Desktop Publishing

This is a very easy step by step guide to making a photo or image as a ghosted background. Once this is completed you can add photos or images such as creating a collage. See How To Create A...

How to Create a Faux Watermark Using Photoshop is a very easy step by step guide to add a watermark to any photo or image.

Welcome. I've written this tutorial using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 as the example. Although other versions may look slightly different, the concepts are the same. Please keep in mind there are several...

Adobe PageMaker is a desktop publishing program, originally released as Aldus PageMaker in 1985. This product is used to create professional-looking publications for print, web or electronic...

Adobe InDesign is desktop publishing software used to create fliers, posters, books, magazines, and brochures. Adobe created InDesign as a replacement for Pagemaker to better compete with...

Adobe InDesign is a powerful desktop publishing application. It has many options for drawing lines on a page, and it has many options for putting arrows at the end of those lines. This feature...

A person who is seeking a way how to make a magazine with Adobe Photoshop should know that Photoshop is probably not the best Adobe software with which to make a magazine. However, even though...

There are seven text box tools in Quark Xpress 6 that allow you to make boxes of any size at any spot on the page. Once placed, you can add elements such as text inset, columns and box linking.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Quark Xpress offers many kinds of picture boxes to make any document a work of art as well. Depending on the document you are producing, you will want to...

Sprites are the animated objects and characters in 2D animations and video games. Developers limit the number of colors to save memory, processing requirements and bandwidth. By assigning color...

In addition to choosing the typeface, size and color of text, you can also change the text leading in Adobe InDesign. The leading is the space between characters, and you can apply this attribute...

Graphic designers know using a consistent color palette is good marketing. InDesign software makes using the same colors throughout your document easy when they can be placed on a swatches...

You can create tabs with Adobe InDesign to indent paragraphs or to help organize text within columns. You can also create hanging indents or use leaders. You should learn how to manipulate tab...

Many times it's easier to change the number of columns on a page created in Adobe InDesign before you begin creating frames. You can also use a different number of columns for the top and bottom...

To add contrast or unity to a document, you can change the text font and size in Adobe InDesign. You may want the body of your text to be one typeface and size but change photo captions or pull...

A line is an eye-catching design element that you can add to a Adobe InDesign document. Pick up any newspaper or magazine and chances are you'll find lines used to separate stories or to add...

Many people who use the Adobe InDesign do not know how to create spot color swatches within their document. Knowing how is the difference between submitting your artwork to a printer as is and...

What if you've designed a 60-page book and want to view two pages at a time? Follow this 7-step process to view pages side by side for easier editing.

Making text bold in Photoshop can be a hit or miss prospect. Sometimes you go to make text bold, and the font you chose won't support the bold formatting. Luckily, there is a workaround that will...

You are designing a print advertisement and want to change the color effect of text within the document. Follow this process to change the text color.

Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software that allows you to use text characters that have a special form such as the accent above the letter E. You find yourself using a set of special...

Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software that allows you to give a particular character to have a special form. This is often the case when writing foreign words, fractions or symbols.

Adobe's InDesign is used at newspapers, magazines and public relations companies. Once this software is mastered, the creativity options are vast. InDesign offers more design options than its...

It is fun and easy to add text to an image using Photoshop. You can make postcards, annotate travel photos or create an advertisement for your website or local newspaper.