2016

• Bold type style: The names of all dialog boxes, fields, and other controls are set
in bold type. For example: "Click OK."
• References: In descriptions of features, parenthetical references guide you in
accessing those features. For example: "The Find/Change dialog box (Edit menu)
lets you find and replace text."
• Arrows: You will often see arrows (>), which map out the menu path to a feature.
For example: "Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets dialog box."
• Icons: Although many tools and buttons are referenced by name, which you can
see by displaying ToolTips, in some cases icons are shown for easy identification.
For example, "Click the button on the Measurements palette to center text."
• Cross-platform issues: This application is quite consistent across operating systems.
However, some labels, buttons, key combinations, and other aspects of the
application must differ between Mac OS® and Windows® because of user interface
conventions or other factors. In such cases, both the Mac OS and Windows versions
are presented, separated by a slash, with the Mac OS version presented first. For
example, if the Mac OS version of a button is labeled Select, and the Windows
version is labeled Browse, you are directed to "Click Select/Browse." More complex
cross-platform differences are mentioned in notes or parenthetical statements.
Technology note
Quark developed QuarkXPress for Mac OS X and Windows to give publishers control
over typography, color, and collaboration. In addition to unique typographic controls,
QuarkXPress offers comprehensive font support, including support for TrueType®,
OpenType®, and Unicode®. Designers can use PANTONE® (the PANTONE MATCHING
SYSTEM®), Hexachrome®, Trumatch®, Focoltone®, DIC®, and Toyo to add color to
page layouts.
QuarkXPress acts as a hub for collaborative publishing environments because it allows
you to import and export content in multiple file formats, and to share design
components with other users. You can import files from applications such as Microsoft®
Word, Microsoft Excel®, Adobe® Illustrator®, and Adobe Photoshop®. QuarkXPress
supports copy paste of content from external applications, and allows the user to
convert the imported vector picture data to Native Objects. You can output content
as PostScript® or in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat® Reader®. QuarkXPress supports
export of digital output in ePub, Kindle format, and HTML5 Publications. The ePub
file is compatible with all prominent ePub Readers and Google Chrome. The Kindle
file is compatible with Kindle devices.You can also export files that can be viewed
using Internet Explorer®, Safari®, Google Chrome®, and Firefox®. Using features such
as Job Jackets® and Composition Zones®, you can be sure that multiple people share
specifications to produce consistent publications, even while working on a single
publication simultaneously.
The QuarkXPress software architecture lets you and software developers expand
publishing capability. Through XTensions® software technology, third-party developers
can create custom modules for QuarkXPress. QuarkXTensions® (Quark® XTensions
software) also provide a modular approach for meeting your particular publishing
A GUIDE TO QUARKXPRESS 2016 | 17
ABOUT THIS GUIDE