document production basics for consumer product documentation - basics

["Jessica Weissman" <Jessica -dot- Weissman -at- hillcrestlabs -dot- com>]

I have been asked to lay out the steps required with some guess at
scheduling for producing product inserts.  The inserts are foldouts
items with fancy graphics.  A graphic artist will do the layout and
drawings.  I will produce the words and, with help from the artists,
specify the drawings.

Everything I've written so far has been printed directly onto plain
paper, then photocopied.  I have no clear idea about the other steps
required to produce camera-ready copy.

Can someone point me at an up to date reference that might help me
figure this out?  I understand there are a zillion variables, but need a
good basic intro, either online or in book form.

Many thanks.


Jessica Weissman 

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