Desktop Publishing

PURPOSE AND TYPES OF DESKTOP

PUBLISHING SOFTWARE

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 Purpose of DTP -Software

1. Graphic Design
Using a desktop publishing software, one can be able
to create and edit very complex text and graphical
objects like pictures

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2. Page Layout Design

The user can be able to design a page layout by
setting a consistent picture and object locations,
dividing a page in a number of columns and creating
layers.
This also includes setting of page size, orientation,
setting page margins, text direction etc.
A layer is an arrangement of objects on top of each
other with the one on top being on the first layer

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3. Printing
Printing is the art of converting softcopy publication
into hardcopy or softcopy to un-editable softcopy like
PDF formats. The user therefore needs to print the
publication as a final publication copy for end users.

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Advantages of DTP Software over Word Processors

1. Every item can be edited and formatted

independently
2. There is more control over the way text is arranged
and formatted.
3. DTP can be used to bring lots of different files
together on the same document.
4. Absolute control of your layout. DTP applications
never rearrange your frames to fit to text or printer
requirements. Instead, you have to set up the text
or printer correctly.

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Advantages of DTP Software over Word Processors

5. Text flow around irregular shapes.

6. Guidelines, margins and rulers are very useful for
an exact placement of frames.
7. Professional output. PDF, PostScript or one of
these really big offset printing machines? With a
DTP application, you can satisfy them all.
8. Have master pages used to design common layout
9. Have wide range of templates and artistic text
styles
10. Frames need not to flow in a logical sequence

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 Types of Desktop Publishing Software

Graphic
based

Types
of DTP

Layout
based

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 Types of Desktop Publishing Software

Graphic based
They are basically designed to edit and format
graphic objects such as pictures and vector drawings.
Vector hand drawings are free hand drawings
These software have superior image handling
capabilities like setting resolution, brightness,
contrast, cropping and filling images with all types of
color
Examples: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
Corel draw etc.

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 Types of Desktop Publishing Software

Layout based
These types are
developed to create
different page layout
designs for text and
pictures.
Examples: Adobe
PageMaker, Microsoft
Publisher and InDesign

Newspaper Layout
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 Types of Desktop Publishing Software

Quiz
1. State the purpose of desktop publishing software
2. Discuss the two types of desktop publishing
software
3. You have been asked by your schools principle to
help design a newsletter for each student to take to
their parents during the end term break. Which
application software will you choose? State three
reasons why you settled on the software.

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