Digital Desktop Publishing

Objectives •    Learn definition of desktop publishing. •    Explore history of DTP. •    Discover differences between various operating systems. •    Learn differences between various software packages used in digital desktop publishing. •    See how input and output devices are used in DTP. •    Learn how networks are connected and made secure. Introduction You may have […]

Getting Started with DTP (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 2

Image Management With MacPaint and MacDraw (also introduced in 1984), artwork could be digitally created and modified with ease. Figure 1.5 shows an early scanner that replaced the ribbon in the ImageWriter. This made possible the transfer of an image directly to the computer. These early graphics programs were quickly replaced with products such as […]

Getting Started with DTP (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 3

Software Duplication Desktop publishing software is expensive. For many businesses this is not software that is used every day by every employee. As a result, businesses will often buy a single copy of a DTP program to install on a single computer. It is expected that any employee who needs to create a DTP document […]

Getting Started with DTP (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 4

Cost Prices for laser printers continue to drop significantly, so the cost of a laser printer is no longer the issue it once was. The question becomes cost of supplies vs. quality of print. Laser cartridges are more expensive than inkjet ones, but they last longer. While color laser printers are now inexpensive enough to […]

Planning Your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 1

Objectives •    Learn to preplan your document. •    Discuss sketching layout of document. •    Discover importance of paper type, folds, and binding in planning process. •    Study production and delivery options. •    Understand impact of costs in decision-making process. Introduction In the previous topic, you learned about the hardware and software used in desktop publishing. […]

Planning Your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 2

Size Most businesses stock three basic sizes: letter, legal, and ledger (also called tabloid). These are often called American sizes because they are based upon measurement in inches. European paper sizes are based upon metric measurements that result in slight differences between the two. Common American sizes U.S. Letter 8.5" x 11" Legal 8.5" x […]

Planning Your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 3

Delivery When making a choice about paper size, you have to consider how it is to be delivered. Will it be mailed, posted on a wall, sent through inter-office mail, stacked in a counter display, or posted on the Web? Your delivery method will have an impact on each of your planning decisions. For example, […]

Creating your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 1

Objectives •    Learn to modify default settings of software. •    Explore elements of DTP window. •    Understand use of rulers as DTP tool. •    Compare tools available in various DTP software packages. •    Understand importance of frames in DTP design. •    Learn to use master pages to simplify design process. Introduction Now that you understand […]

Creating your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 2

Pasteboard/Scratch Area The area outside the working page is called the pasteboard or scratch area. In this area text and images may be put aside until they are ready for placement on a page. If you have inserted images or short text boxes into a document, but are undecided on where they will be used, […]

Creating your Document (The World of Desktop Publishing) Part 3

Web Tools InDesign’s Button tool gives you various options to use in a web publication. You can set button actions so that when the reader clicks on it an action occurs, such as movement to another page or a sound playing. QuarkXPress has a separate toolbox for web functions as shown in Figure 3.11. Figure […]