Creating a desktop publishing project involves a series of methodical steps, starting with planning and sketching your design. Choosing the appropriate template and setting up your document correctly are crucial initial steps.
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Professional Applications
EXAMPLES:
AbodeInDesign: It's a versatile design tool with built-in features that allow you to tackle both text- and graphics-heavy projects.
QuarkXPress: Adds new shape tools, transparency blend modes, UI enhancements, smart text linking, automatic table of contents, and responsive HTML5 publications for multi device output.
MS Publisher Window
Standard Toolbar, Formatting Toolbar, Objects Toolbar,
Format Publication Task Pane, Page Boundary, Page
Margin, Rulers, Page Icons,
Desktop Publishing Careers
1. 4/10 worked for newspaper, periodical, book,
and directory publishers.
2. 1/4 worked in printing and related support
activities.
3. The rest worked in a wide variety of industries.
4. Other worked in in-house or in-plant for buisness
services films.
5. Also worked in government agencies, hospitals,
or universities.
Events to follow to create a desktop publishing
1. Have a plan, make a sketch
2. Choose a template
3. Set up your document
4. Place text in your document
5. Format your text
6. Place graphics in your document
7. Tweak your graphics placement
8. Apply rules of desktop publishing
9. Print a draft and proofread it
10. Print your project
Desktop Publishing Programs
The top 10 desktop publishing programs are: PagePlus,
Microsoft Publisher, PageMaker, Express Publisher, Easy
Working Desktop Publisher, QuarkXPress, Ventura Publisher,
PFS: Publisher, FrameMaker
