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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Function keys | 2/10/2011 | James Fritz |
| Q: How do I set my preferences (either in System preferences or in Quark) to allow my function keys to ... A: I am not aware of a way to toggle this without manually doing it each time. You can always press the ... | ||
| Quark express 8 - MAC | 9/6/2010 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: I have imported a picture which has a background on it, I have changed the picture colour which I ... A: Pauline you can do both i highly recommend to get rid of the background and import a transparent ... | ||
| Quark 5 | 5/6/2010 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: With Quark 5 open when i try to "get photo" quark "unexpectantly quit due to a error type 1. What ... A: if you are going to start i recommend using indesign here is how to delete 1. Deleting ... | ||
| Quark 6 not importing text | 3/31/2010 | James Fritz |
| Q: I'm brand new to Quark on my iMac. I'm using Quark 6.0 and I installed it successfully to the Mac. ... A: The upgrade to Quark 8 is not free. You will have to purchase it from them on their website. Two ... | ||
| Quark 6 not importing text | 3/31/2010 | James Fritz |
| Q: I'm brand new to Quark on my iMac. I'm using Quark 6.0 and I installed it successfully to the Mac. ... A: Janice, What type of text file are you trying to import? If it is a .docx (the new word format) you ... | ||
| quarkxpress 3.32 | 2/2/2010 | James Fritz |
| Q: i have xpress 3.32 but can't put text around an image only in straight lines no matter what i do A: Pat, I will do my best to answer your question, but you are asking about a very very old version of ... | ||
| uninstall Quark 8 | 1/28/2010 | James Fritz |
| Q: Is there a way to completely uninstall Quark 8 other simply dragging the folder to the Trash? A: Patricia, According to the Quark website all you have to do is drag it to the trash. Personally I ... | ||
| quark html exports compatible with internet explorer | 1/25/2010 | James Fritz |
| Q: A website created in Quark 5.0 works fine in all browsers apart from internet explorer. I was told ... A: Maria, I am not an expert in the web abilities of Quark. From my limited experience with Quark's ... | ||
| QuarkXpress 4.0 recognized in OS10.3 | 11/25/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I can't get my Quark files to be recognized in the 9.2 part of OS 10. Is there a conversion program? ... A: Phil, This is more of a Mac OS question than a Quark question, but I will try my best to help you. ... | ||
| Quark 4.1 to MacOS 10.4 / font transfer | 11/9/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I currently run Q 4.1 on a 9.2 OS. I have OS 10.4 on another computer and would like to move 4.1 to ... A: Well, if you were going to upgrade I would probably upgrade to the newest version which is Quark 8. ... | ||
| Quark 4.1 to MacOS 10.4 / font transfer | 11/9/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I currently run Q 4.1 on a 9.2 OS. I have OS 10.4 on another computer and would like to move 4.1 to ... A: It is probably time for an upgrade. 1. Quark 4 is very old (they are up to version 8 now). 2. Mac ... | ||
| saving back | 9/22/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: A client is using Q7.0. My system has 6.5. They will save back for me, but I am wondering what ... A: Sonya, The only issues to worry about are if your client is using any 7.0 only features. These ... | ||
| QuarkXpress | 8/30/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I have been using QuarkXpress 6 as a page layout program. I recently installed a trail version of ... A: denita, That is strange behavior, if your old files were never saved in Quark 8, they should still ... | ||
| Quark File | 8/29/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I previously asked a question about converting Quark files to InDesign and you helped me ... A: If you own Quark, go to file > open and select the file. Before you click ok, the open dialog window ... | ||
| Quark file to InDesign | 8/17/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I have a 96 page catalog that was previously done in Quark. There will be changes to a lot of the ... A: They used to sell an older version of the plugin that worked with CS2. Trying calling them and ... | ||
| Quark file to InDesign | 8/17/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I have a 96 page catalog that was previously done in Quark. There will be changes to a lot of the ... A: Hey Shelly, There is an easy way to convert your Quark file into an InDesign file. Go to ... | ||
| printing pdf at dif frequency in quark 7 | 7/24/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: i've been using quark 7 on a pc and am able to print high resolution pdf's from the "print" option ... A: Itta, In Quark 7 (pc or mac) you want to choose file > export > layout as PDF. In the next dialog ... | ||
| CATALOGUE BUILD INDEX | 6/26/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I am fairly new to Quark 7; through quark help I have tagged all the titles to build index on Mac ... A: I believe that if you need to add another document to the index you will need to use the book ... | ||
| printing color with greyscale | 6/20/2009 | James Fritz |
| Q: I cannot figure out how to print color with greyscale on the same page without the greyscale images ... A: John, Your gray-scale images must be actually gray-scale. Verify that they are by opening them in ... | ||
| collecting for output | 3/31/2009 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: i have quark 5.0, for window, but hopefully this is similart to mac. i am waiting for 2 more things ... A: june i asked a few people and the reply was the same thing across the board, once you collect to ... | ||
| Foreign Language | 3/7/2009 | Ken Black |
| Q: I have received 2 Word documents, one in Hebrew, on in Russian, I assume using foreign language ... A: Unfortunately you will need to be using Quark Passport with those language packs installed. When ... | ||
| export as pdf | 1/22/2009 | Ken Black |
| Q: My offset printer does not like the default p6 offset for Marks, and they also request a larger ... A: Yes you can create new customized settings. When exporting to pdf, click the options button at the ... | ||
| quark | 11/23/2008 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: When I am importing ai files into quark, they appear low res and I need them to appear clear, so ... A: FIles placed in quark appear lowres so when u use quark it is faster and will not slow up the ... | ||
| Quark 6.1 printing | 11/18/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: Greetings... I have two users....both with the following OSX 10.4.11, Q6.1, Suitcase 11.0.2 User 1 ... A: I am suspecting that there is a corrupted font at play here. Suitcase is sort of infamous as a ... | ||
| page numbering and smart quotes | 11/12/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: I cannot figure out how to paginate my 15 page document. I'd like to put it on the bottom center of ... A: Since you are putting the page folios on the center of the page, your master pages won't matter as ... | ||
| Problem numbering pages in Quark 6.0 | 10/1/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: I set up the runing heads for a book on the master pages with page numbers on left and right sides ... A: The problem sounds like all you are in need of doing is to assign the correct master page to your ... | ||
| How to insert Page Numbers | 9/4/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I read your answer on inserting page numbers using command + 3 and it does insert the numbers. ... A: Sandra. When you type cmd 3 you are putting the current (auto) page number character. It doesn't ... | ||
| Trouble with quark | 8/30/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I am running with mac 0x10.4.11 and quark 6.5.2 (an update.) I also have quark 6.0 and 6.1 loaded ... A: Wren, First of all, it is not really a good idea to be running 3 versions of Quark 6 on your ... | ||
| Quark 6.1 in Leopard crashes when importing Quark 6.1 files from Panther | 8/28/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I have just upgraded to a new machine running Leopard and Quark 6.1 has loaded OK onto it. It opens ... A: John, This is a known issue with Leopard and Quark 6. Quark officially says that XPress 6 does not ... | ||
| quarkxpress 6 | 8/14/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: Hallo Ken, I get error code 85 when I try to open Quark 6 and a note saying it can't work with my ... A: Yes, using a German keyboard with an English system will cause you problems. While this may work ... | ||
| I'm trying to save my Quark 7 files down to Quark 4... | 8/6/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: So I can open the Quark 4 files in InDesign (CS3). I seem to only be able to save down to version 6. ... A: Yes you are back saving properly. Your file should carry the .qxp extension. If you are trying ... | ||
| I'm trying to save my Quark 7 files down to Quark 4... | 8/5/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: So I can open the Quark 4 files in InDesign (CS3). I seem to only be able to save down to version 6. ... A: Unfortunately, the process involves having Quark 6.5 (or 6) and 5. You have to back-save from 7 to 6 ... | ||
| Outlining fonts in EPS | 7/30/2008 | Ken Black |
| Q: I have been creating our newspaper ads for years with no problems. Suddenly, one of the newspapers, ... A: First I suppose I would ask for some clarification as to what they mean by distorted. Are they ... | ||
| typeface issue | 6/17/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I've been using Quark for nearly 20 years now, and sadly i'm finally making the switch to QX7 from ... A: Isambard, Congrats on being upgraded. You may want to upgrade to Quark 8 when it comes out next ... | ||
| Quark Express 7 for PC | 6/6/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I do a small weekly newspaper on Quark Express 6 on a Mac. I am thinking of getting a lap top ... A: I would recommend getting a new mac laptop because they are able to run both mac OS X and windows ... | ||
| Viewing old Eps files in Quark 7 | 4/16/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: Just converting to quark 7 on a pc, when importing old eps files created quark 4 on a mac, I Can't ... A: Jamie, If your old eps is not showing up in Quark 7, you can try to right click on the image and ... | ||
| /usr/libexec/cups/filter/pictwpstops failed | 4/5/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: i have just updated myself with leopard and adobe cs3 , i work on quarkxpress 6.1 in panther and ... A: Abdul, Unfortunetly, Quark 6 is not supported on Leopard. You have a few options. 1. Downgrade ... | ||
| Automatic Chapter Numbering | 3/28/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I'm assembling quark files into book, and would like the chapters to number themselves ... A: Donald, There is not a keyboard shortcut to insert an auto chapter number, but I do have a work ... | ||
| Open Quark (MAC) in Indesign (PC) | 3/27/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: I have some files that were created with Quark Xpress 6.0 on a MAC that I would like to open on my ... A: You have two options. 1. Open your Quark 6 file in Quark 6 and save it as a Quark 5 file. Then open ... | ||
| quark/photoshop issue | 3/19/2008 | James Fritz |
| Q: James. First, thank you for being here. I am working in Quark 6.1 and Photoshop 7. I am ... A: Lev, The issue you may be having with the photo not showing up is because of how the eps was saved. ... | ||
James Fritz
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer just about any print question related to Quark. I am not an expert on the web capabilities of Quark.
Experience
I have been using quark since version 3.11. I am also a Quark Certified Expert in XPress 7 and an instructor in Quark, InDesign, InCopy and photoshop.
Organizations
InDesign User Group, Milwaukee and Madison Chapters
United Adworkers
Education/Credentials
BFA - Graphic Design - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Adobe Certified Instructor, Acrobat
Adobe Certified Instructor, InDesign
Adobe Certified Instructor, Photoshop
Adobe Certified Instructor, InCopy
Quark Recognized Instructor
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