desktop publishing

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(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials

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I am always making sketches of how information should look or mapping out a marketing campaign. When I present my notes, people start responding to them. Desktop publishing makes everything look slick. When you present sketches, it helps start the dialogue and collaboration. John Katzman

Desktop publishing combines a personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout software to create publication documents on a computer for either large scale publishing or small scale local multifunction peripheral output and distribution. Source: Internet

History Desktop publishing began in 1983 with a program developed by James Davise at a community newspaper in Philadelphia. Source: Internet

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