Shlomo Perets - MicroType

Shlomo has worked in electronic publishing since 1983, in the fields of production, training, R&D and consulting. He Initially developed computer programs to output directories and financial magazines using phototypesetters, using FORTRAN and Pascal. Fascinated with type, Shlomo became involved with ad typography (Quadex) and batch composition systems (QPO and XyVision).

Shlomo made the switch to desktop publishing in 1989, starting with Ventura Publisher 1.1 on PC. From 1991 to 1993, Shlomo published the MicroType newsletter, focusing on DTP and graphics issues.

Since 1993 Shlomo has focused primarily on FrameMaker and online documentation applications. He developed the FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers and its extensions (Navigation, Form, Default, Presentation, Multimedia and 3D Assistants). Shlomo regularly offers advanced FrameMaker and Acrobat courses, both on-site and public, in the USA, Europe and Israel.