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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] DTP Software suggestions? |
| Date: |
01/05/2005 02:05:01 PM |
| From: |
Jame Mackson |
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I think as far as a simple straight forward program to use for this, your
best bet is going to be MS publisher. You will have a great deal of control
of the layout and astetics of your document with the same ease of use with
3rd party applications as word, (OLE is a great thing) Word can be very
cumbersome to work with, especially when you are trying to figure it out on
your own... this is only my opinion but I have been thru this quiet a few
times and have had very good luck with publisher.
Jame
-----Original Message-----
From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com
[mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lamborn
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:49 AM
To: RICK GRAY
Cc: gislist@lists.geocomm.com
Subject: Re: [gislist] DTP Software suggestions?
Rick -
Honestly, I hate to promote Microsoft products... but I would stick with
Word for doing routine newsletter type stuff that requires frequent
publishing. Set up a template and stick w/ it. But, for custom graphics
(flyers, trade show graphics, etc) I would get Adobe Illustrator. It's
not super-simple to learn, but taking a class on Illustrator would fix
that. The advantage of using Illustrator is that it works w/ AutoCAD
without any additional extensions and it can be adapted to work w/ GIS
by adding extensions ($$).
Matt Lamborn
www.landpeople.net
RICK GRAY wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>My job description has expanded to include the design of flyers and
brochures,
>and PowerPoint and Word just won't cut it anymore. I was able to make do
with
>them when I produced one or two flyers a year. Now we want to create
monthly
>newsletters and generate custom brochures for the various events we attend.
>Maps, photos and drawings will be regular inclusions.
>
>Can someone recommend a software package that doesn't have too steep of a
>learning curve? I've had a small amount of experience with Corel Draw (a
few
>years ago) but have probably forgotten most of what I knew. Reasonable
price
>would be nice, too, because if my boss thinks it's too expensive I will be
stuck
>with what I've got. Acquiring new software is my idea, not his.
>
>A software suggestion along with its strengths and weaknesses would be
>absolutely wonderful, as would ballpark price.
>
>We are a PC and Bill Gates shop here, if that makes a difference in your
>suggestion.
>
>Thanks a million.
>
>Rick
>
>
>Rick Gray
>GIS Specialist, Ontario Weather Network
>http://www.ownweb.ca
>GIS Instructor
>Ridgetown College, University of Guelph
>http://www.ridgetowncollege.com/
>
>Tel. 519-674-1554
>E-mail: rgray@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca
>
>Ridgetown: -81.883 W, 42.450 N
>
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