QuarkXpress
Ready to make this stunning page layout program really work for you? Going far beyond the rudiments of text and picture boxes, our curriculum focuses on real projects and real strategies for managing all sorts of layouts. Jump right into using shortcuts to speed your work (and impress your boss!) and discover a variety of ways to tackle production. We talk-tech about fonts, color and bleed so you can minimize last-minute surprises; as well as the mechanics of incorporating Photoshop and Illustrator artwork and images to avoid last-minute disappointments. You’ll walk away with an immense amount of knowledge regarding Artwork/Images Importing, moving, scaling and aligning, utilizing Quark layout info, Color CMYK/RGB/ Pantone, etc., Process vs. spot colors, editing colors, blends, tints, Registration tips, Text Formatting, formatting shortcuts, basic Style Sheets, Layout Facing vs. single pages, navigating the Document Layout palette, streamlined work habits, Step and Repeat tricks, Layers and stack order, bleed... and MORE!

Courses Available:

QuarkXpress Level 1
2-Days | $895 | Register | Course Outline
QuarkXPress – Level 1 is a hands-on course that will teach you to use QuarkXPress to lay out professionalquality single and multiple-page documents that include text and graphics, and are designed for commercial printing and publication. In addition to creating a variety of document types, you will take existing documents and use efficient techniques to make them more professional-looking. You will also learn many shortcuts and workflow techniques that will allow you to work effectively in a fast-paced workplace.

QuarkXpress Level 2
2-Days | $895 | Register | Course Outline
QuarkXPress – Level 2 is a hands-on course in which you will learn the rules for working with fonts, color, formats and resolution; as well as text-editing tricks and advanced master page and style sheet features. You’ll have a good grasp of how to make virtually any shape using the Pen tool; and you will know how to manage books, lists, and indexing for The Long Document (catalog, newsletter, book); and meet the requirements of The Specialty Document (CD package, self-mailer and die-cut).