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Quark QuarkXPress - Advanced Training Course

QuarkXPress Advanced Training Schedule

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QuarkXpress Advanced Training Course Synopsis

This course is designed to improve your skills working with the advanced features and special functions of QuarkXPress. We will explore some fairly complex issues, including managing your work flow, structuring documents, creating advanced style sheets, text and graphics, long documents and color output. We recommend that you be very comfortable with using QuarkXPress before taking this class and/or have previously taken an introduction course. Updated for version 8.

QuarkXpress Advanced 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 Training Course

  • Working with Transparency
  • Clipping Paths and Runarounds
  • Controlling Layer Content
  • Creating a QuarkXPress Book
  • Color Management with QuarkXPress
  • Trapping, Knockouts, and Overprints
  • Creating Job Jackets and Tickets
  • Creating an Advanced Web Layout

Who Should Attend this Training Course

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

Enrollment

Please see our Enrollment Page (http://www.ledet.com/enroll) for our enrollment form. Please contact our Client Care Department at (877) 819-2665 for additional savings on our bootcamp classes or other specials.

Locations for this 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 Training Course

We highly recommend working attending our first QuarkXPress class before coming to the course. For more experienced QuarkXPress users, previous attendance is not required.

Goals for this 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 (877) 819-2665 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Lesson 1

  • Review of the Basics
  • Review of working with Text
  • Working with Objects
  • Review of Using Tables
  • Working with Graphics
  • Working with Style Sheets
  • Working with Color
  • Output Options

Lesson 2

  • Working with Graphics
  • Placing Inline Graphics
  • Working with Transparency
  • Alpha Channel Support
  • Drop Shadows
  • Clipping Paths and Runarounds
  • Restricting and Inverting Runarounds
  • Editing Clipping Paths
  • Editing Runarounds
  • Working with Picture Effects
  • Saving Altered Pictures

Lesson 3

  • Working with Layers
  • Creating and Managing Layers
  • Controlling Layer Content
  • Printing Layers
  • Deleting and Merging Layers

Lesson 4

  • Building Lists and Indexes
  • Planning Lists
  • Interacting with Style Sheets
  • Creating a List
  • Building the List
  • Changing List Items
  • Building Indexes
  • Tips for Marking Index Terms
  • Using Add All
  • Defining Reference Scope
  • Adding Nested Index Entries
  • Adding Cross-References
  • Setting Index Preferences
  • Building an Index

Lesson 5

  • Working with Books
  • Creating a QuarkXPress Book
  • Adding Book Chapters
  • Managing Book Chapters
  • Closing Book Files
  • Sorting Chapters
  • Controlling Page Numbering
  • Deleting Chapters
  • Synchronizing Books
  • Managing Lists in Books
  • Building Indexes in Books
  • Printing Books

Lesson 6

  • Advanced Color Management
  • Color Management Theory
  • Color Management with QuarkXPress
  • Adding Profiles
  • Display Preferences
  • Color Manager Preferences
  • Accessing Image Profiles
  • Soft Proofing
  • Trapping
  • Caveat
  • Knockouts and Overprints
  • Chokes and Spreads
  • Using Common Colors
  • Trapping Preferences
  • Color-Specific Trapping
  • Item-Specific Trapping

Lesson 7

  • Sharing Content and Layouts
  • Shared Objects and Content
  • Creating Shared Content
  • Placing Shared Items
  • Collaboration Setup
  • Composition Zones
  • Advanced Layout Properties
  • Accessing Layouts from Other Projects
  • Placing Layout Instances
  • Editing Layout Properties
  • Managing Updates
  • Breaking and Removing Links
  • Defining Composition Zone Cells
  • Collecting for Output

Lesson 8

  • Working with Job Jackets
  • The Elements of a Job Jacket
  • Application-Level resources
  • Information Resources
  • Project-Level Resources
  • Layout-Level Resources
  • Ticket Templates
  • Creation Order
  • Nested Application Resources
  • Creating Job Jackets and Tickets
  • Job Jackets and Project Files
  • Collaboration Setup
  • Evaluating a Layout

Lesson 9

  • Creating Web Layouts
  • Creating a New Web Layout
  • Setting Web Preferences
  • Defi ning Page Properties
  • Adding Content to Your Web Layout
  • Repurposing Print Layouts
  • Adding Hyperlinks and Anchors
  • Using Meta Tags
  • Using CSS and Font Families
  • Exporting HTML

    Lesson 10

    • Creating Interactive Web Elements
    • Web Tools
    • Creating Rollovers
    • Creating Cascading Menus
    • Creating Image Maps
    • Building an HTML Form
    • Defi ning Post-Form Actions
    • Working with Menus
    • Creating Radio Buttons
    • Creating Check Boxes
    • Creating Buttons
    • Adding Image Buttons
    • Adding File Selection Buttons

    Lesson 11

    • Options for File Output
    • Outputting for Service Providers
    • OPI Options
    • JDF Options
    • Managing PPDs
    • Working with Nonsystem PPDs
    • Saving Pages as EPS
    • Exporting Layers as PDF
    • Creating Output Styles
    • Defining and Accessing Output Styles
    • Styles On-the-Fly

    Upcoming Classes

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    Wed. Jun 27, 2012

    Online $1095

    Wed. Aug 01, 2012

    Online $1095

    Wed. Aug 29, 2012

    Online $1095

    Wed. Sep 26, 2012

    Online $1095

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