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| Preface |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (6) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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Before and After Lettering |
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17 | (2) |
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Chapter Two Tools Of The Trade |
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19 | (16) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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Materials Provided by a Publisher |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (3) |
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Illustrator Actions: The Letterer's Best Friend |
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31 | (2) |
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Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts |
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33 | (2) |
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Chapter Three Lettering Templates |
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What are Lettering Templates? |
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The Two Schools of Digital Lettering |
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36 | (1) |
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A Note About Creating an Illustrator Workspace |
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37 | (1) |
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Building a Lettering Template |
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37 | (7) |
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But How Does This New Template Actually Work? |
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A Double-Page Spread Template |
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47 | (7) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (24) |
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57 | (2) |
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Digital Lettering Using Area Type |
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59 | (1) |
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Creating Three Basic Area Type Objects, Part 1 |
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60 | (3) |
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Dialogue Typeface Point Size |
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63 | (1) |
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Dialogue Typeface Leading Size |
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64 | (1) |
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Creating Three Basic Area Type Objects, Part 2 |
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65 | (1) |
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Using Your Area Type Objects with Your Template |
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Properly Stacking Lines of Dialogue |
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68 | (1) |
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Sizing and Shaping Your Area Type Objects |
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69 | (1) |
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Use of Font Styles in Dialogue |
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70 | (4) |
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Quickly Changing Fonts by Using Character Styles |
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74 | (2) |
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Typefaces Beyond Normal Dialogue |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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OpenType Auto-ligatures and Contextual Alternates |
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78 | (1) |
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A Little Care Now Goes a Long Way Later |
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79 | (2) |
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Crafting Dialogue Balloons |
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81 | (3) |
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84 | (3) |
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Joining Balloon to Balloon |
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87 | (1) |
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A Brief Reminder About Creating Actions |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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Dialogue that Erupts from a Balloon |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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Standard Thought Balloons |
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116 | (2) |
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Improved Thought Balloons |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (1) |
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Classic Telepathy Balloons |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Rounded Rectangle Robotic Balloons |
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127 | (1) |
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Double-Dashed Robotic Balloons |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Standard Monster Balloons |
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129 | (1) |
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Improved Monster Balloons |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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Alternative Balloon Practices |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Balloons that Break Panel Borders |
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136 | (3) |
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Custom Illustrator Brushes for Balloons |
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139 | (6) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Balloons |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (20) |
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149 | (1) |
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Rectangular Area Type Objects and Caption Boxes |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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Internal Monologue Captions |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (5) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (5) |
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Omniscient Narrator Captions |
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163 | (1) |
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Designing Banner Captions |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Captions |
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167 | (2) |
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Chapter Seven Sound Effects |
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The Path to Effective Sound Effects |
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169 | (1) |
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Typefaces are Just a Starting Point |
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170 | (1) |
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Manipulating Sound Effects Letters |
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171 | (2) |
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Adding Offset Paths to Sound Effects |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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Calligraphic Strokes on Sound Effects |
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180 | (1) |
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Adding Perspective with the Free Distort Tool |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (2) |
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Digitally Hand Lettering Sound Effects |
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184 | (2) |
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Creating Clipping Masks for Sound Effects |
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186 | (5) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Sound Effects |
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191 | (4) |
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Chapter Eight Titles, Logos & More |
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195 | (20) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (4) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Titles |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Stingers |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Cover Copy |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Guideposts to Successful Logo Design |
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206 | (2) |
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Clients and Project Agreements |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (3) |
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Inspirational Gallery of Logos |
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212 | (3) |
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Chapter Nine From Proof To Finals |
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215 | (22) |
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When the Lettering is Finished |
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215 | (1) |
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Live vs. Outlined Typefaces |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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Proofing with Illustrator and Acrobat |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (5) |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Delivering Lettering as EPS Files |
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223 | (3) |
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Performing Pre-Press Services |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (5) |
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232 | (2) |
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Keeping Track of Your Projects |
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234 | (1) |
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Invoicing for Completed Projects |
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235 | (2) |
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Chapter Ten Putting It All Together |
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237 | (14) |
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| Conclusion |
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251 | (1) |
| Acknowledgements |
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252 | (1) |
| About The Author |
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253 | (1) |
| Index |
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