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How to Share and Synchronize Content in QuarkXPress

Synchronized items and shared composition zones are two of the breakthrough features in QuarkXPress 7 — and carried on in QuarkXPress 8. There are many ways to learn how to use these features, including David Blatner’s Real World QuarkXPress 7. CreativePro.com has an excerpt from the book that shows you how to synchronize and unsychronize content, and [...]

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Learn QuarkXPress 7

QuarkXPress 7: Upgrading from Version 6, by Erika Kendra, is a step-by-step, hands-on training manual for learning the new features of QuarkXPress 7. It includes a CD containing all the example files in the book. If you learn best from step-by-step books, this is the best one I’ve found. 196 pages, $34.99 from Against The [...]

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Internet marketing for freelance designers

The internet is one of the most effective promotional mediums available to you. Internet promotion can be cheap, it can be highly personal, and it enables you to reach thousands of people with minimal effort. It’s also a good vehicle for exhibiting your talents. In fact, I regularly hire new freelance designers on the strength of [...]

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