Purpose and Types of Desktop publishing software Prepared By: MK SOLUTIONS MK SOLUTIONS

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 Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

Purpose of DTP -Software 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 Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

Purpose of DTP -Software 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. Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

Advantages of DTP –Software over Word Processors Every item can be edited and formatted independently There is more control over the way text is arranged and formatted. DTP can be used to bring lots of different files together on the same document. 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. Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

Advantages of DTP –Software over Word Processors Text flow around irregular shapes. Guidelines, margins and rulers are very useful for an exact placement of frames. Professional output. PDF, PostScript or one of these really big offset printing machines? With a DTP application, you can satisfy them all. Have master pages used to design common layout Have wide range of templates and artistic text styles Frames need not to flow in a logical sequence Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

Types of Desktop Publishing Software Types of DTP Graphic based Layout based Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

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. Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS

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 Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti Newspaper Layout MK SOLUTIONS

Types of Desktop Publishing Software Quiz State the purpose of desktop publishing software Discuss the two types of desktop publishing software You have been asked by your school’s 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. Prepared By: Maurice Nyamoti MK SOLUTIONS