What is a Page Layout Program?
Adobe InDesign and other page layout programs allow for the smooth compilation of components that go into print or publishing documents. Those components include text (headlines, sub heads and body copy), typography, photographs and other graphic elements like charts, graphs and logos. Page layout programs replaced the drawing boards and T-squares that were originally used to create pages for printing presses. Because of the flexibility they offer, changes and alterations are now much easier and can usually be performed in seconds or with a few keystrokes. Editing Onscreen Because print documents often include a great deal of text, InDesign automatically flows long articles throughout the document. This feature adds to productivity and efficiency and makes changes easy to apply. The graphic artist or designer does not need to re-adjust where and how text appears in the document. Graphic images, objects and photos can also be altered in InDesign. Ideally, cropping, rotating and re-sizin
