Working with QuarkXPress, the sky—or your imagination—is the limit. You can create newsletters, magazines, posters, flyers, business cards, letterhead, certificates, brochures—anything. You can import myriad picture formats. When you have completed your document, you can “collect” it into a folder with key components such as the layout, images and fonts. And you can export your documents in a Portable Document Format (PDF).
During this live, online, instructor-led class, you will learn the essential QuarkXPress 8 skills that will get you up and running in just two short days!
What is virtual training? Simply put, virtual training allows you to attend a class from the comfort of your home
or office. All you need is a high-speed internet connection, the software (QuarkXPress 8), a headset/microphone (to use VOIP) or speakerphone
and one or two days to learn the essentials of such programs as QuarkXPress, Adobe Captivate, RoboHelp,
FrameMaker or HTML.
Dates:
New classes will be scheduled soon. If you have an immediate need, please call 410.956.4949.
Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Price: $600 per person if you register at least one week prior to class; $700 if you register less than one week prior to class.
Need the class sooner? Need a custom class? If you have a group of four or more, we can offer you a private, custom class. Call 410.956.4949, ext. 711 for more details.
Course Content:
The QuarkXPress Environment
- Change Views
- Enable Text Greeking
- View Multiple Projects Windows
- Check Measurements
- Create a New Project
- Change a Layout’s Orientation and Margin Guides
- View Palettes
- Create and Use a Palette Set
- Draw and Use a Text Box
- Draw and Use a Picture Box
- Resize and Move Layout Items
- Customize the Zoom Tool
- Change the Zero Point
Text Basics
- Create a Text Content Box
- Work With Overflow Text
- Modify a Text Box
- Apply a Drop Shadow
- Work With Invisibles
- Use Different Text Selection Techniques
- Change Character Attributes
- Use the Glyphs Window to Add a Symbol
Importing Text and Formatting Paragraphs
- Import Text
- Align Paragraphs
- Format Multiple Columns
- Set a First Line Indent
- Add Space After Paragraphs
- Set Leading
- Set Paragraph Rules
Picture Basics
- Import a Picture
- Resize a Picture
- Crop a Picture
- Fit and Center an Image
- Rotate and Skew a Picture
- Resize Both an Item and Content
- Replace One Picture With Another
- Add and Modify a Drop Shadow
- Add a Picture to a Layout
- Bring Items to Front/Forward
Tabs, Frames and Insets
- Set and Move a Tab Stop
- Set a Tab Stop Fill Character
- Set an “Align On” Tab
- Add a Frame to a Text Box
- Control Insets and Justification
Working With Items
- Duplicate an Item
- Step and Repeat Items
- Super Step and Repeat Items
- Space and Align Items
- Group Items
- Lock, Unlock and Resize a Group
- Merge Items to Create New Shapes
- Pass Through a Stack
- Change and Edit a Shape
- Convert a Point
- Draw a Freehand Line
- Change Box Content
Automatic and Manual Text Links
- Work With an Automatic Text Box
- Jump Between Pages
- Use the Page Layout Palette
- Add a Current Box Page Number to a Master Page
- Use Step and Repeat
- Add Ruler Guides to the Page
- Use the Text Linking Tool
- Use the Text UnLinking Tool
- Create Page Jumps
Putting It All Together
- Frame an Item
- Create a Multiple Column Text Box
- Use Find/Change
- Create a Paragraph Style Sheet
- Add Page Guides
- Import an Image
- Create a Text Wrap Around a Picture
- Spell Check a Story
- Collect a File for Output
- Create a PDF
About Your Instructor
Kevin A. Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including: Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 2, Essentials of Macromedia Captivate, Essentials of RoboDemo 5, Essentials of RoboDemo 4, Essentials of RoboDemo 3, Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Essentials of QuarkXPress 7, Accelerated QuarkXPress 6, Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3, Essentials of Adobe PageMaker 7 and Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 7 HTML.
Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has more than 24 years experience as a print publisher and technical writer. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor for more than 15 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.
In 2007, Kevin was recognized twice by Adobe Systems, Inc., as one of the Top Five Most Highly-Rated Adobe Certified Instructors Worldwide.
See also:
Course Cancellation Policy
Essentials of QuarkXPress 8 workbook
