ventura is). And, although the beginner will most definitely not learn Ventura in an hour -- or even several hours -- and will be forced to continually refer to the documentation included with the software, this video introduction will give viewers the framework within which learn to Ventura, and save some time with the manuals. We know, because the newsletter you are holding is produced using Ventura. Highly recommended. (See CANADA'S SWEETHEART for availability.)