QuarkXPress 5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

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Features

• Task-based—Information is broken down into concise, one- and two-page tasks.

  • Allows students to learn the most important tasks of a program or operating system and get right to work on any project.

• Step-by-Step—Numbered, easy-to-follow instructions.

  • Provides a logical approach to learning tasks.

• Visual Reference—Plenty of screen shots illustrate the step-by-step instructions.

  • Demonstrates and reinforces the instructions for a particular task as the students work at their computers.

• Quick Reference Tabs—Tabs on each page identify the task.

  • Easy for the instructors and students to find a particular task and makes these texts useful after the course ends.

• Shaded sidebars.

  • Sections that call attention to important features and additional helpful information.

• Tips—Highlighted throughout the book.

  • Offers author advice, time-saving shortcuts, and pointers for students who want a further understanding of the program.

• Industry-leading Authors.

  • Provides students with expert, professional training.

Description

When it comes to page-layout design, QuarkXPresss is the undisputedworldwide leader. But even leaders must adapt to change or riskobsolescence. QuarkXPress 5 proves up to the challenge, facing the newmillennium with new tools and a redefined mission: Create a document onceand publish it anywhere. Whether you're a page-layout novice or an old handlooking to learn new tricks, there's no better or faster introduction tothis revamped classic than QuarkXPress 5 for Windows and Macintosh:Visual QuickStart Guide.

The patented Visual QuickStart format makes it easy to learn version5's essential tools and features. Step-by-step directions and helpfulscreenshots walk you through each task; page tabs turn the book into aindispensable quick-reference guide for beginners and pros alike.QuarkXPress 5: VQS starts with a guided tour of the interface,contextual menus, and other tools, then covers everything you need to knowabout page layout and design, including new table and Layers features. Onceyou have a solid grounding in the basics, you can move on to more advancedtopics, such as exporting your document as a Web page or XML, addinghyperlinks, and using version 5's expanded scripting features (includingAppleScript and Color Management System XTensions).

Sample Content

Table of Contents

 1. The Basics.


 2. Startup.


 3. Get Around.


 4. Text Input.


 5. Text Flow.


 6. Formats.


 7. Typography.


 8. Tables.


 9. Pictures.


10. Multiple Items.


11. Pictures and Text.


12. Lines.


13. Style Sheets.


14. Master Pages.


15. Color.


16. Layers.


17. Search & Replace.


18. Béziers.


19. Web Documents.


20. Libraries


21. Books.


22. Preferences.


23. Print Output.


24.XML.


Appendix A: Special Characters.


Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts.


Index.

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