Desktop+Publishing

**What is it?**
It is the use of a computer to create different types of documents such as: newsletters, newspapers, brochures, flyers, rubrics, quizzes, tests, menus, pamphlets, etc. The programs used to create such products are: MicrosoftWord, MicrosoftPowerPoint, MicrosoftPublisher, Google Documents, Google Forms, Google Presentations, and many more.

**How is it useful?**
Using some of the above listed programs to create classroom materials is more cost effective than buying programs such as Adobe PageMaker or iStudio Publisher to create the same types of documents. It also teaches students (and teachers) to be more creative and inventive than using a program with preset formats would.

**How has it been used in classrooms?**
The link below will take you to a website that guides you through the steps of making a newsletter or newspaper with your students. @http://eduscapes.com/sessions/publishing/planning.htm

In our @Instructional Plan we required students to create a newspaper using MicrosoftWord and a brochure using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Here is an example brochure of modified (for advanced students) student work created by me:

Here is an example newspaper/newsletter of student "C" work created by me:

Useful things to know when using desktop publishing programs.
When a story starts on one page (in one text box) and finishes on another part of the page or on another page altogether. The text within the linked text boxes flows smoothly from one box to the next.
 * What is a linked text box?**

Click on in the right hand corner Click right Then set the tab by choosing a spot on your ruler
 * How to change tab settings:**

Hold down control, command, shift and the #4 Your cursor will change to a crosshairs Click and drag crosshairs over what you want a shot of and release Paste the shot into your doc
 * How to do a screen shot:**

Go to print Go to copies and pages Go to layout and change from long edge binding to short edge binding
 * How to fix Brochure Print out:**

Go to the drawing toolbar Click on at the top of the tool bar Go to align or distribute and choose where you’d like it to align (ex: titles align top)
 * How to align photos and text boxes in PPT:**