Course Description
This one-day hands-on training course is designed for new and existing users of QuarkXPress, using both familiar tools and features plus those we may not usually use.
The course content to the right is that which will be covered.
Attendees are encouraged to ask specific questions, taking the course into more or less detail on any of these topics plus others, where required.

Who should attend?
The course is aimed at anyone who is familiar with QuarkXPress. However, experienced and novice users alike will benefit from looking at old and new features plus hints, tips and tricks.

Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending this course:
• Basic Mac OS X knowledge
• Knowledge of QuarkXPress (any version)

Costs
£275* per trainee. Training at GBM includes refreshments, a light lunch and a reference book.
*All Prices exclude VAT

Text
Working with a baseline grid; Editing kerning/ tracking tables;
Creating & applying H & J's; Hyphenation exceptions; Find/
change & search criteria; Synchronising text; Style sheets and
workflow; Appending style sheets from another document.

Working with Shapes
Complex merging; Applying blends to merged objects; Drawing
and editing bézier lines/boxes; Advanced bézier tool
techniques; Converting text to paths; Type inside graphics; Text
on paths; Text on curved paths; Text on circles or ovals.

Advanced Colour
Spot & process colour; Colour Manager preferences; Colour
profiles; Trapping.

Long Documents
Advanced style sheets; Advanced master pages; Working with
tables; Lists & tables of contents; Creating an index; Creating
books.

Managing Output
Collect for output; Working with output styles; Separations;
Tiling; Halftoning; Using the PPD Manager; Job Jackets; Job
Ticket Templates; Job Jackets workflow.

Preflight
Font/picture usage; Colour separation; Collect for output; Proof
printing; Creating crop marks; Page set-up options; Print
options; Capturing print settings; Print styles.

Cross Media
Synchronise Content across Print, Web, and Flash.

Hints and Tips
Importing Word files that misbehave; Layout Tips; Working with
Type; Working with Pictures; Web Design; XTensions.e.