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| Desktop Publishing | Desktop Publishing (also known as DTP) combines an inexpensive personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout software to create publication documents on a computer for either large scale publishing or small scale local multifunction peripheral output and distribution. Users have flexibility to create complex page layouts that can incorporate body text, numbered footnotes, graphics, photos and other visual elements using software such as QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, Apple Pages, the free Scribus and (to some extent) any graphics software or word processor that combines editable text with images. The term "desktop publishing" is commonly used to describe page layout skills. However, the skills and software are not limited to book publishing. The same skills and software are often used to create graphics for point of sale displays, promotional items, trade show exhibits, retail package designs, and outdoor signs. |