QuarkXPress 4.0: Print Production

Course content

Lesson 1: Color Printing Basics

Composite Color Printing

Color Separations

Spot Color Separations

High-Fidelity Color

Halftoning

Lesson 2: Preferences

XTensions Manager

Non-Matching Preferences

Display Preferences

Master Pages Preferences

Section 3: Working with Color

Defining Colors

Applying Color

Blends

Section 4: Working with Pictures

Graphic Formats

File Formats

Importing And Linking Pictures

Clipping Paths

Runaround

Contrast

Section 5: Page Elements

Selecting Underlying Elements

Grouping

Space/Align

Saving Pages as EPS Graphics

Step And Repeat

Section 6: Preflighting

Picture Usage

Font Usage

Line Check

Color Plates

Printing Problems

Collect for Output

Section 7: Printing

Print Styles

Composite Print Settings

Color Separations Print Settings

Using Print Styles

Printing Efficiently

Section 8: Color Management (Optional)

Setting Up a Color Management System

Color Management Preferences

Changing Image Profiles

Choosing Device Profiles When Printing

Section 9: Trapping (Optional)

Why Is Trapping Necessary?

How Does Trapping Compensate?

How Much Trap Do I Need?

Should I Choke or Spread?

Do All Abutting Colors Need Trapping?

What Can QUARKXPRESS Do?

What Can’t QUARKXPRESS Do?

Should I Use QUARKXPRESS For Trapping?

Automatic Trap Settings

Trap Specifications by Color

Trap Specifications by Object

Trapping of Pictures