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Quark (Mac, not DS9)/Questions Answered by Expert James Fritz
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Function keys | 2/10/2011 |
| 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 6 not importing text | 3/31/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| How to insert Page Numbers | 9/4/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| typeface issue | 6/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. ... | |
| unavailable fonts | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: I created a doc in Quark 6.1 that I've printed without a problem. But, today when I went to open it ... A: Salli, Here are a couple troubleshooting suggestions. Does Optima show up with you use any other ... | |
| Photo Resolution Too Low in PDF | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: Our newsletter layout person uses Quark 3 on a Mac, and is having trouble generating PDFs with the ... A: Ok, that makes life much easier since the images were starting at 600dpi. Now, you create the PDF ... | |
| Photo Resolution Too Low in PDF | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: Our newsletter layout person uses Quark 3 on a Mac, and is having trouble generating PDFs with the ... A: I am sorry to inform you that you can't create 600dpi images from 72dpi images. If the images are ... | |
| Creating a catalog using Quark | 2/8/2008 |
| Q: I'm creating a 34-page catalog using Quark Express (whatever the latest version is) 7, I think? I ... A: You can create a QuarkXPress book to combine all of your individual Quark documents. Inside Quark, ... | |
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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