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DESKTOP PUBLISHING. What does DTP stand for. DTP stands for “ Desktop Publishing”. Software used to produce professional looking documents. Microsoft Office Publisher. page maker. Desktop Publishing.
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Software used to produce professional looking documents • Microsoft Office Publisher. • page maker.
Desktop Publishing Desktop Publishing refers to the process of using the computer to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc. Desktop Publishing combines 3 Applications: page layout, word processing and graphics.
Name any 5 DTP documents that can be produced using Microsoft Publisher.
Greeting Cards • Leaflets • Brochures • Newsletters • Flyers
different ways to obtain graphics / digital to DTP document • Take a photograph using a digital camera and put this in. • Search for pictures using the Internet • Use the clip art provided with Microsoft Office. • Scan photographs, pictures, etc. using a scanner. • Use a drawing package to draw your own picture.
Different ways to obtain text for your DTP document • Type the text straight into your DTP newsletter. • Copy text from e-mails you have received and then paste them into your newsletter • Copy information from a website. • Dictate straight into Publisher using speech recognition.
steps to create business cards in publisher From the opening screen, under publication type, click on business card. • Double click on a business template that is displayed. • You can personalize using color schemes, font and enter the necessary information. • Save your business card.
FRAMES Frames are layout feature, and all text and graphics or any other object inserted into publisher must be entered into frame.
Free Rotate: To rotate the object freely.
Word artUsed to insert text with attractive font, size, style and colour
Text BoxTo insert textbox that can be moved, resized or have its shape changed. You can put text into a text box.
date and timeUsed to insert date and time of the publication