Quark Xpress Training, Advanced Level
2-day Course
Bezier and image control
Bezier control
Shapes and paths
Using alpha channels that are embedded
Merge and Split commands
Converting text to an outline
Importing text or pictures into converted text
Inverted runaround
Runaround on imported clipping paths
Editing imported clipping paths
Quark clipping path
Locking attributes
Most efficient ways of working with complex or irregular paths
Professionally Typesetting Layouts
Justification options
Finding and changing advanced options
Using tabs in QuarkXPress
Setting paragraph rules
Defining space before and after
Paragraph and character style sheets editing
Hyphenation options
Tracking & Kerning Type
Editing track and kern settings
Fractions
Glyphs and ligatures
Underline styles
Font mapping
Creative typography
Working with the baseline grid
Working to tight deadlines
Working around type problems
Page Layout
Organising Library Items
Grouped-item Manipulation
Step and Repeat
Adjusting Space Between Items
Working with Layer Items
Tables
Creating & manipulating tables
Importing tabbed information
Excel spreadsheets
Adding text & pictures to tables
Choosing separators
Linking table cells
Formatting cells and tables
Advanced table work
Using tables and tabs to achieve certain effects
Paragraph rules
Imagery
PSD import
Special effects
Library usage – advanced
Colour
Advanced colour usage
Spot colours
Special treatments
Transparency
Dealing with transparency
Transparency control
QuarkVista
Advanced picture adjustment
Batch converting pictures
Saving & re-using settings
Synchronisation
Understanding Shared Content
Working with boxes
Creating a synchronised picture entry
Creating a synchronised text entry
Composition Zones
Creating a composition zone
Editing a composition zone
Sharing layouts
Applying Colour Management
Set Up
Choosing Printer Device Profiles
Trapping Settings
Changing Image Profiles
Printing from Quark XPress
Picture usage utility
Font usage utility
Collecting for output and limitations
Creating reusable print styles
Setting Quark Preferences
Proof output
Trapping management
Component status
Management of job jackets and tickets
Collaboration
Scripts
Getting Interactive
Layouts for the web
Creating hyperlinks
Rollovers & Forms
Create interactive button controls
Simple Flash animations
PowerPoint-style presentations with full end-user interactivity
Importing movies
Saving under HTML/Web export options
SWF Output
Special characters
PDFs for print, and PDFs for web
QUARK XPRESS COURSES:
- Quark Xpress Basic Training
- Quark Xpress Intermediate Training
- Quark Xpress Advanced Training
- Quark Xpress Training: For Print
- Quark Xpress Training: For Web
- Quark Xpress Training: For Editors
- Quark Xpress: Crash Course
- Quark Xpress: New Features Upgrade Course
- Quark Xpress Bespoke / Customised Training
- Quark Xpress Training: Mixed with Other Software
- NEW! Quark Xpress Training Blitz
NEWEST VERSION
Released: Feb 2011
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VERSION 9
UPGRADE
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As a Half-day Summary or Full-day Summary & Trial
QUARK XPRESS 9
New Features Summary:
- Shapemaker
- Callouts
- Conditional Styles
- Story Editor
- Cloner
- Table creation enhancements
- Enhanced digital publishing
- Layout automation
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QUARK XPRESS
Intermediate, Crash Course, 1-day