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One feature I’ve heard people wish for in QuarkXPress is to check spelling as you type — especially in multiple languages. One time-tested solution is AutoCorrectXT 3.4, a $50 XTension for QuarkXPress 7/8/9 from AthenaSoft. In addition to using its own dictionaries, it can also correct user-defined typing errors.
AutoCorrectXT fixes spelling errors in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish,
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10970 readersWe’ve sung the praises of AutoCorrectXT before. (See our most recent story here). This industrial-strength spelling fixer is now available for QuarkXPress 9. AthenaSoft’s website hasn’t yet been updated with the latest version (3.4), but the information about its features is correct. If you’ve wanted either an as-you-type spelling fixer, or a more powerful spell-checker,
6961 readersI asked Quark about why they didn’t begin selling QuarkXPress 9 through their online store when they released the final version of QuarkXPress 9 on April 6th. (This was the final, complete version, but stops working 30 days from its first use.) It turns out that it takes a few weeks to get all the
17394 readersIn Macworld UK, Michael Burns wrote helpful decriptions of 18 of the new features in QuarkXPress 9. Their editors have graciously allowed us to publish a few, including the one below. Be sure to catch all of them in “QuarkXPress 9 Expert Tips” here. ———————— Bullets, numbering, and outline lists Instead of manually inserting bullets
8440 readersSmarter long documents with Callouts and Bullets & Numbers Work faster and smarter with Callouts and Bullets & Numbers in QuarkXPress 9. In this session we'll learn how to use the Callouts feature to automatically position boxes anywhere on a page, while still following the main text flow. Or use Bullet, Numbering, and Outline Styles
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If you need to include Arabic text in a publication — either printed or in digital form — here’s a time-tested solution:
Layout Ltd.’s ArabicXT is an XTension for QuarkXPress 7/8/9 that lets you set bi-directional type in in the Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Jawi, and Kurdish languages, without requiring an Arabic operating system.
You can create text
9251 readersThis is the last week to take advantage of Quark’s offer to upgrade you from any version of QuarkXPress to QuarkXPress 9, for just $299!
The offer ends on Dec 31 — you can get it directly from Quark at www.quark.com/promotion, or from ThePowerXChange at www.thepowerxchange.com/quarkxpress_9_10406_prd1.html
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How to Save a QuarkXPress Project Down to a Previous Version
6870 readersEach time a new version of QuarkXPress is released, I receive a bunch of questions about how to save a QuarkXPress document so that it may be read by a previous version of QuarkXPress. With the recent release of QuarkXPress 9, this question is high in the minds of many. As with all versions of
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New York-based Noble Desktop has free, downloadable cheat sheets for many desktop applications, including QuarkXPress 7 and 8 (you can use version 8 for QuarkXPress 9).
They’re available in either HTML or PDF format, here.
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Wow! This Italian designer created an awesome app in Quark’s App Studio, then created a video that demonstrates its features: http://www.quidtap.it
Check out their one-minute video, if only to see what you could easily accomplish in QuarkXPress! (And feel free to download the app!)
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