Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to produce desktop published documents
- Use safe work practices including addressing ergonomic requirements and using work organisation strategies
- Use energy and resource conservation techniques
- Identify document purpose, audience, presentation and final output requirements, and clarify with relevant personnel as required
- Identify organisational and task requirements for desktop published documents to ensure consistency of style and image
- Design desktop published documents
- Design document to enhance readability and appearance, according to organisational and task requirements
- Determine document type and assess production and design requirements
- Set up and use master pages, templates and styles to ensure consistency of design and layout
- Set up colour palettes according to organisational and task requirements
- Create desktop published documents
- Prepare, format and enter required text
- Import text from other applications and resolve any formatting issues
- Scan or import graphics from other applications and resolve any formatting issues
- Use complex software functions to arrange text and graphics on page, according to organisational and task requirements
- Finalise desktop published documents
- Produce desktop published documents
- Review text for possible errors and omissions, and resolve any issues
- Produce completed document in line with required final output
- Name and store text documents, in accordance with organisational requirements and exit application without information loss/damage
- Prepare text documents within designated timelines and organisational requirements for speed and accuracy
- Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with document design and production