QUARKXPRESS FOUNDATION Duration: 1 Day
Course Overview
This one-day foundation level QuarkXPress training course is designed for new users who wish to learn QuarkXPress and who have little or no previous experience of QuarkXPress or desktop publishing. It aims to provide an understanding of the core functionality of QuarkXPress, which you will use as a foundation to create basic print publications, such as brochures, newsletters, business cards and advertisements, and on which to build additional skills, such as creating Apps; Web Layouts with interactive functionality; e-Books; or longer print layouts such as books or manuals.
This one-day foundation level QuarkXPress training course is designed for new users who wish to learn QuarkXPress and who have little or no previous experience of QuarkXPress or desktop publishing.
It aims to provide an understanding of the core functionality of QuarkXPress, which you will use as a foundation to create basic print publications, such as brochures, newsletters, business cards and advertisements, and on which to build additional skills, such as creating Apps; Web Layouts with interactive functionality; e-Books; or longer print layouts such as books or manuals.
RELATED COURSES
People who are interested in this QuarkXPress training course might also be interested in:
QuarkXPress Training Course | Intermediate Level
QuarkXPress Training Course | Advanced Level
COURSE CONTENT
What you can expect to learn on this QuarkXPress training course:
UNDERSTANDING THE USER INTERFACE
The QuarkXPress Toolbox
The Measurements Palette
Setting QuarkXPress Application and Layout Preferences
The Pasteboard
Keyboard shortcuts
CREATING, OPENING AND SAVING PROJECTS AND LAYOUTS
What is a QuarkXPress Project?
Working in Single Layout Mode
Managing Multiple Layouts in a Project
QuarkXPress Layout Setup
Setting up the Master Pages
Automatic Page Numbering
Saving your Work
Retrieving (Opening) Projects
Adding Running Headers and Footers
WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
Importing Pictures and adding other Graphic Elements (boxes, lines, circles, starbursts)
Adding Picture Boxes
Modifying Picture Boxes
Understanding the Difference between pixel-based (bitmap) and Vector Graphics
Maintaining Image Quality – Avoiding the “Jaggies”
Using Rectangular, Elliptical and Polygonal Boxes as containers for pictures
Cropping, Sizing & Scaling Images
Fitting Pictures to Boxes
Wrapping Text Around Boxes & Graphics
Moving & Transforming Boxes & Graphics
Reshaping Boxes
Framing Boxes (borders)
FORMATTING & EDITING TEXT
Adding Type to a Page with the Type Content Tool
Importing Text created in other applications into a QuarkXPress Layout
Formatting & Editing Text (continued)
Modifying Text Box Attributes
Formatting Text
Spell Checking, Search & Replace
Linking and Unlinking Text Boxes
Setting Tabs
Drop Caps and Bullets
COLOUR ISSUES
Understanding Colour Models: CMYK, RGB, Pantone, etc
Applying, Editing and Creating Colours
Using Pantone and Other Spot Colour Matching Standards
Converting Spot Colours to Process CMYK Colours
Working with the Colours Palette
Adding Colour Blends
PRINTING & TYPESETTING TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED
Choosing and Using Typefaces Effectively
Understanding Leading, Kerning, Tracking etc.
Typesetting for maximum readability
WORKING WITH TABLES
Inserting a Table in a QuarkXPress Layout
Adding Text to a Table
Adding Pictures to a Table
Formatting Text in Tables
Merging & Splitting Table Cells
Inserting/Deleting Rows & Columns
Setting the Grid & Border Properties
PRINTING & OUTPUT
Print Options
Send a Document to an External Print Provider using Collect for Output
PDF Output Options
Some Common Output Problems explained – Missing Fonts and Missing/Modified Pictures
QUARKXPRESS FOUNDATION Duration: 1 Day
Course Overview
This one-day foundation level QuarkXPress training course is designed for new users who wish to learn QuarkXPress and who have little or no previous experience of QuarkXPress or desktop publishing. It aims to provide an understanding of the core functionality of QuarkXPress, which you will use as a foundation to create basic print publications, such as brochures, newsletters, business cards and advertisements, and on which to build additional skills, such as creating Apps; Web Layouts with interactive functionality; e-Books; or longer print layouts such as books or manuals.
This one-day foundation level QuarkXPress training course is designed for new users who wish to learn QuarkXPress and who have little or no previous experience of QuarkXPress or desktop publishing.
It aims to provide an understanding of the core functionality of QuarkXPress, which you will use as a foundation to create basic print publications, such as brochures, newsletters, business cards and advertisements, and on which to build additional skills, such as creating Apps; Web Layouts with interactive functionality; e-Books; or longer print layouts such as books or manuals.
RELATED COURSES
People who are interested in this QuarkXPress training course might also be interested in:
QuarkXPress Training Course | Intermediate Level
QuarkXPress Training Course | Advanced Level
COURSE CONTENT
What you can expect to learn on this QuarkXPress training course:
UNDERSTANDING THE USER INTERFACE
The QuarkXPress Toolbox
The Measurements Palette
Setting QuarkXPress Application and Layout Preferences
The Pasteboard
Keyboard shortcuts
CREATING, OPENING AND SAVING PROJECTS AND LAYOUTS
What is a QuarkXPress Project?
Working in Single Layout Mode
Managing Multiple Layouts in a Project
QuarkXPress Layout Setup
Setting up the Master Pages
Automatic Page Numbering
Saving your Work
Retrieving (Opening) Projects
Adding Running Headers and Footers
WORKING WITH GRAPHICS
Importing Pictures and adding other Graphic Elements (boxes, lines, circles, starbursts)
Adding Picture Boxes
Modifying Picture Boxes
Understanding the Difference between pixel-based (bitmap) and Vector Graphics
Maintaining Image Quality – Avoiding the “Jaggies”
Using Rectangular, Elliptical and Polygonal Boxes as containers for pictures
Cropping, Sizing & Scaling Images
Fitting Pictures to Boxes
Wrapping Text Around Boxes & Graphics
Moving & Transforming Boxes & Graphics
Reshaping Boxes
Framing Boxes (borders)
FORMATTING & EDITING TEXT
Adding Type to a Page with the Type Content Tool
Importing Text created in other applications into a QuarkXPress Layout
Formatting & Editing Text (continued)
Modifying Text Box Attributes
Formatting Text
Spell Checking, Search & Replace
Linking and Unlinking Text Boxes
Setting Tabs
Drop Caps and Bullets
COLOUR ISSUES
Understanding Colour Models: CMYK, RGB, Pantone, etc
Applying, Editing and Creating Colours
Using Pantone and Other Spot Colour Matching Standards
Converting Spot Colours to Process CMYK Colours
Working with the Colours Palette
Adding Colour Blends
PRINTING & TYPESETTING TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED
Choosing and Using Typefaces Effectively
Understanding Leading, Kerning, Tracking etc.
Typesetting for maximum readability
WORKING WITH TABLES
Inserting a Table in a QuarkXPress Layout
Adding Text to a Table
Adding Pictures to a Table
Formatting Text in Tables
Merging & Splitting Table Cells
Inserting/Deleting Rows & Columns
Setting the Grid & Border Properties
PRINTING & OUTPUT
Print Options
Send a Document to an External Print Provider using Collect for Output
PDF Output Options
Some Common Output Problems explained – Missing Fonts and Missing/Modified Pictures
