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• Guide: How to use Microsoft Word as a desktop publishing tool

  By Helen Bradley | 30 May, 2012 08:21

  High-end desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress, feature lots of tools to help designers produce stunning pages. But these programs are expensive, and novices require training to use them, factors that render their acquisition difficult to justify for most small businesses.

• Microsoft Word Lawsuit: XML Explained

  By Jared Newman | 14 August, 2009 02:35

  When a judge halted the sale of Microsoft Word on Tuesday for infringing a patent, many of us wondered about the repercussions of this decision. The patent itself, for the creation of custom XML documents, seemed like an afterthought, and for good reason: The average user never has and never will use Word for this purpose.