To simplify the Tools palette in QuarkXPress 8 and above, Quark rethought how the tools work together. So, for the “box shapes” they simplified your choices to a rectangle, circle and starburst. To make a rounded-corner rectangle, create a rectangle… Read More

To select an object that is beneath another object in a stack of objects, do this: In InDesign: Command-click the stack. Each Command-click will select the next item down. In QuarkXPress: use Command-Option-Shift… instead. ? Read More

One powerful use of the Layout… feature in QuarkXPress is to save previous revisions of a document. For example, when you want to revise a Project that contains just one Layout (as most Projects do), rather than duplicating the entire Read More

Sometimes, a word won’t hyphenate at the end of a line where YOU would like it to break. Rather than typing in a hyphen, which will flow along with the word if the line re-wraps, use a “discretionary hyphen”: an… Read More

When you need to see what has changed in a QuarkXPress project, try AthenaSoft’s FusionXT… for QuarkXPress 9. This $79 XTension helps you compare and merge QuarkXPress project stories, assets, geometry and much more, side by side. Changes to the Read More

Quark has several brief videos that show how some of the new typography features work in QuarkXPress 9.5. Specifically, Bullets and Numbering lets you create Styles for bullets, numbering and outlines that can automate your formatting; Story Editor… lets you Read More

On Thursday, May 9, Quark is presenting a live eSeminar highlighting several of the new productivity-enhancing features in QuarkXPress 9. Details and registration information is below. Note that you can watch a recording of the event later if you register… Read More

If you have a need to produce lots of charts and graphs, or you need to produce them very quickly, look into Custom Flow Solutions’ HyperGraph…. This system exports graphs in several major file formats, including native Illustrator files Read More

In QuarkXPress 8.1 and higher, you can update a Paragraph, Character, or Item Style from an existing page item: just click the Update button on the appropriate Style… palette. Here’s how it looks on the Style Sheets palette: Read More

Have you ever struggled to position a text-wrapping picture box because the text around it was jumping in giant increments? In other words, you put a picture box on the page, apply a text wrap to it, then move it… Read More

Quark has several brief videos that show how some of the new layout automation features work in QuarkXPress 9.5. Specifically, ImageGrid lets you import and automatically build catalogs of images, including captions containing file name, resolution and format; Conditional Styles… Read More

It’s true: if you have any previous version of QuarkXPress, you can upgrade to version 9.5 for just $349. Visit Quark’s store here.… Read More

The new ShapeMaker… feature in QuarkXPress 9 lets you create a wide variety of intricate and highly customizable shapes that can then be saved as presets. Real-time previews make it easy to see what you are creating as you develop Read More

Markzware has a new service that can convert a document from any version of QuarkXPress or InDesign to any version of QuarkXPress or InDesign. It can also convert Adobe Illustrator documents among versions, or Microsoft Publisher documents to ID or… Read More

QuarkXPress 8 and above selects an entire URL when you double-click any part of it, such as www.planetquark.com/category/learn/tip/. The entire text is selected and ready to be copied or formatted… the way you like it! Read More

As in other programs, QuarkXPress lets you create layers and assign items to them. The easiest way to work with layers is to Control-click a layer name on the Layers… palette to invoke its contextual menu. There, you can choose Read More

I’m creating an EPUB book in QuarkXPress, and the client gave me a PDF containing his suggestions along with some product images for the book. He’s not easily available, so I didn’t want bother him to re-send me the images… Read More

Quark released a free update to QuarkXPress 9 today, enhancing some of the features for generating apps for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire. Version 9.5.1… now creates smaller files, allows embedding of TrueType and OpenType fonts into apps, enhances scrolling Read More

If you use InDesign CS5 or higher, you can now create a “single issue” app for iOS or Android for just $199 by using the free online App Studio…. A “multi-issue” app — suitable for magazines and newsletters –  Read More

On Thursday, Quark is offering a free eSeminar. Even if you can’t attend live, you can register for the event and watch a recording later. See details below! ————————… Read More