Quarkxpress 6 Tutorial Video - Try for FREE

Introduction

• What is New in QuarkXPress 6 Demo

The Interface

• Introduction Demo
• Interface Demo
• Create Project Demo
• Saving New Files Demo
• Save As Demo
• Create Template Demo
• Zoom Options Demo
• Move/Navigate Demo
• Undo/Redo Demo
• Layouts Add & Duplicate Demo
• Layout Property Changes Demo
• Close and Quit Demo

The Tool Palette

• Introduction Demo
• Tool Palette Pt.1 Demo
• Tool Palette Pt.2 Demo

Text Basics

• Introduction to Text Boxes
• Create & Resize Text Boxes
• Move Text Boxes
• Inputting Text
• Highlighting Text
• Deleting Text
• Drag & Drop Text
• Text Inset Option
• Rotate Text
• Flipping Text
• Wrapping Text
• Making Text Columns
• Saving Text (New formats)
• Importing Text
• First Baseline of Text
• Set Text Angle
• Vertical Alignment
• Linking Text
• Unlinking Text

Formatting Text

• Change Fonts
• Resize or Size Fonts
• Styles Fonts
• Kerning Type
• Kerning Table Editor/Tracking Editor
• Tracking Type
• Horizontal/Vertical Scaling Type
• Scaling Type Proportionately
• Baseline/Vertical Shift
• Smart Quotes
• Insert Special Characters

Formatting Paragraphs

• Paragraph Left/Right Indents
• First Line Indent
• Hanging Indents
• Indent Here Character
• Leading
• Horizontal Alignment
• Line Breaks
• Paragraph Spacing
• Keep with Next Paragraph
• Widow and Orphan Line Control
• Drop Cap
• Insert Rule Above/Below
• Hyphenation and Justification

Pictures

• Create and Resize a Picture Box
• Import Pictures
• Deleting a Picture Box
• Moving a Picture Box
• Resizing Pictures Within a Box
• Fitting Picture to Box
• Scaling Picture & Box
• Cropping Pictures
• Rotating Picture
• Rotating Pictures Within Box
• Skewing Pictures
• Flipping Pictures Horizontal/Vertical
• Contrast Settings to Pictures
• Listing and Updating Picture Paths

Working With Lines

• Horizontal/Vertical Straight Lines
• Angle Straight Lines
• Changing Line Width
• Restyling Lines
• Changing Line Lengths
• Changing Line Angles
• Move/Reposition Lines

Multiple Items

• Basics of Multiple Items
• Locking Items
• Duplicate/Step and Repeat
• Super Step and Repeat
• Stacking Order of Items
• Forward/Backward Command
• Space/Align Items
• Distribute Items
• Anchor Images Into Text
• Convert items (Text to Box)

Text And Images

• Transparent Boxes
• Wrap Text Around Image/Box
• Clipping Paths
• Runaround
• Reshaping Clipping/Runaround Paths
• Text Inside Image Shapes

Beziers

• Introduction to Bezier Elements
• Straight Line/Text Path
• Straight Side Picture/Text Box
• Freehand Line/Text Path
• Creating Smooth Curves
• Convert Box/Line to Bezier
• Add/Delete/Move Bezier Points
• Using Bezier Handles
• Point/Segment Style
• Reshape Dragging Segments
• Resize Whole Bezier Box/Line Path
• Merge Items
• Convert Text to Bezier Box
• Convert Line to Text Path
• Star-Shaped Bezier Box

Tabs

• Insert Tabs Into Text
• Custom Tab Stops
• Edit/Remove Custom Tab Stops

Tables

• Create/Format Text Table
• Create/Format Picture Table
• Linking Text Cells
• Change Link/Tab Order in Cells
• Edit Cell Content
• Change Cell Content
• Combine/Un-Combine Cells
• Resize Whole Table
• Add/Delete Table Columns/Rows
• Resize Table Columns/Rows
• Restyle Table Border/Gridlines
• Restyle Select Table Border/Gridlines
• Convert Text to Table
• Convert Table to Text
• Convert Table to Group
• Export Web Table as Image
• Rasterizing Web Table Cell Content

Style Sheets

• Introduction to Style Sheets
• Normal Style Sheets
• Creating New Paragraph Style Sheet
• Creating New Character Style Sheet
• Apply a Style Sheet
• Local Formatting an Existing Style Sheet
• Duplicate Style Sheets
• Editing Style Sheets
• Character Style Sheets & Paragraph Style Sheets
• Based on Style Sheet Changes
• Deleting Style Sheets

Master Pages

• Introduction to Print Master Page
• Switching Between Master/Layout Displays
• Convert Single-Sided/Facing Pages
• Keep/Delete Changes
• Create Blank Master Pages
• Modify Master Pages
• Number Pages Automatically
• Modify Margin/Column Guides
• Apply Master Pages
• Duplicate Master Pages
• Re-Name Master Pages
• Delete Master Pages
• Linking Automatic Text on Master Pages

Working With Color

• Overview Of Color Models
• Colors Palette
• Create New Color
• Duplicate Colors
• Edit Colors
• Create Web Safe Colors
• Delete/Global Replacement of Colors
• Apply Color to Text
• Apply Color to Box
• Apply Color to a Grayscale Picture
• Apply Color to Frame/Gap
• Apply color to Table Cells
• Apply Background Color to Table Box/Frame
• Apply Color to Table Segments/Gridlines
• Apply Color Blends

Layers

• Intro to Layers Palette
• Creating New Layers
• Duplicate Layers
• Arranging Layers
• Change Layer Name/Color
• Display Layers
• Delete Layers
• Merge Layers
• Creating Items on a Layer
• Determine Item Layer
• Move Items to Different Layer
• Lock/Unlock Layers
• Prevent Layer Printing

Libraries

• Create Library
• Add/Delete Library Item
• Label Library Item
• Use Library Item
• Open Existing Library
• Saving Libraries

Books

• Create a Book
• Add Book Chapters
• Changing Order/Deleting Chapter
• Status Column
• Page Numbering
• Print Chapters
• Create List Definition
• Build and Preview List

Web Layout Pages

• Creating a Web Layout
• Saving a Web Project
• Add Web Layout Pages
• Edit Page Properties
• Convert Image Export Format Options
• Convert Text Box to Bitmap Graphic
• Add/Drag-copy Items to Web Layout
• Web Browser Preferences
• Preview Web Page in Browser
• Export Web Layout as HTML

Hyperlinks/Anchors

• Create Hyperlink
• Linking Using Existing URL
• Internal Hyperlink
• Create Anchors
• Link Anchors
• Edit/Rename Link/Anchor
• Break Link
• Delete Link/Anchor
• Change Hyperlink Text Color
• Change Anchor Icon Color
• Create Image Maps
• Edit/Move Image Map
• Create Rollovers
• View Rollover Image
• Edit Rollovers
• Remove Rollover
• Create Meta Tags
• Attach Meta Tags to Web Page

Web Tool Palette Used For Forms

• Introduction to Creating Forms
• Create/Options a Form Box
• Create a Text/Password Field Control
• Scale/Move/Delete a Text Field Control
• Create a Submit or Reset Button
• Create a Submit Button Using an Image
• Create a Radio Button
• Create a Check Box
• Create Pop-up Menu/List Box
• Create Menu Set
• Create a Separate File Selection

Credits

• About this Author