Copyright © 2001 by Jolene M. Morris

I teach this Desktop Publishing training in an all-day staff development session. I recommend the following amount of time be spent on each of the sections:

9:00 a.m.

Preface -- 10 minutes
Skills Needed -- 10 minutes
Terms & Definitions -- 10 minutes
Basic DTP Principles -- 15 minutes
Design Decisions -- 15 minutes

BREAK -- 10 minutes
Text Decisions -- 15 minutes
Graphics Decisions -- 15 minutes
DTP Step-by-Step -- 20 minutes

BREAK -- 10 minutes
VIEWLETS: Text Formatting -- 20 minutes
Paragraph Formatting -- 10 minutes
Page Formatting -- 10 minutes
Document Formatting -- 10 minutes

LUNCH -- 60 minutes

Working with Graphics -- 20 minutes
Drawing Tools -- 20 minutes
Columns -- 10 minutes
Tables -- 10 minutes

Desktop Publishing Techniques

• Flyer -- 20 minutes
• Newsletter -- 20 minutes
• Brochure -- 20 minutes
• Business Cards (optional)