Microsoft Word can do more than bang out simple letters and plain text. Delve into its Design and Layout tools, and you’d be surprised at how much it can help even novices produce attractive layouts ...

The end of the year is near, and that could only mean one thing. It’s time to look ahead at what website design could look like in the year to come. Like every year, I scoured and searched the ...

Staring at a blank page is daunting. Where to make the first mark? As designers have known for centuries, one way is to start with a grid. A grid is a structure of lines used by designers to help ...

A desktop publishing program such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress. The capabilities of such a program go well beyond word processing and include such features as color control, precision typography, ...

Word can make a professional-looking newsletter using the Page Layout features and other tricks. Here’s an example so you can try the tools: 3. From the same location, click the Orientation button and ...