We review the morphological and spectral energy distribution characteristics
of the dust continuum emission (emitted in the 40-200 micron spectral range)
from normal galaxies, as revealed by detailed ISOPHOT mapping observations of
nearby spirals and by ISOPHOT observations of the integrated emissions from
representative statistical samples in the local universe.Comment: 7 pages with 5 figures included (eps format); invited review talk
held at the ESA Workshop ``Exploiting the ISO Data Archive. Infrared
Astronomy in the Internet Age'', Siguenza, Spain 24-27 June, 200