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My 3 Favorite XPert Tools are Now in QuarkXPress 8! (part 3)

QuarkXPress 7’s XPert Guides now built into QuarkXPress 8 Quark has been giving away 12 “XPert Tools” XTensions since April 2007 for use with QuarkXPress 7. They were not part of an update, so unless you’ve had your ear to the ground, listening for free Quark XTensions, you may not have heard of them. (You can learn [...]

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Multiple Undo Arrows Are Gone in QuarkXPress 8

The multiple-undo feature in QuarkXPress 8 is a little different from the one introduced in QuarkXPress 6. You can still step backward through your most recent actions by repeatedly pressing Command-Z (Windows: Ctr-Z), or by choosing it from the Edit menu… but Quark removed the multiple undo arrows from the bottom left of the project window. The [...]

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Open XML Converter for Office 2004

With the release of Open XML Converter (free), Microsoft finally makes it possible for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and Office v. X to open documents from Office 2007 for Windows and Office 2008 for Mac. This is great news for users of applications that can’t import Word 2007/2008 documents, such as QuarkXPress 8 and [...]

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