O - LEVEL COURCE  ( B ) 

Course Name  :  Desk Top Publishing (D.T.P.) /  Content  Designer 

Objective    :               To prepare students having skills to work in the  field of content designing or desk top publishing were there is a  great scope for them to work in printing Press, News Paper houses, Publishing companies and Advertising Industries. 

Duration      :            144 Hours 

Eligibility     :            Standard  10th  Pass  under  10+2 System with English as one of the subject. 

Content       :            Introduction to computes, Windows 2000, Corel raw,    Page Maker, HTML, MS     Front Page any Gujarati Script. 

Sr. No.

Name of Topics

Duration

1

Computer Architecture and Fundamentals

10 Hrs.

2

Operating Systems & MS-DOS

10 Hrs.

3

MS Windows 2000 O.S.

14 Hrs.

4

Microsoft Office-2000

02 Hrs.

5

Microsoft Word-2000

20 Hrs.

6

Page Maker 6.5

24 Hrs.

7

Corel draw 8.0

24 Hrs.

8

Photo Shop 5.0

16 Hrs.

9.

Front page 2000

12 Hrs.

10.

Using photo draw 2000

12 Hrs.

Total

 

144 Hrs.

Introduction to Computers

§         Computers in Our World                                     

§         Introduction                                                   

§         Necessity is the Mother of Invention                         

§         Capabilities of a computer                                   

§         Classification of Computer                                   

§         Application of Computers                                  

§         Generation of computers                                        

§         Addition Reading                                             

§         Brief History of Computers                                  

§         Computers and Hardware                              

§         Computer System                                          

§         Input/Output Devices                                        

§         Central Processing Unit abbreviated(CPU)                      

§         Brief Introduction to Memory                                 

§         In Computers Everything is Binary                        

§         Input Data : Sources & Concepts                         

§         Keyboard                                                

§         Graphical Input Devices                                        

§         Those using Special Sensitivity                                

§         Those which senses Magnetic Ink                        

§         Industrial Robots                                              

§         Output Devices and storage devices                             

¨      Why output is needed                                   

¨      Monitor                                               

¨      Printers                                               

¨      Impact                                                     

¨      Non-impact Printers                                   

¨      Plotters                                               

¨      Storage Device                                         

¨      Primary Devices                                         

¨      Secondary Devices                                         

¨      Magnetic Disks                                         

¨      Those mounted in the computer                       

¨      Those which can be removed and used on various machines  

§         Computer Software & Data Communication               

¨      Computer Software                                         

¨      Application Software & System Software                 

¨      Computer and Data Communication                       

¨      Advantages of Data Communication                       

¨      concept of network                                         

¨      Classification according to the area covered by networ     

§         Operating System                                          

¨      Introduction to Operating System                       

¨      Booting Procedure                                         

¨      Types of Files                                               

¨      DOS PROMPT                                         

¨      Introduction to Dos Commands                             

§         Understanding DOS-I                                    

¨      Internal DOS Commands                                   

¨      Wild Card Character in Dos                             

¨      Directory Related Commands                             

¨      File Related Commands                                   

§         Understanding DOS II                                         

¨      External DOS Commands AND Utilities                 

§         Filters & Redirection                                       

¨      Redirection                                               

¨      Input Redirection of a command                       

¨      Filter Commands                                         

¨      Connecting Pipe                                         

¨      Combining Redirection and Filters                       

§         Batch files                                                     

¨      Techniques of batch Files                                   

¨      Create your first batch file                                   

¨      Suppressing of On-screen display of commands           

¨      Decision making with Batch files          

Operating System - MS DOS 

v     Importance of an Operating System

v     A Guarantee to an Instant Start on MS-DOS

v     Getting Started on DOS with Booting the System

v     MSDOS.SYS

v     Command COM

v     Telling DOS the Data and Time

v     Concepts Review

v     Getting and Interpreting a Directory

v     Making use of Pause Key to freeze scrolling

v     Getting a Printed Copy of a Directory

v     Using Wild Card Character

v     What is a Wild Card Character ?

v     Concepts Review

v     Making use of Hierarchical Directories

v     What are Hierarchical Directories ?

v     Hierarchical Directory System

v     Making use of MKDIR or MD command

v     Making use of  CHDIR or CD command

v     Making use of the RMDIR or RD command

v     Concepts Review

v     Copying commands

v     Copy command

v     Copy Source file Destination file

v     Disk copy source Destination

v     Concepts Review

v     Displaying the file contents

v     Syntax

v     Type Filename

v     Print Filename(s)

v     DEL Filename(s)

v     Erase Filename(s)

v     Formatting Disks

v     FORMAT  <DRIVE:>/<SWITCHES>

v     Renaming Files

v     Rename Original Filename New filename

v     Clearing the Screen

v     Displaying the Version Number

v     VER

v     Find

v     Sort Filename

INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS 2000 

Ø      Introduction to Operating System

Ø      What is an Operating system ?

Ø      Why is it required ?

Ø      What are the types of an Operating System ?

Ø      What are the functions of an Operating System ?

Ø      Terms often used for Windows 2000

Ø      Introduction to Windows 2000

Ø      Specialties of Windows 2000

Ø      Terms often used in Windows 2000 

TASKBAR - WHAT IS GOING ON ?

Ø      What is the Taskbar ?

Ø      What are its functions ?

Ø      Launching of applications with help of Launching Pad

Ø      Explanation of title bar and buttons

Ø      Switching between  applications

Ø      Changing the size and position of the Taskbar

Ø      Properties of the Taskbar

 

DESKTOP - HOW DO I LOOK ?

v     Introduction to the Desktop

v     Main Icons on the Desktop

v     Properties of the Desktop

 

AN APPLET  TEMPORARILY KEEPS APPLICATIONS AWAY

Ø      what does an Applet mean ?

Ø      Different Applets under Windows 2000

Ø      Clipboard Viewer

Ø      Character Map

Ø      Calculator

Ø      Clock

Ø      Games

Ø      Media Player

Ø      Paint

Ø      Sound Recorder

Ø      WordPad & Notepad

 

RECYCLE BIN - FLUSHING IS REQUIRED

Ø      Introduction  to Recycle Bin

Ø      Working with Recycle Bin

Ø      Properties of Recycle Bin

 

v     MY BRIEFCASE - TAKE ME HOME

Ø      What is Briefcase in Windows 2000 ?

Ø      Linking files from the main computer to the laptop

Ø      Copying back the updated files

WINDOWS EXPLORER-NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM ME

Ø      Two modes in which Windows Explorer works

Ø      My Computer

Ø      Windows Explorer

Ø      File Management Tools under Windows Explorer

NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD-LOVE THY NEIGHBORS 

Ø      Introduction

Ø      Network Neighborhood in Open window

Ø      Network Neighborhood in Explore window

Ø      Sharing

Ø      Sharing of files and folders

Ø      Sharing of hard disk

Ø      Sharing of Printers

Ø      Connecting a device temporarily 

CONTROL PANEL-MY TOOL KIT

Ø      Introduction to Control Panel

Ø      Tools under Control Panel

Ø      Accessibility Options

Ø      Add new Hardware

Ø      Add Remove Programs

Ø      Date/Time

Ø      Display

Ø      Fonts

Ø      Keyboard

Ø      Mouse

Ø      Multimedia

Ø      32bit ODIALOG BOXC

Ø      Passwords

Ø      Printers

Ø      Regional Settings

Ø      Sounds 

SHORTCUTS-SHORT BUT STRONG CUTS

Ø      What are shortcuts ?

Ø      Creating a shortcut on the Desktop

Ø      Creating a shortcut in the Start menu

Ø      Short-cut for Send To

Ø      Properties of short-cut 

IN-BOX LET'S TALK WITH THE WHOLE WORLD

  v     At a glance :

Ø      Introduction to In Box

Ø      Sending & Receiving e-mail

Ø      Sending & Receiving Fax

MULTIMEDIA-SINGING ALL THE WAY

Ø      What is a multimedia ?

Ø      Playing of a CD with CD Player

Ø      Playing of a CD with Media Player

Ø      Working with a Sound Recorder 

INTRODUCTION TO MS OFFICE-2000

v     What is Windows

v     What is suite of Software

v     Selecting in Office Programs

v     Using Tools and Menus

v     Working in Documents

v     Cutting, Copying, and pasting

v     Saving a Document

v     Getting Help

v     Advantages of Word Processing under Windows

v     Various Word Processors available under Windows 

Introduction to MS Word-2000

v     Opening a New Document

v     Opening an Existing Document

v     Recently opened files

v     Opening from the Documents menu

v     Exporting and Importing Files

v     Setting Up Your Pages

v     Choosing page Size and Orientation

v     Changing page Size

v     Changing Orientation

v     Setting Margins

v     Centering Page

v     Controlling Page Breaks

v     Typing in the Document

v     Inserting Today's Date

v     Moving Around in the Document

v     Creating Sections

v     Inserting a Section break

v     Formatting a Section

v     Viewing Sections

v     Using Columns

v     Numbering Pages

v     On Your Own

v     Saving a File

v     Quitting Word

Formatting Text

v     Formatting Characters

v     Choosing Fonts

v     Enhancing Text Appearance

v     Inserting Special Characters

v     Changing Character Spacing

v     Formatting Paragraphs

v     Aligning Paragraphs

v     Indenting Paragraph

v     Setting Tabs

v     Changing Line Spacing

v     Adding Borders and Shading

v     Creating a Bulleted List

v     Creating a Numbered List

v     On Your Own

v     Selecting Styles

v     Selecting Text

v     Deleting Text

v     Correcting Mistakes

v     Using Undo

v     Using Rado

v     Using Auto Correct

v     Moving Text

v     Using Menu Commands to Move Text

v     Using Drag-and-Drop Editing

v     Copying text

v     Checking Your Document

v     Finding and Replacing Text

v     Finding Text

v     Replacing Text

v     Checking Your Spelling

v     Checking Your Grammar

v     Looking Up Words in the Thesaurus

v     Inserting a Picture from the Clip Art Gallery

v     Inserting a Picture

v     Adding a Border

Creating Headers and Footers

v     Adding Footnotes and Endnotes

Working with Tables and Graphics

v     Use a Wizard to help create and format a table.

v     Enter and edit data in a table.

v     Add borders and shading to a table.

v     Convert a table to text.

v     Add clip art to a document

v     Using Wizard to Create and Format a Table

v     Starting the Table Wizard

v     Using Table Auto Format

v     Entering Data into a Table

v     Moving Around in the Table

v     Entering Text

v     Working with Columns and Rows

v     Inserting and Selecting Columns and Rows

v     Deleting Columns and Rows

v     Inserting Columns and Rows

v     Changing Cell Height

v     Adding Borders and Shading

v     Applying Shading

v     Converting Text into a Table

Mail Merge

v     What is a Mail Merge ?

v     Setting up the mail  merge

v     Creating a main document

v     Building the data source

v     Placing the merge fields

Templates, Wizards and Printing Techniques

v     Understanding Templates

v     Using Templates

v     Using Wizards

Printing Techniques

Viewing the Document before Printing

v     Viewing the Document before Printing

v     Changing to Print Preview

v     Using Print Preview

v     Printing Your Document

Page Maker 6.5

1.    Creating a New Document

·             Setting the Margins

·             Setting the Page Size

·             Changing the Page Orientation

·             Setting the Page Numbers

·             Changing the Page size view

·             Displaying Rulers

·             Changing the Rulers Measurement System

·             Using Rulers

·             Using Guides

·             Adding Guide lines to Master Pages

·             Aligning to Guidelines

·             Displaying Guidelines

·             Locking Guidelines

2.                            Entering Text

·             Changing the font Families

·             Changing font size

·             Changing typeface styles

·             Changing Character Specifications

·             Changing type leading

·             Changing character width

·             Changing tracking

3.                Saving your document

·             Saving a new document

·             Saving Existing Document

·             Saving a document as another document

·             Reverting to a previously saved version

4.                Developing a Paragraph

·             Typing a text

·             Adding special character to text

·             Aligning text

5.                Formatting Paragraph

·             Changing Indents

·             Changing the Space around paragraph

·             Changing Paragraph Alignment

·             Controlling How paragraphs break between pages and columns

·             Adding lines above or below your paragraph

6.                Creating a Frame

·             Converting other objects to Frames

·             Selecting text & Dragging Text

·             Editing Text

·             Cutting , copying and Pasting Text

·             Using Undo & revert

7.                Inserting & Removing pages

8.                Adjusting Hyphenation

9.                Adjusting Indents and Tabs

·             Setting and Changing Tabs

·             Setting and Changing Indents

·             Settings the Leader Style

·             Resetting the Tab Ruler

10.           Adding Shapes

11.           Chanign lines and fill specifications

12.           Changing Round Corner

13.           Creating Header & Footer

14.           Defining Style

·             Creating a new style

·             Editing a style

·             Removing Style

·             Copying style

·             Applying style to text

·             Changing style

15.           Developing a long Document

·             Using Story Editor

·             Switch between story editor and layout editor

·             Closing the story editor and placing the story

·             Checking your spelling

·             Using find feature

16.           Using Color

·             Opening a color palette

·             Adding color to text

·             Defining a custom colors

17.           Printing

·             Printing your document

·             Printing a proof copies

·             Setting paper options

Corel Draw – 8 

1.      Introduction of CorelDraw

2.      The CorelDraw Menus

3.      The DrawToolbox

3.Using the Drawing Tools

3.Using the Zoom Tool

3.Using the Text Tool

3.Using Pick Tool

3.Using node editing (Shape) Tool

3.Using the Outline Tool

3.Using Fill tool

4.      Arranging Objects

4.Lyering

4.Combining and Grouping Objects

4.Stacking Order

4.Aligning Objects

5.      TypeCasting

5.Typeface or Font

5.Types of Typeface

5.Using and manipulate type in CorelDraw

5.Using Fonts in your Drawings and in other Documents

6.      Colour & Fills

6.Colour Scheme

6.Colour Models

6.Using Colour in your document

6.Using Colour in presentations

6.Using Fills , Texture and patterns

7.      Special Effects

7.Using Envelops

7.Using extrude

7.Using blend

7.Using Lense

7.Using perpective

7.Rotating and skewing objects with transform Roll-up

7.Stretching and mirroring

8.      Printing Your Document

9.      Save & Close & open file

10.    Export file

PHOTOSHOP-5

1.            Introduction of PhotoShop

2.            Creating a New File.

§        Main Selections

§        Picking color

§        Filling a selection with color

§        More ways to choose colors and fill selections

§        Painting with paintbrush tool

§        Using the magic wand tool and applying a filter

§        Saving your document

3.         Color Mode

§        Gray Scale Color Mode

§        RGB Color Mode

§        CMYK Color Mode

§        Bitmap Mode

§        Open a file

§        Preference

4.            Foreground & background

§        Changing Foreground and Background colors

§        Using the Large color selection Boxes and small color swathes

§        Using the Eyedropper tool to sample Image color

§        Changing the Foreground Color While using a Painting Tool

5.         Using Brushes

§        Millions of Brushes in One!

§        Selecting the Brush Shape

§        Drawing a vertical and Horizontal Straight lines with any brush

§        Drawing connecting Straight Lines ( at any angle) with any brush

§        Creating a New Brush

§        Saving Brushes

§        Loading Brushes

§        Creating a Custom Brushes

§        Using the Painting Modes

§        Fade

§        Airbrush Options

§        Pencil Options

6.                              Rubber Stamp Options

§        Rubber stamping an Algned Clone

§        Rubber Stamping, Impressionist Style

§        Using line tool

7.         Using the Editing Tool

§        The Smudge Tool

§        The Blur and Sharpen Tool

§        The Dodge / Burn Tool

§        Shadows, Midtones and Highlights

8.            Selection Tools

§        Making Rectangular and Square Selections

§        Feathering a Selections

§        Lasso Features

§        Lasso Options

§         Making selections by color or Gray Scale value using the Magic Wand

§        Moving an anchor point or Direction point to change the shape of curve

§        Adding and Removing Anchor points

§        Moving Path

§        Saving, Loading and Creating New Path

§        Filling & Stroking Path

9.            Introduction of layers

§        Creating & editing New layers

§        Adding a background

10.            Creating Layer Mask

§        Layer Maks

§        Adjustment Layers

11.       Adding Fills and Gradients

§        Filling with paint bucket tools

§        Filling type with grading Fills

12.            Applying Filters

§        Blur Filters

§        Render Filters

§        Sharpen Filters

§        Sketch Filters

§        Texture Filters

§        Other Special Filters

13.       Printing your document

14.       Save your file

15.       Save file as a JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG

Front page 2000

Ø      Introducing FrontPage

Ø      Uses and Users

Ø      Power with Ease

Ø      Creating a Web Site

Ø      What's New

Ø      Increasing Your Productivity

Ø      Supporting HTML Document Format

Ø      Integrating with Office

Ø      Supporting Multilingual Users

Ø      Programming

Ø      Working with FrontPage

Ø      Creating a Web Site

Ø      Viewing a Web Site  Structure

Ø      Building a Web Page

§         Developing a Web Page Structure           

§         Adding a Content

§         Choosing a View in the FrontPage Editor

§         Changing Object Properties

Ø      Changing  the Look of a Web Page

§         Applying a Theme to Web Pages

§         Using Styles on a Web page

§         Importing Content to a Web Page

§         Organizing Navigation of Web Pages

Ø      Using Tables and Frames

§         Creating a Table

§         Using Frames

Ø      Crating Interactive Web pages

§         Building Web Pages with Forms

§         Using Components

§         Reporting Business Information

Ø      Publishing a Web Site

§         Preparing to Publish

§         Publishing Options 

Ø      Maintaining a Web Site

§         Maintaining a Site

§         Creating Subwebs

§         Using Advanced Features

§         Using Multilingual Features           

Using PhotoDraw 2000

Ø      Introducing  PhotoDraw 200

§         Creating All-In-One Graphics

§         Producing Powerful Business Graphics

Ø      Working with PhotoDraw

§         Using PhotoDraw Tools

§         Exploring the PhotoDraw Workspace           

§         Learning about PhotoDraw

Ø      Creating Pictures

§         Drawing and Painting

§         Using Templates

§         Using the Clip Gallery

Ø      Editing Pictures

§         Modifying Pictures

§         Editing Digital Photographs

Ø      Adding Text

§         Adding Text Objects

§         Creating Text Effects

Ø      Enhancing Pictures

§         Modifying Lines and Outlines

§         Applying Fills

§         Using Color

§         Applying Effects

Ø      Placing Your Pictures

§         Coordinating with Office

§         Creating Pictures for the Web

Ø      Printing 

Ø      Creating Complete Project Work



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