• Hedging Against Converted File Corruption

    I figured out this trick a couple of years ago with the InDesign CS2 beta. Since then, because InDesign converted document corruption is so prevalent and insidious, I’ve been preaching the below technique to everyone I know. Thus, you may have already heard about it. Just in case… When opening QuarkXPress, PageMaker, or even earlier version…

  • Update All Images At Once

    Updating linked images can be tedious, especially if the XPress document has traveled across systems and every image must be updated. Fortunately, a simple keyboard shortcut can update multiple images at once. In the usage box, select all out-of-date images and ask QuarkXPress to update them. When prompted to update the first image, don’t click…

  • The world’s largest international newspaper adopts QuarkXPress 7 globally

    PRESS RELEASE Metro International chooses to upgrade to QuarkXPress 7 across its global network LONDON – September 26, 2006 – Quark Inc. today announced that Metro International, the largest and fastest-growing international newspaper in the world, has chosen to adopt QuarkXPress 7 across its entire global network to produce the world’s leading free daily newspapers.…

  • Scale Strokes… Or Not

    When scaling an object up or down, its stroke may end up looking too spindly or too thick in relation to the object if Scale Strokes is turned off. Conversely, you may not want the stroke weight to change as you scale an object. When laying out a newspaper front page, for example, you may…

  • LinkOptimizer 2.0 for Adobe InDesign Release

    PRESS RELEASE Toronto (ON), Canada–SEPTEMBER 27, 2006–Zevrix Solutions today announced the release of version 2.0 of LinkOptimizer, the solution for reducing the size of images linked to Adobe InDesign document automatically. LinkOptimizer allows users to save valuable storage space, time and reduce production costs by eliminating excessive image data. The program automatically reduces the size…

  • Revise Paths with the Pencil Tool

    Need to change the shape of a path? Click somewhere on the path with the Pencil tool, and begin drawing. The path will incorporate your revision. This is also a gotcha. Drawing across or very close to an existing path makes Illustrator combine the new and existing paths, often to the user’s consternation. The solution…