http://gurusunleashed.com Scouring the Web 24/7 for the best creative pro news and how-to so you don't have to. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://gurusunleashed.com/243684/crop-two-images-to-same-size.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243684/crop-two-images-to-same-size.php#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:07:31 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3311
In Photoshop, an easy way to crop an image to exactly the same size and resolution as another image is to open both, select the Crop tool, activate the image that has the size you like, and then click the…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243684/crop-two-images-to-same-size.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243685/print-your-own-decals.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243685/print-your-own-decals.php#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:05:36 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3308
You can now use your inkjet printer to print your own old-fashioned decals — the kind you soak and slide off their paper backing onto your car window or model airplane. Check out www.decalpaper.com. If you’re a fan of this…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243685/print-your-own-decals.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243686/use-guides-outside-master-page-edges-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243686/use-guides-outside-master-page-edges-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:02:26 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3305
As you probably know, any ruler guides you add to a QuarkXPress Master Page appear on all the Layout (document) pages based on that Master Page. What you may not know is that this also works with ruler guides dragged…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243686/use-guides-outside-master-page-edges-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243596/3m-visual-attention-service-determines-impact-of-design.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243596/3m-visual-attention-service-determines-impact-of-design.php#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:40:45 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3302
3M Visual Attention Service (VAS) is an online service that allows designers and advertisers to analyze web and print designs for maximum impact. We all know that we only have a few seconds to grab a reader’s attention, but just…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243596/3m-visual-attention-service-determines-impact-of-design.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243536/examples-of-interactive-content-from-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243536/examples-of-interactive-content-from-quarkxpress.php#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:22:19 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3296
Quark’s Matthias Guenther pointed out two websites that contain interactive content created in QuarkXPress and exported in .swf format. The first is a website for Im’act, a corporate branding company, at www.imact.eu. The second is “Once Upon A Curve“,  a…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243536/examples-of-interactive-content-from-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243483/quarkxpress-more-efficient-in-the-background-than-indesign.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243483/quarkxpress-more-efficient-in-the-background-than-indesign.php#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:00:23 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3291
I run a lot of programs at the same time. Perhaps you do, too. This morning, I was curious to see how much of my Mac’s processor was being used by the applications that I had launched earlier but were…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243483/quarkxpress-more-efficient-in-the-background-than-indesign.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243453/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243453/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:01:39 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3287
Eltima’s Flash Decompiler Trillix extracts the elements from compiled SWF (Flash) files. The new version 4.1 adds support for Adobe Flash 10. It’s not perfect, but it does restore a lot of the edibility of the file, optionally placing every…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243453/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243452/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243452/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:01:39 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3287
Eltima’s Flash Decompiler Trillix extracts the elements from compiled SWF (Flash) files. The new version 4.1 adds support for Adobe Flash 10. It’s not perfect, but it does restore a lot of the edibility of the file, optionally placing every…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243452/flash-decompiler-adds-flash-10-support.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243417/how-to-remove-helvetica-neue.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243417/how-to-remove-helvetica-neue.php#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:51:01 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3280
An ongoing annoyance with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 is their requirement that the font Helvetica Neue be active. Because of this, font managers such as FontExplorer, Suitcase or FontAgent won’t let you activate any other version of Helvetica…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243417/how-to-remove-helvetica-neue.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243418/inspiring-letterheads-at-letterheady-com.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243418/inspiring-letterheads-at-letterheady-com.php#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:45:50 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3277
Sometimes inspiration for a new design can come from the past. A collection of interesting letterheads that might serve as that inspiration lives at Letterheady.com. The site — which bills itself as “an online homage to offline correspondence” — displays…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243418/inspiring-letterheads-at-letterheady-com.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243357/chart-of-features-in-quarkxpress-6-7-and-8.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243357/chart-of-features-in-quarkxpress-6-7-and-8.php#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:58:15 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3274
Quark has a helpful chart that compares features between QuarkXPress 6, 7 and 8 at their newly redesigned online store. I found it fun to see a concise list of improvements added to versions 7 and 8. See it here.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243357/chart-of-features-in-quarkxpress-6-7-and-8.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243306/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243306/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:11:00 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3268
A Planet Quark reader recently bemoaned the retiring of ALAP’s ShadowCaster XTension for QuarkXPress, and wanted to know how to create an outer glow using the Drop Shadow features built into QuarkXPress 7 and above. Well, here’s one way: Type…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243306/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243307/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243307/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:11:00 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3268
A Planet Quark reader recently bemoaned the retiring of ALAP’s ShadowCaster XTension for QuarkXPress, and wanted to know how to create an outer glow using the Drop Shadow features built into QuarkXPress 7 and above. Well, here’s one way: Type…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243307/make-text-glow-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243281/enfocus-announces-instant-pdf-09-for-press-ready-pdfs.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243281/enfocus-announces-instant-pdf-09-for-press-ready-pdfs.php#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:35:36 +0000 Karl De Abrew http://www.4xpdf.com/?p=4407
Enfocus NV., a leading vendor for graphic design and printing solutions, has launched Instant PDF 09, its latest version of software for producing press-ready Certified PDFs. The latest version also supports the integration with Adobe CS 5 and QuarkXPress 8 applications. The…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243281/enfocus-announces-instant-pdf-09-for-press-ready-pdfs.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243229/pantone-plus-combines-best-of-pms-and-goe.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243229/pantone-plus-combines-best-of-pms-and-goe.php#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:55:00 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3258
Pantone has just introduced the Pantone Plus Series, which expands the capabilities and choices of the current Pantone Matching System. Colors are now arranged chromatically for easier selection and an index is now included in the guides for easier location…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243229/pantone-plus-combines-best-of-pms-and-goe.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243145/unlink-an-excel-table-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243145/unlink-an-excel-table-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:41:33 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3252
I have a table that I imported from Excel, and since I have made many changes to this table in QuarkXPress I do not want it to be linked to the Excel file any longer. Is there some way to…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243145/unlink-an-excel-table-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243061/hp%e2%80%99s-billion-color-30-inch-display.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243061/hp%e2%80%99s-billion-color-30-inch-display.php#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:24:13 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3249
HP’s ZR30w S-IPS LCD display is a new 30-inch monitor that’s capable of displaying up to a billion colors. In comparison, Apple’s 30-inch Cinema display can reproduce about 16.7 million colors. The ZR30w offers a 30-bit per pixel color depth…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243061/hp%e2%80%99s-billion-color-30-inch-display.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243032/instant-contact-sheets-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243032/instant-contact-sheets-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:29:18 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3245
One question I get fairly often goes something like: “I have a boatload of images, clip art, logos, etc. How can I automate the process of creating a book of them, with captions?” There are two good XTensions I can…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243032/instant-contact-sheets-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/243033/deviantart-provides-brushes-textures.php http://gurusunleashed.com/243033/deviantart-provides-brushes-textures.php#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:25:03 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3242
As designers, it can be difficult to remember that we don’t always have to re-invent the wheel when it comes to our tools and our designs. Having a resource for handy things such as Photoshop and Illustrator brushes and elements…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/243033/deviantart-provides-brushes-textures.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242883/free-color-management-webinars-for-photographers.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242883/free-color-management-webinars-for-photographers.php#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:21:00 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3238
X-Rite just announced some free webinars on using their affordable tools for color management. Although they’re aimed at photographers, the information is valuable for anyone using color. You can read my story about the ColorMunki line of products here. ————————…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242883/free-color-management-webinars-for-photographers.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242884/save-40-on-the-%e2%80%9cquarkxpress-8-production-tricks-and-experts%e2%80%99-tips%e2%80%9d-book.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242884/save-40-on-the-%e2%80%9cquarkxpress-8-production-tricks-and-experts%e2%80%99-tips%e2%80%9d-book.php#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:15:26 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3233
Through July 31, save 40% on the valuable book “QuarkXPress 8: Production Tricks And Experts’ Tips”, through this link.  Read my review of the book here. The book normally costs $54.99, but with this special offer it costs just $32.99.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242884/save-40-on-the-%e2%80%9cquarkxpress-8-production-tricks-and-experts%e2%80%99-tips%e2%80%9d-book.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242857/ecofont-saves-ink.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242857/ecofont-saves-ink.php#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:43:38 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3229
Ecofont Vera Sans is a free font that’s designed with the environment in mind. The font is studded with tiny holes that are imperceptible at 12 point or smaller type sizes, and the holes cause it to use about 20…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242857/ecofont-saves-ink.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242858/how-magazine-sponsors-free-quark-webinar-creating-flash-and-interactive-design-with-quarkxpress-8.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242858/how-magazine-sponsors-free-quark-webinar-creating-flash-and-interactive-design-with-quarkxpress-8.php#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:40:43 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3226
On July 7th, HOW Magazine is sponsoring a free one-hour webinar presented by Quark: “No Code Required: Creating Flash and Interactive Design with QuarkXPress 8″. If you’ve been curious about how to use QuarkXPress to create useful animations and slide…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242858/how-magazine-sponsors-free-quark-webinar-creating-flash-and-interactive-design-with-quarkxpress-8.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242786/wolda-the-worldwide-logo-design-annual-winners-announced.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242786/wolda-the-worldwide-logo-design-annual-winners-announced.php#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:57:14 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3223
Wolda: the worldwide logo design annual has announced the winners of its 2009 competition and opened the Wolda 2010 competition. See the 2009 and 2008 winners at their website, or purchase a hardbound book of the winners for 96 euros.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242786/wolda-the-worldwide-logo-design-annual-winners-announced.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242743/quark%e2%80%99s-free-flash-eseminar-on-july-20-importing-video-and-using-video-control-buttons.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242743/quark%e2%80%99s-free-flash-eseminar-on-july-20-importing-video-and-using-video-control-buttons.php#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:01:35 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3219
Quark’s ongoing series of free online seminars continues on July 20th with “Importing Video and Using Video Control Buttons”. Here’s their description — and remember that you can also accomplish these feats in QuarkXPress 7, with Quark’s optional Interactive Designer…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242743/quark%e2%80%99s-free-flash-eseminar-on-july-20-importing-video-and-using-video-control-buttons.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242741/blinkbid-for-professional-bids.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242741/blinkbid-for-professional-bids.php#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:58:27 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3216
A truly professional bid can place you above other firms. BlinkBid is estimating and invoicing software in an easy to use, yet powerful form. This $229 software generates bids for creative work using a sophisticated database engine that helps you…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242741/blinkbid-for-professional-bids.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242619/export-pages-as-images-from-quarkxpress-8.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242619/export-pages-as-images-from-quarkxpress-8.php#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:52:55 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3212
Today’s QuarkXPress newsletter reminded me of Quark’s incredibly useful, free Image Exporter XTension for QuarkXPress 8.1. This XTension gives you an easy way to export entire pages in either PNG or JPEG format — just choose File> Export> “Export Pages…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242619/export-pages-as-images-from-quarkxpress-8.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242620/managing-critical-color-a-free-one-hour-webinar.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242620/managing-critical-color-a-free-one-hour-webinar.php#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:49:39 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3209
A week from now, PaperSpecs is offering a free, one-hour webinar on managing color. It looks like a valuable way for intermediate to advanced level design professionals to spend an hour… Their description is below. ———————— Managing Critical Color Thursday,…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242620/managing-critical-color-a-free-one-hour-webinar.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242539/chart-of-windows-fonts.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242539/chart-of-windows-fonts.php#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:24:37 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3206
When creating Web pages in QuarkXPress or another application, you may want to know which fonts are available no Windows and on Macs. For a list of fonts common to Macs and Windows, see www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html. That page is a good…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242539/chart-of-windows-fonts.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242451/quark-partners-with-industry-leaders-to-enable-automated-publishing-to-any-device.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242451/quark-partners-with-industry-leaders-to-enable-automated-publishing-to-any-device.php#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:28:42 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3203
Quark has unveiled its strategy for helping publishers and designers deliver interactive publications to all digital devices, a movement they’re calling “Digital Publishing 2.0″. Personally, I think the term fits the initiative. I also think that Quark, more than any…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242451/quark-partners-with-industry-leaders-to-enable-automated-publishing-to-any-device.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242414/maverick-label-affordable-custom-labels.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242414/maverick-label-affordable-custom-labels.php#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:21:40 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3200
Maverick Label an incredible source for custom labels. They can make any shape or size label from your original artwork, in any combination of colors, including 4-color process. Materials include the usual papers and vinyls, and also clear vinyl (for…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242414/maverick-label-affordable-custom-labels.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242364/macworld-masterclass-create-web-pages-using-quarkxpress-8.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242364/macworld-masterclass-create-web-pages-using-quarkxpress-8.php#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:17:18 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3197
At the Macworld UK website, Michael Burns presents a step-by-step process for creating or converting your QuarkXPress print layout to a Web page, including interactive menus, buttons, forms and Flash content. Here’s the introduction to the article: ———————— QuarkXPress has…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242364/macworld-masterclass-create-web-pages-using-quarkxpress-8.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242360/the-daily-drop-cap.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242360/the-daily-drop-cap.php#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:43:15 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3192
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each work day she posts a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap, and they are truly impressive. Some of them even come alive as you watch their…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242360/the-daily-drop-cap.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242170/glassmats-chair-mat-for-a-lifetime.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242170/glassmats-chair-mat-for-a-lifetime.php#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:21:30 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3183
One of the happiest investments we’ve made in our offices is the aptly-named GlassMat. Imagine rolling your chair around on glass instead of plastic, carpet, or wood — it’s a uniquely smooth and fatigue-reducing experience. GlassMats are made from glass…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242170/glassmats-chair-mat-for-a-lifetime.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242171/convert-adobe-indesign-to-quarkxpress-%e2%80%94-a-demonstration.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242171/convert-adobe-indesign-to-quarkxpress-%e2%80%94-a-demonstration.php#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:18:21 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3179
I ran across a three-and-a-half minute video that demonstrates how to convert an InDesign document to QuarkXPress, using Markzware’s ID2Q. When you’re handed an InDesign document that really should have been built in QuarkXPress, this $199 XTension can save you…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242171/convert-adobe-indesign-to-quarkxpress-%e2%80%94-a-demonstration.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242099/daily-design-inspiration.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242099/daily-design-inspiration.php#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:40:15 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3175
www.TheDesignInspiration.com up a daily dose of inspiring designs. Categories include Logos, Illustrations, Websites, Font usage, Photos and Photoshopped photos, Patterns, and inspirational articles. Be sure to see their roundup of great moments in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their mashup of…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242099/daily-design-inspiration.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242036/copyright-for-publishing-professionals-%e2%80%94-an-online-seminar.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242036/copyright-for-publishing-professionals-%e2%80%94-an-online-seminar.php#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:44:34 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3172
Whether you use someone else’s copyrighted materials, or you publish materials protected by copyright, you may benefit from attending an online seminar presented by the Copyright Clearance Center. The next one is on June 17th and lasts an hour. Details…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242036/copyright-for-publishing-professionals-%e2%80%94-an-online-seminar.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/242037/print-items-on-the-quarkxpress-pasteboard.php http://gurusunleashed.com/242037/print-items-on-the-quarkxpress-pasteboard.php#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:41:12 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3169
To print an item in QuarkXPress that lives on the pasteboard, just be sure that some part of its box slightly overlaps the page, even if you have to hide it with a paper-colored box. Then, XPress will print as…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/242037/print-items-on-the-quarkxpress-pasteboard.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241934/301-inkjet-tips.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241934/301-inkjet-tips.php#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:33:49 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3166
Andrew Darlow wrote a terrific book about getting the most from your inkjet printer: “301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers.” He also has a website full of helpful info and a free newsletter that gives…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241934/301-inkjet-tips.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241935/take-control-of-running-windows-on-a-mac.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241935/take-control-of-running-windows-on-a-mac.php#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:30:57 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3162
The best way to understand how to run Windows on your Mac is Joe Kissell’s [i]Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac, Fourth Edition[/i]. This 178-page e-book helps you determine the best installation option for your needs, how install…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241935/take-control-of-running-windows-on-a-mac.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241929/try-youtube-for-application-videos.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241929/try-youtube-for-application-videos.php#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:49:16 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3155
YouTube.com has a wealth of videos that show off individual features in programs such as QuarkXPress and Adobe’s Creative Suite. Just visit YouTube.com and search for your favorite application. A lengthy list of videos appears, and when you choose to…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241929/try-youtube-for-application-videos.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241930/quark-maintenance-program-offer-ends-june-30th.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241930/quark-maintenance-program-offer-ends-june-30th.php#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:46:33 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3152
In case you missed it, Quark has been offering a special deal on their Maintenance Program — an offer that ends June 30th. The offer allows anyone who upgraded or purchased QuarkXPress 8 in 2010 to join for just $149.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241930/quark-maintenance-program-offer-ends-june-30th.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241837/designious-offers-professional-affordable-graphics.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241837/designious-offers-professional-affordable-graphics.php#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:58:50 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3148
www.Designious.com is a repository of design elements, including vector art, Photoshop brushes, fonts, and more. The designs are fresh and stylish, and the pricing is a lá carte –- individual vector illustrations start at $3. Designs are also grouped in…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241837/designious-offers-professional-affordable-graphics.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241838/convert-pdf-to-html-text-and-graphics.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241838/convert-pdf-to-html-text-and-graphics.php#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:56:07 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3144
If you need to extract text and images from a PDF, one solution is Iceni’s Gemini. This $159 utility can export text to HTML, RTF, plain text, and other formats; graphics to JPEG, EPS, TIFF, PNG or BMP  formats. It…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241838/convert-pdf-to-html-text-and-graphics.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241702/quark-launches-flash-design-competition.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241702/quark-launches-flash-design-competition.php#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 16:34:15 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3140
Unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere (that’s snide talk for getting your work done), you know that QuarkXPress 8 lets you create Flash content using the assets, layouts, and tools you’re already familiar with in QuarkXPress. If you’re still…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241702/quark-launches-flash-design-competition.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241678/4-clicks-with-2-clicks.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241678/4-clicks-with-2-clicks.php#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 15:15:15 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3138
If you have a two-button mouse that lets you program what those buttons do, try programming the second button as a double-click. That way, when you need to select lines or paragraphs of text, you can simply double-click the second…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241678/4-clicks-with-2-clicks.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241627/how-to-copy-pages-between-documents-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241627/how-to-copy-pages-between-documents-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 15:04:38 +0000 Jay Nelson http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3131
It may not be obvious how to copy pages from one document to another in QuarkXPress. The key is to view your documents in Thumbnail view: Open both documents, and then in each document, choose View> Thumbnails. Then, simply click…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241627/how-to-copy-pages-between-documents-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241505/the-easiest-way-to-run-windows-apps-on-your-mac.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241505/the-easiest-way-to-run-windows-apps-on-your-mac.php#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 15:55:56 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3129
If you need to run just one or two Windows applications on your Intel Mac, the cheapest way is to use CodeWeaver’s $40 CrossOver Mac.  It doesn’t require Windows, so you save that cost. Plus, it has no complicated installation…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241505/the-easiest-way-to-run-windows-apps-on-your-mac.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241506/learn-to-use-unique-web-fonts.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241506/learn-to-use-unique-web-fonts.php#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 15:54:04 +0000 Jeff Gamet http://www.planetquark.com/?p=3126
At CreativePro.com, Dave Sawyer McFarland has a two-part article on how to use an online Web fonts service to use custom fonts on your Web pages. He focuses on how to use Font Squirrel’s @font-face kits and its @font-face generator.…]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241506/learn-to-use-unique-web-fonts.php/feed 0 http://gurusunleashed.com/241571/font-manipulation-in-quarkxpress.php http://gurusunleashed.com/241571/font-manipulation-in-quarkxpress.php#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:10:20 +0000 PandPPress tag:youtube.com,2008:video:d7exitV9O1I
Font manipulation in QuarkXpress This video will show some ways to manipulate type in QuarkXpress From: PandPPress Views: 4 0 ratings Time: 03:26 More in Howto & Style]]> http://gurusunleashed.com/241571/font-manipulation-in-quarkxpress.php/feed 0