Suggests the use of initial letters, bold lines, subheads, and gimcracks (a device to add flair to copy blocks) to break up long gray blocks of copy. Presents examples of these typographical tricks. (MS)

Reviews the current state of printing software and printing hardware compatibility and capacity. Discusses the changing relationship between author and publisher resulting from the advent of desktop publishing. (LMO)

Carnegie-Mellon University is using word processing in several modes to enhance communication: dedicated word processing system, word processing package on a general-purpose minicomputer, computer mail, text editor, text formatter, spelling checker, and programmable printer. Each mode of word processing is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Discusses new possibilities that computers and laser printers offer instructional technologists. Includes a brief history of printed communications, a description of new technological advances referred to as "desktop publishing," and suggests the application of this technology to instructional tasks. (TW)