QuarkXPress 5 - Introduction

Course Length: One-Day
Fees: Training at Client Offices: One delegate: £495 per-day + VAT
Additional delegates attending: £100 each per-day + VAT

Overview: QuarkXPress™ is the world’s premier electronic publishing software. It provides all the tools required to create, design, and deliver high-impact publications in both print and electronic media. At its core, QuarkXPress offers a powerful suite of publishing features for:

	Layout and design
	Printing and output
	Text processing
	Colour management
	Web page design

You have probably created simple documents such as letters and reports using word processing applications. You most likely applied basic type formatting, may have even included some graphics in the documents, and probably printed the documents yourself on a desktop printer. Now you may need to create high-quality single- and multiple-page documents for professional publication. In this course, you'll use QuarkXPress to lay out professional quality single and multiple-page documents that include text and graphics, and are designed for professional printing and publication.

Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

	Create a single-page document containing text and graphics
	Create the structure for a multiple-page document to prepare it for adding content
	Typeset text in a multiple-page document
	Create tables to hold text and graphics
	Enhance the readability of a document
	Prepare a document for handoff to a printing vendor for commercial output

Creating a Basic Single-page Document

	Create a New Document
	Place Graphics
	Add Display Type
	Align Items to Guides
	Create Bleeds

Structuring a Multi-page Document

	Set Up a Facing-pages Document
	Create Additional Pages
	Define Colours
	Apply Colours
	Create and Apply Master Pages

Typesetting

	Flow Text
	Adjust Vertical Spacing
	Align Type Horizontally
	Create Paragraph Rules
	Format Type with Style Sheets
	Modify Style Sheets

Presenting Text and Graphics in Tables

	Create a Table Manually
	Create a Table from Text
	Display Graphics in Table Cells
	Resize Rows and Columns
	Modify Table Structure
	Format Table Cells

Enhancing a Publication's Readability

	Check Spelling
	Apply Runaround
	Format Item Frames
	Inset Text
	Apply Continuation Page Numbering

Finalising a Document for Commercial Printing

	Check Picture Usage
	Check Font Usage
	Print a Proof
	Create Print Styles
	Collect for Output

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