Ventura 8 Advanced

Duration:
2 Days
Who it will benefit:
Existing users of Corel Ventura 8, who want to make the most of this powerful desktop publishing package
Prerequisites:

Delegates must have some previous experience of Ventura. Delegates should also possess a good working knowledge of a word processing package.

Objectives

Learning the concepts and terminology of desktop publishing and how to produce professional-looking publications by utilising Corel Ventura 8.
Course Content:

Review of the Ventura Concepts

Stylesheets and Publications
Techniques for Importing Text and Graphics Files
Working With the Navigator

Working with Publications

Creating a Publication
Adding Chapters to a Publication
Copying and Importing Chapters
Numbering a Chapter
Numbering Through Multiple Chapters
Creating a Table of Contents
Importing Stylesheets and Individual Tags

More Advanced Text Formatting

Double Sided Facing Pages
Automatic Paragraph Numbering
Using Special Characters
Special Effects
Working with Breaks
Advanced Rules and Fill settings

More Advanced Graphics Work

Using Graphics Tools
Cropping Images
Using the Node Edit Tool

Layout and Design Considerations

Creating and Using Templates
Working with Guides and the Grid
Tips for Text Based Documents
Guide to Successful Documents

Referencing Options

Working with Variables
Cross References
Index Generation
Using Conditions

Customising Ventura

Tools Option Dialog
Creating Guide Keys
Customising Toolbars and Menus
Creating and Running Scripts
Creating and Using Libraries