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QuarkXPress 7 Introduction - Manchester

This scheduled QuarkXPress introduction covers the major functions of the application including the superior graphics and text capabilities and how to become an experienced user. The course starts with the basics and builds to an understanding of how you can increase your speed, skill and inventiveness.

Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

-Create a single-page document containing text and graphics
-Create the structure for a multiple-page layout to prepare it for adding content
-Typeset text in a multiple-page document
-Create tables to hold text and graphics
-Enhance the readability of a layout
-Prepare a layout for handoff to a printing vendor for commercial output

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A bespoke version of this scheduled
course is also available to suit
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QuarkXPress 7 training at XChangeTraining
 

Price:

£495
 

Duration:

2 Days
 

Course Location:

Central Manchester
 

Course Dates:

 
9 Jan 10 Jan
 

Enquire about
or book this
course here

  A copy of this quality manual is available to all attendees of this course:
 
 

QuarkXPress 7: Visual Quick Start Guide

  Price listed is per delegate and excludes VAT.
 
 

XChange Training limit class size (4-8 delegates max) to ensure an excellent quality of training is provided so courses can fill up quickly. Please book up early to guarantee your place.
 
 
Book any 2 scheduled courses together and receive 10% off both!
 


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QuarkXPress 7 Introduction - Manchester Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

From Concept to Mechanicals
-QuarkXPress and the QuarkXPress environment
-Launching the program
-Tools, menus, and palettes
-The tool palette
-Other tools
-The menu bars
-Other palettes
-Guides, margins, and rulers
-Viewing guides
-Setting guides
-Adjusting and removing guides
-Other guide options
-Understanding the rulers

Working With Files
-Creating a new QuarkXPress document
-Modifying the document setup
-Saving files
-Save options
-Revert to saved
-Other save options
-Navigating QuarkXPress
-Zooming in and out
-Other frequently used shortcuts

Working With Objects
-Creating simple boxes
-Creating lines and shapes
-Modifying shapes and content types
-Editing simple elements
-Modifying with colour
-Positioning elements
-Duplicating elements
-Moving items
-Stacking order
-Alignment
-Manipulating elements
-Modify dialog boxes vs. the measurement palette
-Skew, scale, rotate, flip, and move elements
-Applying transformations to figures

Working With Graphics
-Creating basic objects in QuarkXPress. (objects include: polygon, rectangle, circle, lines)
-Modifying graphics by using commands from the Elements menu.
-Crop graphics by using various tools and procedures. (tools include: resizing a frame, Cropping tool, Frame options)
-Colourizing and tinting imported graphics
-Appropriate graphic file format to use

Working With Colour
-Differences between spot and process colours, and the appropriate use for each type
-Understanding when a colour would be added to the Colours palette whenimporting a graphic
-Import colours from another QuarkXPress file by using the Colours palette or the Utilities menu
-Apply colours by using the Colours palette
-Features available in QuarkXPress used for colour management.

Working With Text
-Selecting text
-Using cut/copy/delete and pasting text
-Navigating through text blocks
-Overflow icon
-Setting text inset value
-Importing text files
-Pasting text from the clipboard
-Linking text boxes
-Formatting text
-Character attributes dialog box
-Measurement palette
-Horizontal spacing

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Paragraph Formatting
-Paragraph formats dialog box
-Rules and paragraph rules
-Setting tabs

Style Sheets
-Character styles
-Paragraph styles
-Creating a new paragraph style sheet
-Edit existing styles
-Using the style sheets palette to apply styles

Images
-Getting images onto the page
-Importing a picture
-Copy/cut and paste pictures
-Scaling imported pictures
-Modifying picture boxes
-Using the measurements palette to scale
-Cropping pictures
-Anchored pictures
-Picture usage
-Status column messages for images
-Locating a picture within a document
-Updating pictures

Master Pages
-Creating elements on master pages
-Headers and footers
-Modifying master page items on document pages
-Reapplying master items

Creating Complex Shapes
-The freehand tools
-The bezier tools
-Anchor points & segments
-Closed and open paths
-Working with curves
-Merging shapes
-Creating text on a path
-Text on circles
-Controlling the position of type on Paths

Working With Colours and Frames
-Frames and background colours
-Using the colours palette
-Defining colours blends
-Frames

Working With Text Utilities
-Spell checker
-Dictionaries
-Hyphenation and Justification
-Using find/change
-Double spaces after periods
-Double returns
-Smart quotes
-Optimizing workflows

Printing & Packaging
-Page setup dialog box
-Printing your document


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Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals and marketing communications professionals with any level of experience, but with little or no experience using QuarkXPress who need to learn to use QuarkXPress to lay out publications.

Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including an fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.


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Location information for this scheduled course

This course will be offered at the XChange Training scheduled training offices in Manchester at:

40 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 6DE

40 Princess Street is easily accessed from Piccadilly train station and the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange.

Courses are run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

 

Training Centre address
Central Manchester

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

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Advantages of learning QuarkXPress 7 with XChange Training

-XChange Training is an Quark Authorised Training Provider
-Our QuarkXPress 7 trainers are experienced print and design professionals with excellent knowledge off all aspects of print workflows from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-Free Course manual provided for each trainee as excellent post-course reference material.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course included in the price.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.

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Contacting XChange Training

To Book a course simply click on the link below to book online or contact us by email or phone.

Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

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Tel: 0845 363 1130
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