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QuarkXPress
is
used by just about every graphic designer on the planet. It is a
precision tool
used for the page layout aspect of
electronic publishing.
Powerful yet user-friendly, Quark can be used for putting together
anything from a promotional flier to a film poster or magazine.
QuarkXPress Passport is a special edition of the software which
includes features for multi-language publishing.
Our
Introduction to QuarkXPress
covers essential QuarkXPress concepts, tools
and techniques.
Suitable for users completely new to Quark Xpress
Overview
- Creating and saving a document
- Overview of features
- The 'box' concept of page layout
- Measurements and colours
- Page set-up and printing
- Print preview and print
- Using the help menu
Text Handling
- The Xpress text box
- Changing the style of text
- Using style sheets
- Tabs and indentation
- Cut, copy and paste
- Find and replace
- Spell checker
- Automatic and manual text chains
- Drop caps
Style Sheets
- Paragraph and character styles
- Defining a style by example
- Creating paragraph style
- Setting character attributes
- Setting paragraph attributes
- Rules and tabs
- Linking styles
- Setting keyboard shortcuts
- Creating character styles
- Applying styles
- Updating styles
Page Layout
- The document layout palette
- Importing text and graphics
- Modifying text and graphics boxes
- Frame and runaround options
- Step and repeat, group and lock
- Creating and applying colours
- Editing imported graphics
- Embedding objects
- Using master pages
- Automatic page numbering
- Creating sections in a document
- Defaults and preferences
Colours
- Defining new colours
- Document vs. default colours
- RGB vs. CMYK colours
- Spot vs. process colours
- Defining Pantone colours
- Setting the fill colour
- Applying colour to text
Tables
- Creating tables
- Formatting table cells
- Adding images to tables
- Inserting rows and columns
- Setting gridlines
- Convert text to table
Typography
- Kerning and tracking
- Leading and baseline shift
- Horizontal scale
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Text rotation
- Vertical justification
- Using the baseline grid
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