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