1, plate making: that is, making a printing plate and a master. Plate-making is divided into woodcut plate, lithograph plate, movable type plate, screen plate, electroplating plate, photographic plate, plastic plate, rubber plate, photosensitive resin plate, electronic plate-making, color laser phototypesetting system and so on.

2. Imposition: Imposition is to put the manuscript into a complete layout according to certain formats and requirements.

3. Folding: Folding printed paper according to the number of sheets is called folding. Folding is the simplest process in the printing process. The folded page is called a folded sticker, and the folded sticker is marked as a folded label.

4. Printing: Printing is the production of printed matter based on the original text or pictures.

5. Proofreading: Proofreading is an essential link in the process of book publishing, and its requirement is to proofread according to the original manuscript or the final version.