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INTRODUCTION TO DESKTOP

PUBLISHING

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Describe the history of publishing

List differentiate between print andelectronic media

Define desktop publishing

Identify desktop publishing software

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Publishing is the process of production anddissemination of information

the activity of making information availablefor public view.

Traditionally, the term refers tothe distribution of printed works

such as books and newspapers.

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YEAR EVENT

1984 -The Apple Macintosh debuts.-Hewlett-Packard introduces the Laser jet, the first

desktop laser printer.1985 -Adobe introduces PostScript, the industry standard

page description Language (PDL) for the professionaltypesetting.

-Aldus develop PageMaker for the Mac, the firstdesktop publishing application.

-Apple produces the LaserWriter, the first desktop laserprinter to contain PostScript.

1987 - PageMaker for the Windows platform is introduced.

1990 - Microsoft ships Windows 3.0

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Copyright gives the author of an original

work exclusive rightfor a certain time periodin relation to that work, including itspublication, distribution and adaptation.

Purchased or take images on Web, you must

know the copyright holder & licenseagreement allows.

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Print mediaAdvertisement or promotion of the products,services, events, information, places, people,

etc. done byprintingposters,givingadvertisementinnewspapers, magazines,

journals, etc.

E

lectronic mediaAdvertisement or promotion of the products,services, events, information, places, people,etc. done by giving commercialadvertismentontelevision,onradioand on websites.

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It is the process of using the computerand specifictypesofsoftware to combine text and graphics toproduce documents such as newsletters, brochures,

books, pamphlet, greeting cards, broacher and etc.

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Desktop publishing began in 1985 with theintroduction of MacPublisher, the firstWYSIWYG layout program, which ran on the

original 128K Macintosh computer.

The term "desktop publishing" is commonlyused to describe page layout skills.

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Desktop publishing software is a tool for

graphic designers and non-designers to

create visual communications forprofessional or desktop printing as well as for

online or on-screen electronic publishing.

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Adobe FrameMakerAdobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe PagemakerCorelDraw

Corel Photo-paintCorel Ventura

Microsoft Publisher

QuarkXP

ress

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