Comparison of DTP with
Word Processing software
Word Processing packages such as Microsoft Word or Writer are used to enter text, edit text, save, print, cut/copy/paste, spell-check, text formatting, find and replace etc.
Desktop Publishing software are used to increase productivity, minimize production cost, enhance the appearance of documents, improve the level of creativity, reduce the time taken for printing and produce customized documents. The best part about DTP is that we can create professional looking documents without the need for graphic design.
The major differences between Word processing and Desktop publishing are:-
- There is more control over the way text is arranged and formatted
- DTP can be used to bring lots of different files together on the same document.
- We can import images into a DTP document from a scanner, drawing package, video camera and text from a word processor.
Desktop Publishing