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Training QuarkXPress 8 / Advanced – 1 day

Class overview :

In this advanced QuarkXPress training class, you will use QuarkXPress to produce more professional-looking layouts. As you begin this QuarkXPress training class, you should already have a basic understanding of how QuarkXPress works. You may be able to create simple layouts and perform basic tasks, but find that is not enough to effectively work within a more professional, fast-paced environment.

Class goals :

– Learn to create graphic effects using Bezier paths, transparency, drop shadows, alpha masks, and picture effects.
– Learn to create type effects so that body text and display type enhance the layout’s design.
– Learn to lay out pages efficiently.
– Learn to control type color so that the densities of text blocks are modified as desired.
– Learn to apply color management techniques so that colors on the screen and the output match as accurately as possible.
– Examine different techniques for managing long documents.

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Training QuarkXPress 7 / Introduction – 1 day

Class overview :

In this QuarkXPress training class, 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. You have probably created simple documents, such as letters and reports, using word processing applications. You most likely applied basic type formatting, included some graphics in the documents, and printed the documents yourself on a desktop printer.

Class goals :

– Learn to create a single-page document containing text and graphics.
– Learn to create the structure for a multi-page layout.
– Learn to typeset text in a multiple-page document.
– Learn to create tables to hold text and graphics.
– Learn to enhance the readability of a layout.
– Learn to prepare a layout for hand-off to a vendor for commercial output. Continue reading Training QuarkXPress 7 / Introduction – 1 day