1. Purpose and Types of Desktop publishing software
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2. 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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3. 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
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4. 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.
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5. 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.
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6. 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
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7. Types of Desktop Publishing Software
Types of DTP
Graphic based
Layout based
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8. 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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9. 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
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10. 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.
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