working to a design brief from the client or designer
using DTP software to produce a layout for each page of the publication
selecting formatting, such as the size and style of type, column width and spacing
selecting and checking colours
scanning and editing photographs and other images.
Printed materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, brochures and advertising, need to be well designed and laid out to make them attractive and easy to read. DTP (desktop publishing) operators use DTP software and photo-imaging software to put together text and illustrations and present them in a form suitable for printing and publishing