Desktop Publishing
- The process of using a computer and page layout software to arrange text and images on a page for printing (or possibly electronic distribution including PDF and HTML).
Page Layout
- The process of arranging elements on a page. The final arrangement of text and images. Software designed for this purpose.
Photo Editing
- Manipulation of photographs including resizing, editing out imperfections, and application of filters or special effects to achieve the desired final image. Software designed for this purpose.
Graphics
- Graphics can be photographs, clip art, or images created entirely in a graphics program. Graphics also include basic elements that can be created in page layout programs such as simple filled or unfilled boxes, frames, and rules (lines) or bullets used as accents or to divide a page into sections. Graphics may or may not contain text (alphanumeric characters).
Bonus Study Material: For more detailed definitions of these or related terms see: Desktop Publishing | Page Layout | Graphics Software | Clip Art
Create a Greeting Card > Lesson 1 Definitions | Instruction | Assignment
| Pick Your Path to Desktop Publishing | |
| Get Started: | Basic Guidelines and Requirements for Desktop Publishing |
| Choose Software: | Desktop Publishing and Design Software |
| Tips & Tutorials: | How to Do Desktop Publishing |
| Training, Education, Jobs: | Careers in Desktop Publishing |
| In the Classroom: | Back to School With Desktop Publishing |
| Make Something: | Things to Make for the Holidays |
| Use Templates: | Templates for Print and Web Publishing |
