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Compares the computer software QuarkXPress from Quark and InDesign from Adobe Systems Inc. Mac OS X support of the software; Graphic support; Page layout of the software.

Features the desktop and Web publishing software QuarkXpress 5.0 from Quark. Cost; Capabilities of the software; Interface improvements; Printer support changes; Support for Portable Document Format files.

Presents guidelines in building a book index using QuarkXPress 4.0 software. Key difference of automated index generators; Benefit of building an index using XPress. INSETS: Choosing Your Index;Stylin' Indexes;Building a Table of Contents.

Compares the Adobe InDesign 1.0 software of Adobe Systems Inc. and QuarkXPress 4.0 from Quark company aimed at desktop publishing. Typesetting capabilities of the software; Features of the software; Complaints on the software; Ability of the software in creating PDF files.

Focuses on the benefit offered by the XPress Tag features of the QuarkXPress software. Background of XPress Tags; Purpose of using XPress Tags; Common application of XPress Tags. INSETS: XPress Tags Prep Course;Project 1: Massage the Table of Contents;Project: Format Imported Data.

Presents a comparison between AppleScript and QuarkXPress. Macros vs scripts; Creating scripts; Self-running scripts.

Presents a look at the capabilities of QuarkXPress 4.0 for Macintosh computers. Definition of character-level styles; Long documents; Color and printing; Improved features; Text wrap; Shape your text; Add and subtract shapes; Guided tour of clipping controls; Managing character style sheets. INSET: Caution: Saving in 3.3 format..

Reports on the competition as of 1997 between PageMaker 6.5 and QuarkXPress 4.0 for the Macintosh desktop-publishing software market. Chart of who wins for each capability and why; QuarkXPress better in layout format; Graphics and color evaluation; PageMaker's enhanced typographical controls; Text editing and business publishing; Top ten needed features for future publishing; Buying advice.

Focuses on precision color reproduction of pictures using Macintosh software for desktop publishing. Variations in the color-matching theme; Color-management systems; Color-management process; ColorSync 1.0.5; MonacoColor 1.51; Precision Packs; ColorMatch; FotoTune 1.1.3. INSETS: Low-cost, precise color measurement comes to the Mac.;Simple color matching..

Compares and contrasts the Aldus PageMaker version 5.0 and QuarkXPress version 3.2 desktop publishing programs. Pages and pasteboard; Page elements; Add-on modules; Interface and document construction; Text and type; Color; Printing; Documentation, online help and support.

Presents a step-by-step approach in transforming tables using the Dashes & Stripes feature of the QuarkXPress software. Example of creating a custom dash that matched the size of a table; Use of custom dashed line in alternating tint stripes; Types of effects to add to the table.

Focuses on the way of improving QuarkXPress' performance in processing words. Check-box options of the Get Text dialog box of the software; Tricks for the shortcomings of QuarkXPress.

Offers advice on the use of software utilities called XTensions to add functionality to the QuarkXPress documentation and publishing program for Macintosh-compatible computers. Software for preparing documents before preflight; Tool for importing Adobe Photoshop graphics files into QuarkXPress; Tool for publishing database and spreadsheet data. INSETS: Where to Find XTensions;New XTensions in QuarkXPress 4.1.

Offers tips in using the QuarkXPress 4 computer software from Quark company. How to use the keyboard shortcuts; Hidden features of QuarkXPress; Ghosting images in text.

Provides tips and advice for making tables in QuarkXpress. Third party Xtensions for building tables; Setting paragraph tabs; Adjusting tab settings; Using style sheets with tabs; Browsing tab settings; Adding horizontal rules; Upgrading to Xtensions.

Discusses possible ways to use ColorSync color matching. Basics; Pitfalls; ColorSync and QuarkXPress; CMYK workflow; RGB workflow; Printing composite proofs; ColorSync and Photoshop. INSETS: What Apple doesn't tell you about LaserWriter;Dealing with out-of-gamut colors.

Discusses how to get prepress-ready Portable Document Format (PDF) files from QuarkXPress. The PDF advantage; Pitfalls; Two-part PDF process; Create a PostScript print file; Create a PDF file from Acrobat Distiller.

The article reviews the inDesign CS6 digital publishing program from computer software company Adobe Systems Inc.

The article provides reviews of several software products including Blow Up 3 and Snap Art 3 by manufacturer Alien Skin Software, and the QuarkXPress 9.1 desktop publishing program by Quark Software Inc.

Presents tips for using software for desktop publishing. QuarkXpress from Quark company; Adobe Photoshop and InDesign from Adobe company; Macromedia Freehand from Macromedia company.

Presents information on several Xtensions or plug-ins for the QuarkXpress desktop publishing software. FingerType typography plug-in from ALAP; FullMeasure XT measurement palette plug-in from Badia Software; XpressImage plug-in from Gluon; Autopage book layout plug-in from KyTek; ItemMaster plug-in from ALAP.

Offers tips on how to cope with the switch from QuarkXPress software to Adobe's InDesign printing and page layout software. InDesign's interface; Features of InDesign; Character styles and master pages; Color interface of InDesign. INSETS: Opening QuarkXPress Documents in InDesign;Clipping Paths and Text Wrap in InDesign.

Describes the automated process of converting a QuarkXPress document into a Web-ready file using AppleScript and other utilities. Suitability of QuarkXPress for making simple advertisements; Need to use XPress 4.04; AppleScript's use of the EPS Generic filter to open in PhotoShop any EPS files that appear in the filter.

Provides information on XTensions, a plug-ins which increases the productivity of QuarkXPress. Reasons users tend to shy away from XTensions; Important rules in using XTensions; Shareware for XTensions.

Discusses the code-named K2 page-layout program by Adobe previewed at the Seybold San Francisco, California, publishing conference. Brief mention of features demonstrated by Ben Rotholtz, Adobe product manager; Mention of the keynote address of Steve Jobs at the conference; Other news from Adobe at the conference.

Discusses professional page layout software, specifically SoftLogik PageStream 3.3, QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker. Features; QuarkXPress' advantages over PageMaker and lesser known contenders; The suggestion that Adobe is probably the only vendor with a realistic chance of challenging QuarkXPress.

Discusses spot color and QuarkXPress 4.0 software. The leap that QuarkXPress has taken in mixing spot colors, with its introduction of Multi-Inks; Ink issues; Building a Multi-Ink color; Details about swatch books. INSET: Screen-angle madness.

Evaluates QuarkXPress 4.0. Features; Improvements over QuarkXPress 3.3; Shortcomings; Contact point; Price.

Examines the master pages option with QuarkXPress software for Macintosh computer users. Master pages as repetition-prevention tools; Viewing master pages in the Document Layout palette or under the Page menu; Tricks for automatic page number, margin guides and copying a master page from one document to another.

Offers tips and hints for suing QuarkXPress software. Aligning baselines in a multicolumn text box; Changing the defaults; Absolute page numbers; A shortcut for selecting font-type. INSETS: Palette pointers.;Avoiding clipping paths..

Offers advice on using search and replace features in Microsoft Word, Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress, and other programs. Killing hard line endings; Automating run-in heads; Converting multiple spaces to tabs; Making metacharacters your friends. INSET: Three find and change techniques..

Focuses on the use of QuarkXPress to create paragraph style sheets. Application of formatting; Advantages of style sheets; Ease of movement from a word processor to a page-layout program. INSETS: Build by example.;Search and replace.;Local formatting.;Importing styles.

Presents several font-management computer software. Includes Font Reserve; Suitcase 3.0; theFONDler; Font Corral.

Focuses on the expansion of QuarkXpress software into multimedia systems. Innovation through XTension; Addition of audio through Orion; Image processing through QuarkXPosure.

Focuses on various desktop-editing software programs for Macintosh computers. Wallpaper 1.0.2; ClickChange 2.0; Screenscapes 1.0; Before Dark 1.0.3; Desktop Textures 2.1; Now Fun 1.0. . INSET: Desktop-pattern editors and the system file..

Introduces the QuarkXPress 5.0 desktop publishing software from Quark. Features of the software; Price of the software.

Offers a look at the development of the Photoshop desktop publishing software from Adobe Systems Inc. since its release in 1990. Versions of the software; Features of Photoshop 6.0.

Evaluates five QuarkXTensions productivity aids to enhance the use of QuarkXPress computer software. Ease of copying items within QuarkXPress using Gluon's Cloner and Badia Software's Duplica; Problems with the PDF export of Gluon's XPressImage.

Presents tips for using the Bezier drawing tools in QuarkXPress 4.0. Manipulating boxes and paths; Taking control of paths; Drawing tips and shortcuts; Creating compound items.

Reviews Preflight Pro, from Extensis, software that reports QuarkXPress document errors and allows the user to repair the problems within XPress.

Reports on the QuarkXPress 4.0, an upgraded revision of the top page-layout computer program. The layout features, typography tools, and basic organization as being the same; Added features such as character styles capability and Bezier drawing tools.

Discusses the recently overhauled QuarkXPress 4.0, a word processing software package. Features which help Quark Inc. to compete with Adobe's PageMaker; Revised software not yet priced or released; New functions include character style sheets, long-document features, and print preview.

Presents information on page layout programs QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker. Features of both programs; Detailed description of QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker.

Reviews the computer software QuarkXPress 3.31 from Quark Incorporated.

Presents an updated version of QuarkXPress 3.2 software called QuarkXPress 3.3. Enhanced features; Advantages over the previous version.

Reviews Quark's $895 desktop publishing application QuarkXPress 3.2. Coordination of layout elements and typography; Color-matching capabilities; Automation of save and backup processes; Ease-of use quirks.

Presents the results of a `Macworld' survey of people who use DTP software. How many respondents use Macintosh desktop publishing software; What types of documents are created; Reports, newsletters, brochures, catalogs, books, magazines, other.