QuarkXPress 9 Digital Publishing – Mac Desktop Search
Markzware has long supported Quark with a variety of QuarkXPress® -compatible products from Markzware, like PageZephyr, desktop search for desktop publishing. PageZephyr allows users to search content in QuarkXPress and other native file formats. Markzware PageZephyr also helps to index, edit, extract and export QuarkXPress content to RTF or plain text files for print or web, as well as to blog sites (WordPress, Google Docs, Scribd, and Box.net).
QuarkXPress 9, the latest QuarkXPress version, is a unique digital publishing tool with new features to increase productivity. QuarkXPress 9 page layout software allows creatives more control during the creative process, especially when used with PageZephyr. Test drive the 30-day QuarkXPress 9 download.
DIGITAL PUBLISHING
Digital publishing can be done directly from QuarkXPress 9 to a variety of devices without the need for programming code. QuarkXPress 9 helps professionals to produce and send creations straight to devices for publishing, empowering them to publish detailed page layout projects in several formats to print, Web, and interactive Flash® (SWF) media.
PageZephyr helps you to search, edit, extract and publish documents in QuarkXPress 9, which provides adaptable, economical ways to create content for publishing to such devices as:
- e-book
- e-readers (like Blio)
- iPad®
- smartphones
- tablets
APP STUDIO FOR QUARKXPRESS
App Studio for QuarkXPress provides a specific QuarkXPress 9 area to create iPad content. App Studio lets designers customize and transfer iPad applications to the Apple® App Store, then add detailed content. iPad content can be created or repurposed with such recognizable tools as:
- buttons
- hyperlinks
- pop-up windows
- scrollable regions
- slideshows
- video/audio players
- web overlays
QuarkXPress 9 page layout software uniquely supports the Blio eReader directly with eBook interactive and Read Logic features. The Blio eReader, a free, multi-platform, multi-device application with preferred eReader features, displays an eBook in color to appear similar to its printed form. The Blio eReader is pre-installed on many Windows computers and devices that support the Android, iOS, and Silverlight platforms.
EXPORT TO ePUB
QuarkXPress 9 can easily be sent to the International Digital Publishing Forum’s free, open e-book. You can create e-books for publishing to e-bookstores (Amazon® Kindle®, Apple iBooks, and Barnes & Noble® NOOK®) and export QuarkXPress layouts in ePUB format. QuarkXPress 9 Reflow View allows content configuration behind a layout for reflow output. The Reflow View article structure allows automatic creation of an e-book table of contents.
DESIGN WORKFLOW AUTOMATION
New QuarkXPress 9 features that increase productivity include:
- Conditional Styles – automatically style content per styling rules
- Bullets and Numbering – eases formatting of ordered/unordered lists and multi-level outlines (supports Microsoft Word import/export)
- Callouts – customize automatic movement of boxes/groups with text and position callouts in relation to character, page, paragraph, spread, or text box
- ShapeMaker – wizard to create/modify difficult shapes (polygons, spirals, stars, waves) or corner effects
- ImageGrid – import and build image grids with layout choices and captions
- Linkster – unlink/relink text boxes containing content, unlink stories covering several pages, link/unlink boxes without affecting existing content
- Story Editor – QuarkXPress storyboard to help with difficult-to-read text and stories covering several pages
- Cloner – copy elements/pages to other pages/layouts and combine or separate layouts
PURCHASE QUARKXPRESS 9
QuarkXPress 9 (full product license) sells for $799. Upgrade from QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 for $299. Purchase QuarkXPress 9 from authorized Quark resellers or at the Quark Shop. For QuarkXPress help, visit Quark Online Support or the Quark Support Self Service Portal.
PURCHASE QUARKXPRESS-COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS FROM MARKZWARE
QuarkXPress-compatible Markzware products available include:
- ID2Q, the XTension to convert InDesign to QuarkXPress (Adobe CS5.5 to Quark 9).
- FlightCheck, preflighting and packaging for Mac in a variety of file types, including QuarkXPress.
- Q2ID, the Adobe plugin to convert QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign.
- MarkzTools, the QuarkXPress XTension to verify file integrity, salvage QuarkXPress documents and down-save QuarkXPress.
- PageZephyr, the desktop search tool to edit, extract and publish QuarkXPress, as well as Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Publisher documents.
About Quark
Quark Inc. is a leading provider of publishing software for professional designers, small and mid-sized businesses, and large organizations in more than 160 countries. Two decades ago, our flagship product – QuarkXPress – changed the course of traditional publishing. For more than 25 years, Quark has built on its knowledge and experience in design and publishing to provide software solutions that support collaborative workflows and automated publishing across multiple channels. Today, Quark is revolutionizing publishing again by setting new standards in XML-based publishing across print, the Web, and media, as well as by helping owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses promote their products and services easily, professionally, and affordably. Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held. Quark, the Quark logo, and QuarkXPress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Quark, Inc. and its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
