Skills by Occupation

operate imagesetter follow safety precautions in printing typesetting machines prepare imposition printing materials use typesetting software GIMP (graphics editor software) SketchBook Pro Synfig reprography graphic design Microsoft Visio graphics editor software arrange printer sheets operate digital printers lay out digital written content apply desktop publishing techniques print stripping Adobe Photoshop typography quality standards operate printing machinery Adobe Illustrator interpret illustration needs produce prepress proof printing techniques output electronic files align content with form

inspect printing output publishing industry operate scanner reduce dots maintenance of printing machines set colour profiles use colour printing programs reproduce documents create digital images printing media printing plate making prepare films for printing plates proofread text communicate with customers develop film track changes in text editing prepress processes perform image editing follow work schedule maintain lithographic printing plates printed goods processes digitise documents