QuarkXPress

Introductory I - One Day Course Code: QX01
Essential for delegates who have not used Windows, DTP or the MAC environment to any great degree.

Windows techniques, concepts, mouse control; starting the software, creating a new publication
QXP screen and controls: the page, rulers/guides, the Magnifying tool, Views, scroll bars, the measurements palette
Entering and Formatting Text: the Content tool, entering/editing text, placing word processed text, selecting/manipulating text (Cut/Copy & Paste), formatting characters and paragraphs, Keyboard shortcuts
Saving and printing
Drawing and modifying items: Picture and text boxes, Lines, Selecting and modifying (resizing, moving, deleting) items, Working with stacks - Send to Back/Bring to Front, Selecting in a stack, Using the measurements palette for controlling the items
Working with Images: Placing, selecting and modifying images, Using the measurements palette for manipulating images, Keyboard techniques for working with images
Combining Text and Images: Using Run-around

Introductory II - One Day Course Code: QX02
This looks at creating and handling longer documents.

The Document Layout Palette: Hiding and showing this palette, creating and deleting document pages, navigating through a larger document, creating and deleting Master Pages
Linking Text: Linking/unlinking text boxes, Troubleshooting linking problems; Automatic text boxes for longer documents, Efficient management of longer documents
Using Style Sheets: applying, creating and editing, Local (Direct) formatting and Style Sheets, Troubleshooting Style Sheet problems, Copying Style Sheets
Editing Tools: An introduction to Find/Change, Spell checking, Creating and managing auxiliary documents

Intermediate Course Code: QX0403

Paragraph Rules: Creating paragraph rules, Creating reverse rules, Using negative indents (outdents)
Tabs: setting, using and editing; Creating tables with tabs (adding paragraph rules)
Polygon Boxes: drawing, run-around effects, using the Item menu to control polygon box shape/reshaping, Irregular shapes, Using auto image and manual image for run-around, Inverted run-around
Images: Using the Style menu, Colour and Shade, Adjusting contrast settings, Custom screens
The Item Menu: Step and repeat for forms, drop shadows, grids
Space Align: aligning, spacing and centring items, Grouping/Ungrouping items, Working with groups
Advanced Text Editing: Discretionary hyphenation, Hyphenation exceptions, Keyboard shortcuts for selection, Advanced Find/Change
Advanced Typographic Controls: hyphenation and justification rules for effective typesetting; Typographic preferences; Baseline grids; Tracking and Kerning; Three types of leading; Em and En spaces and dashes (breaking and non-breaking); Baseline Shift; Drop Caps
The Document Layout Palette: Creating, deleting, naming additional Master Pages and copying Master Page settings

Advanced Course Code: QX0404

Templates: Creating, modifying and using master grids or templates
Longer Document Management: Sectioning longer documents; Autopage insertion; Master Pages and dealing with changes; Pagination: Widow and orphan control; Keep with next paragraph; Using Anchored boxes
Picture and font usage: Re-linking modified/moved images; Checking font usage; Replacing fonts
Colour: Creating CMYK and Spot colours; Applying colours using the Colour palettes; Creating blends; Blend effects
Libraries: Creating, adding items; Managing and deleting items
Dictionaries: Creating, editing and managing auxiliary dictionaries
Preferences: Program, Document and General preferences