Desktop Publishing

Microsoft Office includes a DTP application called Publisher. In this exercise you will explore the capabilities of this program.

1. Open up the MS Publisher program. Since you are creating a new document the program opens you to the available templates you can use. List four popular templates that are available

2. In this activity you will create a brochure to recruit new students to sign up for the ITGS class. Of the brochure templates which design have you decided to use, why?

3. What are some of the things you can customize and what are some of the options provided?

4. Once you get to the point where you can actually see the page layout look at the brochure options. What four options are listed in the left panel?

5. Move to page two of your brochure if you are not there already. What does the text say about the information you should place in this main panel? Why?

6. Go to View > Toolbars. What tool bars does this program have in common with Word? What tool bars are unique to this program?

7. What is the advantage of using this program instead of Word to create this type of document?

8. A friend of yours has just installed this program and wants to start using it right away. List three sources of information that will provide assistance in getting her started with this program.

9. Complete your brochure adding appropriate information and graphics. Replace all the template text with IB ITGS related information. You may want to use some of the images from the Sequoia web site in your design, either way you must use graphics.

10. Preview and proof your document before printing.

11. Search the web to find two other professional DTP programs. Describe some of the features of one of these programs.

12. What are some of the social impacts of DTP? Give several examples of who and where DTP is or could be used in our local community.

13. Print up your brochure and turn it into a brochure. Turn in your brochure along with the questions.