Use of ICT in Publishing

What is Desktop publishing (DTP)?

It refers to the process of using the computer to produce professional documents, also through

photo image and editing software.

Who uses DTP?

Newspaper and Magazines

Staff who design the layouts for newspapers and magazines will use DTP to help them achieve a professional and eye-catching

design.

Book Publishers

Book covers may be created by usingimages drawn by artists and then

incorporating them with text using DTP software.

Business and Charities

They may use DTP to create leaflets, posters or flyers to advertise their business or to publicise an event.

Teachers

Teachers often use DTP software to produce worksheets or exercises for

students to use in class.

Hardware requirements

Computer Printer Scanner Digital Camera

Computer

A Very powerful computer is needed with a lot of memory and a large hard drive, because manipulating pictures on the

screen takes a lot of computing power.

Printer

Ink-jet printer is used that is capable of printing in colour.

Laser printers produce better quality, but colour laser printer are very expensive.

Scanner

A scanner is used to scan photographs and hand-drawn drawings into a document.

If there is large amount of text to input, this can also be scanned in.

Digital Camera

Digital cameras are able to take photographs that are digitised and stored

inside the camera.

Advantages of Digital Camera

There is no need for films Don’t need to have the photos developed Images transfer directly to the computer Images can be altered and sized

Features available in DTP Software

Templates Style Sheets Text Frame

Templates

The templates come with a laid out design with little, images and text already in place.

Advantages of using templates

Templates can save time Consistent style – if everyone in an

organisation uses the same template

Text Frame

Text and graphics are placed in frames. These frames can then be moved around

the document and repositioned.

Style Sheets

Style sheets are used to help make the text, headings and subheadings consistent.

It also makes it easier and quicker to apply styles to the document.

Done By :

Moza Al-Moosa