- Measuring Resolution Inch by Inch - SPI PPI DPI LPI Demystified
Understanding the differences and use of samples, pixels, dots, and lines in image resolution, scanning, display, and printing. Learn more about SPI, PPI, DPI, and LPI.
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- Minimum Desktop Publishing Software Needed - What are the Minimum Software Requi
There is one absolute requirement for desktop publishing and that is a page layout application, also known as desktop publishing software. However, the realistic mininum desktop publishing software requirements depend on what type of desktop publishing you plan to do, most notably how you plan to print your documents.
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- OpenType Fonts - Defining OpenType Fonts Technology
Developed jointly by Adobe and Microsoft, OpenType fonts technology is an extension of the TrueType font format but also can contain PostScript data.
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- Page Layout - Defining Page Layout
Page layout is a verb and a noun. Learn how page layout fits into desktop publishing and graphic design and what page layout applications are.
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- Page Layout Software - Defining Page Layout Software for DTP
There are many types of software programs used in desktop publishing but page layout software is the primary type of desktop publishing software application. Discover which specific programs are consider page layout software, and why.
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- Personalize Templates - Change Fonts Colors Text Formatting Layout of Templates
When you start with a template you save time. But sometimes templates that come with your software or are downloaded from the Web are almost, but not quite, right for your project. Learn four ways to personalize a template.
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- Picas and Points for Page Layout _ Typesetting with Pica Measurements
Stop inching into desktop publishing. Find out how easy it is to use picas and points for your page layout. Learn the advantages of picas over inches and other typesetting measurements.
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- Plan a Page Layout Around How a Piece is Distributed and Handled
Think about how the piece will be seen and used when arranging page elements. Does the title, headline, label, or key visual need to be visible, readable, or recognizable from a distance, from a magazine rack, on a shelf?
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- PostScript Levels - What are the differences between Adobe PostScript Levels 1 2
Learn how Adobe PostScript Levels 1, 2, and 3 differ and how these PostScript level differences apply to desktop publishing.
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- PostScript Printers - Is a PostScript Printer Required for Desktop Publishing
Do you need a PostScript printer to do desktop publishing? Explore what PostScript is, how it works, and how PostScript printers are used in desktop publishing.
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- PostScript Type 1 Fonts - Defining PostScript Type Fonts
PostScript fonts are based on the Adobe PostScript language. There are many font formats or types. Type 1 fonts, one of the PostScript formats, are widely used in desktop publishing.
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- Prepress - Defining Prepress
Discover where in the desktop publishing process prepress fits in as well as what is involved in the prepress stage.
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- Principles of Design - Defining the Principles of Design
The principles of design govern how the elements of design are arranged within a composition whether that's a logo, a photo collage, or a page from a book. Learn what these principles of design are and how they work.
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- Printing - Defining Printing
Printing is, well, printing, right? In terms of desktop publishing there's more to printing than just hitting the print button in your software. You can use a desktop printer or a commercial printing service.
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- Printing Methods for Desktop Publishing - Choosing Printing Processes
After creating a project you'll want to get the best output whether you use your desktop printer or commercial printing services. There are many ways to get it printed. Discover the range of printing methods and when to use which type of printing process.
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- Resident and Soft Fonts - Lesson 1_ Windows Font Basics for New Font Users
The first step in understanding and using digital fonts is learning just a touch about font formats.There are two broad categories of digital fonts - resident and soft fonts.
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- Resolution Basics for Beginners - Understanding Resolution for Scanning Printing
Resolution, scanning, and graphics size is a vast and often confusing topic, even for experienced designers. For those new to desktop publishing it can be overwhelming. Before you panic at the thought of what you don't know about resolution, focus on what you do know and some basic, easy to understand facts. Get the resolution basics.
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- Roman - Defining Roman - a Type Classification
Roman is one of the three major type classifications of Western typography.
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- Rule 1 - One Space or Two Spaces After Punctuation -Rules of Desktop Publishing
Should you put one space or two spaces after a period? The debate over how much space to put between sentences (whether they end with a period or other punctuation) may seem petty, but often it's the little details that make or break a design.
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- Rule 10 - Use Less Clip Art - Rules of Desktop Publishing
There are no hard and fast rules on how many clip art images on a page is too many. But unless you're dealing with a product catalog or a yearbook, chances are that if there are more than three or four clip art images the page is too graphics-heavy. Cut the Clip Art Clutter. Eliminate Image Overload.
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