In QuarkXPress training course, you will discover easy to learn techniques with proven results that will guarantee you will be working confidently and enthusiastically with QuarkXPress in no time.
QuarkXPress
( Duration: 2 Days )COURSE AGENDA
1
Overview of Desktop Publishing
- The Traditional Publishing Process
- The Desktop Publishing Process using QuarkXPress
2
Understanding the User Interface
- The QuarkXPress Toolbox
- The Measurements Palette
- Setting QuarkXPress Application and Layout Preferences
- The Pasteboard
- Keyboard shortcuts
3
Creating, Opening and Saving Projects and Layouts
- What is a QuarkXPress Project?
- Working in Single Layout Mode
- QuarkXPress Layout Setup
- Setting up the Master Page
- Automatic Page Numbering
- Saving your Work
- Retrieving (Opening) Projects
- Adding Running Headers and Footers
4
Working with Graphics
- Importing Pictures and adding other Graphic Elements
- Adding Picture Boxes
- Modifying Picture Boxes
- Understanding the Difference between Bitmap and Vector Graphics
- Maintaining Image Quality – Avoiding the “Jaggies”
- Using Rectangular, Elliptical and Polygonal Boxes
- Cropping, Sizing & Scaling Images
- Fitting Pictures to Boxes
- Wrapping Text Around Boxes & Graphics
- Moving & Transforming Boxes & Graphics
- Drawing Lines & Boxes
- Reshaping Boxes
- Framing Boxes (adding borders)
5
Colour Issues
- Applying, Editing and Creating Colours
- Using Pantone and Other Spot Colour Matching Standards
- Converting Spot Colours to Process CMYK Colours
- Working with the Colours Palette
6
Formatting & Editing Text
- Adding Type to a Page with the Type Tool
- Importing Text created in other applications into a QuarkXPress Layout
- Modifying Text Box Attributes
- Formatting Text
- Spell Checking, Search & Replace
- Linking and Unlinking Text Boxes
- Setting Tabs
- Drop Caps and Bullets
7
Printing & Typesetting Terminology Explained
- Choosing and Using Typefaces Effectively
- Understanding Leading, Kerning, Tracking etc.
- Typesetting for maximum readability
8
Working with Tables
- Inserting a Table in a QuarkXPress Layout
- Adding Text to a Table
- Adding Pictures to a Table
- Formatting Text in Tables
- Merging & Splitting Table Cells
- Inserting/Deleting Rows & Columns
- Setting the Grid & Border Properties
9
Longer Document Handling Features
- Using the Automatic Text Box
- Creating and Using Paragraph Style Sheets
- Creating and Using Character Style Sheets
- Automatic Page Numbering
- Headers & Footers
- Hyphenation and Justification Profiles (H&Js)
- Font, Picture and Table Usage
- The Library Feature
- The Document Layout Palette
10
Printing & Output
- Print Options
- Send a Document to an External Print Provider using Collect for Output
- PDF Output Options
- Some Common Output Problems explained – Missing Fonts and Missing/Modified pictures
11
Templates
- Creating and Saving QuarkXPress Document Templates
- Creating New QuarkXPress Documents based on Templates
- Modifying QuarkXPress Templates
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