Take a class before attempting to use professional programs such as QuarkXPress, FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker or Corel Ventura. Find out which program your service bureau prefers, if you will be working with a service bureau. Choose QuarkXPress for long documents, typesetting, and sophisticated trapping and color separations. Choose FrameMaker for book-integration features. You might be able to get the program you use at work free from your employer.
Many employers buy multimachine licenses for programs and are happy to have employees work at home.
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