Project 1

In this chapter, we will learn What is QuarkXPress? What are the elements of the QuarkXPress workspace? How can we open, view, and save an existing project? How can we create and save a new project? How can we create text boxes? How can we control the position and the size of these boxes? How can we add some text and format this text?

What is QuarkXPress? QuarkXPress is: – The – The industry standard for page-layout and document design – Produced by Quark, Inc. – Introduced on the market in 1987 Evolution of the QuarkPress tools: –Early tools strictly for page layout –Today’s tools: page layout, Web design, and PDF creation

Examples of documents you can create with QuarkXPress Books Magazines Newspapers Newsletters Catalogs Annual reports Directories Business cards Stationery Labels Brochures Magazine and newspaper ads

Navigate the Work Environment Layout page Menu bar Floating palettes –Page layout –Colors –Tools –Measurements Rulers

Open, View and Save an Existing Project Open the file: File menu -> Open View the file: Three possibilities: –View menu –Zoom tool –View percentage field Save the file: File menu -> Save

Create and Save a new project Create the new project: File menu -> New –Layout Name –Size options: width, height, margins –Number of columns –Facing pages or not Save the new project: File menu -> Save As

Practice #1 Practice1.doc –Creation of a new project –Creation of text box –Creation of picture box –Inserting text –Formatting text –Inserting a picture