Maricopa Community Colleges  BPC136   19886-19925 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/14/87
BPC136 19886-19925 L+L 1 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Introduction to Desk-Top Publishing
Presents basic concepts of commercially prepared software used to do desk-top publishing. Incorporates a combination of narrative and pictorial/graphic creation and presentation, including set-up, text entry, graphic generation, text and graphic merging, and other computer-based functions. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
BPC136   19886-19925 Introduction to Desk-Top Publishing
1. Define and use computer terminology appropriately. (I)
2. Identify computer hardware and software programs and systems. (II)
3. Demonstrate appropriate computer system operations including turning a computer on, handling diskettes, loading a disk drive, booting the system, formatting and copying diskettes, creating backup files on diskettes, and turning the computer off. (III)
4. List elements of a newsletter. (IV)
5. Describe the difference between "photos" and "personal clip art." (IV)
6. Start up software and printer, run program, and print hard copies. (V)
7. Define the following terms as they relate to desk-top publishing: create, edit, save, and load. (I)
8. List the steps involved in creating a "page." (V)
9. Create, edit, save, load, copy, and print a "page." (VI)
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BPC136   19886-19925 Introduction to Desk-Top Publishing
    I. Computer terminology
        A. Function terms
        B. Hardware terms
        C. Software terms
      II. Identification of computer system
          A. Hardware
          B. Software
        III. Operation of a computer system
            A. Turn on
            B. Execute program
            C. Shut down
            D. Maintenance (backup copies, formating, etc.)
          IV. Introduction of software to do desk-top publishing
              A. Documentation procedures and instructions
              B. Picture menu
              C. Newsletter elements
              D. Icons
            V. Start up a software to do desk-top publishing
                A. Setting up the software on the computer
                B. Executing the program
                C. Exiting the program
                D. Setting up the printer
              VI. Application of software to do desk-top publishing
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