Online Desktop Publishing Courses and Training

Learn Desktop Publishing and Design at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. There are certain skills you need to begin a career in Desktop Publishing and Design. The Penn Foster Desktop Publishing and Design Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. You’ll get hands-on training in:

• Using Adobe® PageMaker® software
• Page layout, elements of design, illustration, and printing
• Planning and designing single-page or multi-page documents
• Selecting, sizing, and placing art in documents
• Creating an online document

And you’ll learn it all at home no classroom needed! This Penn Foster distance learning program is like having your own personal Desktop Publishing and Design school! Start a creative career in the growing field of Desktop Publishing and Design.

• Why complete a Desktop Publishing and Design training program? With the right credentials, you can:
• Work for newspapers, advertising agencies, print shops, or start your own business.
• Produce newsletters, brochures, corporate reports, catalogs, and more.

Demand for Desktop Publishers and Designers will increase 29% by 2012.* Many new jobs for Desktop Publishers are expected to emerge in commercial printing and publishing establishments. We’ll send you FREE information with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about Penn Foster's complete Desktop Publishing and Design training that includes:

• An E-scale/pica ruler, Desktop Publishing & Design Kit, valuable tips on starting your own business, and much more.
• A graded project that lets you apply what you’ve learned.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.

Get more information today and in as little as six months from enrollment, you can be on your way to a career as a professional Desktop Publisher and Designer!

* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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