Desktop Publishing Software
By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide to Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing software is a tool for graphic designers and non-designers to create visual communications for professional or desktop printing, online display, and other distribution methods. Discover the many types of desktop publishing software, major publishers of desktop publishing software, and how to use desktop publishing software.
- Types of Desktop Publishing Software
- Major Desktop Publishing Software Publishers
- Using Desktop Publishing Software
- Page Layout Software Tutorials
Types of Desktop Publishing Software
There is one absolute requirement for desktop publishing and that is a page layout application, also known as "desktop publishing software." There is no single best desktop publishing software program. There are, however, specific programs that are better suited for certain tasks than others.
- Professional Page Layout Applications
- Long Document Composition Applications
- Business or Enterprise Publishing
- Home Publishing
- SOHO (Small Business) Publishing
- Database Assisted Publishing
- Free Desktop Publishing Software
- Logo Design Software
- Graphics Software
- Holiday Gift-Making Software
Major Desktop Publishing Software Publishers
The term desktop publishing was originally coined to describe Aldus (now Adobe) PageMaker and among professional designers refers primarily to high-end page layout software applications including Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress. Explore the desktop publishing software options from the major players in the field for professional, business, and personal publishing.
Using Desktop Publishing Software
Desktop publishing software doesn't work in the same way as word processing software. It's different from graphics software. From setting up a basic document to complicated arrangements of text and graphics, learn how to use desktop publishing software by following this step-by-step plan.
- Learn to Use Desktop Publishing Software
- How to Choose a Desktop Publishing Software Book
- Using Style Sheets in Page Layout Software
- Setting Default Preferences
- Toolbox Overview for Desktop Publishing Software
- Text Frames in Desktop Publishing Software
- Import and Place Text
- Import and Place Graphics
Page Layout Software Tutorials
Get software tutorials for Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress, and other popular desktop publishing software programs. Learn how to set up your working environment, work with text and graphics, use templates and wizards, save, export, import, and print documents from some of the most widely used desktop publishing software programs.
