DTP FORMATTING TECHNIQUES
GUIDE LINES
A series of horizontal and vertical lines used for alignment and for evenness of design in desktop publishing.
Vertical and horizontal-Shift (adjust) and drag to your desired position.
WATERMARK
A faint lightly shaded image that appears behind the other images.
Key your data
Insert your data
Right Mouse Click on Graphic
Change Picture
Recolor Picture or Object
Colors
More Colors or Fill Effect
Choose Color-Ok
Ok
Select the Text Box
Ctrl + T to make the Text Box Transparent
DROP CAPS
Large capital letter at the beginning of a newspaper of magazine story.
Format-Drop Cap
ADDING COLUMNS
Arrange-Layouts Guides
Margins if you want to change margins for your columns
Grid Guides to change to multiple columns
KERNING
Inserting or removing space between letters
Format-Character Spacing
Kerning
LEADING
Inserting or removing space between lines
Format-Line Spacing