BellaOnline Forums Computers Desktop Publishing DTP: what is it?

The term desktop publishing (DTP) is a very popular one. There are many opportunities in the sector, and the demand is increasing daily. What are the subjects that we should have knowledge about to do this job? Do we need to know about graphics and designing, or is it only necessary to know MS office. Can anyone help?

At least experience in all Adobe Illustrator programs, including CS. You better get skilled in QuarkExpress as well, it's ask right next to Adobe almost instantly, some Coreldraw (yes, even until today), Paint Shop Pro, some scripting (to automate image processing tasks) and I'm starting to see a first experience or first knowledge in 3D rendering (even if it's not needed for DTP, it gets asked sometimes)

Expertise in photoshop is a must.

Iam from a media service company and we offer digital publishing and archiving solutions to publications.
Iam looking for Publishers who will be interested in digitalization.
Please PM me if anyone can provide me the details of Publishers or want to become our Project Partners.