GRAP 3175 Computer Applications for Drafting Unit IV Application Software
Desktop Publishing
Definition -- Uses Produce camera-ready documents (ready to be printed professionally) from a desktop. Resumes Fliers Technical Ill. - placing drawings in manuals
Traditional Typographic Method Basic text - typewriter or computer Decisions Sent to a typesetter Cut-and-pasted by hand Past up photos & illustrations “Camera-ready” document sent to commercial printer.
Components of Desktop Publishing Document-composition software Microcomputer Desktop page printer Image scanner Typefaces and fonts Clip art Illustration software
Document-Composition Process Prepare text Prepare/identify nontext-related resources Lay out the document page(s) Fill in the text frames Fill in the picture frames Fine tune the layout Print the camera-ready document Publish the document
DTP Resources Text files Clip art Original artwork Photographs or hard-copy graphics Screen displays
Document-Composition Software Adobe PageMaker QuarkXPress Microsoft Publisher Corel Ventura Publish It!
DTP Compared to WP IMMEDIATE interaction between text and graphics
Creating Text A Place –word-processing –document format –ASCII
Creating Graphic Elements Draw tools Place –Formats PIC PLT DXF MOV EPS BMP TIF WMF JPEG –Clip art
Page Templates or Style Sheets Insert text in predesigned spaces
Type Format Terms Kerning Tracking Leading
Publishing Without Paper Electronic Publishing –Electronic documents –Online documents
Advantages Electronic Documents Good for environment Easily updated Richer form of communication Interactive Facilitate Navigation Searchable Tied together by hyperlinks
Creating Electronic Documents HTML - HyperText Markup Language PDF - Portable document format Internet, intranet, CD-ROM, & DVD