What is QuarkXPress?

• QuarkXPress is:– TheThe industry standard for page-layout and

document design– Produced by Quark, Inc.– Introduced on the market in 1987

• QuarkXPress and OS• QuarkXPress and languages• QuarkXPress vs. Adobe InDesign

Examples of documents you can create with QuarkXPress

• Books• Magazines• Newspapers• Newsletters• Catalogs• Annual reports• Directories• Business cards• Stationery• Labels• Brochures• Magazine and newspaper ads• Websites• eBooks

Navigate the Work Environment

• Layout page

• Menu bar

• Floating palettes– Page layout– Colors– Tools– Measurements

• Rulers

Open, View and Save an Existing Project

• Open the file: File menu -> Open

• View the file: Three possibilities:– View menu– Zoom tool– View percentage field

• Save the file: File menu -> Save

Create and Save a new project

• Create the new project: File menu -> New– Layout Name– Size options: width, height, margins– Number of columns– Facing pages or not

• Save the new project: File menu -> Save As