HigherTheory

GraphicCommunication

DTPKnowledge, understanding, recognition and

interpretation of generic desktop publishing termsand techniques

Terminology

Handles

The small rectangles, or other icons, which surround a selected frame. Handles allow the frame to be resized, moved, or rotated independently of the other items on the DTP page.

Colour Picking

Selecting a colour that has already been used in the document. Usuallyassociated with the icon:

Textured fills

Fills a selected area with a preset pattern, giving the effect of texture.

Gradient Fills

A colour fill that gradually changes from one colour to another across the surface of the shape.

Alignment

Positions of text lines on a page or column.

Page/Paper Size

Drop Caps

Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of novels, where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of the first sentence and drops downto the four or fifth sentence.

Line-Spacing

Line spacing is the space between each line in a paragraph.

Cropping

Cropping refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image. Usually associated with the icon:

Text Wrap

Text wrap is a feature that enables you to surround a picture or diagram with text.

Flow Text Along a Path

Text along a path allows you to create text which follows a predetermined or drawn line.

Pull Quote

A brief, attention-catching quotation taken from the main text of an article and used as a subheading or graphic feature.

Transparency

A graphic image in which the background appears to be invisible

Drop Shadow

A drop shadow is a visual effect consisting of drawing that looks like the shadow of an object, giving the impression that the object is raised above the objects behind it. Creates depth.

Justification

Reverse

A lighter typeface on a darker background is an example of knockout or reversed type.

Crop Marks

Crop marks, also known as trim marks, are lines printed in the corners of your publication's sheet or sheets of paper to show the printer where to trim the paper.

Page Layout

It is important to get familiar with common terms and their respective layout features.

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