Desk Top Publishing Programs

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Desk Top Publishing Programs Introduction As DMs, we are primarily concerned with the creation of artwork, but we are increasingly tasked with massive text and the preparation of it for reproduction. The distinction between Lithographer’s Mates (LI), who traditionally use desk top publishing programs, and DMs is less distinct. Desk top publishing (DTP), often called electronic pre-press preparation, is gaining popularity; become familiar with it. Desk top Desk top publishing software programs electronically integrate text and publishing graphics into newsletters, advertisements, letterheads, reports, brochures, software catalogs, and books, such as this TRAMAN. These programs allow you to programs see the page and alter it on screen before committing it to print. The range of manipulation is extensive. So, too, are the plethora of programs offered by manufacturers. Regardless of manufacturer and because there are so many desk top publishing programs used in Navy Graphics shops, this segment covers only those features common to a majority of programs. Desk top Desk top publishing software features can be broken into three basic publishing categories. These categories — composition, layout, and graphics — software combine to make a comprehensive package for designing and publishing features documents. COMPOSITION: Composition defines the sizes and styles of type, the amount of space between horizontal letters and vertical lines, and the coding of the text copy to meet standards. You can edit text directly or input text from documents created in a word processing program and imported into the DTP software. LAYOUT: Layout involves the arrangement of text and graphics on the page. Electronic pasting moves text from one portion to another and incorporates illustrations into the text. Some features include multiple columns, column widths, and gutter space manipulation, printing vertically or horizontally on a page, automatic copyfitting, automatic page numbering, and adding headers and footers. Continued on next page 3-36

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