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Adobe Photoshop & QuarkXpress Training - 3 Days

Adobe Photoshop TrainingQuarkXpress Training

Platform: Windows PC and Apple Mac

Courseware: Comprehensive training manual provided per person

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Windows or Apple Mac operating system

Software version: Training available for Adobe versions CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS and Quark 8, 7, 6

Course Overview:
This 3 day training course has been developed to give you a solid grasp of Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXpress. You will first learn how to prepare and manipulate a wide range of digital imagery using Photoshop before moving on to Quark where you will learn to create highly effective print ready layouts. You will also gain an thorough understanding of how the two applications work best together.

 

Photoshop and QuarkXpress 3 Day Training Outline

Training Course Introduction - Photoshop and Quark Overview

  • About Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXpress
  • Working with different image types
  • Understanding page layout for print
  • Various design workflow's and how the applications fit in

Day 1 - Working with Photoshop

The Interface

  • Using the menu bar
  • Setting preferences
  • Opening and importing images/graphics
  • Creating new documents
  • Navigation and magnification

Basic Image Manipulation

  • Cropping
  • Resizing the image
  • Working with image resolution
  • Setting colour modes
  • Making greyscale images
  • Saving formats

Image Enhancement

  • Basic Levels
  • Using Hue and Saturation
  • Sepia effects
  • Sharpening images

Correcting Mistakes

  • Undo shortcuts
  • Using the History palette

Working with Selections

  • Using the range of selection tools
  • Working with selection options
  • Editing selections
  • Feathering images with selections

Day 2 Morning Session - Photoshop Continued

Changing Image Content

  • Using the retouching tools
  • Working with the paint tools

Removing Backgrounds for QuarkXpress

  • About the pen tool and paths
  • Creating and exporting clipping paths
  • Using the EPS format for paths

Working with Layers

  • About Photoshop layers
  • Creating/deleting layers
  • Placing files
  • Automatic layer creation
  • Adding text layers
  • Hiding/locking layers
  • Transforming layers
  • Using the Flatten Image command

Exporting and Saving Photoshop Artwork

  • Creating PSD documents for future editing
  • File formats for use in QuarkXpress
  • Print based file formats

 

Day 2 Afternoon Session - Working with QuarkXpress

Introduction

  • About QuarkXpress and page layout
  • Working with documents and projects
  • Using the interface
  • Setting basic preferences

Setting up Pages

  • Creating a new document
  • Choosing document settings
  • Working with margins, columns and gutters
  • Working with bleed
  • Using rulers and guides
  • Working with the zero point
  • Navigation and magnification
  • Using undo commands

Working with Text

  • Creating text frames
  • Importing, typing and pasting text
  • Dealing with text overflow - link and unlink
  • Using the measurements palette
  • Basic character formatting
  • Basic paragraph formatting
  • Working with tabs
  • Using the style sheet panel
  • Basic character style sheets
  • Basic paragraph level style sheets
  • Applying and editing style sheets

 

Day 3 - QuarkXpress Continued

Working with Images

  • About image file types
  • CMYK vs RGB
  • Creating image frames
  • Adding Photoshop artwork
  • Moving and resizing images
  • Rotating images within a frame
  • Flipping images within a frame
  • Wrapping text around artwork

Using Colour

  • Colour overview and considerations for print
  • Mixing colours
  • Storing colours
  • Editing existing colours
  • Using colour blends
  • Adding colour - background, text and frame
  • Choosing Pantone colours
  • Converting spot to process

Working with Frames and Shapes

  • Creating basic shapes
  • Working with the line tools
  • Creating custom shapes
  • editing shape paths
  • Copy and paste items
  • Adding borders to frames and shapes
  • Transforming objects
  • Grouping and ungrouping objects
  • Dealing with object stacking
  • Adding a drop shadow effect
  • Using the step and repeat command
  • Using the space and align command

Working with Tables

  • Using the table tool
  • Choosing table options
  • Adding content to a table
  • Editing table borders and cells

Creating Multi-Page Documents

  • Setting up a facing page file
  • Using multiple single pages
  • Working with the pages palette
  • Adding, deleting and moving pages
  • Using master pages
  • Applying and editing masters
  • Using auto page numbering

Saving and Printing

  • Saving a Quark document
  • Checking image and font usage
  • Collecting all project elements for print

 

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