Integration
Working together with other design applications has never been easier!
QuarkXPress® 8 adds native Illustrator® file import, standardized tools, and Adobe® Bridge integration to existing designer-friendly Photoshop® integration.
You can import or drag and drop an Illustrator file directly to your page. Better still, use our redefined illustration tool set to draw like you do in Illustrator and other major graphics applications, making illustration changes where it matters most — in the context of your layout.
Importing Photoshop files is just the beginning — QuarkXPress is also the only page-layout application that gives designers control of creative features such as layer transparency, blend modes, and spot color channels right on the page.
At a glance
- Place Illustrator (.ai) files directly in your layout with native Illustrator file import
- Gain control with support for layer visibility and unique support for layer transparency and blend modes
- Apply or edit the color assigned to a channel, so spot colors become easy to use in a PSD file
- Choose your platform, choose your system — QuarkXPress 8 supports Mac OS® 10.4 and Mac OS 10.5 as a Universal application, Windows Vista®, and Windows® XP
Rock Solid Output
QuarkXPress 8 ships with Output Styles and Quark® Job Jackets® that support major international output and advertising standards such as GWG PDF/X Plus. Now any designer can create PDF files that meet the highest standards, without needing advanced pre-press skills. QuarkXPress 8 also follows industry standards for crop and bleed mark placement, and supports import of PDF files that adhere to version 1.7 and earlier of the PDF specification.
To top it off, QuarkXPress 8 supports the latest OpenType® font features so printers can now receive QuarkXPress 8 files from any corner of the world, including East Asia, and print them with confidence.
At a glance
- Use Quark Job Jackets to supply production rules and guidelines to designers in advance, not when it is time to go to print
- Output PDF files that meet the highest standards with Ghent Workgroup (GWG)-based Output Styles and GWG-based Job Jackets support in QuarkXPress 8
- Conform to international conventions for registration mark placement
- Import PDF files that adhere to version 1.7 and earlier of the PDF specification
- Print files easily from any other QuarkXPress 8 language edition, including East Asian files
Precision and Efficiency
Attention to detail distinguishes great design — it’s the same for great design software. When you’re deep in your layout, you’ll appreciate the little things in QuarkXPress 8 that let you perfect details, such as graphical thumbnails in the page navigation menu*, an enhanced Measurements palette that shows you real image resolution, the ability to update style sheets with a single click, and many more enhancements that can help you design with more precision and efficiency.
At a glance
- Use Guide Manager Pro for double-click access to advanced control of traditional page guides, including setting position and color
- Control and format multiple items simultaneously with Item Styles
- Modify the appearance of multiple items at the same time using Item Find/Change
- View the effective resolution of imported pictures in a live field in the Measurements palette
- Visually experiment with live adjustments to text inset and other settings with Measurements palette controls
- Preview each page in the Navigation pop-up menu (Mac OS only)
- Save time by using a unified text and image import dialog box
- Export for PDF, HTML, XHTML, SWF, or EPS with a single button
- Use page navigation arrows for previous and next pages
- Easily determine which page you’re working on
- Switch to a page’s master page — without changing the page position and magnification — using the Master Page toggle button
- Edit colors and styles through their respective palettes — even when nothing is selected
- See how many lines of text fit in a box with a glance at the Grid Styles palette
- Watch a live preview when you adjust tabs manually
- Try the Pan tool available now in the Tools palette
- Experiment with the new Split View buttons
- Choose the pasteboard color and highlight color for the active page
*Mac OS version only
