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Lesson 4 DTP

The document discusses desktop publishing (DTP), including its history and key figures, types of DTP software, differences between DTP and word processors, features of DTP, and designing publications. It provides examples of DTP software and publications like cards, certificates, newspapers and books.

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Lesson 4 DTP

The document discusses desktop publishing (DTP), including its history and key figures, types of DTP software, differences between DTP and word processors, features of DTP, and designing publications. It provides examples of DTP software and publications like cards, certificates, newspapers and books.

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Basic Concepts and

Features of Desktop
Publishing
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Objectives:
At the end of a 60-minute lesson, at least 85% of
the students will be able to;
● define common desktop publishing
terminology;
● identify the steps involved in the publishing
and printing process; and
● create their own invitation letter, using their
downloaded editing app.
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What is
Desktop Publishing
(DTP)?
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Desktop Publishing
(DTP) is the creation of
documents using
dedicated software on a
personal computer.
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Paul Brainerd:
Co-founder of Aldus
Corporation, played a
pivotal role in bringing
desktop publishing to
the masses with the
release of Aldus
PageMaker in 1985.
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1947-2016
Over 25 years ago several computing
technologies, hardware and software,
combined to irreversibly change the design
and publishing industry.

 1984 - The Apple Macintosh debuts.

 1984 - Hewlett-Packard introduces the


LaserJet, the first desktop laser printer.

 1985 - Adobe introduces PostScript, the


industry-standard Page Description Language
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(PDL) for professional typesetting.


 1985 - Aldus develops PageMaker for the
Mac, the first "desktop publishing"
application.

 1985 - Apple produces the LaserWriter, the


first desktop laser printer to contain
PostScript.

 1987 - PageMaker for the Windows platform


is introduced.
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EXAMPLES OF
DESKTOP
PUBLISHER:
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Adobe Illustrator
- used for
creating complex
freehand artwork
such as drawings
& logos.
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Microsoft Publisher. –
most used in desktop
publishing for newbies
because of ease of use
and functionalities
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Adobe
Photoshop -
mainly used for
editing &
formatting
photographs
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Adobe InDesign -
professionally made for
typesetting with
graphics and text
manipulation and it
does support styles and
master pages.
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Ventura. – product of
Corel for desktop
publishing,
typesetting
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CorelDraw. – used in
designing vector
graphics just like
Adobe Illustrator
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2 TYPES OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE
GRAPHIC BASED LAYOUT BASED
They are specifically developed for They are specifically developed to
editing & formatting graphic objects create different page layout designs for
like pictures. text and pictures.

Examples; Examples;
Adobe Photoshop, Harvard graphic, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher
CorelDraw

- Graphic-based desktop publishers


have superior capabilities for handling
images such as setting resolution,
brightness, contrast, cropping, and
filling the images with color.
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND WORD
PROCESSOR

 A DTP software gives the user more tools and control


of the page layout, text manipulation and graphic
design.
 Word processors have been incorporated with text
and graphic formatting and editing tools, e.g., you
can design a full publication in Microsoft Word by
using the available Drawing and Picture tools, create
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columns, etc.
Features of Desktop Publishing

 Text can be directly entered into a DTP


publication or copied from a word processor.
 Graphics incorporation: Graphics can be
created separately and then imported into
the DTP program.
 Image scanning: Images like photographs
and drawings can be copied into a DTP
document using a scanner.
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 A DTP program gives you more control
over the graphics in a publication. You
can:
• move - change the position of a graphic
on a page,
• size - make a graphic larger or smaller,
• Rotate - turn or spin a graphic, and
• Crop - trim part of a graphic.
 Has a wide range of Fonts & print sizes
that can be merged with useful symbols,
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such as arrows and stars.


 Columns of various widths, in which
the text is fitted automatically using
sensible hyphenation. The columns can
also be reorganization automatically.
 Enables Scaling and cropping of
publications to fit the available space.
 Page numbers can be inserted.
 Enables production of multiple page
documents.
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Designing a
Publication
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Cards:
They may be for special
occasions such as
weddings, graduations,
anniversaries, and for
congratulations.
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Certificates:
These are types of
publications used to show
completion of courses and
special
events.
Note: Certificates are very
sensitive and must be
designed to discourage any
type of duplication or
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counterfeits.
Newspapers, Magazines,
Pamphlets and Newsletters:
They contain news targeting a
group of people.
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Books:
Are bulky publications with
many pages that are bound
together.
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Calendars:
They are used to show dates.
They are also used by
companies to advertise their
products.
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Purpose of Desktop Publishing
Graphic design control: DTP software allows
typesetters to create and edit complex text and
graphical objects with high quality. It provides
tools like rulers and guides for precise
placement within the publication.
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Page layout design: Desktop publishing
enables users to design page layouts with
consistent picture and object locations,
multiple columns, and layering functionality.
Layers allow for the arrangement of objects
on top of each other.

Printing preparation: DTP software helps


users prepare artwork for printing, an
essential step in the production of
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publications.
Thank you.
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