Desktop publishing involves the creation of printed documents which contain words and pictures in an attractive arrangement.
Many word processors are capable of simple desktop publishing.
They can arrange words in columns, mix pictures and words in the same document, and use many different types and sizes of letters and fonts. But full-fledged desktop publishing programs permit very precise arrangement of words and pictures on a page. They can often rotate words or pictures at an angle. They can create lines or rules around words and pictures, and draw boxes, arrows and other elements. Desktop publishing can also control the way the words of a story flow, from place to place on a page.