2018

ACTIVATION
12 | GETTING STARTED WITH QUARKXPRESS 2018
Activation
After you install QuarkXPress® with a valid alpha-numeric validation code, you
m
ust activate the software.
A valid (non-evaluation) copy of QuarkXPress will run for 30 days without being
activated.
Activation is a process that authorizes QuarkXPress to run indefinitely on the
computer on which it was installed. During activation, an installation key is
generated and sent to Quark. This installation key contains a representation of your
hardware configuration. Quark uses the installation key to generate and return an
activation key, which is used to activate your copy of QuarkXPress
For a thorough description of Validation codes, Installation codes and Activation
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codes, visit Quark Support Knowledgebase.
An activated copy of QuarkXPress can run only on the specific computer on which
it was activated. If you want to move a copy of the software to a different computer,
you can use the License Transfer feature. For more information, see “
License
transfer
.”
If you are using Quark® License Administrator (QLA) to monitor QuarkXPress
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usage, you do not need to activate QuarkXPress.
An evaluation copy of QuarkXPress will run in fully functional mode for 3 days.
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After that, the software will not launch unless you enter a valid validation code. If
you need to evaluate QuarkXPress for longer than 3days, please contact our
Telesales team: www.quark.com//Buy/QuarkXPress_Sales/Customer_Service/#phone.
Activating
If you have a single-user copy of QuarkXPress, you must activate it. If a valid copy
of QuarkXPress has been installed on your computer but has not yet been activated,
a dialog box displays each time you launch the software. To begin activation, click
Activate Now (Windows) or Continue (macOS). The Product Activation dialog box
displays.
To activate your copy of QuarkXPress automatically over the Internet, click•
Continue.
If the computer on which you installed QuarkXPress does not have Internet•
access, click Other Activation Options. QuarkXPress displays the option for
activating through a Web browser. The webpage used to generate the activation
code can be opened on any computer that has an internet connection.