The Use of ICT

in
Publishing
By: Niesajel V. Bongcac STEM 12 –
John Dalton
 What is Desktop publishing
(DTP)?
It refers to the process of using the computer to
produce professional documents, also through photo
image and editing software.
Who uses DTP?
-Staffs who design the layouts for newspapers and
magazines will use DTP to help them achieve a
professional and eye-catching design.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
• Computer
• Printer
• Scanner
• Digital Camera
Computer = it is needed with a lot of memory and a large
hard drive, because manipulating pictures on
the screen takes a lot of computing power.

Printer = Ink-jet printer is used that is capable of

printing in colour.
= Laser printers produce better quality, but colour
laser printer are very expensive

Scanner = is used to scan photographs and hand-drawn

drawings into a document.

Digital cameras = are able to take photographs that are

digitized and stored inside the camera.
 Features Available in DTP Software:
Templates- The templates come with a laid out
design with little, images and text
already in place.
Style Sheets - are used to help make
the text, headings and subheadings
consistent.
-It also makes it easier and quicker to apply
styles to the document.
Text Frame -Text and graphics are placed in frames.
These frames can then be moved around the
document and repositioned.