DTP Features

1.03C Demonstrate desktop publishing.

Special Features of Publications

• Art• Balloon• Bleed• Caption• Dropped Cap • Running

Headlines/Footers• Jumpline

• Pull Quote• Rules• Sidebar • Text Box• Watermark• End mark• Reverse text

Art • Illustrations and photographs used

to convey meaning and add appeal

Balloon• A circle or bubble enclosing copy in

an illustration• Often used in cartoons

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Bleed

• A print effect in which a color or an object appears to run off the edge of a page

Another definition:A print effect in which layout, type or pictures appear to run off the edge of a page.

Caption• Brief descriptive text (or

label), usually accompanying an image

• Can be in the form of a text box or a balloon.

• May be called a “call-out”.

File Photo (Charlotte Observer)

Dropped Cap

• An enlarged character at the beginning of a paragraph

• Drops below the line of text• Grabs the reader’s attention

Sometimes called an “initial cap”.

Running Headlines/Footers

• Running text at the top and/or bottom of a document

• Used for organization, page numbers, date, author, running title, etc.

Jumpline

• Line which tells readers which page to refer to for the continuation of an article

Continued on B3

Pull Quote

• Quotation taken directly from the body of the article

• Used to draw attention

• Often made larger

• Placement− Between columns

with word wrap− Alone in a column

surrounded by white space

− Right justified in the last column

− Beneath the headline as a deckExample 1

Example 2Example 3

Rules• Horizontal or vertical lines that can be applied to

paragraphs, text boxes, and objects in a publication

• (Also used to direct the flow of a publication and organize its content.)

Sidebar

• Box filled with information related to the main story or to a completely separate article

• (Smaller self-contained story inside a larger one with its own headline.)

GREAT Example Here

Text Box

• Container for text that can be placed and formatted randomly

• Have borders that display when selected.− Many have sizing handles that appear around the

border to resize the box if needed.

− Some have a rotation handle that can be used to rotate the box

Watermark

• A semi-transparent image in the background of printed material

Endmark (End sign)• A symbol that indicates the end of an

article or news item

• Symbols vary

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Reverse Text

• Dark background and light text; used for emphasis. Text that is the opposite to what the reader is accustomed.

• Often used in headlines to draw attention

• Does Reverse Text have to be white on black?

No—Any colors can be used as long as the light color is on top of the dark color.

• Use Sparingly

Justified Text• Text that is even (straight edge) at both

margins.

This is an example of justified text. You’ll see that both the left and right margins are straight.

Centered Text• Text that is centered above a column or

body of text. (like a title)

• A paragraph of text that is centered on the page without any straight edge.

This is an example of justified text. You’ll see that both the left and right margins are straight.

Centered TitleThis paragraph of text

is centered. This format is often

used for invitations and flyers.

Vertical Text• Words that are perpendicular to other

words on the page.

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to this body of text which is going the other way.

Adds a new dimension to the page.

Enumerated ItemsItems that are in a sequential order without gaps in numbering.

1. Red2. Blue3. Green

I. RedII. BlueIII. Green

a. Redb. Bluec. Green

Is a table of contents an enumerated item?

No, because there can be gaps in the numbering

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