Word Processing vs. Desktop Publishing Many organizations distribute brochures and newsletters to promote their products and services. In the past, preparing these desktop publishing documents was best accomplished through outside agencies. In the 1980s, however, word processors began including graphics and different fonts as part of their standard software package (Larkin and Green, 8 Oct. 1998). That is, many word processors were emerging with desktop publishing capabilities. Desktop publishing software (DTP) allows users to design and produce …showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…Includes columns, tables, graphics, borders, and shadingStacks and overlaps multiply objects on a page and traps objects With each release of word processing and DTP software, the difference between the two will decrease and their similarities will increase. Works Citied. Brown, Robert. Introductory Computer Concepts and Techniques Boston: International Publishing Company, 1998 Larkin, Henry P., and Janice A. Green. "Word Processing" Word 2000, Project 1, Random House Winters, Jill. "Word Processing Software Packages Today", Microcomputer Journal Nov. 1998: 58-66