Delivery Method

• Classroom

Course Overview

In this course, students will 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.

Delivery

Classroom

Duration

1 Day

Schedule

Group Bookings Only - All States and Territories of Australia

Pre-requisite

A basic understanding of the computer operating system you are using is recommended.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Single-page Document

• Create a New Document
• Place Graphics
• Add Display Type
• Align Items to Guides
• Create Bleeds

Lesson 2: Structuring a Multi-page Document

• Set Up a Facing-pages Document
• Create Additional Pages
• Define Colors
• Apply Colors
• Create and Apply Master Pages

Lesson 3: Typesetting

• Flow Text
• Adjust Vertical Spacing
• Align Type Horizontally
• Create Paragraph Rules
• Format Type with Style Sheets
• Modify Style Sheets

Lesson 4: Presenting Text and Graphics in Tables

• Create a Table Manually
• Create a Table from Text
• Display Graphics in Table Cells
• Resize Rows and Columns 
• Modify Table Structure
• Format Table Cells

Lesson 5: Enhancing a Publication's Readability

• Check Spelling
• Apply Runaround
• Topic 5C: Format Item Frames
• Inset Text
• Apply Continuation Page Numbering

Lesson 6: Finalizing a Document for Commercial Printing

• Check Picture Usage
• Check Font Usage
• Print a Proof
• Create Print Styles
• Collect for Output
   

Lunch

Lunch is provided for students for the duration of the course