QuarkXPress 4

Author:Jonathan Abrams
Language:english
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QuarkXPress 4 is a key application to learn, since it is an industry-wide standard application in the print and design world. Quark is used as a layout and typographical tool to assemble elements for use in magazine, newspaper, brochure and other types of production. Damienne Fitzpatrick has years of experience training companies in the use of this software. In this 10-hour tutorial, she takes you from the basics of QuarkXPress 4, like the Tool Palette and Items, to more complicated segments like laying out a document and master pages and templates. Virtual Training Company lets you begin learning right away, too, by simply clicking below on the section of your choice.
QuarkXPress 4QuarkXPress 4: QuarkXPress 4 is a key application to learn, since it is an industry-wide standard application in the print and design world. Quark is used as a layout and typographical tool to assemble elements for use in magazine, newspaper, brochure and other types of production. Damienne Fitzpatrick has years of experience training companies in the use of this software. In this 10-hour tutorial, she takes you from the basics of QuarkXPress 4, like the Tool Palette and Items, to more complicated segments like laying out a document and master pages and templates. Discovery Computer Training lets you begin learning right away, too, by simply clicking below on the section of your choice.Listed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the QuarkXPress 4 Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for QuarkXPress 4 freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! QuarkXPress 4
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QuarkXPress 4

Introduction

Introduction
Lets Get Started
Interface
Open Documents
Save & Save As
Move & Zoom
Rulers, Guides & Invisibles
Palettes - An Overview
Close & Quit

The Tool Palette

Content Tool
Rotation Tool
Zoom Tool
Text Box Tools
Picture Box Tools
Line Tools
Line Text-Path Tools
Linking Tools
Bezier Boxes & Lines

Creating Items

Create Items
Move & Resize Items
Change Item Shape
Change Item Content
Delete Items
Background
Frame
Custom Frames & Lines
Vertical Alignment
Text Inset
First Baseline

Multiple Items

Select Multiple Items
Duplicate
Send to Back/Bring To Front
Select Through Layers
Simple Runaround
Group & Ungroup
Lock
Constrain

Manipulating Items

Measurement Palette
Item Dimensions
Item Co-ordinates
Line Co-ordinates
Step & Repeat
Space & Align
Rotate
Skew
Flip
Merge (1)
Merge (2)
Split
Perfect Line Corners

Creating Text

Create Text
Selection Techniques
Navigating A Document
Import Text
Export Text
Cut, Copy & Paste
Undo/Redo
Find/Change
Spell Checker
Auxiliary

Formatting Text

Font
Size
Type Styles
Track & Kern
Horizontal / Vertical Scaling
Baseline Shift
Text Paths
Convert Text To Box

Formatting Paragraphs

Alignment
Leading
Paragraph Spacing
Lock To Baseline Grid
Drop Cap
Keep With Next Paragraph
Keep Lines Together

Indents, Tabs & Rules

Indents
Simple Tabs
Decimal & Other Tabs
Leaders
Rules (I)
Rules (2)

Long Text Documents

Document Columns
Automatic Text Boxes
Link Text Boxes (I)
Link Text Boxes (2)
Columns In Text Boxes
Column Breaks
Automatic Hyphenation
Manual Hyphenation
Justification
Index
Lists & TOCs
Compile A Book

Style Sheets

Create A Paragraph Style
Apply A Paragraph Style
Create A Character Style
Apply A Character Style
Edit A Style Sheet
Find/Change Style Sheet
Based On
Next Style
Delete A Style Sheet
Append
Copy Styles
Local Formats

Working With Images

Import An Image
Image File Formats
Position
Resize
Rotate
Skew
Flip
Subscribe To & Options
Picture Usage
Missing Images
Anchoring Images In Text

Manipulating Images

Black & White Contrast Control
Color Contrast Control
Halftoning
Auto Image Runaround
Invert Runaround
Run Text Both Sides
Interior Text Flow
Clipping Paths
Bleed Off A Page
Save Page As An EPS

Working With Color

Overview Of Color Models
Process Color Models
Spot Color Models
Create A Color
Apply A Color
Delete A Color
Append - Manual & Auto
Color Palette
Registration Color
Color Blends
Automatic Trapping
Edit Color Traps

Laying Out A Document

Set Up A Document
Document Layout Palette
Add Pages
Delete Pages
Move Pages
Page Navigation
Facing Pages & Spreads
Copy Pages Between Documents

Master Pages & Templates

Create A Master Page
Design On The Master Page
Create More Master Pages
Apply Master Pages
Duplicate & Delete
Changes To A Master Page
Page Numbers
Sections
Create A Template

Print, Libraries & Prefs

Print - Document & Output
Print - Setup & Options
Create A Library
Use Libraries
Names In Libraries
Application Preferences
Document Preferences
Track & Kern Editing


01 Introduction
0101 Introduction
0102 Lets Get Started
0103 Interface
0104 Open Documents
0105 Save & Save As
0106 Move & Zoom
0107 Rulers, Guides & Invisibles
0108 Palettes - An Overview
0109 Close & Quit

02 The Tool Palette
0202 Content Tool
0203 Rotation Tool
0204 Zoom Tool
0205 Text Box Tools
0206 Picture Box Tools
0207 Line Tools
0208 Line Text-Path Tools
0209 Linking Tools
0210 Bezier Boxes & Lines

03 Creating Items
0301 Create Items
0302 Move & Resize Items
0303 Change Item Shape
0304 Change Item Content
0305 Delete Items
0306 Background
0307 Frame
0308 Custom Frames & Lines
0309 Vertical Alignment
0310 Text Inset
0311 First Baseline

04 Multiple Items
0401 Select Multiple Items
0402 Duplicate
0403 Send to Back/Bring To Front
0404 Select Through Layers
0405 Simple Runaround
0406 Group & Ungroup
0407 Lock
0408 Constrain

05 Manipulating Items
0501 Measurement Palette
0502 Item Dimensions
0503 Item Co-ordinates
0504 Line Co-ordinates
0505 Step & Repeat
0506 Space & Align
0507 Rotate
0508 Skew
0509 Flip
0510 Merge (1)
0511 Merge (2)
0512 Split
0513 Perfect Line Corners

06 Creating Text
0601 Create Text
0602 Selection Techniques
0603 Navigating A Document
0604 Import Text
0605 Export Text
0606 Cut, Copy & Paste
0607 Undo/Redo
0608 Find/Change
0609 Spell Checker
0610 Auxiliary

07 Formatting Text
0701 Font
0702 Size
0703 Type Styles
0704 Track & Kern
0705 Horizontal / Vertical Scaling
0706 Baseline Shift
0707 Text Paths
0708 Convert Text To Box

08 Formatting Paragraphs
0801 Alignment
0802 Leading
0803 Paragraph Spacing
0804 Lock To Baseline Grid
0805 Drop Cap
0806 Keep With Next Paragraph
0807 Keep Lines Together

09 Indents, Tabs & Rules
0901 Indents
0902 Simple Tabs
0903 Decimal & Other Tabs
0904 Leaders
0905 Rules (I)
0906 Rules (2)

10 Long Text Documents
1001 Document Columns
1002 Automatic Text Boxes
1003 Link Text Boxes (I)
1004 Link Text Boxes (2)
1005 Columns In Text Boxes
1006 Column Breaks
1007 Automatic Hyphenation
1008 Manual Hyphenation
1009 Justification
1010 Index
1011 Lists & TOCs
1012 Compile A Book

11 Style Sheets
1101 Create A Paragraph Style
1102 Apply A Paragraph Style
1103 Create A Character Style
1104 Apply A Character Style
1105 Edit A Style Sheet
1106 Find/Change Style Sheet
1107 Based On
1108 Next Style
1109 Delete A Style Sheet
1110 Append
1111 Copy Styles
1112 Local Formats

12 Working With Images
1201 Import An Image
1202 Image File Formats
1203 Position
1204 Resize
1205 Rotate
1206 Skew
1207 Flip
1208 Subscribe To & Options
1209 Picture Usage
1210 Missing Images
1211 Anchoring Images In Text

13 Manipulating Images
1301 Black & White Contrast Control
1302 Color Contrast Control
1303 Halftoning
1304 Auto Image Runaround
1305 Invert Runaround
1306 Run Text Both Sides
1307 Interior Text Flow
1308 Clipping Paths
1309 Bleed Off A Page
1310 Save Page As An EPS

14 Working With Color
1401 Overview Of Color Models
1402 Process Color Models
1403 Spot Color Models
1404 Create A Color
1405 Apply A Color
1406 Delete A Color
1407 Append - Manual & Auto
1408 Color Palette
1409 Registration Color
1410 Color Blends
1411 Automatic Trapping
1412 Edit Color Traps

15 Laying Out A Document
1501 Set Up A Document
1502 Document Layout Palette
1503 Add Pages
1504 Delete Pages
1505 Move Pages
1506 Page Navigation
1507 Facing Pages & Spreads
1508 Copy Pages Between Documents

16 Master Pages & Templates
1601 Create A Master Page
1602 Design On The Master Page
1603 Create More Master Pages
1604 Apply Master Pages
1605 Duplicate & Delete
1606 Changes To A Master Page
1607 Page Numbers
1608 Sections
1609 Create A Template

17 Print, Libraries & Prefs
1701 Print - Document & Output
1702 Print - Setup & Options
1703 Create A Library
1704 Use Libraries
1705 Names In Libraries
1706 Application Preferences
1707 Document Preferences
1708 Track & Kern Editing

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