My mom is a graphic designer and uses Quark. She just switched from a PowerPC based Macbook Pro to an Intel based MacBook Pro. Using the new Macbook Pro, she can't seem to open the Quark files she created using the old MacBook pro. It produces an error saying something about the processor. Is there a nice program for converting such files? [more inside]
posted by aburd on Nov 27, 2009 - 8 answers

Advice on how to be a successful graphic designer. [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Aug 9, 2008 - 15 answers

Other than Quark's own CopyDesk, what "story editors" exist out there that dovetail nicely with XPress 7? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on May 28, 2008 - 2 answers

I have been writing books in PageMaker 7. With some projects I like to put "factoid" type material (quotes, facts, minor tables, etc) in the margins. Unfortunately I've never found a way of binding these with the main body of text so that factoid text blocks will be forced to appear on the same page. So I've been doing it manually, and it's a big PITA. How should I be handling this? Will Quark or newer versions of PageMaker help?
posted by rolypolyman on May 20, 2007 - 7 answers

Open source software for a professional web design company. [more inside]
posted by spinko on Apr 13, 2007 - 33 answers

My husband is going to be tested on his page layout skills. The interviewers are looking at both speed and quality. He gets to pick either Quark 7 or (the current version of) Indesign. But there's a dilemma ... [more inside]
posted by kmel on Dec 7, 2006 - 15 answers

Quark tips for high-school newspaper crash course in layout, design, and editing? [more inside]
posted by mothershock on Oct 18, 2006 - 12 answers

Does Quark play well with exporting PDFs? [more inside]
posted by fijiwriter on Aug 25, 2006 - 9 answers

Help me impersonate a graphic designer! I know it’s kind of insane, but as early as this afternoon I may receive the proverbial offer (well, assignment) that I can’t refuse, and I’m wondering if anyone might be able to offer some fake-it-till-you-make-it tips for this sort of project (a short catalogue for a half-dozen or so boutique products). See, the thing is, I'm not a designer, although I have some experience with Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop. I’m most interested in a list of ten or fifteen things that you talented designer folks do over and over again that seem impressive to the uninitiated, but that are simpler than they appear to we of the untrained eyes. Books are also fine, but due to the potential immediacy of this, the shorter the tutorial, the better. [more inside]
posted by Sinner on Apr 26, 2006 - 32 answers

Using work apps at home under OS X. How do I make an image of my work hard drive on an external Firewire hard drive, bring it home, boot up my Mac from it, and use the apps to do print production work? [more inside]
posted by rleamon on Apr 2, 2006 - 2 answers

Is it just me, or does the new, new Quark logo remarkably similar to a design element used in the blockbuster.com movie queue?
posted by punkfloyd on Mar 22, 2006 - 14 answers

Quark/Font filter: Using Gill Sans in an existing XPress layout. •, ', ™, and - fail to print. Rather, they are replaced with yen, nothing, opening double curly quote, and en dash, respectively. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Mar 16, 2006 - 6 answers

what can you tell me about quark xpress and cross-platform (specifically, windows and mac) problems, "features," tips, etc? [more inside]
posted by yonation on Mar 3, 2006 - 6 answers

Font recommendation to solve a MS Word --> QuarkXPress issue? [more inside]
posted by omair on Feb 25, 2006 - 4 answers

WebDevFilter: Why do some gifs GIFs *not* appear in Windows/IE, but do appear in Win/FireFox Mac/Safari and Mac/FireFox? Specific example inside. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Dec 20, 2005 - 22 answers

What concerns are there when switching from an all Macintosh (Quark 4.1, Pshop 7, Illustrater 10) shop to an all Windows shop running new PCs and the Creative Suite 2? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Nov 29, 2005 - 30 answers

We have a problem with (only some) pdfs and TIFFs displaying and printing incorrectly in Quark 6 running on MAC OS 10.3.9. It's holding up the print run of our magazine! [more inside]
posted by lockedroomguy on Nov 15, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm founding a small magazine, with some friends. What software should we use to lay out the magazine? I think we want something like Quark. It needs to be freeware, 'cause we're starting out really small, with minimal income (we'll just cover printing).
posted by Count Ziggurat on Oct 13, 2005 - 23 answers

I want to migrate an irritatingly large number of QuarkXPress 6.0 publications to InDesign. What are my options? What are your recommendations? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Oct 12, 2005 - 6 answers

Anybody have a good list of Quark characters with diacritical marks that would include such specialized items as an o with a line over it and an r with a hacek (as in "Dvořak")?
posted by languagehat on Feb 25, 2005 - 4 answers

I have to make a recommendation for my work to purchase some software for page layout on a Mac. I've only used Quark, but due to the ridiculous price, I would like to know how InDesign compares and what your preference would be out of the two. [MI] [more inside]
posted by floanna on Oct 26, 2004 - 16 answers

Anyone know of a way to open Quark 6 files in InDesign? [more inside]
posted by papercake on Sep 15, 2004 - 4 answers

If a Quark file is created on a Mac are there any obstacles to that same file being used on a PC?
posted by nramsey on Dec 24, 2003 - 4 answers