Description:
This is a good guide for beginners who want to systematically learn the ins and outs of QuarkXPress 4.0 for Windows and Macintosh. The writers introduce you to the interface, explaining documents, palettes, and menu options, and then get you started in creating and modifying documents. You add text and graphics; place items in frames; group, anchor, lock, and link items; navigate documents; and learn how to customize the package. Next you learn about formatting text and working with fonts, kerning, tracking, justification, style sheets, the find function, and the spell checker. You go on to learn about creating shapes with the Bezier tool, adding lines, importing graphics, and using the Text Runaround feature. You also use Clipping Paths and the Merge and Split commands, apply and change color, and learn about printing basics. The writers then get into more advanced topics, such as creating, editing, and applying Master Pages; working with long documents, lists, and indexes; and publishing databases. Finally, you learn about color separations and get an overview of Web publishing as well as QuarkImmedia, the XTension designed for multimedia authoring. Throughout the book, you get a useful combination of explanatory text and illustrations as well as keyboard shortcuts. If you want to learn what QuarkXPress has to offer and need help learning about the tools at your disposal, check out this book.
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