OpenType fonts often contain many typographic features, like support for different numbering styles, discretionary ligatures, math symbols, fractions, ornaments, and much more. These features can really help you create better looking type. In this movie, Mike takes a look at how to access OpenType features in QuarkXPress.
- [Voiceover] OpenType fonts often contain many typographic…features, like support for different numbering styles,…discretionary ligatures, math symbols, fractions,…ornaments, and much more.…These features can really help you create…better looking type.…So let's take a look at how to access OpenType…features in QuarkXPress.…Here in our exercise file,…under the heading The Big Cheese,…we have a few paragraphs with numbers in them.…There are things like dates, weights, and percentages.…And I'll zoom in, so we can see them better.…So you can see we have some dates here, some weights,…and percentages, and so on.…
Now there's nothing dreadfully wrong…with the way the numbers are displayed here,…but typographically speaking, we can do better.…If we zoom in really close on 1825 here,…you might notice how all the numbers take up the same width.…And that leads to things like a lot of spacing…around narrow numbers like the number one.…And it also puts extra space between the five…and the period here.…Now this kind of spacing is good when we want numbers…
Author
Mike Rankin
Updated
10/19/2017Released
5/24/2016Mike Rankin covers the interface and preferences, and the basics of working with documents, master pages, layers, and items (the design elements of a QuarkXPress layout). He then goes over how to import text, format it, and control alignment, leading, and spacing around paragraph and text boxes. There are chapters dedicated to tables, images, and interactivity, as well as the output and publishing options in QuarkXPress, including EPUB and HTML5. Focus on just the topics you need to complete your next layout, or watch the entire course to master the desktop publishing workflow.
- What is QuarkXPress?
- Setting preferences
- Creating new documents and pages
- Moving and merging layers in QuarkXPress
- Using the Bezier Pen tool
- Importing and editing text
- Applying fonts
- Working with bullets and numbering
- Using style sheets
- Creating anchored text boxes
- Formatting tables
- Controlling color and opacity
- Adding hyperlinks, video, and animation
- Exporting QuarkXPress files
Skill Level Beginner
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Q: This course was updated on 10/19/2017. What changed?
A: The following topics were updated: converting imported PDFs to QuarkXPress items and exporting to HTML5 publications. In addition, new videos were added that cover using shape tools, working with text spans and splits, nondestructive image editing, and applying transparency blend modes to items.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 5s
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A note about versions1m 49s
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1. Getting Started
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What is QuarkXPress?2m 27s
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2. Setting Up QuarkXPress
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3. Working with QuarkXPress Documents
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Navigating documents5m 9s
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Setting Print Layout options3m 56s
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Working with ruler guides3m 56s
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Working with dynamic guides4m 38s
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Working with master pages9m 43s
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4. Working with Layers
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Creating layers6m 17s
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Moving and merging layers2m 44s
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Changing layer options2m 18s
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5. Working with Items
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Working with boxes5m 47s
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Working with lines4m 27s
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Using the Bezier Pen tool4m 48s
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Moving and modifying items7m 58s
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Grouping items3m 45s
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Aligning items4m 40s
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Locking items2m 50s
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Using item styles4m 13s
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Using shape tools3m 55s
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6. Importing and Editing Text
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Importing text5m 50s
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Editing text4m 22s
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Working with Find/Change6m 23s
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Using the Glyphs palette4m 13s
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Checking spelling4m 14s
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7. Formatting Text
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Applying fonts to text4m 15s
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Creating drop caps2m 33s
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Creating custom underlines2m 25s
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Working with paragraph rules4m 49s
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Working with bullets4m 22s
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Tracking and kerning text5m 22s
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8. Using Paragraph Controls
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Controlling alignment2m 46s
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Controlling leading4m 39s
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Using space before and after2m 24s
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Working with tabs3m 55s
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9. Working with Text in Layouts
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Positioning text in boxes6m 43s
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Creating anchored boxes3m 35s
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Using design grids7m 30s
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Using text runaround5m 49s
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10. Working with Tables
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Creating tables6m 55s
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Importing tables from Excel4m 41s
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Adding graphics to tables3m 10s
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Formatting tables5m 26s
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Using table styles4m 47s
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11. Working with Images
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Importing images4m 41s
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Nondestructive image editing5m 33s
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12. Working with Color and Opacity
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Creating colors4m 56s
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Using the color picker4m 5s
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Appending colors2m 45s
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Creating multi-color blends4m 14s
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Controlling opacity3m 33s
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Working with drop shadows5m 52s
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13. Adding Interactivity
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Adding hyperlinks3m 27s
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Adding video3m 40s
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Adding animation4m 28s
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14. Output
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Exporting to PDF4m 45s
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Using Collect for Output3m 6s
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Exporting to reflowable EPUB4m 32s
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Conclusion
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Next steps55s
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