Desktop Publishing

From headed paper and product catalogues to posters and staff handbooks, Desktop Publishing software enables you to produce a wide variety of professional standard documents in-house, giving you greater control over design, timescale and budget.

This course will give you all the skills you need to maximise the potential of Microsoft Publisher software. You will be shown how to use the basic tools within Publisher and, once you have mastered these, you will learn how to add extra impact with special effects such as colour, texture and backgrounds. You will explore what makes a good design and learn how to tailor your design to suit your message and your audience. The course also covers all the practical implications of using Desktop Publishing - from copyright and data protection to cost-effective printing options

What will you learn?

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Use special text effects
• Balance text and images
• Set up a master page
• Insert lines, boxes and arrows
• Select, modify and save a template
• Proof read and check a publication
• Prepare files for export
• Change page size and orientation

Qualifications

Taking this course can count towards part of the following qualifications:

• CLAIT Plus
• ITQ

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