Although Quark is largely the newspaper industry standard, it is very expensive ($800 for each copy). PageMaker is less expensive and should suffice for your needs. That's the program I used at my high school and college newspapers. If you truly have "no budget" then you'd probably have to settle for AppleWorks.
On 5/12/02 5:18 PM, Bill W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In a message dated 5/10/02 12:37:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> << what software would you create this newspaper >> with? I have all of the above. Suggestions appreciated. >> >> >> AppleWorks or ClarisWorks is fine for rendering your news copy; OmniPage >> Professional (and a scanner) is great for converting previously published >> hardcopy back into editable text; Adobe PhotoShop is the essential >> photo/image manipulation application for newspaper; Macromedia Freehand is >> probably the most versatile application for the more serious graphic >> designer; and there's no doubt that QuarkXpress is the best all-around >> layout/composing application. One other note---Adobe Acrobat is essential >> for reading and writing the many PDF files you'll encounter in newspaper >> publishing. It also helps if you can procure about 100 to 2000 postscript >> typefaces. > > OR, > you could pick up one or more copies of Pagemaker in versions from 5 > through 6.5 at bargain prices. We have been publishing our weekly > newspaper for 23 years with PM. About 75% of the newspapers in Okla > use PM as their ad creation and page layout program. > Have bot 2 copies of Adobe Indesign, but have not put them into the > production mainstream yet. > Brasspatch -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
