005.01 HO 1 DTP Desktop Publishing

DTP . . . .the combining of text and graphics to design a visually appealing page layout for production of a publication using a computer system.

Hardware Computer System Postscript Laser Printer Preferably 300Mhz CPU or above 3.5 Gigabytes of Hard disk space Video Card of 4 Megabytes RAM Graphical User Interface (GUI) of 48 to 64 Megabytes of Memory 17” monitor with 24 Bit color Postscript Laser Printer Flat Bed Scanner & Digital Camera

Adobe PageMaker QuarkXPress Software Adobe PageMaker QuarkXPress Corel Ventura MacPublisher Microsoft Publisher Print Shop PrintMaster Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials American Greetings CreataCard Plus

Flyers/Brochures Pamphlets Newsletters Forms Advertisements Visuals Applications Letterheads Posters Flyers/Brochures Pamphlets Newsletters Forms Advertisements Visuals Proposals Handouts Manuals

Reporters Authors Politicians Advertisers Managers Educators Careers Reporters Authors Politicians Advertisers Managers Educators Graphic Artists

Traditional Publishing Publishing Cycle Traditional Publishing Cycle Desktop Publishing Cycle Design and sketch a page layout Writer writes text Typesetter sets the copy in software Typesetter produces page layout Editor proofreads Typesetter makes corrections Photographer or artist prepares and sets photos Typesetter makes any corrections Editor proofs Document goes to print Design and sketch a page layout with graphics or art work Writer writes text Insert text into page layout Proofread Make corrections Document goes to print

Reducing the cost of quality publications Advantages Reducing the cost of quality publications Producing in-house publications Maintaining control of in-house information Reducing the role of the graphic artist, paste-up artist, and typesetter

For First Time Users Consumes time to learn and use Disadvantages For First Time Users Consumes time to learn and use Causes anxiety and frustration

Entrepreneur Magazine DTP For More Information VISIT Entrepreneur Magazine www.entrepreneurmag.com/resource/tooklit/desktop.hts