With the growing use of iPads, eBooks, and the internet, does the future of the desktop publisher look bleak? Yes, according to one source, but I disagree. There are many opportunities presenting themselves to the desktop publisher.

Read to find out what possibilities exist in learning and enhancing your desktop publishing and ebook skills -- and have fun along the way!

Learn how to measure and cut your own business cards, freeing you to use any card stock you wish and not be limited by the stock choices that come already perforated.

Creating custom wedding invitations can be a challenging undertaking. However, knowing who they are for and exploring the many options available in card stock, specialty papers, embellishments and your own creativity, can produce excellent results.

You can spice up an invitation or menu with a custom watermarked image in the background or get serious and mark all the pages in your document with confidential or do not copy very easily using Word's watermark feature.

As a professional desktop publisher I have always used professional layout and design software for creating my documents -- especially with columns. Setting up and formatting columns in Word 7 is flexible and easy to do, that I just may use it for my next project that requires columns!

Using one of the business card templates that come with Word you can create personalized gift tags for your holiday gifts.

Store bought cards are plentiful and sometimes can even convey your message. However, creating a hand-made card allows you to personalize your message, choose your own images, be creative, and the recipient will definitely appreciate your efforts a whole lot more!

Learn to create PDF files using Bullzip's free PDF software from any program on your computer! And, Bullzip offers so much more...

Instead of the usual round black bullet point, how about a different shape, or color, or dingbat or picture, to make your bullet list stand out and draw more attention to it? In Word 7 you can do this very easily.