Desktop publishing programs allow users to combine text and graphics to produce professional documents for both print and web. These programs provide greater design freedom than word processors by allowing layout planning and import of text and graphics from other programs. Common desktop publishing programs include Quark, Ventura, Freelance, CorelDraw, Photoshop, and Adobe PageMaker. Desktop publishing can be used to create documents like newspapers, newsletters, magazines, advertisements, flyers, and brochures.

1. Desktop Publishing
 Desktop publishing programs allow
publications to be designed for both the
print media and the web. Text and
graphics are combined to produce
professional documents used in the
world of advertising and publishing.

2. Desktop Publishing
 Desktop publishing is not like word
processing, layouts should be planned
in advance and publishing programs
allow the operator greater freedom in
design. Both text and graphics can be
imported from other programs. Other
desktop publishing programs are:
Quark, Ventura, Freelance, CorelDraw,
Photoshop and Adobe PageMaker.

3. Desktop Publishing programs can be used to
create:
 Newspapers
 Newsletters
 Magazines
 Advertisements
 Flyers
 Invitations
 Brochures
 Notices

4. Basic Parts and Functions

5. Standard Toolbar
 It contains buttons for common functions
 It is used as a shortcut icon for
frequently use commands such as
saving, undoing actions, or zooming.

6. Formatting Toolbar
 It contains buttons for common text
formatting options
 It is used for formatting text and such as
changing font face, size, alignment and
line spacing

7. Objects Toolbar
 This toolbar provides quick access
to insert object actions.
 It allows you to insert text boxes,
tables, and shape in your workspace.

8. Format Publication Task Pane
 Provides quick access to
many publisher operations
 These panes let you quickly
perform searches, open or
start a new document, view
the contents of a clipboard
(where you have copied or
imported text or graphics), or
format documents and
presentations.

9. Page Boundary
 Represents the edges of the
paper
 It indicates whether part of
the layout is included or not
when printing

10. Page Margin
 This part indicates that
text and graphics are to be
placed inside the blue
dotted lines only.

11. Rulers
 A tool to help the user
to measure the length
of
textboxes, images, and
other objects relative to
how they will appear in
print.
 Used to accurately
place objects and
text, and when setting
tabs

12. Page Icons
 Indicate which page is currently selected
 Display how many pages the publication
contains
 Use to toggle from one page to another
page

13. MS Publisher Window

14. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Select Objects/Pointer Text Box Insert Table
Insert Word Art Picture Frame

15. Select Object
 Select lines, shapes, graphics, text
boxes, and other objects for
resizing, deleting, moving and other
actions

16. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Select Objects/Pointer Text Box Insert Table
Insert Word Art Picture Frame

17. Text Box, and Insert Table
 Creates text boxes for inserting text
 Creates tables

18. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Select Objects/Pointer Text Box Insert Table
Insert Word Art Picture Frame

19. Insert Word Art, and Picture Frame
 Adds WordArt to the publication
 Adds a picture frame or pictures from
clip art, scanners, cameras, files

20. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Line Arrow Oval Rectangle
AutoShapes Bookmark Design Gallery Content
Objects Library

21. Line, Arrow, Oval, Rectangle, and
AutoShapes
 Creates a line
 Creates an arrow
 Creates circular and oval shapes
 Creates rectangular shapes
 Creates variety of unique shapes
Examples: heart, lightning bolt,
callout boxes

22. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Line Arrow Oval Rectangle
AutoShapes Bookmark Design Gallery Content
Objects Library

23. Bookmark
 Adds a bookmark to the location you
desire.
 It allows the user to link or refer to a
specific location in a publication

24. Buttons on the Objects Toolbar
Line Arrow Oval Rectangle
AutoShapes Bookmark Design Gallery Content
Objects Library

25. Design Gallery Objects, and
Content Library
 Inserts a wide array of customizable
objects from Microsoft Publisher Design
Gallery
 A storage area for items that you use
frequently in your publication

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