Desktop Publishing Study Guide

white space

area on page with no text or graphics

nonprintable

area that printer cannot print in

balance

arrangement of shapes, illustrations, and text on a page for harmonious composition

The Web

collection of linked documents, graphics, and sounds that can be accessed over the Internet

line style

design of a line

shift click and drag on ruler guide

method used to set ruler guides on most programs

document master

nonprinting page, contains text, graphics, and other elements that will appear on every page in publication

72

points in an inch

resolution

print quality of a graphic

properties

settings that control how publication prints on your desktop printer

standoff

space between the graphic and wrapped text line

layering

synonym for stacking

line weight

thickness of a line

points

thickness of a line

scale, tone, texture

three elements of contrast

rotating tool

used to change direction of image

dpi

dots per inch

medium

first consideration in designing a document

gatefold

folds sides in towards middle

brochure

includes detailed information about a product or service

paste special

links object in document instead of embedding

adjust leading

what you do to evenly align text