Copy Illustrator Paths into QuarkXPress

Tue, Nov 20, 2007

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It’s now possible to copy paths from Illustrator into QuarkXPress 7, after you install Quark’s free XPert BoxTools XTension. (One of 15 XTensions in Quark XPert Tools Pro.)

  1. Copy the path from Illustrator.
  2. Create a new document in Photoshop, open the Paths panel and paste. Select Paste as Path in the Paste dialog box.
  3. Double-click this path on the Paths panel to name and save it.
  4. Save the document in TIFF format and import it into a QuarkXPress layout.
  5. In the Measurements palette, click the Clipping tab and select Embedded Path.
  6. In the Item menu, choose Picture Box Shape From Path> New Box From Clipping Path
  7. If necessary, use Item> Split to separate compound paths.

You now have a native QuarkXPress path that you can modify any way you like.

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Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7, and the QuarkXPress 7 training at Lynda.com. In addition, Jay writes for several other publications and speaks at industry events.

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2 Comments For This Post

  1. Asif Anwar of CEI Says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 4:58 am

    Thanks for the informative post. This a a common problem that our clients face while exporting clipping path from Illustrator to QuarkXPress.

    Bookmarked your contents and will refer our clients whenever they face this problem.

  2. SBL-Clipping path service Says:
    April 2nd, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    Nice effort made…this matter is really useful…

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