Quark Xpress

MODULE 1

The Quark  Interface

• Toolbox – Control Palette
• Palettes and Preferences
• Zoom control and shortcuts
• Using the control palette
• Page and Master set-up
• Adding and using guidelines
• Using ruler and guide snap
• Dimensions and accuracy
• Line, ellipse and box drawing tools

MODULE 2

Page layout and design

• Using Colour
• Pantones and Process
• Preparing text externally
• Preparing images for import
• Creating & working with groups
• Spacing and aligning items
• Working with master pages
• Page numbering

MODULE 3

Working with Text

• Kerning & Interactive text control
• Creating Style Sheets
• Linking text boxes
• Copy fitting and spacing controls

MODULE 4

Working with Images

• Text flow around images
• Cropping and rotating
• Scaling and moving
• Scanning images correctly
• Using EPS files

MODULE 5

Printing and Output

• Spot colour printing
• Process colour printing
• Working with Bureaus & Printers
• Exporting as PDF for Internet

MODULE 6

Saving Time

• Using and designing styles
• Using Templates & Libraries

MODULE 7

Additional features

• Index and Lists
• Character style sheets
• Drawing picture and text boxes with the Bézier tools
• Using text paths
• Exporting to PDF format with bookmarks
• Using Tables
• Creating bulleted lists