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QuarkXPress and Xdata Free With Purchase of QuarkXPress 8

I’ve mentioned the remarkable Xdata XTension many times, including this video, and now you can get it for free when you buy a new copy of QuarkXPress 8. Below is the announcement that explains it all… ———————— XChange UK and ThePowerXChange are pleased to announce a new promotion starting January 4th 2010 that offers users a free [...]

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Inline Graphics Made Easy

I was speaking at the Newspaper Institute of Technology recently, and a QuarkXPress user asked me if there was any way to make a picture flow along with the text that belongs with it. Her project was a directory, with pictures of people at the beginning of their description. The answer of course is YES! And [...]

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Quark to Participate at mediaPro 09 in London, November 4th and 5th

At London’s mediaPro 09 conference November 4th and 5th, Quark will present Dynamic Publishing seminars focusing on content creation and management across multiple media channels. mediaPro 09 is for all those involved in the production and distribution of media and marketing communications, with more than 100 free seminars offered. Registration is free. The free seminars will [...]

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Multi Style II: Automate Complex Text Formatting with One Click

Objectif Lune’s Multi Style II (€99) is an XTension for QuarkXPress 3/4/5/6/8 for Macintosh that lets you define a complex style sheet based on an existing paragraph, then apply it to new text. For example, a large bold product name followed by a smaller italicized description, followed by a price in a different typeface — [...]

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