Content: Introduction: The graphic production flow --
The Computer --
Software --
Hardware --
What makes a computer fast? --
Binary numbers --
Files and documents --
Type and Fonts --
Typeface and font management --
The structure of the fonts --
Font types --
Utility software --
Chromatics --
What is a color? --
The color of surfaces --
The eye and color --
Mixing colors --
Color models --
What affects color reproduction? --
Getting the right colors in print --
Working with light and color --
Color management in software --
Images --
Object graphics --
Pixel graphics --
File formats for images --
Compression --
Scanning images --
Image editing --
Tools in Adobe Photoshop --
Adjusting for printing --
Scanners --
Digital cameras --
Documents --
Software for producing originals --
Fonts --
Working with colors --
Working with images --
Working with logotypes --
Knockouts and overprints --
Traps and chokes --
Bleeds --
Crossover --
Proofing and handing off documents --
Storing and Archiving --
Storage systems --
Storage media --
Hard drives --
Magnetic disks --
Tape --
Optical disks --
Comparison --
Archiving --
Networks and Communication --
What is a network? --
LAN and WAN --
What makes up a network? --
Network devices --
Transmission technique and capacity --
Network types --
Dial-up connections --
The Internet --
Output --
Halftone screening --
Page description language --
PDF --
OPI --
Imposition --
Common imposition techniques --
Printers --
High-volume printers --
Imagesetters --
Review and Proofing.