Desktop publishing (DTP) applications have evolved from the fundamentals of word processing into fully fledged design tools, streamlining the creation of layouts in which all text and pictures can be precisely manipulated, and simplifying the construction and management of long documents. Text can be imported and then styled to the designer’s exact requirements. Virtually limitless type attributes can be applied, and H&Js (hyphenation and justification), horizontal and vertical scaling, leading, kerning, and tracking can all be finely tuned.