This course is an introduction to the software application QuarkXpress designed for the novice user. The Macintosh platform is used in the classroom studio lab, and the student is introduced to the creative and practical aspects of the desktop publishing program that is considered indispensable in the contemporary communications and design industries. This course is based on a series of introductory exercises and a regimen of hands-on practice that teaches software and design skills; students learn how to combine the use of QuarkXpress with other professional graphics and work-processing software such as Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word.