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QuarkXPress Tutorials

QuarkXPress Tutorials
Author Name   Damienne Fitzpatrick
Total Movies   170
Duration   10 Hours

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QuarkXPress is a key application to learn, since it is an industry-wide standard application in the print and design world like InDesign and PageMaker . QuarkXPress is used as a layout and typographical tool to assemble elements for use in magazine, newspaper, brochure and other types of production for print. Damienne FiztPatrick has years of experience training companies in the use of this software. In this 10-hour tutorial, she takes you from the basics of QuarkXPress, like the Tool Palette and Items, to more complicated segments like laying out a document and master pages and templates. Virtual Training Company lets you begin learning right away. Learn how to create proofs in PDF format. All this and more in our QuarkXPress tutorials.

This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and no application is needed.
The links below are free Quarkxpress tutorials The entire contents may be purchased either on CD or watched via the Online University


Introduction
 Introduction
 Let's Get Started
 Interface
 Open Documents
 Save & Save As
 Move & Zoom
 Rulers, Guides & Invisibles
 Palettes - An Overview
 Close & Quit

The Tool Palette
 Content Tool
 Rotation Tool
 Zoom Tool
 Text Box Tools
 Picture Box Tools
 Line Tools
 Line Text-Path Tools
 Linking Tools
 Bezier Boxes & Lines

Creating Items
 Create Items
 Move & Resize Items
 Change Item Shape
 Change Item Content
 Delete Items
 Background
 Frame
 Custom Frames & Lines
 Vertical Alignment
 Text Inset
 First Baseline

Multiple Items
Select Multiple Items
Duplicate
Send to Back/Bring To Front
Select Through Layers
Simple Runaround
Group & Ungroup
Lock
Constrain

Manipulating Items
Measurement Palette
Item Dimensions
Item Co-ordinates
Line Co-ordinates
Step & Repeat
Space/Align
Rotate
Skew
Flip
Merge (1)
Merge (2)
Split
Perfect Line Corners

Creating Text
Create Text
Selection Techniques
Navigating A Document
Import Text
Export Text
Cut, Copy & Paste
Undo/Redo
Find/Change
Spell Checker
Auxiliary

Formatting Text
Font
Size
Type Styles
Track & Kern
Horizontal / Vertical Scaling
Baseline Shift
Text Paths
Convert Text To Box

Formatting Paragraphs
Alignment
Leading
Paragraph Spacing
Lock To Baseline Grid
Drop Cap
Keep With Next Paragraph
Keep Lines Together

Indents, Tabs & Rules
Indents
Simple Tabs
Decimal & Other Tabs
Leaders
Rules (I)
Rules (2)

Long Text Documents
Document Columns
Automatic Text Boxes
Link Text Boxes (I)
Link Text Boxes (2)
Columns In Text Boxes
Column Breaks
Automatic Hyphenation
Manual Hyphenation
Justification
Index
Lists & TOCs
Compile A Book

Style Sheets
Create A Paragraph Style
Apply A Paragraph Style
Create A Character Style
Apply A Character Style
Edit A Style Sheet
Find/Change Style Sheet
Based On
Next Style
Delete A Style Sheet
Append
Copy Styles
Local Formats

Working With Images
Import An Image
Image File Formats
Position
Resize
Rotate
Skew
Flip
Subscribe To & Options
Picture Usage
Missing Images
Anchoring Images In Text

Manipulating Images
Black & White Contrast Control
Color Contrast Control
Halftoning
Auto Image Runaround
Invert Runaround
Run Text Both Sides
Interior Text Flow
Clipping Paths
Bleed Off A Page
Save Page As An EPS

Working With Color
Overview Of Color Models
Process Color Models
Spot Color Models
Create A Color
Apply A Color
Delete A Color
Append - Manual & Auto
Color Palette
Registration Color
Color Blends
Automatic Trapping
Edit Color Traps

Laying Out A Document
Set Up A Document
Document Layout Palette
Add Pages
Delete Pages
Move Pages
Page Navigation
Facing Pages & Spreads
Copy Pages Between Documents

Master Pages & Templates
Create A Master Page
Design On The Master Page
Create More Master Pages
Apply Master Pages
Duplicate & Delete
Changes To A Master Page
Page Numbers
Sections
Create A Template

Print, Libraries & Prefs
Print - Document & Output
Print - Setup & Options
Create A Library
Use Libraries
Names In Libraries
Application Preferences
Document Preferences
Track & Kern Editing

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