Synopses & Reviews
Start using QuarkXPress today to design everything from a simple one-page document to a full book including the book jacket, and more! Project QuarkXPress 5 features 20 high-interest projects based on QuarkXPress version 5 to lead readers, step-by-step, to a complete understanding of the whys and hows of using today's most popular page layout program. Ideal for readers who want to learn by doing, every project in this fast-paced and heavily illustrated how-to book is broken down into a set of useful and specific procedures. For additional simplification, each procedure is further divided into a series of small, straightforward steps that are accompanied by extraordinarily clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions. Tips appear at strategic points to reinforce key concepts and help readers avoid pitfalls when steps are neither obvious nor intuitive. "Deeper Understanding" features are also built into the book, allowing readers to explore in greater detail some of the most frequently used and innovative functions of QuarkXPress. All projects are presented in a logical sequence that affords opportunities to expand upon skills learned in previous projects. Each and every project produces its own tangible and rewarding result to propel beginning through intermediate users to new skills making this book a "must" for every user.
Synopsis
Start using QuarkXPress today to design everything from a simple one-page document to a full book including the book jacket, and more! Project QuarkXPress 5 features 20 high-interest projects based on QuarkXPress version 5 to lead readers, step-by-step, to a complete understanding of the whys and hows of using today's most popular page layout program. Ideal for readers who want to learn by doing, every project in this fast-paced and heavily illustrated how-to book is broken down into a set of useful and specific procedures. For additional simplification, each procedure is further divided into a series of small, straightforward steps that are accompanied by extraordinarily clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions. Tips appear at strategic points to reinforce key concepts and help readers avoid pitfalls when steps are neither obvious nor intuitive. "Deeper Understanding" features are also built into the book, allowing readers to explore in greater detail some of the most frequently used and innovative functions of QuarkXPress. All projects are presented in a logical sequence that affords opportunities to expand upon skills learned in previous projects. Each and every project produces its own tangible and rewarding result to propel beginning through intermediate users to new skills making this book a "must" for every user.
About the Author
Nat Gertler possesses numerous book credits, including six with The Complete Idiot's Guide series. Also a Web site designer and comic book creator, Gertler excels at converting complicated technologies into simple step-by-step explanations. His talent for putting visual concepts into words brought him a nomination for comicdom's Eisner Award.
Table of Contents
Introduction Project 1 - Happy Happy Day Project 2 - Your Own Baseball Card Project 3 - Back of Your Baseball Card Project 4 - A Story Booklet Project 5 - Build a Book Project 6 - Bookends for your Book Project 7 - Book Jacket Project 8 - A Car Card Project 9 - The Tricky 4-10 split Project 10 - A One-Person Group Project 11 - A Circular Circular Project 12 - Prepress for a Car Card Project 13 - Mini Movie Poster Project 14 - Soundtrack CD Cover Project 15 - A Catalog of Projects Project 16 - December Calendar Project 17 - Corporate Annoucement Project 18 - A Limerick for the World Wide Web Project 19 - Let us Rhyme One More Time Project 20 - Forming a Form