Desktop publishing (DTP) is the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer
. It is the use of personal computers to design books, booklets, brochures, business cards, greeting cards, web pages, and other visual communications that are intended to be printed by inkjet or laser printers
. Desktop publishing software can generate layouts and produce typographic- quality text and images
. The software that supports desktop publishing has a WYSIWYG graphical user interface (GUI) to make it easy for users to create professional-looking documents
. Popular desktop publishing software includes Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Publisher, and QuarkXPress
