QuarkXPress 8 Arrived: What’s in the Box

Tue, Jul 29, 2008

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My copy of QuarkXPress 8 arrived late last week, and I enjoyed the packaging. So… I thought I’d share it with you.

Here’s the outside box:

QuarkXPress 8 Arrived: What's in the Box

The “8″ you see is showing through a cutout in the outer box, and is actually on the installation DVD.

But there’s an inner box that slips into the top of the outer box as well:

QuarkXPress 8 Arrived: What's in the Box

And inside that is a sleeve with the DVD and a promotional piece that points to several additional sources of information and support for QuarkXPress.

QuarkXPress 8 Arrived: What's in the Box

And that’s all. There’s no manual, no QuickStart guide, and no training videos. However, the DVD includes a substantial User Guide in PDF format, complete with a hyperlinked Table of Contents, and a 16-page “What’s New in QuarkXPress 8″ new feature overview.

I also understand that Quark is planning on posting training videos on their website. We’ll let you know when those arrive.

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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. Fritz Says:

    Is it shipping for everyone now, or is your copy a super special pre-release boxed copy?

  2. Jay Nelson Says:

    I think mine was one of the first shipped, but I assume that its existence indicates that the packages are ready for shipping. In other words, I don’t think there was anything special about it.

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