The main function of the DTP program, page layout, is then used to shape the text and graphics into a form that is attractive to the reader. A few years ago, my mother was trying to sell the family's cemetery plots. After six months, she had failed to get any offers, even at a ridiculously low price. I decided to use my Mac to help her out. I suggested we post the ad in retirement homes, as the residents of those places had the most immediate need for cemetery plots.
Some people are so picky.
A picture of the ad appears below. History of desktop publishing Before the mid-1980s, publishing did indeed mean taking your work to a professional typesetter. In 1984, the Apple Macintosh was introduced. The Mac almost died in 1984, though. Little software was available, and it was not high-quality.