Desktop Publishing For Educators Using Quarkxpress

A book/disk package providing educators with an introduction to desktop publishing, covering basic principles of layout and design using QuarkXPress. Chapters on ways to organize a publication, elements of desktop publishing, and specific techniques for creating different types of publications include step-by-step instructions, exercises, and bandw illustrations and examples, as well as guidelines on preparation of materials for electronic distribution and for the Internet. Contains appendices of clip art examples and desktop publishing resources, plus a glossary. The disk contains materials for exercises. Pages are perforated, with wire spiral binding. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Using QuarkXPress 5 contains everything readers need to achieve proficiency using the package preferred by one million desktop publishing professionals, including QuarkXPress 5.0 demo software! This edition has been thoroughly updated, supplying every user with a powerful combination of engaging text and hands-on instruction in the application of mission-critical functionality and new, productivity-enhancing version 5.0 features. Step-by-step, keystroke-by-keystroke exercises appear throughout the book, providing opportunities to explore each QuarkXPress 5.0 command function and discover how to make optimal use of the package to set type, manipulate typefaces, adjust images to fit within text, specify color, and integrate with other popular applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. A glossary of must-know industry terms, review questions and additional exercises, plus time-saving tips and tricks drawn directly from the author's experience as a professional educator and successful corporate trainer is also included in each lesson to get users up and running…fast!

Offers IBM-PC and compatible computer users the equivalent desktop publishing power that 50,000-plus Macintosh users have. Professional desktop publishers and QuarkXPress experts provide step-by-step instructions so you can master this popular new program. Fully explains set-up options, tools and menus, typographic controls, advanced applications and much more. Also contains over 100 illustrations.

Best Practices for Desktop Publishing: A guide for working with InDesign, QuarkXPress, and other page-layout programs Why do some documents look better, more readable, more professional than others? Because some people know the small (and not so small) but important rules to follow when laying out a document. This guide covers all of the rules about dealing with text, images, colors, and files, so your documents will always look slick, inviting, and well put together. You'll learn how to treat your fonts right, how to set up styles for paragraphs and characters, how to flow text around images, how to manage all the tricky aspects of photographs, colors, and objects, and how to work with your print shop. This practical, approachable guide by experienced page-layout expert Sandee Cohen will help you master the art of creating supremely readable documents. Table of Contents: What Are Best Practices? Setting Up Your Document Best Practices for Typography Using Automation Features Text Rules: Don’t Put Two or More... Giving Text the Old Runaround Working with Styles Page Geometry Rules About Rules Empty Objects Picture This! The ABCs of Fonts The Wonderful World of Colors Working with Layers Naming Files Put Your Document on a Diet Sitting Down at the Tables A Final Grab Bag Communicate

This series is ideal for any course that includes desktop publishing and/or web design software applications as well as web scripting languages. Courses can be found in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, and Journalism. The Essentials series by Prentice Hall is based on a learning-by-doing approach that encourages students to grasp application related concepts as they expand their skills through hands-on tutorials. Now a part of the Essentials series, Prentice Hall's Essentials Graphic Design titles offer a clean, easy-to-follow, full color layout with two different levels available. Instructor Resource CD-ROMs include assessments, PowerPoint presentation materials, and additional projects.