QuarkXPress 5: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

The Most Up-to-Date Guide to QuarkXPress 5 Available

Learn to use all of the features and enhancements new to QuarkXPress 5--or fine-tune your mastery of its established tools--with help from this instructive and information-packed guide. This useful reference clearly explains both basic operations and complex publishing techniques specific to QuarkXPress 5. Inside youll find step-by-step exercises that are easy-to-follow, handy keyboard shortcuts, and an 8-page color section that showcases the color capabilities of QuarkXPress--all geared to provide you with hands-on instruction as well as design and layout ideas. Youll also find a thorough glossary to help define any unfamiliar terms. Great for beginning and intermediate users alike, this comprehensive reference is the ultimate QuarkXPress 5 resource.

• Gain an overview of QuarkXPress basics--including guidelines for installation and use of tutorials
  
• Learn to use powerful new features of version 5--layering, tables, and new interface and context-sensitive menu commands
  
• Discover the secrets to building Web documents with forms, rollovers, and hyperlinks; and learn to master HTML export options
  
• Create visually appealing layouts and documents with ease
  
• Apply advanced techniques, and combine text and pictures for special effects
  
• Design QuarkXPress documents for use both in print and on the Web
  
• Understand the essentials of working with color, including trapping, separations, and printing
  
• Use QuarkXPress 5 on both Macintosh and Windows platforms
  

Contents         

  Introduction: What’s New in QuarkXPress 5   Part 1: Basic Concepts and Fundamentals    1: Get Going with QuarkXPress    2: Getting Acquainted with QuarkXPress 5    3: Putting QuarkXPress to Work    4: Text Basics and Typographic Tools    5: Using QuarkXPress Drawing and Line Tools   Part 2: Creating Layouts and Documents    6: Shaping Words and Paragraphs    7: Designing with Pictures and Graphics    8: Advanced Picture Strategies    9: Combining Text and Picture Effects    10: Working with Tables   Part 3: Putting It All Together    11: Essential Document Layout Techniques    12: Tools for Large and Complex Projects    13: Mastering Advanced QuarkXPress 5 Features   Part 4: Beyond QuarkXPress Basics    14: Designing in Color    15: Color Trapping Basics    16: Achieving Accurate Color    17: Tackling Printing Tasks    18: Preparing Digital Color Separations    19: Creating Web Documents    20: Importing and Exporting Content