Desktop Publishing Basics

1. Desktop Publishing Basics By Gary Braman

2. DTP Terminology What is Desktop Publishing? ? ? ? ? ?

3. Computer Software Laser printer DTP Terminology What is Desktop Publishing? Desktop Publishing

4. Portrait Landscape DTP Terminology Page Orientation

5. Flush left Flush right Justified Center DTP Terminology Arrangement or Column Structure

6. Column width Top Margin Indent Display type Run around or Text wrap Text type Left Margin Right Margin Bottom Margin Gutter DTP Terminology

7. Word Processing Basics • One Space between sentences One space between sentences. Not two spaces. One space between sentences. Not two spaces.

8. A Sans Serif Word Processing Basics • Two type faces per document A Serif

9. “ Smart Quotes " Dumb Quotes Word Processing Basics • Use real quotes

10. With tabs Item one Item two Item three Without tabs Item one Item two Item three Word Processing Basics • Use Tabs for alignment

11. Spelll Cheack Spell Chek Spell Cheeck Spel Check Speell Check Word Processing Basics • Spell check

12. New York Geneva Chicago San Fransisco Monoco Word Processing Basics • Never use city fonts

13. …for emphasis Use Bold or Italic instead Word Processing Basics • Don’t use…

14. Word Processing Basics • Don’t use all caps in decorative type faces

15. Using Text Type • Use 10-12point

16. Using Text Type • Use Serif type faces Type

17. Using Text Type • Use Upper and lower casenot all CAPs Type TYPE

18. Using Text Type • Use accent type sparingly If everything is bold, nothing is bold.

19. Using Text Type • Separate paragraphs with indents or space

20. Using Text Type • Break up text with headings and sub-heads

21. Using Text Type • Column width of 39 characters—Justified

22. Using Text Type • Use points for leading not lines

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24. Using Display Type • Use 18point or over

25. Use for headings and titles Using Display Type • Use all CAPS sparingly

26. Using Display Type • Use Thick sans serif type for reverse

27. Using Display Type • May use initial capsto start story T his is an example paragraph used to illustrate an effect. If you can read this, your eyes are quite good. Thanks for coming by today.

28. Using Display Type • No spacebetween headings and text

29. Using Display Type • Don’t mixdecorative type faces

30. Lists • Use numbers, letters or symbols for bullets 1. Item one 2. Item two 3. Item three a. Item one b. Item two c. Item three • Item one • Item two • Item three

31. Lists • Don’t use asterisks or hyphens for bullets * Item one * Item two * Item three - Item one - Item two - Item three

32. Lists • Don’t mix symbols for bullets - Item one • Item two * Item three

33. Lists • Don’t use bullets with center alignment • Big item one • Item two • Item three

34. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • One dominant element per layout

35. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • Alignment—use a clear line to align items

36. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • Grouping—group items that belong to together

37. Auto Show Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • Contrast—between elements and background

38. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • White space—leave some empty space

39. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • Don’t have elements too close to the edges

40. Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00 DTP Design • Don’t go “Box Crazy”

41. DTP Design • Don’t use distracting borders Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00

42. DTP Design • Don’t place elements in the corners Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00

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44. Center Left Center Left DTP Design • Don’t mix alignments Auto Show Cedar Falls Civic Center 347 Washington Street March 15 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Admission-$6.00

45. Portrait Landscape TRUE OR FALSE There is no difference between portrait and landscape printing FALSE Use as many fonts as possible to keep the readers attention. Use as many fontsas possible tokeepthereadersattention FALSE Use italics and bold instead of TRUE

46. Which is Serif and San Serif? A A Sans Serif Serif 2 • How many fonts per document?

47. Assignment • Create a Newsletter about YOUR GROUP PRODUCT! • Draft is due next class. • Idea for Category headings?