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Galen Gruman (Author), Barbara Assadi (Author), Kelly Kordes Anton (Author), Kelly Anton (Author)


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March 15, 2002 0764534165 978-0764534164
A comprehensive guide to the latest release of QuarkXPress, this book explains through many visual examples how to use the layout program in the context of real work -- whether designing for print or for the Web. Not a regurgitation of the product manuals, this book comes from the perspective of the designer to help the designer use QuarkXPress most effectively. The book covers all significant aspects Xpress, including hundreds of new features included with the long anticipated version 5, from color printing to online publishing with HTML, from workgroup publishing to cross-platform exchange, from source file preparation to printed output, and from new XML tools, to XML-based documents for multiple media.

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"I can think of no better guides to the world of QuarkXPress 5 than the three authors who have produced this book." --Rick LePage, Editor-in-Chief, Macworld

From the Back Cover

"I can think of no better guides to the world of QuarkXPress 5 than the three authors who have produced this book." --Rick LePage, Editor-in-Chief, Macworld

100% Comprehensive
* Authoritative
* What you need
* Create Web-ready documents with XML rollovers, hyperlinks, and meta tags
* Discover the new Table tool for high-impact, illustrated charts and tables.
* Master the latest interface improvements for maximum productivity
Bonus CD-ROM
XTensions, templates, Web tools, and more!
If QuarkXPress 5 can do it, you can do it, too . . .

QuarkXPress 5 brings hundreds of new features, including powerful Web-publishing tools, to the world's favorite page-layout package. This comprehensive reference takes you step by step through the processes and techniques you need to create a broad array of stunning print and online documents. Whether you're producing a party invitation, an interactive Web page, or a national ad campaign, you'll find all the guidance and practical advice you need.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of QuarkXPress 5
* Create Web-ready documents complete with rollovers, image maps, hyperlinks, tables, and meta tags
* Use the XML feature of the included Avenue.Quark XTension to create media-independent content
* Add hyperlinks to exported PDF pages
* Customize underline styles with the color, shade, width, and offset of your choice
* Master dozens of type techniques using style sheets and advanced editing features
* Gain more control of your layouts using the new Layers tool
* Get up to speed on the new consolidated Tool palette
* Get answers fast from hundreds of new tips and a quick-reference tear-out card

Discover how to use new sophisticated typographic display controls
Learn how to use QuarkXPress to create Web documents

Bonus CD-ROM
* Scores of XTensions, including LiveKeys XT, FullColor XT and Printools XT
* Templates for common items from Joseph Stubbs Creations
* Graphic Converter, PopCharPro, and PageShot
* Plus Font Reserve trial, Suitcase and TechTracker demo versions

System Requirements:
PC running Windows 9x/2000/Me/XP, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 8.6 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 900 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (March 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764534165
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764534164
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Galen Gruman has written more than two dozen books, mainly on desktop publishing software: InDesign, QuarkXPress, and PageMaker. You can find more details on his InDesign books at www.indesigncentral.com. He has also was lead author for the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Bible. Gruman was a pioneer in the use of desktop publishing technologies in the mid-1980s and has covered and used all the major software in production environments ever since. In addition, he has been executive editor of Macworld, M-Business, InfoWorld, and Upside magazines, among other roles in high-tech publications. Gruman lives and works in San Francisco as a writer, editor, and consultant on high-tech and business issues. His Web site is www.zangogroup.com.

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
QuarkXPress 5 is a powerful and complex program, and whether you're new to the subject or an old hand, it's best to begin at the beginning. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
character style sheet, automatic text box, interactive pane, paragraph style sheet, tracking editor, folder inside the collection folder, selected picture box, auxiliary dictionary, activating fonts, default master page, picture box tool, master page items, new master page, auxiliary dictionaries, absolute page numbers, halftone settings, font reserve, pasteboard width, baseline grid, local formatting, typographic color, formatted index, current point size, book palette, index palette
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Get Picture, Guide Manager, Script Editor, Auto Amount, Suppress Printout, Trap Information, Index Preferences, Type Tricks, Edit Hyphenation, Going Beyond the Program, Auto Kern Above, Department Subhead, Edit Paragraph Style Sheet, Hungry Minds, Sample Usage, Trap Specifications, Zapf Dingbats, Auto Image, Auto Page Insertion, Line Check, Nonmatching Preferences, Show Invisibles
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