Course descriptionDesigned for those who are Mac or Windows literate, but have never worked in QuarkXPress. QuarkXPress is covered comprehensively, including:
basic layout
text and graphics manipulation
drawing tools (bezier curves)
color creation
color application
style sheets
master pages
multiple pages
baseline grid
hyphenation
libraries
anchored boxes
indexing
book creation
and much more.
18 hours of hands-on training, one person per computer
Includes workbook with CD (used by teachers and colleges worldwide)
Syllabus
Session 1:
The QuarkXPress Tool Palette
Creation of Quark Document
Basic Text Attributes:
- font, size, leading
Creation of Letter
Creation of Additional Documents
Typography Basics:
- Character & Paragraph options (Style Menu)
- Tabs
- Invisibles
Letter Creation
Large Type Letter
More Text Styling
Magazine Ad
Advanced Text Formatting
Session 2:
Typography Essentials (More Complex Formatting):
- hanging bullets
- hyphenation
- manual kerning/tracking
(including keystrokes)
Rotating Text/Objects
Flipping Horizontal/Vertical
Multiple Page Documents
Controlling Page Numbers (Section Start)
Color:
- Application and Definition of colors
- CMYK (Process) vs Pantone (Spot) Colors
- Spot Color Mixing (Multi-Ink)
The Item/Page/View Menus
The Measurements Palette
Professional Typography
Kerning/Tracking
Creating a Movie Poster
2-Page Magazine Ad
Session 3:
Bezier Drawing Tools
Type on a Path
Multiple Text Columns
Basline Grid
Text Runaround
Paste in Place
Graphics with Clipping Paths
Bezier Drawing
Horse Racing Ad
Magazine Cover
Session 4:
Style Sheets:
- Paragraph Styles
- Character Styles
Baseline Grid
H&Js (Hyphenation and Justification Settings)
Tables:
- creating new or importing
- formatting
Anchoring Images/Objects in Text Style Sheets: Magazine Article
Tables
Anchored Boxes
Session 6:
Creating a Book:
-setting up and using Master Pages
-automatic flowing of text
-using style sheets to style text
-using Find/Change to speed things up
Paragraph Rules
Automatic Lists (Table Of Contents)
Indexing
Book Compiling & Synchronization
Collecting Files for Output
Printing Methods and Media
Print Styles
Document versus Application Preferences