123 PAPER SOFTWARE Over the past fifty years, computers have radically transformed book, newspaper, and magazine publishing, influencing every aspect of it, from printing to content creation and distribution. In the 1970s and 1980s, early applications focused primarily on typesetting and word processing, but the real revolution began in Text manipulation the mid-1980s with desktop publishing Font and style (DTP). Word-processing software has become so sophisticated that sometimes the line that separates them from page layout software and DTP are blurred. Spelling and grammar checking selection WORD PROCESSING USES User collaboration Graphic utilisation See unit 4.1 for the difference between scalable and unscalable images. What are bleeds and crop marks? to blend: fondere blurred: sfuocato template: modello typesetting: composizione Wordprocessing Word-processing software was the first digital Page layout tool and still manipulation is the most useful that allowed users to type and edit text, formatting it according to simple page layouts. Page layout software Page layout software allows for the integration of text and images on the page, easy manipulation of elements, artistic layout creation, and multipage publications. Professional-level tools include pre-press features, while software for home publishing or creative projects often involves more templates and clip art. Graphics software Illustration software and photo-editing software allow for the creation of artwork that can be resized and edited (vector graphics) or the manipulation of unscalable images (raster graphics). 278 PeoPLe aND INStrUMeNtS Desktop publishing software Desktop publishing software combines elements like text, images, and graphics to produce documents where everything is organised according to the editorial objectives of the publication, in other words documents that follow the graphic guidelines that determine the placement of text on the page, its visual appearance (font, size, columns, etc.), and the placement of advertisements or images. DTP software allows for the formatting of the text and the incorporation of images and graphics; it also prepares documents for print working on resolution, bleeds, crop marks, and exporting formats or by optimising publishing for online platforms. In other words, DTP is a solution that blends all the previous software into a unique solution. Print management software Print management is the practice of controlling, monitoring, and optimising all printing activities in a company. It includes several activities like: device management, print output management, cost management, document management, and information security. Print management software which often needs customisation to adapt to each company s unique requirements offers a centralised tool which allows for the management of these operations and the improvement of all printing processes.