Contents

Introduction

The role of QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress basics

About this book

For more information

Chapter 1 Projects

Creating projects

Creating layouts

Appending layouts

Exporting and deleting layouts

Chapter 2 Workspace

Project windows

Tools palette

Menus and context menus

Measurements palette

Palette management

Navigation

Layout aids

View options

Pasteboard

Program language

Chapter 3 Items

Creating items

Using the drawing tools

Selecting items

Moving and resizing items

Modifying items

Adding color and a stroke to items

Adding a drop shadow to items

Duplicating items

Aligning items

Transforming items

Changing the stacking order of items

Chapter 4 Text

Importing and entering text

Flowing text

Modifying text boxes

Editing text

Checking spelling

Searching and replacing

Exporting text

Chapter 5 Typography

Formatting characters and paragraphs

Working with tabs

Creating drop caps

Working with style sheets

Fine-tuning spacing

Fine-tuning typography

Combining type and graphics

Chapter 6 Tables

Creating tables

Working with tables

Adding text and pictures

Editing and formatting table text

Formatting tables

Positioning tables on the page

Adjusting tables

Continuing tables across pages

Exporting table data

Converting tables to groups

Chapter 7 Pictures

Importing

Cropping, positioning, and scaling

Working with Photoshop files

Special effects for pictures

Managing imported pictures

Chapter 8 Color

Creating new colors

About color models

Applying color

Managing the colors in a layout

Finding and changing colors

Setting up basic color management

Chapter 9 Pages

Setting margins and columns

Using master page grids

Using ruler guides

Managing guides and grids

Working with master pages

Adding, deleting, and rearranging pages

Numbering pages

Dividing a layout into sections

Using layers

Chapter 10 Print

Preparing to print

The Print dialog box

Using print output styles

Printing drafts

Printing color proofs

Collecting files for final output

Chapter 11 PDF

Planning layouts for PDF

Setting PDF Preferences

Exporting layouts as PDF

Using PDF Output Styles

Chapter 12 Web

Planning and designing Web layouts

Creating a Web layout

Working with text

Working with pictures, lines, and other items

Adding other elements to Web layouts

Adding pages to Web layouts

Previewing Web layouts

Exporting Web layouts

Converting layouts between print and Web

Chapter 13 Flash

Understanding interactive layouts

Building interactive layouts

Previewing interactive layouts

Exporting interactive layouts

Appendix Retraining the QuarkXPress Mind

Learning the new tools

The document window

The Measurements palette

Changing the way you work

What happened to ...?

New features and enhancements

Index