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Quark Announces QuarkXPress 8

Today, Quark took the wraps off the new version of their flagship product, QuarkXPress 8. I’ve been fortunate to sit in on a number of briefings and to work with a prerelease version, and to state it plainly: I’m impressed. I didn’t know if I would be impressed, and at first I wasn’t. The idea of [...]

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Custom Mousepads for $2.99

If you really like one of your recent designs, why not put it on a mousepad? Especially if it’s just $2.99 shipped! That’s right, www.ArtsNow.com will make a custom mousepad from your artwork for just $2.99 each, shipping included. Spread your logo around your office, or give away custom mousepads at an event. The mousepad is [...]

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Snap-to-Guide Tricks for QuarkXPress

In QuarkXPress, a line will snap to a guide at the line’s center, rather than at the edge of its stroke. For thick rules, this can be either Good or Bad. To snap the line using the edge of its stroke, select another object along with it before dragging both items. (Trick: create a temporary item, [...]

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