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QuarkXPress Training Schedule

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QuarkXpress Training Course Synopsis

Learn the superior graphics and text capabilities of QuarkXPress. Start with the basics and build to an understanding of how you can increase your speed, skill and inventiveness. This class covers the major functions of the program and how to become an experienced user. Updated for version 8.

QuarkXpress Training Course Length and Time

This class is 2 days long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

What You Will Learn in This QuarkXpress Training Course

  • Introduction to Projects and Layouts
  • Templates and Master Files
  • Drawing Freehand and Bezier Shapes
  • Managing Text Boxes
  • The QuarkXPress Colors Palette
  • Working with Style Sheets
  • Working with Tables, Headers, and Footers
  • Utilizing Text Utilities
  • Vector and Raster Images in QuarkXPress
  • Preparing Your Files for Output

Who Should Attend this QuarkXpress Training Course

Graphic professionals who need an essential understanding of page layout. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.

QuarkXpress Enrollment

Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (770) 414-5661.

Locations for this QuarkXpress Training Course

We have training centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also offer classes at a network of rental facilities. We offer private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training. If coming to a rental facility, please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Prerequisites for this QuarkXpress Training Course

This class is appropriate for novice to intermediate level users of QuarkXPress. It is expected that users have a basic understanding of why and how they expect to use QuarkXPress in their environment.

Goals for this QuarkXpress Training Course

Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Lesson 1 - Understanding The Workspace

  • Launching the Quark Workspace
  • Introduction to Projects and Layouts
  • The Work Environment
  • Using Multiple Layout Views
  • Using Split Windows
  • Tool Palettes
  • Measurement Palettes
  • Palette Groups and Sets
  • Preferences and Defaults
  • Application Preferences
  • Project Preferences
  • Layout Preferences

Lesson 2 - Building Layouts and Pages

  • Creating Projects
  • Defi ning a QuarkXPress Layout
  • Save File Options
  • Automatic Saving Routines
  • Exporting Layouts
  • Templates and Master Files
  • Appending Assets
  • Single Layout Mode
  • Navigating Pages
  • The Page Layout Palette
  • Zooming In and Out
  • Pages and Spreads
  • Master Pages
  • Elements of Page Geometry
  • Printer’s Marks and Trim Marks
  • Guides, Margins, and Rulers
  • Using the Guide Manager XTension
  • Creating Folding Documents
  • Working with Signatures
  • Printer’s and Reader’s Spreads
  • Understanding Signatures
  • Do-It-Yourself Printer’s Spreads

Lesson 3 - Working with Objects

  • The Measurements Palette
  • Overriding the Measurement System
  • Creating Simple Boxes
  • Editing Box Shape
  • Creating Lines
  • Line Attributes
  • Custom Dashes & Stripes
  • Drawing Freehand and Bezier Shapes
  • Locking Objects
  • Deleting Objects
  • Grouping Objects
  • Adding Color to Objects
  • Positioning Objects
  • Stacking Order of Objects
  • Working with Libraries
  • Creating Complex Shapes
  • Merging Objects
  • Converting Text to Graphics

Lesson 4 - Working with Color

  • Understanding Color Gamut
  • The QuarkXPress Colors Palette
  • Defining Color
  • Color Models
  • Color Separation
  • Importing Colors
  • Editing and Deleting Colors
  • Changing Spot to Process
  • Renaming Colors
  • Deleting Used Colors
  • Colors Imported with EPS Files
  • Deleting Unused Colors
  • Color Blends

Lesson 5 - Working with Text

  • Managing Text Boxes
  • The Automatic Text Box
  • Customizing Tool Preferences
  • Modifying Text Box Parameters
  • Text Runaround
  • Working in the Text Box
  • Navigating Text
  • Creating and Importing Text
  • Locking Text
  • Linking Text Boxes
  • Unlinking Text Boxes
  • Character Formatting
  • Paragraph Formatting
  • Formats, Tabs, and Rules
  • Using Type Style Utilities
  • Using Special Characters
  • Page Numbers and Jumps
  • Working with Open Type
  • Font Fallback
  • The Glyphs Palette
  • Creating Type on a Path

Lesson 6 - Working with Style Sheets

  • Understanding Style Sheets
  • Character and Paragraph Styles
  • Defi ning Style Sheets
  • Adding Character Style Sheets
  • Using Keyboard Equivalents
  • Adding Paragraph Style Sheets
  • Editing Style Sheets
  • Appending Style Sheets
  • Importing Style Sheets from WP Docs
  • Applying Style Sheets
  • Deleting Style Sheets
  • Removing Unused Style Sheets

    Lesson 7 - Working with Tables

    • Creating New Tables
    • Formatting Tables
    • Adding Table Content
    • Converting Text to Tables
    • Importing Excel Tables
    • Auto Fitting Table Cells
    • Splitting Tables
    • Repeating Headers and Footers
    • Converting Tables

    Lesson 8 - Working with Text Utilities

    • Checking Spelling
    • Using an Auxiliary Dictionary
    • Searching Content
    • Finding Text Attributes
    • Wild Cards
    • Finding Special Characters
    • Hyphenation and Justification
    • Justification Method
    • Suggestion Hyphenation
    • Discretionary Hyphens
    • Hyphenation Exceptions
    • Kerning and Tracking Tables
    • Editing Kerning Tables
    • Editing Tracking Tables

    Lesson 9 - Working with Graphics

    • Vector and Raster Images Resolution
    • Screen Ruling and Image Resolution
    • Graphics and File Formats
    • Importing Images
    • Working with PDF Files
    • Picture Locking
    • Transforming Placed Pictures
    • Coloring Pictures
    • Working with Transparency

    Lesson 10 - Outputting Files

    • Preparing for a Service Provider
    • Checking Font Usage
    • Checking Image Usage
    • Printing a Layout
    • Device Options
    • Pages Options
    • Pictures Options
    • Fonts Options
    • Marks Options
    • Bleed Options
    • Exporting Layouts as PDF

    Upcoming Classes

    All

    Mon. Feb 27, 2012

    OR $995
    Online $895

    Thu. Mar 08, 2012

    Mon. Mar 12, 2012

    Tampa, FL $895

    Mon. Mar 19, 2012

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