Diploma in Desk Top Publication (DDTP)

Duration : 6 Months
Eligibility : 10

I. CF (Computer Fundamental)

1. Computer Concepts

• What is a computer?
• Computer Types
• Distributed or Grid Computing

2. Input System

• Types of Input, Keyboard
• Keys of Computer Keyboard
• Pointing Devices
• Mouse, Trackball, Glidepad
• Game Devices
• Pen Input, Touchscreen, Digitizers and Graphics Tablets, Terminals
• Multimedia, Sound Input, Voice Input
• Video Input, Data Automation

3. Processing System

• Digital Data, Digital Codes
• Parity
• Central Processing Unit, ALU
• Applications, Control Unit, CPU, Input/Output Storage
• Main Memory, Operating System, Unused Storage, Working Storage, Machine Cycle
• The Machine Cycle, Speed, Memory Addresses
• Processor Speed
• Physical Components, Microprocessor
• Memory Devices, Speed, Motherboards
• Connectors, ISA slots, Keyboard plug , Memory slots, PO slots
• Power connections, Processor socket

4. Output System

• Types of Output, Categories of Output
• Printer Features
• Printer Types
• Screen (Monitor) Features, Making Colored Pictures
• Resolution
• Type of Screens
• Other Devices
• Data projectors, Large Format Printers, Microfilm (COM), Sound

5. Computer Storage

• Diskette / Floppy Disk
• Disk Format
• Disk Capacity
• Caring for Disks
• Anti-virus, Magnetic Tape
• Optical Disks
• Other Devices, Flash Memory, USB drive
• Removable hard drives, Mass storage, Smart cards, Optical cards

II. Operating System :

1. Using Windows XP

• Logging into Windows XP, Switching Accounts
• Switching Users
• Shut Down Before Leaving, Turning Off Your Computer
• My Computer
• How to Minimize Windows, Enlarging Windows
• A Window's Menu, Managing the Window Contents
• A Window's Toolbar
• Managing the Toolbar, Choose a new desktop theme
• Choose a desktop background, Increase the size of Windows text fonts
• Change your screen resolution
• Personal folders
• Using Fonts
• Connect to a printer
• Print a file, Check on the printing of your file
• Stop printing your file, Printer drivers
• Changing printing preferences

3. Using MS Windows Vista

• The basic user experience
• Using your mouse in Windows Vista
• Basic parts
• Holding and moving the mouse
• Pointing, clicking, and dragging
• Clicking (single-clicking)
• Double-clicking
• Right-clicking
• Dragging
• Using the scroll wheel
• Customizing your mouse
• The Desktop
• Working with desktop icons
• Adding and removing icons from the desktop
• The Recycle Bin
• The Start button menu
• The Search box
• What's in the right pane?
• The taskbar
• Using Windows Flip 3D
• Windows Sidebar and gadgets
• Turning off your computer properly
• Use the Power button on the Start menu
• Printing in Windows Vista
• Printer types and technologies
• Connecting a printer
• Security and safe computing
• Check your security status with Windows Security Center
• Use a firewall

[Book Work]

4. Using PageMaker 7

• Using the toolbox
• Working with palettes
• Viewing pages
• Scrolling within a window
• Working with text and graphics
• Moving between pages
• Adding and deleting pages
• Working with multiple open publications
• Managing story windows
• Tiling and cascading windows
• Setting defaults and preferences
• Using the right mouse button
• Correcting mistakes
• Undoing changes and reverting publications
• Creating and opening publications
• Opening an existing publication
• Opening previous versions publications
• Using. the Cross-Platform PageMaker Converter
• Using templates
• Adding text and graphics to templates
• Building, your own template
• Naming and saving a publication
• Specifying a Save Option preference
• Saving, linked and associated files with a publication
• Saving a file to open in an earlier version of PageMaker
• Closing a publication
• Setting up pages
• Setting margins
• Setting print-related Document Setup options
• Changing Document Setup options
• Master pages
• Invisible grid defined by rulers
• Overriding the unit of measure
• Using the zero point
• Working with nonprinting guides
• Setting up column guides
• Moving and locking columns
• Creating a page with different column setups
• Setting up ruler guides
• Applying grids
• Mirroring and cloning grids
• Copying grids
• Managing grids
• Numbering pages
• Rearranging pages
• Resizing the Sort Page thumbnails
• Changing document setup
• Creating running headers and footers
• Positioning and formatting running headers and footers
• Defining header and footer content

5. Text Formatting in PageMaker 7

• Creating text blocks
• Creating text frames
• Comparing text frames and text blocks
• Selecting text or text objects
• Importing text
• Placing text on a page
• Understanding text objects and stories
• Working with windowshades
• Threading text blocks
• Threading text frames
• Moving between text frames
• Redirecting text flow in threaded text frames
• Deleting threaded text objects
• Moving and resizing text objects
• Balancing columns (text blocks only)
• Controlling page and column breaks
• Counting stories, words, and other items, Moving between story editor and layout view
• Cutting, copying, and pasting text
• Setting text preferences
• Formatting text, Using the Control palette to format text
• Formatting characters
• Applying a font
• Applying horizontal scale
• Applying a type style, Changing case
• Specifying the position of text, Applying tracking, Formatting paragraphs
• Setting indents and tabs
• Creating a hanging indent
• Adding bullets and numbers in front of paragraphs
• Adding rules above or below paragraphs
• Adding space above or below paragraphs
• Using paragraph styles
• Creating and editing paragraph styles
• Applying a style to a paragraph
• Finding and changing text and text attributes
• Checking spelling
• Understanding tracking and kerning, Tracking type
• Copying tracks to another font
• Proofing tracked text, Kerning type
• Understanding hyphenation and justification
• Setting word and letter spacing
• Aligning paragraphs, Leading: Adjusting the space between lines of text
• Selecting a leading value

6. Using Graphic Objects in PageMaker 7

• Using the drawing tools
• Changing strokes and fills
• Using frames, Taking advantage of frames
• Comparing frames, text blocks, and drawn objects
• Creating a frame, Adding content to a frame
• Selecting frames & content, Positioning content within a frame
• Duplicating an object
• Changing the stacking order of objects
• Deleting an object, Manipulating an object using the Control palette
• Control palette basics
• Using the reference-point Proxy, Modifying objects by adjusting values
• Setting measurement and nudge preferences
• Moving and resizing an object
• Grouping and ungrouping objects
• Locking objects, Aligning and distributing objects
• Rotating an object
• Attaching a graphic to text
• Using image control on a bitmap
• Document printing options, Page range options

7. Adobe In-Design CS3

• Create a new document
• Using Grids
• Set up a document grid
• Create ruler guides
• Create a ruler guide
• Pages and Spreads
• Start a document with a two-page spread
• Add new pages to a document
• Arrange, duplicate, and remove pages and spreads
• Control spread pagination
• Move or copy pages between documents
• Masters, stacking order, and layers
• Apply master pages
• Layers
• Add page, section, and chapter numbering
• Define section numbering
• Create headers and footers
• Document numbering options
• Delete layers
• Text frames
• Select text
• Character and paragraph styles
• Apply a character style to a drop cap
• Working with tools
• Using palettes
• Using context menus
• Opening and closing documents
• Changing the view
• Using the Navigator palette
• Turning pages
• Setting anti-aliasing
• Selecting objects
• Saving a document
• Recovering a document after a failure
• Undoing mistakes
• Working with preferences and defaults
• Starting a new document
• Looking at the document window
• Working with Text frames
• Threading text frames
• Adding text to frames
• Inserting placeholder text
• Text frames on master pages
• Checking spelling
• Creating an inline frame
• Wrapping text around objects
• Formatting characters
• Formatting paragraphs
• Working with tabs
• Controlling hyphenation and justification
• Creating a book file
• Creating an index
• Working with markers
• Using Paths, Parts of a path
• Printing

8. Working in QuarkXpress

• Creating a New Document
• Saving a Document
• Master Pages
• Numbering Pages
• Sectioning a document
• Text Boxes
• Applying Character Attributes
• Creating Drop Caps
• First Line indent
• Leading, Locking to Baseline Grid
• Tabs
• Style Sheets
• Working with Lines
• Specifying rules
• Running Text Around Items and Pictures
• Creating groups
• Preparing a Printer
• Printing Pictures
• Printing Colour Separations
• Sending Documents to a Service Bureau
• XTensions Manager
• PPD Manager
• Displaying the Tool palette
• Selecting a tool
• Tool preferences
• Customizing the Tool palette
• Keyboard commands

[Vector Drawing]
9. Working in CorelDRAW X4

• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
• What's new in CoreIDRAW X4
• Using CoreIDRAW ConceptShare
• Using curve objects
• Creating layers
• Sharing symbols between drawings
• Setting up the project database
• Applying mesh fills
• Applying fills to areas
• Understanding the Color Management dialog box
• Changing the transparency of objects
• To apply a textured transparency
• Applying merge modes
• Applying perspective to objects
• Creating extrusions
• Blending objects
• Adding and selecting text
• Adding tables to drawings
• Using raw camera files
• Understanding commercial printing

10. Working with CorelDraw 12

• Finding and inserting drawing content
• Working with templates
• Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions
• Accessing drawing information
• Zooming and panning
• Previewing a drawing
• Working with views
• Backing up and recovering files
• Saving drawings
• Quiting CoreIDRAW
• Drawing lines
• Drawing rectangles and squares
• Drawing polygons and stars
• Drawing spirals
• Drawing predefined shapes
• Applying uniform fills
• Contouring objects
• Applying perspective to objects
• Creating drop shadows
• Applying a transparency
• Using lenses with objects
• Working with Text
• Wrapping paragraph text around objects and text
• Fitting text to a path
• Adding bitmapped images
• Printing to a PostScript printer
• Printing printer's marks
• Printing color separations
• Printing to film
• Commercial printing

11. Working with Adobe Illustrator

• Using the Welcome screen
• Work area
• Using tools and commands
• Changing the tool pointer
• Using tool tips
• Choosing commands
• Using palettes
• Showing and hiding palettes
• Viewing artwork
• Navigating the view area
• Using the Navigator palette
• Setting up windows and views
• Viewing artwork as paths
• Previewing how artwork will print
• Using the status bar
• Undoing and redoing changes
• Using the Preferences dialog box
• Using plug-in modules
• Exiting Illustrator

12. Creating Objects in Adobe Illustrator

• Vector graphics
• Bitmap images
• Combining vector graphics and bitmap images
• Transparency and flattening
• Image resolution
• Printer resolution and screen frequency
• Creating and opening documents
• Creating new documents
• Creating new templates
• Opening existing files
• Setting up the art board
• Changing the size and color of the art board
• Moving the printable area
• Laying out artwork with precision
• Changing the unit of measurement
• Using rulers
• Using the grid
• Using guides
• Measuring the distance between two points
• Using the Info palette
• Importing artwork
• Placing artwork
• Importing artwork from PDF files
• Importing artwork from EPS files

13. Drawing in Adobe Illustrator

• Drawing simple lines and shapes
• Drawing straight lines
• Drawing rectangles and ellipses
• Drawing polygons
• Drawing arcs
• Drawing spirals
• Drawing paths
• Direction lines and direction points
• Drawing straight segments with the Pen tool
• Drawing curved segments with the Pen tool
• Adjusting paths
• Changing the color mode of a document
• Using the Color Picker
• Selecting a color using the color spectrum
• Creating multiple fills and strokes in an object
• Converting strokes to filled objects

[Image Processing]
14. Introduction of Photoshop CS

• Enhanced File Browser
• Easily customize your keyboard shortcuts
• Quickly create, view, and edit custom file information
• Easily access and use multiple filters
• Control your raw camera images
• Automatically crop and straighten
• Place editable text on a path and in a shape
• Create alternate designs in a single image
• Create non-square pixel documents
• Choose from video document presets with automatic guides
• Export to Macromedia Flash (SWF)
• New Web Content palette
• Enhanced automation
• Launching Photoshop
• Toolbox of Photoshop CS
• Using the tools
• Using palettes
• Viewing images
• Correcting mistakes
• Using the History palette

15. Drawing in Photoshop CS

• Shapes and paths
• Using the shape tools
• Using custom shapes
• Creating rasterized shapes
• Setting shape tool options
• Using the pen tools
• Using straight segments with the pen tool
• Drawing curves with the Pen tool
• Using Freeform Pen tool
• Creating paths
• Creating a work path
• Anchor points, direction lines, direction points, and components
• Path Selection
• Moving, reshaping, and deleting path segments

16. Files Handling

• Creating new images
• Opening Image files
• Create a Duplicate image
• Saving image files
• Saving image files in TIFF format
• Image selection
• Using the Select menu
• Selection by marquee tools
• The Move tool
• Copying selections

17. Color and Tone

• Using the color correction tools
• Tone correction
• Viewing the pixel color value
• Use the Info palette & Eyedropper /Color Sampler tool:
• Using Levels dialog box
• Adjust the tone range:
• Color and Tone correction by Curves command
• Open the Curves dialog box:
• Color and Tone adjustment by curves dialog box:
• Correction by Color Balance command
• Hue/Saturation adjustment
• Modify the range of colors
• Create a monotone
• Using the Photo Filter command
• Using the Shadow/Highlight command
• Using the Replace Color command
• Using the Channel Mixer command
• Using the Selective Color command
• Using the Brightness/Contrast command
• Using the Auto Levels command
• Using the Auto Contrast command
• Using the Auto Color command

18. Paint, Fills and Patterns

• Using Paintbrush tool
• The Art History Brush tool
• Working with brushes
• Create a new brush
• Selecting a blending mode
• Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure
• Using the Eraser tool
• Using the Magic Eraser tool
• Using the Background Eraser tool
• Using Gradient tool
• Creating smooth gradient fills
• Using the Paint Bucket tool
• Filling and stroking selections and layers
• Stroking a selection or layer with color
• Creating and managing patterns
• Managing patterns
• Using the Color palette
• Choosing foreground and background colors
• Using the Swatches palette

19. Working with Layers

• Using the Layers palette
• Creating new layers and layer sets
• Working with layered images
• Selecting layers
• Displaying the contents of layers
• Duplicating layers
• Changing the stacking order of layers
• Linking layers
• Aligning layers
• Locking layers
• Renaming layers
• Deleting layers
• Merging and stamping layers
• Flattening all layers
• Setting layer opacity
• Choosing a blending mode
• Layer effects and styles
• Creating custom styles
• Working with layer comps
• Creating a layer comp
• Deleting layer comps
• Masking layers
• Creating and editing layer masks

20. Filters and Printing in Photoshop CS

• The Filter Gallery
• Applying and arranging filter effects:
• Applying filters using the Filter Gallery dialog box
• Artistic filters
• Brush Stroke filters
• Distort filters
• Render filters
• Sketch filters
• Printing in Photoshop
• Preparing images for press

21. Working with Adobe Photoshop CS3

• Workspace overview
• Customize the workspace
• Adobe Bridge
• Enter values in palettes, dialog boxes, and the options bar
• Pop-up sliders
• Working with pop-up palettes
• Selection tools gallery
• Crop and slice tools gallery
• Crop and slice tools gallery
• Retouching tools gallery
• Retouching tools gallery
• Retouching tools gallery
• Use a tool
• Using the options bar
• Create and use tool presets
• Change the screen mode
• Plug-in modules
• Combining vector graphics and bitmap images
• Camera raw files
• Digital Negative (DNG) format
• Camera Raw dialog box
• Work with the Camera Raw cache in Bridge
• Process, compare, and rate multiple images in Camera Raw
• Automating image processing with Camera Raw
• Using histogram and RGB levels in Camera Raw
• White balance controls in Camera Raw
• Fine-tune tone curves in Camera Raw
• Compensate for chromatic aberration in Camera Raw
• Compensate for lens vignetting in Camera Raw
• Reducing noise in Camera Raw
• Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings
• Apply saved Camera Raw settings
• Camera Raw Workflow options
• Choose colors in the toolbox
• Adobe Color Picker
• Sharpen selectively
• Sharpen a selection
• Sharpen an image using an edge mask
• Duplicate the selected channel
• Photo merge
• Take pictures for use with Photo merge
• Create a Photo merge composition
• Create a photo merge interactively
• Navigate in the dialog box
• Preparing images for press