Business cards, letterhead, brochures, newsletters, fax sheets, labels and forms. You can get a professional look and feel in less time than it usually takes you to convince a print shop that you really do want what you brought in and not what they think would be best for you. Here's one simple benefit of these programs that I especially like. When I go to a print shop, they show me a book of font samples that show so few letters that I cannot picture what the font will look like in my materials. Using one of these programs, you can layout the entire piece and substitute fonts at your leisure until you find what looks best.
Black type is a given.
Suggesting two colors on a page might cause a riot. Color laser printers can cost ten times as much as a color inkjet printer, but in the right setting may be worth the investment. You can add color, graphics and photos to your firm's newsletter. You can put together a variety of brochures for your practice. If you do charts for clients, a splash of color can make a big difference in presenting information.