About this item
Take the kinks out of working with QuarkXPress QuarkXPress still remains one of the top tools for layout and design projects, even thirty years after it made its debut. This full-color, hands-on guide is here to help you take the guesswork out of using this powerful tool to create stunning print or digital designs. In QuarkXPress For Dummies, you'll find information on the latest changes to QuarkXPress, easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on using the tools built into the software to aid in designing and outputting visual product, and quick solutions to common Quark problems when you get stuck. QuarkXPress dominated the page layout world for decades. It's stuck around thanks to how it readily adapts to customer needs. This new version contains updates and features driven solely by customer feedback.
About the Author
Jay J. Nelson has used QuarkXPress almost daily since 1988 when he managed one of America's first prepress service bureaus. He became a Quark Authorized Trainer, then owned a Quark Authorized Training Center. For the next 21 years, Jay was the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly, a widely respected executive summary of graphic design news.
Jay was a keynote speaker at Quark's launch of QuarkXPress 7 and 8, and is the author and presenter of the training video included with QuarkXPress 7. Jay has also reviewed every version of QuarkXPress for Macworld/PCWorld magazine since version 8.
Jay has publishing in his blood and is the third generation in his family dedicated to the process of producing books, newspapers and magazines. He is the author of "Jay Nelson's Guide to Self Publishing" and is the publisher of The Skinny Book series of eBooks. He also contributes regularly to Macworld and Photoshop User magazines. Earlier in his career Jay owned a graphic design studio and training company, and managed a printing company. He knows a lot about digital publishing, fonts and font management. Follow Jay on Twitter: @jaynelson.
