Part V

Proof Positive

In this part . . .

After your layout is complete, most of the hard work is done. Many “gotchas” can crop up when you begin to print your publication, however. Some are tiny errors that seem to bedevil everyone, and some errors are of the thorny, devilish type. In the chapters in this part, I discuss the most common problems that appear in a publication in its final stages of production and tell you how to get rid of them. If you’re like most people, you spend some time tweaking your work to get it just right. It would be a shame not to take the next step and make sure that the printed work is as good as it can be. Printing can be expensive, and mistakes can be costly when you make them. The first chapter in this part can save you a lot of money and frustration.

Microsoft Publisher 2007 has a number of special features that help you guide a printing service to print your work. The second chapter in this part shows you how to set up your publication for a commercial printer and gives you a short treatise on paper and ink.