QuarkXPress 8: Introduction

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
DAY ONE[

QuarkXPress basics
Quark's relationship to other software applications
QuarkXPress tools
Documents and Projects
Single and multiple layouts
Creating text and picture boxes
Importing text and pictures

Setting up pages in Quark
Setting the page size and margins
Columns and gutters
Using multiple undo
Creating and deleting pages
The Measurements palette

Adding text and graphics
Framing text and picture boxes
Cropping and rotating graphics
Wrapping text around items
Different types of runarounds
Grouping and multiple selections
Using Step and Repeat
Finding and changing text
Linking and unlinking text boxes
An introduction to transparency and drop shadows

Using Master Pages
Creating and editing Master Pages
Automatic page numbering
Creating headers and footers
Using a combination of Master Pages

Working with colour
Understanding bleeds
Spot colours and pantones
Creating custom colours

Creating and formatting documents
Fonts, styles and sizes
Working with templates
Paragraph formatting
Leading, tracking and kerning
Modifying text and picture boxes
Using invisibles and guides
Introducing tabs
Rules above and below
Bulleted text

Questions and answers

Suitable for
A Quark authorised course designed to provide new users of QuarkXPress with an excellent grounding in this immensely popular desktop publishing application.

Requirements
You need no previous experience to attend this course.