ABOUT THIS GUIDE
2 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2019
References: In descriptions of features, parenthetical references guide you in •
accessing those features. For example: “The Find/Change dialog box (Edit
menu) lets you find and replace text.”
Arrows: You will often see arrows (>), which map out the menu path to a feature. •
For example: “Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets dialog
box.”
Icons: Although many tools and buttons are referenced by name, which you can •
see by displaying ToolTips, in some cases icons are shown for easy identification.
For example, “Click the button on the Measurements palette to center text.”
Cross-platform issues: This application is quite consistent across operating •
systems. However, some labels, buttons, key combinations, and other aspects of
the application must differ between Mac OS® and Windows® because of user
interface conventions or other factors. In such cases, both the Mac OS and
Windows versions are presented, separated by a slash, with the Mac OS version
presented first. For example, if the Mac OS version of a button is labeled Select,
and the Windows version is labeled Browse, you are directed to “Click
Select/Browse.” More complex cross-platform differences are mentioned in
notes or parenthetical statements.
Technology note
Quark developed QuarkXPress for Mac OS X and Windows to give publishers
control over typography, color, and collaboration. In addition to unique
typographic controls, QuarkXPress offers comprehensive font support, including
support for TrueType®, OpenType®, and Unicode®. Designers can use PANTONE®
(the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®), Hexachrome®, Trumatch®, Focoltone®,
DIC®, and Toyo to add color to page layouts.
QuarkXPress acts as a hub for collaborative publishing environments because it
allows you to import and export content in multiple file formats, and to share
design components with other users. You can import files from applications such as
Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel®, Adobe® Illustrator®, and Adobe Photoshop®.
QuarkXPress supports copy paste of content from external applications, and allows
the user to convert the imported vector picture data to Native Objects. You can
output content as PostScript® or in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat® Reader®.
QuarkXPress supports export of digital output in ePub, Kindle format, and HTML5
Publications. The ePub file is compatible with all prominent ePub Readers and
Google Chrome. The Kindle file is compatible with Kindle devices. You can also
export files that can be viewed using Internet Explorer®, Safari®, Google Chrome®,
and Firefox®. Using features such as Job Jackets® and Composition Zones®, you
can be sure that multiple people share specifications to produce consistent
publications, even while working on a single publication simultaneously.
The QuarkXPress software architecture lets you and software developers expand
publishing capability. Through XTensions® software technology, third-party
developers can create custom modules for QuarkXPress. QuarkXTensions® (Quark®
XTensions software) also provide a modular approach for meeting your particular
publishing needs. And if you can write AppleScript® scripts, you can use this
scripting language from Apple® to automate many QuarkXPress activities.