Accelerated QuarkXPress 6

The Fastest Way to Learn...

When you have completed this book, you will be able to produce flyers, brochures, newsletters, and magazines. You'll be able to change the appearance of text, paragraphs, tab stops, and you will be able to import and manipulate graphics. There is a module in this book that will show you, step-by-step, how to combine text and graphics on a page to produce a flyer that includes text running around an image.

You'll learn to use and modify style sheets that will enable you to quickly format consistent-looking documents. You'll also learn how to control text flow, create and use master pages and libraries, and control tracking, kerning and hyphenation... all necessary skills that will dramatically improve your productivity.

As you move through this fast-paced book, you'll be able to use Quark's book features that will allow you to combine several Quark files into one. You'll learn to create a table of contents, build an index and synchronize files for a consistent look.

AND...

You will work with Layers, Tables and create HTML pages. All this, and most people will be able to finish in 3-4 days.

Here's exactly what you'll learn:

The QuarkXPress Environment

Explore the QuarkXPress Interface
Change Views
Control Greeking
View Multiple Projects
Check the Measurement System
Create a New Project
Change Layout Properties
Change Page Properties
Scroll by Dragging the Page
Show and Hide Palettes
Draw a Text Box
Draw Picture Boxes
Resize and Move Page Elements
Customize a Tool
Change the Zero Point

Text Basics

Create a Text Box
Add Text to a Text Box
Work with Overflow Text
Undo Multiple Commands
Set Maximum History Actions
Modify a Text Box
Work with Invisibles
Use Different Text Selection Techniques
Cut, Copy and Paste Text
Use Interactive Editing
Change Character Attributes

Getting Text and Formatting Paragraphs

Get Text
Align Paragraphs
Create Multiple Columns
Set a First Line Indent
Add Paragraph Space
Set Leading
Set Paragraph Rules

Tabs Stops

Set and Move a Tab Stop
Add a Fill Character
Set a Decimal Tab Stop
Use the Align On Tab

Pictures

Get a Picture
Fit a Picture Non-Proportionally
Center a Picture in a Picture Box
Change the Scale of a Picture
Rotate a Picture
Skew a Picture
Change the Color of a Picture Box
Resize a Picture Box and Content with the Mouse and Keyboard
Flip a Picture Horizontally and Vertically
Create and Customize a Clipping Path

Working with Items

Use Standard Step and Repeat
Use Super Step and Repeat
Use Space/Align
Group Items
Lock, Unlock and Resize a Group
Merge Items
Pass Through a Stack
Change and Edit a Shape
Create a Smooth Point
Add an Arrowhead to a Line
Change Box Content

Create a One-Page Flyer

Create a Page Border
Create a Multiple Column Text Box
Use Find/Change
Format Text and Paragraphs
Add Ruler Guides
Place a Graphic onto the Page
Create a Text Wrap around a Picture
Spell Check
Collect for Output
Open the Collect For Output Report
Create a PDF

Color, Libraries and Master Pages

Learn About Points, Picas and Inches
Add and Format an Item
Use the Colors Palette
Add a Process Color to the Colors Palette
Add and Format Text
Create and Use a Library
Create a Master Page
Add Elements to a Master Page
Use an Existing library
Add an Automatic Page Number
Duplicate and Rename Master Pages
Assign a Master Page
Edit a Runaround

Style Sheets

Create and Apply Style Sheets
Edit a Style
Apply Direct Formatting to a Paragraph
Create a New Style Based on a Selection
Lock Text to a Paragraph Grid
Insert Drop Caps
Create and Use a Character Style Sheet

XPress Tags

Work with Character Tags
Work with Style Sheet Tags
Import a Large, Tagged Document

Advanced Text Wrap

Import and Resize a Graphic
Work with a Bézier Text Box
Add Points to a Shape
Borrow Page Elements from Another Document

Tracking, Kerning and Hyphenation

Check Quark’s Standard Em Space Setting
Track Text
Adjust Letter Kerning
Use Tracking as a Design Tool
Edit Hyphenation Settings
Create Hyphenation Exceptions
Work with Discretionary Hyphens
Check Suggested Hyphenation
Create a Hyphenation Zone

Tables

Draw a Table
Add Data, Columns and Rows to a Table
Combine Cells and Format a Table
Format a Table
Change Table Page Position and Gridlines
Convert Text into a Table
Resize a Table

Usage and Templates

Use Font Usage to Replace a Font
Use Picture Usage to Update a Picture
Create and Use a Template

Sections, Inline Graphics and Dictionaries

Create a Section
Create a Section Prefix
Use Absolute Page Numbers
Remove a Section
Create an Inline Graphic
Create Continued Lines
Create an Auxiliary Dictionary

Long Documents

Create a Book File
Add Chapters to a Book File
Reorder and Remove Chapters
Synchronize Selected Chapters
Create a Table of Contents Style
Create a Table of Contents List
Create a Table of Contents
Ensure the Index XTension is Installed
Add Index Entries
Build an Index
Change the Punctuation Used in an Index
Create Style Sheets for the Index
Create Second-Level Index Entries
Create a Cross-Reference

Layers

Create and Use Layers
Edit Colors
Create and Modify Layers
Move Elements to Layers
Hide Layers
Move Layers

Trapping

Append Colors
View Trapping Specifications for a Document
Change Trapping Values
Use the Trap Information Palette
Create a Warm, Rich Black Color
Print Separations

HTML and Layout Spaces

Create Multiple Layouts
Synchronize Text
Change Page Properties
Export as HTML and Preview in a Browser
Create Anchors
Hyperlink Text
Hyperlink Graphics
Add Alternative Text to a Graphic
Create an Image Map
Convert a Text Box to a Graphic