Adobe Illustrator & QuarkXpress Training - 2 Days

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 for Illustrator versions CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3, CS2, CS and Quark 8, 7, 6

Course Overview:
This 2 day beginners course is designed to teach you the basics of Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXpress.
You will first learn how to plan, create and edit a variety of professional graphic artwork using Illustrator before moving on to Quark where you will learn to create simple but effective print ready layouts. You
will also gain an understanding of how the two applications can work together.

Illustrator and QuarkXpress 2 Day Training Outline

Training Course Introduction - Illustrator and QuarkXpress Overview

About Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXpress
Working with graphic types
Understanding page layout for print
Various design workflow's and how the applications fit in

Day 1 - Working with Illustrator

Introduction to Illustrator

Setting up general preferences
Document and page set up
Selection tools
Magnification and reduction
Using rulers and guides

Drawing Tools

Working with the line tools
Working with the shape tools
Cutting and editing paths
Using the Pen tool
Cutting, copying and pasting elements

Working with Colour

Creating custom colours
Working with swatches
Using the paint/colour tools

Working with Text

Typography and formatting
Text on a path
Outlining type

Working with Objects

Duplicating
Object drag copying
Moving, rotating, scaling elements
Grouping/ungrouping objects
Working with strokes and fills

Using Layers

Working with the layers palette
Creating/deleting/hiding layers
Locking layers
Layer options

Creating Effects

Working with Pathfinder commands
Using the Effects menu

Export and Save Options

Saving editable Ai and PDF files
Pasting Illustrator content into QuarkXpress
Suitable formats for various print scenarios

Day 2 - Working with QuarkXpress

Introduction

About QuarkXpress and page layout
Working with documents and projects
Using the interface

Setting up Pages

Creating a new document
Working with margins, columns and gutters
Working with bleed
Using rulers and guides
Navigation and magnification
Using undo commands

Working with Text

Creating text frames
Importing, typing and pasting text
Using the measurements palette
Basic character formatting
Basic paragraph formatting
Using the style sheet panel
Basic character style sheets

Working with Images

About image file types
Creating image frames
Adding Illustrator content
Moving and resizing images
Wrapping text around an image

Using Colour

Colour overview and considerations for print
Mixing colours
Storing colours
Editing existing colours
Using colour blends
Adding colour - background, text and frame

Working with Frames and Shapes

Creating basic shapes
Working with the line tools
Copy and paste items
Adding borders to frames and shapes
Transforming objects
Grouping and ungrouping objects

Creating Multi-Page Documents

Setting up a facing page file
Working with the pages palette
Using master pages

Saving and Printing

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

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