1. Desktop Publishing Combines wordprocessing, graphic design & printing all in one package. It’s what modern print media uses to lay out pages electronically rather than typesetting.

2. Advantages Set up documents easily – can customise page measurements and number of pages. Add page layout grid and guides on screen to hep you position text, graphics and images. These are invisible when printed. desktop publishing example

3. More advantages Add colour separations and ‘bleed’ to aid the commercial printing process. Manipulate text, graphics and images easily. Zoom in and out for attention to detail, and preview pages before printing.

4. Even more advantages Save documents electronically in various formats and send them electronically to the printers for commercial printing.

5. Recap on forming processes: vacuum forming Details about the mould/former Heating plastic sheet Blowing air up Vacuum pump to expel air Plastic formed over mould Blow air to release plastic shell Include notes and sketches. http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/vacform1.htm