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QuarkXPress Introduction

Overview

This course is an introduction to page layout using QuarkXPress. We will guide you through a wide variety of techniques used for creating single page newsletters to multi-page presentation documents. QuarkXPress is the industry standard page-layout application.

Prerequisites

Good Mac or PC skills - This is an introduction course.

Course Content

Creating Projects

  • View options & shortcuts
  • Using guidelines
  • Palettes & their keyboard shortcuts
  • Customising the tools palette
  • Item & content tool modes
  • Visual indicators
  • Context menus

Creating Items

  • Drawing rectangular items
  • Positioning items
  • Resizing items
  • Rotating items

Type

  • OpenType and Unicode
  • Inputting text
  • Viewing invisibles
  • Selecting text
  • Undo, cut, copy, paste
  • Importing text

Typography

  • Selecting fonts & font sizes
  • Scaling text
  • Kerning/tracking
  • Leading
  • Baseline shift

Formatting Text

  • Indents
  • Indent here invisible
  • Space before/after
  • Working with drop caps

Positioning Text within an Item

  • Text alignment
  • Text insert
  • First baseline
  • Vertical alignment
  • Flipping text

Text Columns

  • Multiple column boxes
  • Linking/unlinking text boxes
  • Controlling text flow

Tabs

  • Inserting tabs
  • Setting tab ruler markers
  • Adding/deleting tabs
  • Adding fill characters
  • Using paragraph rules

Tables

  • Creating tables
  • Modifying tables
  • Converting text to tables
  • Working with gridlines
  • Grouping tables

Applying Colour

  • Adding a frame
  • Using the colours palette
  • Using Item-Modify for colour
  • Using graduated blends

Lines

  • Creating straight lines
  • Modifying straight line

Pictures

  • Rectangle/oval picture boxes
  • Importing pictures
  • Resizing / scaling pictures
  • Picture file formats
  • QuarkVista

Transparency

  • Setting transparency for text
  • Setting transparency for pictures & picture boxes

Drop Shadows

  • Drop Shadow XTension
  • Applying drop shadow effects

Basic Runaround Options

  • Use of None & Item modes
  • Aligning text to picture bounds, auto image & embedded path

Working with Multiple Items

  • Duplicate and Step & Repeat
  • Working with layers
  • Selecting through layers
  • Selecting multiple items
  • Locking Items
  • Introduction to colour
  • Creating & naming colours

Libraries

  • Creating a new library
  • Copying to & from a library
  • Listing library contents

Introduction to Style Sheets

  • Creating character styles
  • Creating paragraph styles
  • Applying styles
  • Duplicating styles
  • Using based on styles

Introduction to Master Pages

  • Single & spread masters
  • Modifying master guides
  • Creating master items
  • Automatic page numbering
  • Using multiple master pages
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Course Booking Conditions

Duration

2 Days

Schedule

  • 1/2 December 2008
  • 2/3 February 2009

Prices

  • £545

All the bookings come with lunch, refreshments, course notes and post training support.

Costs

  • Studio Vouchers: £420 or less
  • Season Tickets: £348

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