QuarkXPress is the number one page layout program for all publishers, designers, typographers, editors and printers. Create all types of publications from magazines, catalogs and books to newsletters, brochures, and ads.QuarkXpress offers outstanding control over the layout and creative design process to meet all your publishing needs from detailed page layout and graphic design through pre-press and production.

Level 1 & 2
4 Day Course

Level 1: Intro
2 Day Course - Schedule and Locations

Level 2: Intermediate
2 Day Course - Schedule and Locations

Level 3: Advanced
2 Day Course
Dates: Please Call

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Course Outline Level 1: Intro - top
2 Day Course

The Basics
Creating new documents
Windows and Toolbars
Getting around in a document
Most commonly used keyboard shortcuts and dialog boxes
Understanding the QuarkXPress paradigm (box system)

Beginning a layout
Understanding the three basic objects in QuarkXPress (text boxes, picture boxes, lines)
Working with the Measurements Palette (Styling text, graphics, lines)
Importing Graphics
Typography
kerning, tracking, leading,type styles, fonts, type sizes
Understanding paragraph formatting vs. character formatting

Graphics
Understanding the differences between graphic file formats
How and why different graphic file formats are used
Understanding the differences between vector and bitmap graphics
Styling graphics (resizing, colorizing, duotoning, changing screen resolution)
Screen resolution and picture preview quality

Runaround
Understanding the different modes of runaround
Understanding how QuarkXPress works with layers, which affect runaround

Color
Creating and using color
Understanding the spot colors, cmyk, hexachrome color models
Using blends
Appending colors
How colors affect printer separations
Using the colors palette

Linking
How to link and unlink text boxes
Understanding when boxes should be linked

Preferences
Understanding document and application preferences and changing the way QuarkXPress behaves

Throughout the course, the student will learn keyboard shortcuts and tips that will increase efficiency and productivity. Classes combine technical information, basic typography guidelines and a working knowledge of the product to provide the student with enough skill development to begin creating layouts suitable for printing.

Students will leave the class confident in creating a single page layout with text and graphics. Projects will be assigned during the duration of the class to reinforce the information being taught.

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Course Outline Level 2: Intermediate - top
Prerequisite: Level 1: Intro or Instructor Approval
2 Day Course

Master Pages
Single page documents vs. multiple page documents
Creating multiple master pages
Effectively using master pages to increase efficiency and productivity
Using the Document Layout Palette
Creating automatic page numbers

Sections
Creating multiple section starts within a single document
Understanding page numbering in each section start

Style Sheets
Understanding paragraph formatting vs. character formatting
Baseline grids
H&Js
Applying and creating style sheets
Appending style sheets
Paragraph vs. Character based style sheets
Applying keyboard shortcuts to style sheets

Find/Change
Understanding the full potential of find/change when using style sheets and type styles

Drawing Tools
Bezier curves, freeform line, pen tools
Changing the shape of objects
Converting text to outlines
Merging and splitting QuarkXPress objects
Text on a path (curved and straight paths)

Clipping
Working with imported clipping paths and alpha channels within graphics
Using clipping paths to affect runaround
Creating clipping paths within QuarkXPress
Manipulating and altering imported clipping paths

Libraries

Printing
Picture and font usage
Collect for Output (preparing a document to go to the printer)
The print dialog

Throughout the course, the student will learn keyboard shortcuts and tips that will increase efficiency and productivity. Students will leave the class confident in creating multiple pages.

Projects will be assigned during the duration of the class to reinforce the information being taught

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