Chapter 3. Tools of the Trade
Have you noticed that we typically identify people’s professions by the tools they use? I have only to mention some tool, and a vocation comes to mind: A hammer and nails. A cold stethoscope. A blackboard and chalk. A printing press. We don’t think of a hairdresser as standing around waving his arms but, rather, wielding a pair of scissors or a razor.
Every trade has a toolbox with which they must make a living, and you and I are no different. Our toolbox is our computer—or, more specifically, QuarkXPress—and the tools inside are the subject of this chapter. Like all tools, these take some time to learn, and it’s not until you really start using them regularly that you begin to learn their secrets.
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