QuarkXPress is a complex graphic editor that offers powerful tools designed for desktop publishing.
The large program takes a while to load, and its interface is quite appealing and easy to use. Indeed, QuarkXPress is designed for professionals, but it also keeps the rookie's experience in mind.
That's why the welcome window offers you the resources you need to get started in using QuarkXPress. In order to create a project, you have to provide details such as layout type, page size, orientation, margin and column guides.
If you have no idea about basic elements such as text and typography, color management, digital publishing, or about advanced layout construction like page elements, transparency and drop shadows, web and interactive layouts, then you definitely need to get into the QuarkXPress training program.
QuarkXPress lets you use the App Studio in order to create and publish your own iPad apps, design and sell interactive content for the Blio eReader, or convert QuarkXPress layouts into eBooks for iPad, Sony Reader and others.
Additionally, you can use conditional styles to automatically design content according to styling rules, bullets and numbering, callouts (boxes and groups that automatically move with text), a story editor, ShapeMaker to easily create one-of-a-kind shapes, ImageGrid to import and automatically build grids of images, Linkster to unlink and relink text boxes without overflow, and Cloner in order to clone design elements.
QuarkXPress consumes a lot of system memory, which is normal for such a complex program. There are many options inside the menus, but they become difficult to follow after a while.
In conclusion, QuarkXPress is a great application for desktop publishing, with many features that surely please both beginners and expert users.
Limitations:
· 30 days trial
What's New in This Release:
QuarkXPress 10 has been redesigned from the inside out to deliver stunning graphics, virtuoso productivity features and a design canvas to accentuate your creativity:
· New Xenon Graphics Engine with real-time rendering brings designs to life
· HiDPI and Retina display support
· Modern UI and refined usability enable you to work faster and smarter
· Device-independent PDFs with pass-through transparency
· Create vector QR codes directly within QuarkXPress
· More than 50 new and enhanced timesaving features to improve your design workflow
· Combine with App Studio - the leading HTML5-based cloud solution - to create branded tablet and smartphone apps for iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android
· Easily export interactive eBooks to the ePub and Kindle formats for reading on Amazon Kindle, iBooks, Sony Reader, NOOK, and more