Desktop Publishing

Desktop publishing (DTP) is a system or process for designing, editing, and producing camera-ready documents, as newsletters, brochures, or magazines, using a desktop computer, special software, and a laser printer, rather than using conventional printing methods.

Desktop publishing is a much in demand ability that is used by anyone doing it themselves, or for large corporations who are constantly in need of documents and marketing material. Publishing from the desktop involves anything done on a computer that prepares a document from start to finish.

Desktop publishing training is essential for any person, or business employing people, with the goal of publishing their own material. Desktop publishing training will detail the interface of personal computers and page layout software that will assist students in creating material that is complementary to the business or the individual and which covers all the necessary information without becoming too crowded.