DESKTOP PUBLISHING What does DTP stand for DTP

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

What does DTP stand for

DTP stands for “Desktop Publishing”.

Software used to produce professional looking documents 1. Microsoft Office Publisher. 2. page maker.

Desktop Publishing refers to the process of using the computer to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc. Desktop Publishing combines 3 Applications: page layout, word processing and graphics.

Name any 5 DTP documents that can be produced using Microsoft Publisher.

• • • Greeting Cards Leaflets Brochures Newsletters Flyers

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORD PROCESSING AND DTP Word Processing A word processing package is generally used to deal with large quantities of text. Require more knowledge of graphic design to create professional looking documents Less creativity DTP package allows you much more flexibility with the layout of text and graphics. Professional looking documents can be made with little knowledge of graphic design. Allows the user to be more creative

different ways to obtain graphics / digital to DTP document • Take a photograph using a digital camera and put this in. • Search for pictures using the Internet • Use the clip art provided with Microsoft Office. • Scan photographs, pictures, etc. using a scanner. • Use a drawing package to draw your own picture.

Different ways to obtain text for your DTP document • Type the text straight into your DTP newsletter. • Copy text from e-mails you have received and then paste them into your newsletter • Copy information from a website. • Dictate straight into Publisher using speech recognition.

steps to create business cards in publisher From the opening screen, under publication type, click on business card. • Double click on a business template that is displayed. • You can personalize using color schemes, font and enter the necessary information. • Save your business card.

FRAMES Frames are layout feature, and all text and graphics or any other object inserted into publisher must be entered into frame.

Free Rotate: To rotate the object freely.

Calendars Used to insert calendar into the document

Word art Used to insert text with attractive font, size, style and colour

Text Box To insert textbox that can be moved, resized or have its shape changed. You can put text into a text box.

Shapes Used to insert shapes

date and time Used to insert date and time of the publication

Zoom In To increase the size of a document on the screen.

Zoom Out To decrease the size of a document on the screen.