. . . .the combining of text and graphics to design a visually appealing page layout for production

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

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Adobe PageMaker
QuarkXPress
Corel Ventura
MacPublisher
Microsoft Publisher
Print Shop
PrintMaster
Tumbleweed Publishing Essentials
American Greetings CreataCard Plus
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Letterheads Posters Flyers/Brochures Pamphlets New
sletters Forms Advertisements Visuals Proposals H
andouts Manuals
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Reporters
Authors
Politicians
Advertisers
Managers
Educators
Graphic Artists
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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

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Reducing the cost of quality publications Producin
g in-house publications Maintaining control of
in-house information Reducing the role of the
graphic artist, paste-up artist, and typesetter
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For First Time Users
Consumes time to learn and use Causes anxiety
and frustration
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