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Contents Related Documents 1 System Requirements 3 System requirements: macOS 3 Software 3 Hardware 3 Other 3 System requirements: Windows 3 Software 3 Hardware 3 Other 4 Installation for macOS 5 Installation for Windows 6 Installing XTensions Modules 7 macOS 7 Windows 7 License Management in QuarkXPress 8 Subscription Licensing 8 Quark License Management Console 8 Licensing Model 8 Viewing License Information 8 Viewing Active Assigned Users 9 Adding New Users 10
User-Based Activation 11 Managing Licenses in QuarkXPress 11 Concurrent Licensing 12 Activation 13 Free Trial 13 QuarkXPress 14 Proxy Settings 16 Offline Activation 16 Reactivation 18 Deactivation 19 Free Trial Mode 20 Uninstalling 21 Uninstalling: macOS 21 Uninstalling: Windows 21 Preferences 22 QuarkXPress (App Store) 23 Troubleshooting 29
Related Documents For more information about using QuarkXPress, refer documentation/resources listed below. Document Name Description Location The complete guide for learning about QuarkXPress User Guide QuarkXPress features and how to use them. What’s New in QuarkXPress A summary of new features in QuarkXPress. Release Notes A brief description of new features and enhancements in the current release Digital Publishing with QuarkXPress A guide to Digital Publishing with QuarkXPress. www.quark.
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System Requirements System requirements: macOS Software ● macOS 13.x (Ventura), macOS 12.x (Monterey), and macOS 11.x (Big Sur) Hardware ● CPU with dual cores or more ● 4GB RAM available for QuarkXPress ● 3GB hard disk space for installation ● NVIDIA graphic card also supported For better performance when working with long, complex (graphic-heavy) documents, it is recommended that you use more powerful hardware with greater RAM for QuarkXPress. Other ● An Internet connection is required.
● 3GB hard disk space for installation For better performance when working with long, complex (graphic-heavy) documents, it is recommended that you use more powerful hardware with greater RAM for QuarkXPress. Other ● An Internet connection is required.
Installation for macOS To install QuarkXPress for use with the appropriate macOS: 1 Disable any virus protection software. If you are concerned about a virus infecting your computer, run a virus check on the installer file, then disable your virus detection software. 2 Double-click on the installer dmg. Drag the QuarkXPress app (a single App bundle) to the “Applications” folder or to a directory of your choice.
Installation for Windows To install QuarkXPress for use with the appropriate Windows OS: 1 Disable any virus protection software. If you are concerned about a virus infecting your computer, run a virus check on the installer file, then disable your virus detection software. 2 Double-click the installer icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Installing XTensions Modules QuarkXPress ships with a default set of XTensions modules. You can also install additional XTensions software developed by Quark or by third-party companies. Most XTensions come in two parts, one file for the functionality of the XTensions module, and another file for its user interface. The name of the user interface module typically ends in “UI”. XTensions modules that do not have any user interface do not have to have a UI file.
License Management in QuarkXPress QuarkXPress can be purchased as either a perpetual license or a subscription license. The email-based licensing model allow new and existing users to start using QuarkXPress using email credentials without the need for activation through the validation code process. Subscription Licensing In addition to a traditional perpetual license, Quark now offers a prepaid annual subscription for QuarkXPress.
View License Information Viewing Active Assigned Users Manage user assignments for individual licenses by assigning and controlling their access as per business requirements.
Adding New Users Quickly add new users to the license group to allow QuarkXPress access. Adding New Users Deactivating Users When required, you can deactivate a user from the Licenses dashboard by deleting his license entry.
Removing Users From the Users dashboard, you can delete a user after deactivating the user from the Licenses dashboard. Removing Users User-Based Activation QuarkXPress 2023 does not rely on validation codes. Instead, users will activate the software with a username and password.
directly accessing the portal through web. Once you log in to the portal, you can edit your password and profile. In the Licenses pane, you can view the details about the number of Activation of QuarkXPress and other products being currently used in your subscription, and the Maintenance Date of these products. You can find the details of the user assignments along with the computer name, computer ID and date of activation for both the products.
Activation After you have installed QuarkXPress, you must activate the software. Activation is a process that authorizes QuarkXPress to run indefinitely on the computer on which it was installed till the application has deactivated. When you launch the QuarkXPress application after installation, the QuarkXPress Activation dialog will be displayed. In the QuarkXPress Activation dialog, you can choose the product configuration: Free Trial, QuarkXPress.
Activate QuarkXPress to unlock restricted functionalities in Free Trial version You can choose the Activate QuarkXPress option in the alert and the QuarkXPress Activation dialog will be displayed. Likewise, you can choose to Activate QuarkXPress application from Help menu (Windows OS) and QuarkXPress menu (macOS). If the QuarkXPress license is deactivated, the application goes into a free trial mode. For more information on the restricted functionalities, see “Free Trial mode”.
QuarkXPress Activation You can also choose to Activate QuarkXPress application from within the application through the Help menu (Windows OS) and QuarkXPress menu (macOS). In the next window, you have to enter your login credentials that has been shared within the email. Sign In to QuarkXPress Canceling the QuarkXPress Activation dialog without selecting a valid configuration will quit the application.
Proxy Settings In case you are working behind a proxy firewall, you can define the Proxy Settings while configuring your product through QuarkXPress Activation dialog. You can select the Proxy Settings option and this will invoke the Proxy Settings dialog. Proxy Settings Dialog You can define the proxy settings including IP/Domain, port, username and password will be saved in the xml file. Also, you can connect to the proxy server by manually specifying the proxy server values in the xml file.
Other Activation Options On clicking this button, the Offline Activation dialog will be displayed.
The user is required to input the license code and generate its corresponding activation certificate. The user has to copy and share activation certificate with Quark Support Team. In response, the Quark Technical Support Team will share license against that activation certificate. The user is required to paste the license and click Activate to activate his copy of QuarkXPress. Reactivation After activation, QuarkXPress verifies the validity of the activation key each time it is launched.
Deactivation In case, you wish to install and use QuarkXPress on a tertiary computer, you need to deactivate the software on one of the two computers and then activate it on the new computer. To deactivate the software, you need to choose the Deactivate QuarkXPress option from the Help menu (Windows OS) and QuarkXPress menu (macOS).
Free Trial Mode In Free Trial mode, the following functionalities are restricted: * Files cannot be saved/downsaved. * The Revert to Saved feature is disabled. * Files cannot be output as PDF, EPS or Print. * You cannot perform Export as Image and Export Picture. * You can edit settings in the Save pane of the Preferences dialog box QuarkXPress/Edit menu, but projects will not be auto-saved or backed up using these settings. * You cannot perform a Collect for Output. * You cannot create a library.
Uninstalling Uninstalling: macOS To uninstall QuarkXPress, open the “Applications” folder on your hard drive (or the folder in which QuarkXPress was installed) and drag the QuarkXPress App to the trash. Uninstalling: Windows To uninstall QuarkXPress: 1 Choose Start > All Programs > QuarkXPress 2023 > Uninstall. 2 Click Yes. The uninstaller gathers the information necessary for uninstalling and then an alert displays to notify you that the contents of the QuarkXPress application folder will be deleted.
Preferences QuarkXPress Preferences for each user is stored in their user’s profile. If you have multiple versions of QuarkXPress installed, you will see separate folders for each version. If you create a folder called Preferences on the same level as the QuarkXPress 2023 app bundle (in the Application folder), then QuarkXPress will use this folder as a global Preferences folder (which is used by all users of the machine).
QuarkXPress (App Store) QuarkXPress (App Store) differs from the standard version in the following ways: ● QuarkXPress (App Store) is a subscription-based version of QuarkXPress. ● After downloading it from the AppStore, launch the app. A Subscription dialog is displayed and you can choose either a Monthly or a Yearly subscription plan. Subscription Screen ● Once you click Subscribe, purchase confirmation alert will be displayed.
Subscription Confirmation Screen ● The subscription will automatically auto-renew unless the subscription is canceled at least one day prior to end of the subscription period. ● In case, the user doesn’t wish to subscribe at that time, user can choose to cancel the subscription dialog by clicking on the ‘X’ button.
‘Demo mode’ will be displayed and the user can choose the Try Demo option to run the full-featured demo version. Demo Mode ● Whenever the user tries to use save, print and export functionalities in a demo version, an alert to unlock the functionality will be displayed. The user can choose the Subscribe option and the subscription dialog will be displayed. ● If you wish to use the purchased App on multiple machines, you can choose the Restore Purchase option in the Subscription dialog.
feature makes it easy for up to six family members to share a purchased app. Restore Purchase ● When the App is launched for the first time, you will be asked to select a default Working Folder. You must have at least one working folder to run the App. If you delete all of your working folders, you will see this message again, the next time you launch the App.
● Once you launch the application, you can add more Working Folders in application Preferences under Application > Working Folders.
Working Folders ● Quark Cache Cleaner is not supported. ● eBooks export is limited to ePub format only. ● App resources like Preferences, XTensions and other dependencies are located under ~/Library/Containers/com.quark.quarkxpress.infinity/Data/Library.
Troubleshooting If you experience issues with QuarkXPress, there are several things you can try out: ● Delete the image cache and preferences using the Quark Cache Cleaner tool Windows: 1 Quit QuarkXPress, if running. 2 Navigate to QuarkXPress application folder: QuarkXPress 2023/Tools 3 Run QuarkCacheCleaner and click Yes. If you want to also delete Preferences, check the Preferences option. macOS: 1 In QuarkXPress access the Quark Cache Cleaner from the QuarkXPress menu.
3 Re-launch QuarkXPress. Windows: 1 Quit QuarkXPress, if running. 2 Open C:/Program Files/Quark/QuarkXPress 2023. Delete the “Preferences” folder, if any. (Do not create the Preferences folder again) 3 Go to Start > Run and type %localappdata%, enter. 4 Go to the Quark folder. Delete the folder named “QuarkXPress 2023” with all of its content. 5 Re-launch QuarkXPress.
