QuarkXPress 8: Essential Skills for Page Layout and Web Design (1st edition)

Get up to speed quickly with this accessible new guide on QuarkXPress 8 for both print and Web workflows. QuarkXPress experts Kelly Kordes Anton and John Cruise provide the essential techniques that you need in an easy-to-use format. From the basics of creating new layouts to using QuarkXPress's superior typographic tools, this book covers the primary features for graphic designers and Web publishers-whether new to the program or returning again. Expert tips and the most efficient approach for your real-world workflow demands make this book a valuable resource.

Learn about:

    Setting up your workspace, tools, and palettes to increase productivity
    Creating new projects, including managing layouts within projects
    Producing professional type with hanging punctuation, OpenType, and expert built-in hyphenation and justification options
    Editing images, creating drop shadows, and working with transparency
    Building tables, creating and applying color, and using master pages
    Outputting for print, PDF, Web, and Flash