There are certain skills you need to begin a career in Desktop Publishing and Design. The Penn Foster Career School 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

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. (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.)