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  • Use Guides Outside Master Page Edges in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Examples of Interactive Content from QuarkXPress

    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…

  • QuarkXPress More Efficient in the Background Than InDesign

    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…

  • How to Remove Helvetica Neue

    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…

  • Chart of Features in QuarkXPress 6, 7 and 8

    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.…

  • Make Text Glow in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Make Text Glow in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Unlink an Excel Table in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Instant Contact Sheets in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Free Color Management Webinars for Photographers

    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.
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  • Save 40% on the “QuarkXPress 8: Production Tricks And Experts’ Tips” Book!

    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.…

  • HOW Magazine Sponsors Free Quark Webinar: Creating Flash and Interactive Design with QuarkXPress 8

    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…

  • Quark’s FREE Flash eSeminar on July 20: Importing Video and Using Video Control Buttons

    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…

  • Export Pages as Images from QuarkXPress 8

    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…

  • Managing Critical Color: a Free One-Hour Webinar

    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.
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    Managing Critical Color
    Thursday,…

  • Quark Partners With Industry Leaders to Enable Automated Publishing to Any Device

    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…

  • Macworld Masterclass: Create Web pages using QuarkXPress 8

    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:
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    QuarkXPress has…

  • Convert Adobe InDesign to QuarkXPress — a Demonstration

    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…

  • Copyright for Publishing Professionals — An Online Seminar

    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…

  • Print Items on the QuarkXPress Pasteboard

    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…

  • Try YouTube for Application Videos

    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…

  • Quark Maintenance Program Offer Ends June 30th

    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.…

  • Quark Launches Flash Design Competition

    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…

  • 4-clicks with 2 clicks

    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…

  • How to Copy Pages Between Documents in QuarkXPress

    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…

  • Quark’s Next Flash eSeminar: Dynamic Moving Objects

    Quark’s ongoing series of free online seminars continues tomorrow with “Dynamic Moving Objects”. Here’s their description:
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    Any presentation can be undermined by spelling errors. Learn how to check for typos within your Flash layout. Get the most out of…

  • Use Adobe Reader as Presentation Tool

    You can use Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader to create an impressive presentation from any document you can print. First, create a PDF from your document. Then, open the PDF in Acrobat or Reader, choose Acrobat/Adobe Reader> Preferences> Full Screen…

  • Batch Print and Export from QuarkXPress and InDesign

    Exportools Professional 3.0 is a standalone application that allows you to print or export files from QuarkXPress 8 and InDesign CS3/CS4. This is achieved by either manually dropping files into Exportools’ file list, or into a watched folder.
    Print and…

  • When and How to Use Old Style Numerals

    OpenType Pro fonts (and some older font collections) often include two kinds of numerals: “Lining” and “Old Style”. At CreativePro.com, James Felici gives a clear, useful explanation on when to use Old Style figures, and what the difference is between…

  • Select a Buried Item in QuarkXPress

    To select an item that is under another item on a QuarkXPress page, just Command-Option-Shift click on it. (Windows: Ctrl-Alt-Shift) The topmost item will be selected first, then the one under that, and then each one in turn down through…


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