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

Both QuarkXPress and InDesign can generate a table of contents for you, based on a style sheet that you’ve applied to items in your document. In QuarkXPress, a TOC is one type of List, so you’ll use the Lists… Read More

AutoPrice, from Meadows Information Systems, is available as either an XTension for QuarkXPress or a plug-in for InDesign. AutoPrice links text and graphics in a database to placeholders in a QuarkXPress or InDesign document. You can use it to automatically… Read More

One of the most valuable “hidden weapons” for publishers in the past 20 years has been Em Software’s Xdata, and now it joins the ever-growing stable of XTensions that have been updated for QuarkXPress 9. Xdata lets you automate the… Read More

This question came up today:… “I created a book in QuarkXPress, using separate documents for each chapter and connecting them with the Book feature. I created a Table of Contents for the whole book and built that TOC in the Read More

It looks like Quark is listening to their users — today’s release of version 9.2 of QuarkXPress adds exactly the features that I’ve been hearing people asking for. First, you can create an ePUB file from scratch…, rather than Read More

QuarkXPress? is design software that lets anyone create and publish rich, compelling materials for print, the Web, e-readers, tablets, and other digital media in one easy-to-use tool — no coding or programming required. This tutorial will show you how to… Read More

QuarkXPress? is design software that lets anyone create and publish rich, compelling materials for print, the Web, e-readers, tablets, and other digital media in one easy-to-use tool — no coding or programming required. This tutorial will review new buttons, Controls… Read More

QuarkXPress? is design software that lets anyone create and publish rich, compelling materials for print, the Web, e-readers, tablets, and other digital media in one easy-to-use tool — no coding or programming required. This tutorial will show you the new… Read More

Quark is about to release version 4 of Quark XML Author, their add-on for Microsoft Word that helps average users apply XML styles to Word documents. I’m excited about this product because it doesn’t require users to learn a new… Read More

Wow! QuarkXPress 9 is FREE for teachers!… If you’re a teacher at a K-12 or higher accredited institution in the United States or Canada, and you teach classes in graphic design, digital media, print media, journalism, imaging arts, interactive media, Read More

As you may know, QuarkXPress 9 is available. Now, Quark has announced that the Server version of QuarkXPress 9 is also available. Learn more about it at http://www.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPressServer/. Below is Quark’s announcement: ————————… Quark announced today QuarkXPress Server 9, the Read More

The impending arrival of QuarkXPress 9 is bringing out announcements from XTensions developers as well. We love writing about third-party XTensions for several reasons: • Each one focuses on solving one specific problem or task better than QuarkXPress does. •… Read More

As you’ve heard here and elsewhere, version 9 of QuarkXPress will be available in April. To help you understand what’s new, I’ve written a condensed explanation of what everything does. (A similar story was published in Design Tools Monthly….) Read More

Quark has done an excellent job of explaining each new feature in QuarkXPress 9 here. I’ve copied their explanation of the new Callouts feature below, but Quark also has a 21-second video that demonstrates how it works here. ———————————————————– Callouts: … Read More

Quark has done an excellent job of explaining each new feature in QuarkXPress 9 here. I’ve copied their explanation of the new, powerful Conditional Styles… feature below, but Quark also has a 28-second video that demonstrates how it works here. Read More

Today Quark announced that they will be shipping QuarkXPress 9 in April 2011. Anyone who purchased or upgraded to QuarkXPress 8 since January 1 of this year is eligible to receive the upgrade for free. Earlier owners of QuarkXPress 7… Read More

As I mentioned last week, tomorrow (Feb 9) Quark is offering a free eSeminar that explains how to create an iPad app from Quark Publishing System. If you’re thinking of using QuarkXPress to create an iPad app, the information in… Read More

Admittedly, I’m a publishing geek, so the news below got me all excited. I just love it when a company chooses a product and workflow that makes them more profitable, is forward-looking, and makes it easier to get today’s work… Read More

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… Read More