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Better PDF Names from QuarkXPress
If you’re not happy with the names assigned by QuarkXPress 6/7/8 to your exported PDFs, you can control that by choosing QuarkXPress > Preferences > PDF, and then choose a default naming convention: Project_Layout.pdf Layout_Project.pdf Project.pdf Layout.pdf (Note: in some versions, the dialog box mistakenly shows “:” instead of “_”)
Continue reading...How to Link an Excel Spreadsheet to a Table
26. October 2009
Linking an Excel spreadsheet to a table in InDesign requires that you set an application preference before importing the spreadsheet into the table. In CS4, choose InDesign > Preferences > File Handling and tick the checkbox next to Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files. In CS3, it’s under InDesign > Preferences > Type. In QuarkXPress [...]
Continue reading...Live, Embossed Text in QuarkXPress
24. August 2009
Here’s how to simulate embossing with live text in QuarkXPress 7 and above: Type your text and color it white. Set the opacity of the text to 0%. Apply a drop shadow to the text. In the Drop Shadows tab of the Measurements palette, uncheck the Inherit Opacity option. In the Drop Shadows tab of the Measurements palette, check Item [...]
Continue reading...Space the Dots in Dotted Leaders
22. August 2009
In QuarkXPress and InDesign, you can adjust the space between dots (or other characters) in tabbed leaders by selecting the entire tab in the text box, and then applying tracking to it.
Continue reading...Remove One Linked Text Box in QuarkXPress
26. May 2009
Most QuarkXPress users know that to break a chain of text boxes, you get the “Unlinking” tool (the broken chain), click on any of the linked boxes, and then click on the tail feathers of the arrow pointing to the box you want to unlink. This breaks the chain, disconnecting all boxes after it. However, to [...]
Continue reading...Tricks to Printing Multiple Pages
12. May 2009
Both QuarkXPress and InDesign let you print non-contiguous pages, as well as multiple copies of some pages, and single copies of others. To print non-contiguous pages, type numbers like this into the “Page Range” field in the Print dialog box: 1,4,6-8,10-12,15. This prints pages 1, 4, 6 through 8, 10 through 12, and 15. To [...]
Continue reading...Use InDesign & QuarkXPress Style Sheets in Word
9. May 2009
You can essentially export style sheets from InDesign or QuarkXPress for use in Microsoft Word. Here’s how: in InDesign, apply your style sheets to some text, then export that text in RTF format. When you open the RTF document in Word, the style sheets will be added to Word’s style sheets. Delete the text, then save [...]
Continue reading...Clone Items in QuarkXPress
1. May 2009
To make a copy of a page element(s) exactly on top of itself in QuarkXPress, select the item(s), go to Item > Step and Repeat, and enter “1″ for the number of steps, and “0″ for both offset values. You will create a copy exactly on top of the original(s). Even quicker: type Command/Option/R, 1, [...]
Continue reading...Transparent Grayscale?
29. April 2009
When working with a grayscale picture in InDesign or QuarkXPress, you may want to place it over a background. The problem is that the background of a grayscale picture is white. To make it transparent, the easiest thing is to convert it to “Bitmap mode” in Photoshop. First, make a copy of the picture. Then in [...]
Continue reading...Big Thumbnails in QuarkXPress 8
23. February 2009
In QuarkXPress 8, the pop-up page navigation control at the bottom of the project window can now display pages as resizable thumbnails. To see your pages as thumbnails (including master pages), click the up-pointing arrow next to the page number. This will show you the usual page icon view. Then press the Up arrow on your [...]
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Details about the iPad
Apple’s new page detailing all the uber delicious iPad features can be found here. I want one now!
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
18. November 2009
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