Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helios!inetg1!diana From: diana@diana.ARCO.COM (Diana Sparks) Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop Subject: Re: Opinions about LetraSet's DesignStudio Message-ID: <1991Apr16.202935.14796@Arco.COM> Date: 16 Apr 91 20:29:35 GMT References: <1991Apr15.202404.834@convex.com> Sender: diana@diana (Diana Sparks) Distribution: comp.text.desktop Organization: ARCO Oil & Gas Publishing Services Lines: 30 In article <1991Apr15.202404.834@convex.com>, graham@convex.com (Marv Graham) writes: > I am about to buy a page layout program....reviews omit Design Studio, > yet - .................. - it should be good alternative to Quark > and/or PageMaker. Opinions? LetraSet's DesignStudio is probably the *easiest* PC/Mac DTP program on the market to learn. I know one DTP agency that uses it for all their work. I don't believe it would be well-suited for really long documents, tho. I sat down and was using it in just a few minutes. You create 'boxes' on the page for both text and graphics. It's easy to set how you want the text wrap to go, also (snaking; or magazine style where the article starts on one page and finishes on another page further back). If you want to produce short docs with graphics, it's a good bet. And BTW, if you have an Egghead Software in your area, they will, many times, let you 'try before you buy' for 30 days. That's the only way to go, as far as I'm concerned. If you want info on PageMaker e-mail me. That's what I am using, among others, because I do really long docs. Good luck. -- <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>><<<<< <><> Diana Sparks-->> diana@er.arco.com <><>< <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>>>>><<<<<