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Essentials of QuarkXPress 7

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When you have completed this book, you will be able to produce flyers, brochures, newsletters, and magazines. You'll be able to cha nge 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 and 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.

You'll learn to use Layers, create tables, build Web pages from your print layouts and, last but not least, master Quark's revolutionary Job Jacket and Collaboration features. All this, and most people will be able to finish in 3-4 days

Here's what you'll learn:

The QuarkXPress Environment

Explore the QuarkXPress Interface
Change Views
Turn Greeking Off
View Multiple Projects and Windows
Change the Measurement System
Create a New Project
Change the Page Orientation and Margins
Scroll by Dragging the Page
Show and Hide Palettes
Create and Use a Palette Set
Draw and Use a Text Box
Draw Picture Boxes
Resize and Move Items
Customize the Zoom 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
Apply a Drop Shadow
Work with Invisibles
Use Different Text Selection Techniques
Cut, Copy and Paste Text
Drag and Drop Editing
Change Character Attributes
Use the Glyphs Palette

Getting Text and Formatting Paragraphs

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

Tabs, Frames and Insets

Set and Move a Tab Stop
Set a Fill Character
Use the Align On Tab
Add a Frame to a Text Box
Set Inset Spacing and Vertical Justification

Picture Basics

Import a Picture
Move and Crop a Picture
Use the Fit and Center Picture Commands
Change the Scale of a Picture
Rotate and Skew a Picture
Resize an Item and Content Simultaneously
Replace One Picture with Another
Add and Modify a Drop Shadow
Add a Picture to a Layout

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

One-Page Flyer Project

Frame an Item
Create a Multiple Column Text Box
Use Find/Change
Create a Paragraph Style Sheet
Add Ruler Guides
Place a Graphic onto the Page
Create a Text Wrap Around a Picture
Spell Check a Story
Collect a File for Output
Review the Collect for Output Report
Create a PDF

Clipping Paths, Picture Effects and Opacity

Create a Clipping Path
Modify a Clipping Path
Change a Picture’s Brightness
Apply a Filter to a Picture
Change an Item’s Opacity

Colors and Libraries

Change an Item’s Opacity
Add and Format an Item
Display and Use the Colors Palette
Add a Process Color to the Colors Palette
Add and Format Text
Create and Use a Library

Master Pages

Create a Master Page
Add Items to a Master Page
Add a Pasteboard Ruler Guide to the Master Page
Add an Automatic Page Number
Duplicate and Rename Master Pages
Assign a Master Page to a Layout Page

Style Sheets

Create and Apply a Body Text Style
Create and Apply a Headlines Style
Use the Find/Change Command to Locate a Phrase
Edit a Style
Set Orphan and Widow Controls
Set Keep Options
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

Working With Bézier Text Boxes

Import and Resize a Graphic
Work with a Bézier Text Box
Append Styles
Add Points to a Shape
Copy Items from Another Document

Layers

Append Colors
Create and Modify Layers
Move Items to Layers
Move Layers

Tracking, Kerning and Hyphenation

Check Quark’s Em Space Setting
Track Text
Adjust Letter Kerning
Edit the Tracking Table for a Specific Font
Use Tracking as a Design Tool
Edit Hyphenation Settings
Set Hyphen Exceptions
Create a Hyphenation Zone

Tables

Draw a Table
Add Data, Columns and Rows to a Table
Combine Cells and Format Text
Format a Table
Change Table Page Position and Gridlines
Convert Cell Contents
Convert Text into 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
Create an Inline Graphic
Create Continued Lines
Create an Auxiliary Dictionary

Books

Create a Book File with Chapters
Reorder and Remove Chapters
Open Book Chapters
Synchronize Book Chapters
Create Sections
Create a Table of Contents Style
Create a Table of Contents List
Build a Table of Contents
Ensure the Index XTension is Installed
Review Existing Index Entries
Add Index Entries
Build an IndexCreate Style Sheets for the Index Entries
Change the Punctuation Used in an Index
Create a Second-Level Index Entry

Trapping

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

Layout Spaces, Shared Content & HTML

Create a Print Layout
Duplicate a Layout
Work with Shared Content
Update Attributes of Shared Items
Create a Web Layout
Change Web Page Properties
Export a Page as HTML
Modify HTML Export Options
Create Hyperlinks to Pages
Hyperlink Graphics
Add Alternative Text to a Graphic
Create an Image Map
Export Multiple Site Pages

Composition Zones and Job Jackets

Define a Composition Zone
Internally Edit a Composition Zone
Share a Composition Zone
Externally Edit a Composition Zone
Update a Composition Zone
Unsynchronize Shared Content
Create a Job Jacket
Create a Layout Specification
Set Resource Specifications
Create a Ticket from a Job Jacket
Set Ticket Resources
Create a Rule
Create a Rule Set
Create a Project From a Ticket
Evaluate a Layout
Modify a Job Ticket

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