Business Data Communications and Networking or Perfect Pages

Business Data Communications and Networking

Author: Jerry FitzGerald

Updated with the latest advances in the field, Jerry FitzGerald and Alan Dennis' Ninth Edition of Business Data Communications and Networking provides the fundamental concepts, cutting-edge coverage, balanced presentation, and practical, real-world applications that professionals and students need to succeed in this fast-moving field.

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A text combining fundamental concepts of data communications and networking with practical applications, highlighting management and technical issues. Coverage includes telephone communications hardware; data transmission; LANs and WANs; backbone networks; security; and Novell Netware, with chapter questions and problems and a cumulative case study. This fifth edition reflects new technologies, and includes chapter objectives and summaries, and management and technology focus boxes, plus new material on management issues such as selecting equipment and managing networks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Perfect Pages: Self Publishing with Microsoft Word, or How to Avoid High-Priced Page Layout Programs or Book Design Fees and Produce Fine Books in MS Word for Desktop Publishing and Print on Demand

Author: Aaron Shepard

Nowadays, new technologies and services have made it easier than ever to publish your book. But if you mean to design it yourself, you may face an important question: Do I need an expensive page layout program like Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, or QuarkXPress? Or can I instead use a word processor like Microsoft Word? If you know the basic principles of typography and book design-as well as the capabilities of your program-there's no reason a book done in Word should look less than professional. With this book as guide, you'll soon produce pages no reviewer will scoff at.

Topics in this book include speeding up Word, avoiding file corruption, optimizing Word for print, handling custom page sizes, structuring your book with Word sections, using templates, using styles, using print vs. typewriter typography, choosing fonts, formatting your text, setting up hyphenation, smoothing your paragraphs, controlling page endings, evening your pages, preparing and placing graphics, inserting text boxes, adding borders and backgrounds, using alignment aids, producing printouts for scanning, preparing PDF files, converting color for print, placing crop marks, creating a simple book cover, and many more.

What People Are Saying

Morris Rosenthal
"Excellent not only as a guide to using Word to design books, but also as a concise guide to book design."
—author, Print-on-Demand Book Publishing

Table of Contents:

About This Book
Working with Word #1: Choosing a Version
1 ~ MANAGING WORD
Managing Updates
Managing Options or Preferences
Managing the Workspace
Managing Automatic Changes
Managing Features
Managing Old Files
Managing Safety
Managing Memory

Working with Word #2: Using Views
2 ~ FORMATTING YOUR DOCUMENT
Setting Up Your File
Setting Your Page Size
Setting Your Page Margins
Setting Up Sections
Setting Up Headers and Footers
Setting Up Columns

Working with Word #3: Using Templates
3 ~ TYPESETTING YOUR TEXT
Using Print Punctuation
Using Print Symbols
Using Print Emphasis
Using Print Spaces
Using Print Paragraphs
Using Print Vertical Spacing

4 ~ FORMATTING YOUR TEXT
Choosing Your Fonts
Choosing Your Font Size
Choosing Your Vertical Spacing
Controlling Horizontal Spacing
Controlling Justification
Controlling Hyphenation
Controlling Page Endings

Working with Word #4: Using Styles
5 ~ PERFECTING YOUR TEXT
Fixing Letterspacing
Fixing Line Endings
Fixing Paragraphs
Fixing Page Endings

6 ~ HANDLING SPECIAL TEXT
Handling Headers and Footers
Handling Page Numbering
Handling Footnotes and Endnotes
Handling Automated Text
Handling Lists

7 ~ HANDLING GRAPHICS
Preparing Graphics
Placing Graphics

8 ~ ENHANCING YOUR LAYOUT
Adding Tables
Adding Text Boxes and Frames
Adding Borders and Backgrounds
Adding Ornaments

Working with Word #5: Using Alignment Aids
9 ~ PREPARING FOR PRINT
Choosing a Print Service
Centering Your Pages
Preparing Hard Copy
Preparing Word Files
Preparing PDF Files
Converting Your Colors
Placing Crop Marks
Checking Your Work

10 ~ CREATING A COVER
Designing a Simple Cover
Setting Your Cover Size
Setting Your Cover Margins
Handling Cover Text
Handling Cover Graphics
Adding a Bar Code
Preparing Your Cover for Print

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One of the most important questions a self publisher may face is: Do I need an expensive page layout program like Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, or QuarkXPress to produce a commercial book? Or can I manage with a word processor like Microsoft Word?