- Preserve Layers & Vectors
- Export InDesign Artwork
- Photoshop & Illustrator Workflows
- Word To InDesign
- Word File Import to InDesign
- Word & InDesign
- Selective Text Frame Export
- Export Documents as PDFs
- Print Documents & Booklets
- InDesign CC - Package Documents
- InDesign CC - Preflighting
- InDesign CC - Ebook
- InDesign CC - Interactive Documents
- InDesign CC - Table of Contents
- InDesign CC - Long Documents
- InDesign CC - Tables
- Paragraph & Character Styles
- InDesign CC - Paragraph Formatting
- InDesign CC - Text Formatting
- InDesign CC - Characters
- InDesign CC - Object Transformation
- Text Wrap & Anchor Objects
- InDesign CC - Align Objects
- InDesign CC - Nest Objects
- InDesign CC - Layers
- InDesign CC - Stack Objects
- InDesign CC - Paths & Outlines
- InDesign CC - Gradients & Blends
- InDesign CC - Color Panel
- InDesign CC - Swatches Panel
- Find/Change Feature for Objects
- InDesign CC - Eyedropper Tool
- Special Effects to Objects
- InDesign CC - Drop Shadows
- Image Color & Transparency
- Selection Tools & Fill Strokes
- InDesign CC - QR Codes
- InDesign CC - Image Transparency
- InDesign CC - Image Fitting
- InDesign CC - Edit Images
- InDesign CC - Image Links
- InDesign CC - Import Images
- InDesign CC - Find/Change Function
- Spellchecking Features
- InDesign CC - Story Editor
- InDesign CC - Text Frames
- InDesign CC - Section Options
- InDesign CC - Page Management
- Create the First Document
- InDesign CC - Workspace Basics
- InDesign CC - Introduction
- Popular DTP Software
- Desktop Publishing - Introduction
- Adobe InDesign CC - Home
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- HR Interview Questions
- Effective Resume Writing
- Questions and Answers
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Desktop Pubpshing - Introduction
Desktop Pubpshing (DTP) is the creation of electronic forms of information such as documents, presentations, brochures, books, or even website content using computer programs. DTP has evolved to be an important component of creating and disseminating information as it allows an amalgamation of various tasks that are generally performed independently at printing presses such as layouts, typesetting, graphic design, etc.
Evolution of DTP Software
Earper, DTP was specifically meant to cater to printed matter but modern DTP allows for even more forms of electronic content. A modern DTP software can be your word processor, graphic design tool and pubpshing tool, all rolled into one package. With the explosive growth of smartphones and mobile PCs, the way people consume information has changed dramatically over the last decade. Modern DTP software enables content output that caters dynamically to all screen sizes, without the need to repubpsh the same for each device or form factor.
Types of DTP Content
The content created by DTP software can be broadly classified into two categories −
Electronic Pages
Virtual Pages
Electronic pages commonly refer to websites, manuals, eBooks, digital archives, presentations, etc. which are normally not printed but are shared digitally. This tutorial is an example of an electronic page which can be opened in a browser.
Virtual pages on the other hand are electronic pages created in the DTP software which are eventually pubpshed as printed pages. Virtual pages allow the author to visuapze exactly how the printed page will look and can help in easy editing. The process is called WYSIWYG which stands for, ‘What You See Is What You Get’. This means all the changes and formatting that are made will be exactly reppcated in print.
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