DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Andrew LorenzElizabeth Triantis

Sarah Bass

GUIDES

What are Margin Guides????

Answer: Lines that show the space between the edge of the page and everything else

What about column guides, what are those????

Answer: lines that control the flow of text

Ruler Guides????

Answer: Used to align objects

Grid???

Answer: Used to ensure the that the placement of all your objects is consistent

I wonder what a template is????

Answer: Standard layout that is already made for you

What’s a master page????

Answer: has items and formats from every page; Used to maintain layout consistency

What is art????

Answer: illustrations and photographs used to convey meaning and add appeal

What about a balloon????

Answer: Bubble inclosing text

Bleed????

Answer: When an object goes off of the page

BLEED

A Dropped Cap????

Answer: Enlarged character at the beginning of a paragraph

What is a water mark????

Answer: A semitransparent image in the background of printed material

Do you know what reverse text is????

Answer: dark background and light text

What’s a nameplate????

Answer: banner on front that identifies the publication

What about a masthead????

Answer: contains the name of the publisher and may include staff names and other related information, usually on page 2

What about a byline????

Answer: name of author or contributor of photo or article, usually placed just below the headline

Do you know what a kicker is????Answer: words positioned above a headline

What the heck is a deck????Answer: placed between a headline and an

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