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CIT-2215-Desktop-Publishing Exam

The document outlines a desktop publishing exam at Meru University with 4 questions. Question 1 has 7 parts about WYSIWYG, creating publications, boundaries, master pages, object grouping, the Publisher interface, and layering vs grouping. Question 2 asks about Publisher uses and handling overflow text. Question 3 covers adding continued notices and publication types. Question 4 addresses layering commands, advantages over Word, common objects, layout guides, WordArt overuse, and the color dropper tool.

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CIT-2215-Desktop-Publishing Exam

The document outlines a desktop publishing exam at Meru University with 4 questions. Question 1 has 7 parts about WYSIWYG, creating publications, boundaries, master pages, object grouping, the Publisher interface, and layering vs grouping. Question 2 asks about Publisher uses and handling overflow text. Question 3 covers adding continued notices and publication types. Question 4 addresses layering commands, advantages over Word, common objects, layout guides, WordArt overuse, and the color dropper tool.

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MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

P.O. Box 972-60200 – Meru-Kenya


Tel: +254(0) 799 529 958, +254(0) 799 529 959, + 254 (0) 712 524 293,
Website: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2019/2020

FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR


THE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CIT 2215: DESKTOP PUBLISHING

DATE: JANUARY 2021 TIME: 11/2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question one and any other two questions

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) Desktop publishing works with WYSIWYG principle. Explain this concept(2 marks)
b) State three ways of how you can create a new publication (6 marks)
c) What are boundaries and ruler guides used for? (4 marks)
d) Give the importance of a master page (4 marks)
e) Explain why grouping of objects is very important in a publication (4 marks)
f) By use of a diagram draw and describe the screen layout of MS publisher (6 marks)
g) Differentiate layering from grouping as used in DTP (4 marks)

QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)

a) State areas where Microsoft publisher is being used in our daily life (5 marks)
b) Explain what to do when the text box you have created has too much text (5 marks)
c) Describe the design principles to be considered when working with fonts in a
publication (5 marks)

QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)


a) To help your reader navigate through your story in your publication, you can add
“continued notices” at the bottom or the top of the text boxes. This is especially helpful

Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified


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when you are creating larger newsletters. Describe how this can be achieved
(6 marks)
b) There are many types of publications in Ms publisher, name and give examples of each
(5 marks)
c) Explain how you can divide a Text Box into columns (4 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)


a) When arranging objects in a publication, you can use several layering commands to
arrange objects in a publication. State and explain any one of these commands
(2 marks)
b) What is the advantage of using MS Publisher instead of Word? (3 marks)
c) Name any three objects that can be used in MS publisher publication (3 marks)
d) State any two functions of layout guides in a DTP application (2 marks)
e) Why is it best not to use too much WordArt? (3 marks)
f) What is the Color dropper too used for? (2 marks)

Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified


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Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2015 Certified
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