Publisher: Quark

Version: 8
Length: 2 day s
Course-ID: SX625A

Course Overview

This QuarkXpress 8 foundation course is designed to provide new users of QuarkXpress with a first-rate introduction to this powerful desktop publishing software. You will cover how to produce professional documentation ranging from single page advertisments to multipage newsletters. You will use all the major layout and text handling techniques and learn time-saving professional shortcuts.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting type, and so on.

Benefits

You will use Quark Xpress to set up and lay out single-page and multiple-page documents. You will take existing documents and use efficient techniques to make them more professional-looking.

Target student

This course is a comprehensive introduction to new users of QuarkXpress who need to learn to use QuarkXpress to lay out their publications. Please bring any examples of the type of work that you are doing and show the trainer.


Creating a Basic Single-page Document
  • Add Display Type
  • Align Items to Guides
  • Create Bleeds
  • Create a New Document
  • Place Graphics
Structuring a Multi-page Document
  • Apply Colors
  • Create Additional Pages
  • Create and Apply Master Pages
  • Define Colors
  • Set Up a Facing-pages Document
Typesetting
  • Adjust Vertical Spacing
  • Align Type Horizontally
  • Create Paragraph Rules
  • Flow Text
  • Format Type with Style Sheets
  • Modify Style Sheets
Presenting Text and Graphics in Tables
  • Create a Table Manually
  • Create a Table from Text
  • Display Graphics in Table Cells
  • Format Table Cells
  • Modify Table Structure
  • Resize Rows and Columns
Enhancing a Publication's Readability
  • Apply Continuation Page Numbering
  • Apply Runaround
  • Check Spelling
  • Format Item Frames
  • Inset Text
Finalizing a Document for Commercial Printing
  • Check Font Usage
  • Check Picture Usage
  • Collect for Output
  • Create Print Styles
  • Print a Proof
Creating Graphic Effects with Bezier Paths
  • Combine Bézier Shapes
  • Draw Bézier Paths
  • Reshape a Picture Box
  • Silhouette Pictures
Creating Type Effects
  • Create Drop Caps
  • Create a Type Mask
  • Create a Type Shadow
  • Flow Type on a Path
  • Reverse Type with a Style Sheet
  • Typeset Numbers
Efficiently Laying Out Pages
  • Adjust Space Between Items
  • Layer Items
  • Manipulate Items Within Groups
  • Organize Design Elements in Libraries
  • Step and Repeat Items
Professionally Typesetting Documents
  • Choose Appropriate Leading
  • Choose Appropriate Typefaces
  • Hyphenate Text
  • Kern Type
  • Set Justification Options
  • Track Type
Applying Color Management
  • Change Image Profiles
  • Choose Printer Device Profiles
  • Determine When To Use Color Management
  • Set Up Color Management
Managing Long Documents
  • Change Type Formatting Automatically
  • Create A Book
  • Create A List
  • Index Documents
  • Section a Document