Remember the families of the victims in the Texas Church Shooting

Transcription

1 Agenda Prayer Remember the families of the victims in the Texas Church Shooting Attendance Begin Discussion of Desktop Publishing Finish Up Quiz and Business Case Assignment

2 Unit 7 Desktop Publishing

3 Goals for this Unit Describe the business uses of Desktop Publishing (DTP) Explain design considerations when using DTP

4 Unit Objectives Discuss the uses of DTP Identify and describe the components of a variety of business documents using DTP Evaluate the layout and design of a variety of business documents List the elements that need to be considered when planning business documents Describe DTP techniques that can be used to improve workplace communication Analyze page layouts using the principles of effective design Apply design principles in the creation of business documents Import text and graphics into documents using DTP software Explain the functions of the properties box

5 Section 1 Desktop Publishing Technology

6 Objectives Define desktop publishing Identify jobs in which desktop publishing is used Discuss the users of desktop publishing Manipulate text and graphics

7 Vocabulary Graphic Design the art of arranging text and images for effective communication Graphics images; drawings, photos, symbols, logos, diagrams, clip art, etc Kerning adjusting the amount of space between the letters in a word Layout the arrangement of text and images on a page Template standard layout used as the basis to create new, similar items Text letters, numbers, and characters typed on a page Text Box container into which letters, numbers, or characters are typed WYSIWYG An acronym for What You See Is What You Get; lets you see what a document will look like when printed or on the computer screen

8 What is Desktop Publishing? The use of software to create a layout for a document containing text and graphics that can be printed or viewed on a computer Basically our Sheriff assignment There are specific programs that do this such as Microsoft Publisher but you can use your word processing program (OpenOffice Writer) to do this as well Some Examples of Desktop Publishing Restaurant menus, magazine articles, magazine/newspaper advertisements, newspapers, textbooks, DVD labels just to name a few

9 The Olden Days Before computers getting these types of documents ready for print took a really long time. You needed: Paste-up Board Rubber Cement X-acto Knife A Galley of type A galley is a long, continuous sheet of paper with type on it produced by a typesetter. This galley is then cut into pieces and pasted onto the paste-up board with rubber cement or wax to create a layout for printing

10 Features that Help Create Great Documents WYSIWYG or the ability to display a screen that shows you exactly what your document will look like when it is printing Kerning the ability to control the amount of space between letters and words Grid Lines places lines on the screen to help you position graphics and text Threading enables you to link related text items even if they occur in different places in your document. Helps when an articles is continued on another page Independent text and graphics placement allows objects to be placed anywhere on the page without affecting the placement of other objects.

11 Features that Help Create Great Documents Layering Lets you place text and graphics right on top of each other Indexing automatically creates indexes and tables of contents Frames creates containers for text and graphics allowing them to be easily moved, rotated, or resized Master Pages provides automatic layout features for multiple-paged documents. This allows the creation of common elements such as headers, footers, page numbers, and graphic elements Printers Marks creates the markings needed by commercial printers for producing color documents.

12 Who Uses Desktop Publishing? Used to be that this was dome primarily by Graphic Designers Many products today allow most anyone to create a professional looking document

13 What are the uses of Desktop Publishing? Advertisements Magazines, newspapers, or even web page pop-ups are dome with desktop publishing Brochures Tell prospective clients (or students) about their product or services (or school). Effective brochures can play a role in a customer s decision to use one company over another. Business Cards Provide information about an organization and/or individual

14 What are the uses of Desktop Publishing? Flyers Let people know about your business, services, and/or school events Restaurant Menu Create a menu listing and picturing their dishes, and provide prices Newsletter Programs This would be for plays, church bulletins, or other events Stationery Create letterhead, envelopes, and fax cover sheets

15 Some How To s

16 Adding a Text Frame Using a Frame to Center Text on a Page 1.Select the text that you want to center on the page. 2.Choose Insert - Frame. 3.In the Anchor area, select To page. 4.In the Size area, set the dimensions of the frame. 5.In the Position area, select "Center" in the Horizontal and Vertical boxes. 6.Click OK. To resize the frame, drag the edges of the frame.

17 Adding a Graphic We did this in Word Processing Download the graphic you want to your computer Click Insert -> Picture -> From File Select your picture Adjust the wrap to make the text around it look more appealing

18 Add an image from the Gallery Click the Gallery button on the properties window on the right of the screen Select the type of graphic you want Click and drag it over to your document

19 Uses of Desktop Publishing file:///c:/bcis%20media%20cd/bcis_media/bcis_unit_7_media/whatisdesktopp ublishing.html

20 Download Tri-Fold Brochure 1. Click File -> New -> Templates and Documents 2. Click the link that says Get more templates online 3. In the search box type Brochures 4. Select Tri Fold Brochure by clicking the link. 5. Click Download Template 6. Click Save As 7. Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\openoffice 4\share\templates 8. Save it there This One!