QuarkXPress 7:
Advanced

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: QuarkXPress 7: Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Efficient layout

Topic A: 0 Document setup

A-1: Setting up a multiple-page spread

A-2: Using basic math to size and position items

A-3: Applying a master page to multiple pages

A-4: Placing items efficiently

Topic B: 0 Libraries

B-1: Creating a library

B-2: Placing library items

Topic C: 0 Item spacing

C-1: Repeating items

C-2: Aligning and distributing items

Topic D: 0 Synchronization

D-1: Creating a shared text entry

D-2: Inserting a shared text entry

D-3: Editing a shared text entry

D-4: Creating a Composition Zone

D-5: Sharing a Composition Zone

Unit 2 : Bézier paths

Topic A: 0 Working with Bézier paths

A-1: Drawing Bézier shapes

A-2: Editing Bézier paths

Topic B: 0 Bézier paths and type

B-1: Flowing text on a path

Topic C: 0 Bézier paths and images

C-1: Generating clipping paths

C-2: Editing clipping paths manually

C-3: Clipping with embedded paths

Unit 3 : Typography

Topic A: 0 Manual text resizing

A-1: Manually resizing text

Topic B: 0 Graphics in typography

B-1: Creating a runaround based on a clipping path

B-2: Creating a type mask

Topic C: 0 Precise leading control

C-1: Snapping text to a baseline grid

C-2: Applying justified leading

Topic D: 0 Special characters

D-1: Formatting special characters

Topic E: 0 Horizontal spacing

E-1: Controlling spacing with H&J specifications

E-2: Adjusting tracking

E-3: Adjusting kerning

E-4: Editing a kerning table

E-5: Editing a tracking table

Unit 4 : Long documents

Topic A: 0 Sectioning documents

A-1: Dividing a document into sections

Topic B: 0 Books

B-1: Creating a book

B-2: Modifying page numbers of chapters in a book

Topic C: 0 Lists

C-1: Creating a list

C-2: Editing a list

C-3: Creating a table of contents from a list

Unit 5 : Working with color

Topic A: 0 Colors and blends

A-1: Applying spot colors

A-2: Applying color blends

A-3: Creating a blend with a multi-ink color

Topic B: 0 Transparency

B-1: Controlling opacity

B-2: Applying a drop shadow

Unit 6 : Job Jackets

Topic A: 0 Managing a project

A-1: Editing a Job Jacket

A-2: Adding rules to a Job Jacket

Topic B: 0 Evaluating a layout

B-1: Editing a Job Ticket template

B-2: Using Job Tickets to evaluate a layout