TOPIC 3 : DESKTOP PUBLISHING | ICS FORM 4
Familiarization with the Desktop Publishing
The Concept of Desktop Publishing
FORM FOUR COMPUTER STUDIES TOPICS
TOPIC 1: MANAGEMENT OF DATABASE INFORMATION SYSTEM
TOPIC 2: PRESENTATION
TOPIC 3: DESKTOP PUBLISHING
TOPIC 4 : MULTIMEDIA
Examples of desktop publishing software:
- Adobe page maker
- Adobe in design
- PagePlus
- Microsoft Publisher
- PageMaker
- Express Publisher
- Easy Working Desktop Publisher
- QuarkXPre
- Ventura Publisher
- PFS: Publisher
- FrameMaker
Difference between word processing software and desktop publishing software
Word processing software is used for working with text, while desktop publishing software involves production of documents that combine text with graphics.
Desktop publishing software allows to work with more complicated page layouts than a word processing app. DTP software is perfect for making flyers, brochures, booklets. This type of software is usually more advanced than word processing apps.
A good example of a word processing app is Microsoft Word while desktop publishing app – Microsoft Publisher.
THE TYPES OF DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE
- Graphic – based: These are specifically developed to edit and format graphic objects such as picture and victor drawings.
- Layout-based: These are specifically developed to create different page layout designs for text and pictures.
Purpose of desktop publishing software
Graphic Design.
Career Assistance.
Education.
Business.
The Various Features of the Desktop Publishing Program
Creating and Producing a Publication
Plan for a Publication
- Decide the format of your paper
- Determine your journal strategy
- Ensure that you meet all the submission requirements of the target journal
- Take advantage of pre-submission inquiries
Design Layout of the Publication
Create a publication by using one of the pre-designed publications
- On the File menu, click New.
- In the New Publication task pane, under New from a design, do one of the following:
- To create a publication that you will print, click Publications for Print and then, under Publications for Print, click the type of publication that you want.
- To create a Web site, or a publication that you will send as an e-mail message, click Web Sites and E-mail, click either Web Sites or E-mail, and then click the type of publication that you want.
- In the Preview Gallery on the right, click the design that you want.
Note: If you click Easy Web Site Builder under Web Sites, select the check boxes for the options that you want in the Easy Web Site Builder dialog box before continuing.
Do any of the following:
- To change the publication’s overall design, click Publication Designs in the task pane, and then click the publication design that you want.
- To change the publication’s color scheme, click Color Schemes in the task pane, and then click the color scheme that you want.
- To change the publication’s font scheme, click Font Schemes in the task pane, and then click the font scheme that you want.
- If you are creating a Web page, newsletter, or catalog, and you want to change the page content options, click Page Content, and then click the options that you want.
- Change or select any additional options in the task pane.
- In your publication, replace the placeholder text and pictures with your own text and pictures, or with other objects.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save in box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication.
- In the File name box, type a name for your publication.
- In the Save as type box, select Publisher Files.
- Click Save.
FORM FOUR COMPUTER STUDIES TOPICS
TOPIC 1: MANAGEMENT OF DATABASE INFORMATION SYSTEM
TOPIC 2: PRESENTATION
TOPIC 3: DESKTOP PUBLISHING
TOPIC 4 : MULTIMEDIA
Start with a blank publication
- On the File menu, click New.
- In the New Publication task pane, under New from a design, click Blank Publications.
- In the Preview Gallery on the right, click the blank publication that you want.
- In your publication, add text, pictures, and any other objects you want.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save in box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication.
- In the File name box, type a name for your publication.
- In the Save as type box, select Publisher Files.
- Click Save.
Create a publication from a design set
Note: If you create a postcard or a business card by starting with one of these blank publications, your publication will be a Quick Publication, and you will not be able to use any of the task pane options that are available for the Postcard Wizard or the Business Card Wizard.
If you want to create a range of different publications that all share a single consistent design, you can select a publication from a design set.
- On the File menu, click New.
- In the New Publication task pane, under New from a design, click Design Sets.
- In the task pane, click the design set that you want.
- In the Preview Gallery to the right, click the type of publication that you want.
Do any of the following activities:
- To change the publication’s overall design, click Publication Designs in the task pane, and then click the publication design that you want.
- To change the publication’s color scheme, click Color Schemes in the task pane, and then click the color scheme that you want.
- To change the publication’s font scheme, click Font Schemes in the task pane, and then click the font scheme that you want.
- If you are creating a Web page, newsletter, or catalog, and you want to change page content options, click Page Content, and then click the options that you want.
- Change or select any additional options in the task pane.
- In your publication, replace the placeholder text and pictures with your own text and pictures, or with other objects.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save in box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication.
- In the File name box, type a name for your publication.
- In the Save as type box, select Publisher Files.
- Click Save.
Create a new publication based on an existing one
You can create a new publication from an existing publication without modifying the original file.
- On the File menu, click New.
- In the New Publication task pane, under new, click from existing publication.
- In the Create New from Existing Publication dialog box, locate and click the publication that you want to use as the basis for your new publication.
- Click Create New.
- Make the changes that you want in your new publication.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save in box, select the folder where you want to save the new publication.
- In the File name box, type a new name for your publication.
Add text or Graphics to the Layout of the Publication
Insert WordArt
WordArt is a quick way to make text stand out with special effects. You pick a WordArt style from the WordArt gallery, launched from the Insert tab, which you can then customize.
- In the WordArt gallery, the letter A represents the different designs that are applied to all text you type.
- Note: The WordArt icon is located in the Text group, and it may appear different depending on the program you’re using and the size of your screen. Look for one of these icons:
- The placeholder text “Your text here” appears, with the text highlighted.
- Enter your own text to replace the placeholder text.
- Tips: You can enter entire sentences, and even paragraphs, as WordArt. (You may have to change the font size for longer text.) And in Word, you can also convert existing text to WordArt in Word.You can include symbols as WordArt text. Click the location for the symbol, and on the Insert tab, click Symbol, and pick the symbol you want.
Customize WordArt
- Note: Depending on your screen size, you might only see the icons for WordArt Styles.
Change the fill and outline color of WordArt text
- Select the WordArt text or letters to change.
- The Drawing Tools Format tab appears.
- On the Drawing Tools Format tab, click Text Fill or Text Outline, and pick the color you want.
- Click outside of your text box to see the effect.
- In this example, a light blue text fill and a red text outline were applied.