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QuarkXPress 6.0: Level 1 (Windows)

Course Type: Self-paced Courses
Estimated Time of Completion: 3 hour(s) 32 minutes
CEU Credits:
Language: English

Description: 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. Professional and prospective layout designers and technicians with any level of experience, but with little or no experience using QuarkXPress, who need to learn to use QuarkXPress to lay out publications. They are unlikely to be doing the printing themselves. They are more likely to work for medium sized and large companies, rather than small businesses. They have basic word processing skills and may already use Illustrator and Photoshop.
Objectives:

  · In this course, you will use QuarkXPress to set up and lay out single-page and multiple-page documents.

Hardware and Software Required:

  ·  Browser Netscape Communicator 4.0
  ·  Browser Other: AOL 4.0
  ·  Operating System MacOS 8.5
  ·  Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
  ·  Operating System MS-Windows 95

Content Outline:

Course Introduction
Course Introduction

Creating a Basic Single-Page Document
Lesson Introduction
Create a New Document
Place Graphics
Add Display Type
Align Items to Guides
Create Bleeds
Lesson Lab Adding Elements to a Layout
Lesson Follow Up

Structuring a Multiple-Page Document
Lesson Introduction
Set Up a Facing-Pages Layout
Create Additional Pages
Define Colors
Apply Colors
Create and Apply Master Pages
Lesson Lab Creating a Multiple-Page Layout
Lesson Follow Up

Type Setting
Lesson Introduction
Flow Text
Adjust Vertical Spacing
Align Type Horizontally
Create Paragraph Rules
Format Type with Style Sheets
Modify Style Sheets
Lesson Lab Flowing Type
Lesson Follow Up

Presenting Text and Graphics in Tables
Lesson Introduction
Create a Table Manually
Create a Table from Text
Display Graphics in Table Cells
Resize Rows and Columns
Modify Table Structure
Format Table Cells
Lesson Lab Creating Tables
Lesson Follow Up

Enhancing a Publication's Readability
Lesson Introduction
Check Spelling
Apply Runaround
Format Item Frames
Inset Text
Apply Continuation Page Numbering
Lesson Lab Finalizing a Layout
Lesson Follow Up

Finalizing a Document for Commercial Printing
Lesson Introduction
Check Picture Usage
Check Font Usage
Print a Proof
Create Print Styles
Collect for Output
Lesson Lab Preparing a Document for Commercial Printing
Lesson Follow Up

Course Follow Up
Course Follow Up