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DTP Terms
Commonly Used Desktop Publishing Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Layout software | Software that combines text and graphics together on a page |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get (pronounced wizzy-wig) |
| Typography | The study of type and its characteristics |
| Typeface | A design for a set of characters. A typeface has a name, like Helvetica, Times, or Swiss. |
| Font | A specific typeface combined with variations such as size, style, and spacing |
| Serif | Characters with small cross strokes at the top or bottom of most letters |
| Sans Serif | Characters that do not have the small cross strokes |
| Leading | The process of spacing lines of text – commonly called Line Spacing (rhymes with wedding) |
| Points | Font size is measured in points. A point is 1/72 of an inch |
| Interface | All of the onscreen elements (graphics, menus, tools, etc.) that let you communicate with the computer |
| Monotype fonts | All characters take up the same amount of space – Also called Fixed pitch fonts (Ex. Courier) |
| Proportional fonts | Characters take up space that is proportional to their sizes (Ex. Palatino) |
| Logo | A picture or graphic that visually represents a company or business |
| Font attributes | Change to text such as bold, italics, underline, superscript, subscript, etc. |
| Contrast | The difference that sets off an element from the others in your document |
| Align | Arrange items so they line up |
| Drop Cap | A large decorative letter used as the first letter of a paragraph |
| Kerning | Adjust the space between characters |
| Watermark | An image that is barely visible and often cannot be seen until the paper it is on is held up to the light |
| Group | When many objects are used to make one object so they can be resized and moved as one. |
| Word Art | Decorative text that comes in many interesting shapes and colors |
| Desktop Publishing | Process of using a computer to create a layout for printed materials |
| Clip Art | Prepared graphic images that can be copied into another document. |
| Clip Board | An area of computer memory that holds data being copied from one application to another |
| Crop | Trim unnecessary information from a graphic image |
| Graphics | Graphs, charts, pictures, or drawing created by a computer |
| Gutter | Vertical stripe of space between columns in a newsletter |
| Import | Process of bringing text or graphics into an application from another source |
| Landscape | Organization of print (text) and graphics on the page. (margins, paper size, page orientation, columns) |
| Layout | |
| Pixel | A small point on a picture display: one "dot" on the screen |
| Portrait | Page orientation where text and graphics print across the shorter dimension of the paper |
| Tools | Various icons such as pencil, brush, paint bucket, or eraser, which are chosen to work on a drawing. |
| White Space | Empty space around or within the page |
| Three goals of desktop publishing | Visual appeal, readability and motivational |
| Two or three | Number of fonts allowed to use on per DTP item |
| portable document file - can't be edited | |
| jpeg | a format for compressing graphics to save pictures created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group |
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