QuarkXPress 7: Creating Digital Documents - Softcover

This book is written for users at any level, from beginners to seasoned designers. Each chapter includes step-by-step exercises that offer you the opportunity to practice what you learn as you learn it. Regardless of your experience level, you will benefit from the introduction to the new project-based work environment. You will learn everything you need to develop layout files - from understanding the basic tools and palettes and creating pages to defining style sheets, building master pages, importing and manipulating images, designing with color, and more. As you work through the real-world exercises and projects in this book, you will also learn advanced techniques for working with complex layouts: Use layers to create multiple versions of a layout Create and format complex tables within a QuarkXPress layout Use full-resolution previews to fine-tune image placement Use synchronized text to guarantee consistency across one or more layouts Combine multiple files into a book to facilitate long-document design Automatically build tables of contents and indexes Control reproduction with color management and trapping Export your layouts to PDF without purchasing additional software Create interactive Web sites that include rollovers, image maps, and HTML forms Experiment with transparency, drop shadows, and picture effects Collaborate with others using shared content and Job Jackets In addition to learning how to use the tools available in QuarkXPress, you will also find helpful information and tips about design concepts that explain why you should use those tools. You will learn about production requirements - for both print and Web design - that affect your layouts. As an added benefit, you will also learn tricks and techniques that improve productivity and enhance the production workflow.