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About Diane Mendez
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Expertise
Expert knowledge of both printing and publishing specifications. Familiar with the printing process from order taking to bindery. Extensive experience with self-publishing from creating manuscript to publishing/printing. Skilled in QuarkExpress, InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office and several minor applications.

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Employed in the graphics department at a printing company for 27 years. Currently self-employed, dba Proof Plus, offering editing, proofreading, formatting, copywriting, and design services.
   

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In Category  Printing, Bookbinding & Paper making

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printing press information10/15/2009
  Q: good day. i have few questions regarding start up of a printing press and i really hope you would ...
  A: Because I don't know much about business in your country, my answers might not apply. 1. Yes, a ...
Font3/26/2009
  Q: I am trying, without much luck to identify the Font that the Chicago Tribune uses in its headlines. ...
  A: .. It's definitely a version of Old English, but it looks like they've kerned it. I don't have any ...
printing3/2/2009
  Q: What's the name of the first letter of the word that starts a chapter of a book, when that letter is ...
  A: I believe you're referring to a 'Drop Cap'. It's a large letter used at the beginning of a ...
info. feasibility study9/4/2008
  Q: Am an enterprenuer with little knowledge about printing but trying to set up a printing firm that ...
  A: Wow! This is a big project you're undertaking and I think you would require more than an answer from ...
paper terminology9/3/2008
  Q: What is the difference between a leaf, a page, and a sheet of paper
  A: Here are the definitions for the three words you listed: LEAF: One sheet of paper in a publication. ...
Printing on bigger paper7/23/2008
  Q: I have a Sharp laser printer. I want to print a 6x9 page on 8.5x11 paper without using the manual ...
  A: I'm not completely confident that I understand what you are trying to do. You have three options for ...
creep or shingling5/30/2008
  Q: I have QuarkXpress 6.5 and 7.0. I am building several 6x9 books, 150-300 pages. Does Quark have some ...
  A: I also use Quark and format books. This is what I do: File > New > Project. You'll then have the New ...
Book terminology3/5/2008
  Q: I read in book descriptions that a particular edition is a "canto edition" but can't find a ...
  A: You are absolutely correct in saying there is no information available for this term. However, it ...
Printer12/6/2007
  Q: I'm looking to buy a printer that will create professional prints. Below I have attached a link to ...
  A: This is a tough one and I'll have to give a blanket answer, without recommending any printer or ...
what kind of printer do I need?9/27/2007
  Q: I have a retail store and currently sell a line of stationery by a local artist. I would like to ...
  A: I was surprised at the number of online businesses that actually do print paper products. Simply do ...
paper8/29/2007
  Q: what type of paper are books made from?
  A: Books, like anything else printed, can be produced on any type of paper. Most published books are ...
"Slipper"?4/20/2007
  Q: Some (hardcover) books, especially the prestige ones, come themselves inside a kind of display or ...
  A: You've got me stumped. The printed "paper" cover for a book is a jacket, so you might be right about ...
Business plan1/30/2007
  Q: Am an Aspiring entrepreneur. I want to start a print and Publishing Company, But I need a Businesws ...
  A: Though professional business plans are similar in subject matter, the content varies from one ...
Page layout1/23/2007
  Q: I have just finished writing a Book on my Family re Genealogy. Have I the correct settings for my ...
  A: Let me explain about the gutter. In Word, if you go to the menu Format > Document, and click on the ...
Page layout1/23/2007
  Q: I have just finished writing a Book on my Family re Genealogy. Have I the correct settings for my ...
  A: How interesting that you put together a book on your family tree. It's a project I've been long ...
Color Laser Printers1/13/2007
  Q: I understand that colors don't appear in print as they do on the computer screen. I was more so ...
  A: Yes, the orange paper will change the way the color "looks", whether you use an inkjet or laser ...
Color Laser Printers1/12/2007
  Q: I want to print a colored image on a piece of colored paper. I know with an inkjet printer, the ink ...
  A: Printing from a laser printer might give you a different blue than the inkjet printer, but it will ...
paper types1/4/2007
  Q: I'd like to enquire about the type of paper you would suggest for use in menu printing? By menu ...
  A: Your choice of paper depends on how often you are going to change the menu or the prices on the ...
How to manage to print12/30/2006
  Q: I am looking for a software which could help me print a large amount of text (an HTML about 300 of ...
  A: There is no "easy" solution to this problem. Basically, the pages must be "imposed" in order for ...

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