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Al Rassam Al Arabi for Windows allows the user to enter Arabic text into CorelDRAW, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, Flash, and so on.The user can add Arabic text into photo-retouching and illustration applications that do not accept Arabic text directly. It provides an editing window that allows the user to type and edit Arabic text. After typing the Arabic text, the user can export it into the specific application. Al Rassam Al Arabi is bundled with 22 ArabicXT fonts.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Layout Limited
These new Arabic font CD-ROMs contain beautifully designed Arabic XT/Kalimat/Al Rassam fonts. The entire Arabic fonts library for Arabic XT/Kalimat is now available on four CD-ROMs: Collection 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. More than 100 Arabic fonts are available in these collections.• Collection 1 contains 75 Typefaces;• Collection 2 contains 25 typefaces;• Collection 3 contains 10 typefaces;• Collection 4 contains 10 typefaces;• Collection 5 contains 32 typefaces;• Collection 6 contains 10 typefaces;• Collection 7 contains 10 typefaces;All Arabic products are shipped directly from Lebanon at the time of the customer’s order and incur additional shipping charges. In the event that the product cannot be delivered electronically, as some cannot, you will be notified of the shipping surcharge. Note that this surcharge is generally $75.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Layout Limited
ArabicXT v7 and v8 for Mac transforms QuarkXPress into a professional desktop-publishing software for all right to left languages: Arabic, Farsi, Jawi, Kurdish and Hebrew.Included with ArabicXT are basic fonts: AXT Fonts, JawiXT Fonts, FarsiXT Fonts, KurdishXT Fonts.ArabicXT also supports the Mac system enabled fonts that have those languages — it will support any right to left languages, provided users have a Mac system font for the language and a keyboard.ArabicXT v7 for Windows On the Windows platform, ArabicXT comes with the ArabicXT font only, however, it does support other languages if the user have the proper language font and keyboard. Users can work with most right to left languages. ArabicXT for Windows supports Windows OpenType and Unicode Fonts.Users may also choose any font from Layout's library (sold separately) of Arabic fonts for Mac and Windows platforms.Manufacturer: Layout Limited
ArtSwapper automates swapping between low-resolution and high-resolution versions of art for use in QuarkXPress work and print. ArtSwapper saves the user time since all pictures in a document (or just one picture) can be swapped with a single click.This reliable technology can be used in place of OPI or other systems with inflexible naming conventions.Manufacturer: GLUON
With autoHTML, export articles from one or more QuarkXPress documents as HTML files, which can be used as a basis for publishing text on the web.The articles are filtered from a layout on the basis of style sheets and exported as HTML files. Before exporting, all existing QuarkXPress style sheets are assigned to one of the following three box categories: beginning of article, article text, or miscellaneous text.Finally, assign an HTML style to each style sheet. The HTML styles are assigned to the text on a paragraph basis. These settings can be saved in presets to support different designs.The articles in an open document can be exported manually or articles can be exported automatically using AutoPilot XT (sold separately).Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: SoftCare Software-Service GmbH
The personal edition of Autopage provides a low-cost alternative to expensive, proprietary, automated book page-layout systems. Autopage Personal Edition works with industry-standard software and hardware to provide editable, native QuarkXPress pages. This personal edition features a directory tool, simpler interface, spacing control, side-art-element creation tools, sink-head controls, and top alignment. Autopage Personal Edition easily accommodates the complexities of commercial books, textbooks, journals, and directories with precise handling of varying page layouts, illustrations, tabular material, copious footnotes, and side notes producing visually balanced page spreads while eliminating widows and orphans.Text Features:• control orphans and widows;• group lines and paragraphs that must stay together;• control spacing variation above heads and around paragraphs and other text elements; and• vary paragraph depths with word-space kerning and/or paragraph tracking to gain or lose lines to improve page breaks.Art and Tables Features:• automatic art and table placement in proximity to reference at page top, page bottom, or inline.Footnote Features:• footnote marking with numbers, symbols, or letters;• optionally place user-definable rule above footnotes; and• split footnotes across columns with independent control of the rule placed above split footnotes.Margin Notes and Margin Art Features:• use margin elements for hanging heads, icons, definitions, and graphic overlays; and• align reference baseline with first baseline, top, or bottom of margin element.Chapter Opener Pages Features:• simplify chapter-opener pages with stacked, linked text boxes of varying measures; and• master-page changes are maintained at section breaks allowing fixed page items to vary through a job and simplifying sunken page tops at chapter start and section breaks.Page Layout Features:• balance page depths across spreads;• control page depth variation between spreads; and• control how excess vertical space is allocated in a column.Tagging Features:• all functions accessible interactively in QuarkXPress or via tags in word-processing files.Job Control Features:• control the number of pages simultaneously considered when making page break decisions; and• paginate any part of a job.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: KyTek, Inc.
Now there is a low-cost alternative to expensive, proprietary, automated book page-layout systems: Autopage Pro. Autopage Pro works with industry-standard software and hardware to provide editable, native QuarkXPress pages. It is a powerful QuarkXPress XTensions module compatible with other XTensions modules and Macintosh, Power Macintosh, and Windows versions of QuarkXPress.Autopage Pro includes one server and one client (network node). Additional network nodes are sold separately and require the server. With Autopage Pro get powerful features to easily accommodate the complexities of commercial books, textbooks, journals, and directories with precise handling of varying page layouts, illustrations, tabular material, copious footnotes, and side notes — producing visually balanced page spreads while eliminating widows and orphans.Dramatically reduce the time required for page layout as Autopage Pro evaluates page elements by looking both forward and backward in a document, making adjustments in both directions reducing the need for manual rework. Vertical-spacing rules allow tighter control over spacing flexibility within a spread rather than between spreads. These powerful rules provide visually balanced spreads while allowing for maximum flexibility to achieve good page breaks. With the ability to paginate an entire book consisting of multiple QuarkXPress files, a host of sophisticated page-element controls, and precise vertical-spacing controls, Autopage Pro provides functionality exceeding proprietary systems at a fraction of the cost.Autopage Pro produces finished QuarkXPress pages that can be viewed, edited, and printed without Autopage Pro. Vertical-spacing changes are made in the QuarkXPress paragraph formats dialog, where they can be easily viewed and modified. Autopage Pro creates a QuarkXPress document where all the text boxes are linked, and there is no need to re-link text boxes. All page elements appear in place when viewing and editing. The finished QuarkXPress document can be repaginated, archived, and updated without ancillary files or additional software.Autopage Pro seamlessly integrates into existing production processes giving added power to tackle long-document projects. Identify page elements, paginate with Autopage Pro, and make changes, all in QuarkXPress — or, manually layout one or more pages and then paginate the rest of the job. Produce finished QuarkXPress pages from a coded word-processing file with a single Autopage Pro function that imports and places all text, footnotes, art, tables, side notes, and side art. Regardless of the approach, any QuarkXPress file created with Autopage Pro can be repaginated after editing.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: KyTek, Inc.
Using a unique and incredibly simple graphical interface, the BackShader XTensions module allows the user to intuitively and interactively modify the settings of paragraph rules. Not only does BackShader enable the user to easily set paragraph rules, but it does so by also allowing values beyond those allowed by QuarkXPress’ standard dialog, and the settings dialog can be substituted for QuarkXPress’ own dialog. The XTensions module can also apply the rules to a style sheet (this is known as rebound).BackShader introduces a new concept in dialog buttons: the Click&Drag. These buttons in the dialog enable the user to:• click a button and drag the mouse in one direction or another until the desired effect is displayed;• click a button while pressing the command key to reset that button’s value (the icons of buttons that accept a reset action will reflect this feature as soon as the key is pressed);• click a button while pressing the shift key to link that button’s action to both rules (buttons that accept a link action will be highlighted as soon as the key is pressed); and• click a button while pressing the option or alt key to coordinate the function of two different buttons (the icons of buttons that accept such action will change as soon as the key is pressed).Manufacturer: ALEF
BarCoder XT creates UPC, EAN, and ISBN barcodes. The barcodes are saved as EPS files for high-resolution output. With BarCoder XT, select the symbology, enter the data, and BarCoder XT does the calculating and creation.Features:• include supplemental digits;• make full- or half-height bars;• include the digits;• add color; and• create transparent backgrounds.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Vision’s Edge, Inc.
For additional savings, check out the bundle: Batch Bundle.The Batch Collect XTensions module allows QuarkXPress users to gather all elements required to produce or archive an entire group of QuarkXPress documents. This XTensions module works like QuarkXPress's built-in collection feature, but allows the user to work with more than a single document at a time. Select the documents to process using the file-selection dialog, check off the elements to be collected, and click the collect button. An option is provided to create a separate folder for each document, holding only those elements required to produce the individual job. In addition to collect-for-output features, Batch Collect XTensions module also includes a comprehensive reporting option. The report will list all pictures, fonts, and colors used throughout the entire group of documents, and will also provide important status information about those items. In addition, the report file can be formatted and sorted.Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC
For additional savings, check out the bundle: Batch Bundle.The Batch Print XTensions module helps to streamline printing operations by allowing groups of QuarkXPress documents to be printed automatically. Documents can be output to any PostScript printer supported by QuarkXPress, and the Batch Print XTensions module even supports output to disc files as well. Simply navigate to the documents to print, and add them to the print list. Batch Print can process hundreds of documents at a time. After selecting the documents and choosing the page setup and print values, just press a button and the Batch Print XTensions module takes care of the rest. The Batch Print XTensions module opens each document, sets up default page setup and print options, and sends each document to the selected printer. Batch Print XTensions module handles every aspect of the printing operation including: automatic updating of modified pictures, tracking EPS font and color usage, tracking missing DCS plates, separation of document spot colors, and much more. Batch Print XTensions module keeps a log file for each session to enable the user to start printing now and check for errors later.Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC
For additional savings, check out the bundle: Batch Bundle.The Batch Update XTensions module automatically updates all modified and missing pictures throughout an entire group of QuarkXPress documents, ensuring that the original picture position and parameters are fully retained. There is also an option to save the updated documents under a different file name. Select jobs using the file-selection dialog and click ok. Batch Update XTensions module scans the documents and updates the pictures. For missing pictures, instruct Batch Update XTensions module to prompt the user for their location, skip the picture, or specify up to ten search volumes or folders and let Batch Update XTensions module find them automatically. Enable the search all subfolders option, and Batch Update XTensions module will scan through all subfolders of the specified search path as well. When the XTensions module has finished processing documents, it presents a detailed report outlining picture usage throughout all documents to identify exactly which images were updated.Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC
BatchPrinter is an XTensions module that facilitates printing the entire contents of QuarkXPress folders. This is a big help for anyone who needs to print out more than one job and wants to free themselves of the tedium of waiting to click on the print button. Simply direct QuarkXPress to the folder of documents to be printed, and BatchPrinter will sequentially print the jobs in that folder.Allows a common print setup to be used for many files. This is handy when the QuarkXPress documents were saved with different page setups, but they all print with the same setup such as printer driver, size, and orientation.BatchPrinter also generates a report to indicate which documents had trouble printing.Manufacturer: GLUON
Badia BigPicture provides the most-comprehensive solution for managing graphics and picture links in QuarkXPress. With BigPicture, get instant access to detailed image information, customizable views, a unique search and re-link engine, plus powerful tools for updating, revealing, opening, unlinking, renaming, replacing, and moving multiple links. For each image in the document, BigPicture reports the name, page, full path, color model (e.g., CMYK, RGB), format (e.g., TIFF, EPS), file size, image resolution (original and scaled), creator application, image compression, EPS fonts and colors, dimensions, date modified, print status, scaling, angle, color profile, and link status.Optionally, display the entire picture list using the thumbnail view, to quickly browse images visually. Several camera settings, such as shutter speed and focal length, are also reported when available. For even more flexibility, sort the picture list by any column, select entries that match a specific attribute (e.g., all RGB images), and control whether to include master page pictures and duplicate images.Renaming pictures is as easy as clicking on the picture name and typing the new name. BigPicture will rename the picture file in the finder, update the QuarkXPress link, and change all the document occurrences of the same picture.The built-in search engine of BigPicture quickly scans a drive or any mounted volume for missing pictures and then provides the ability to re-link them with any of the returned matches found. If additional missing images are located in the same folder, BigPicture can automatically re-link them as well. Additional options are provided for retaining picture attributes and updating all picture occurrences.Open an image or group of images with the creating - or any - application. BigPicture will launch that application and open the pictures, ready for editing. A built-in favorites list feature also keeps track of the recent 30 chosen applications.Features:• move or copy a group of pictures to a different folder or drive to organize images by page, type, or any other criteria;• collect all images to a designated folder or volume;• re-link pictures with a different folder for quick switching back and forth between a folder with low-resolution pictures and one with high-resolution pictures;• replace any picture with another, while retaining original transformations such as scaling and box offset;• update all modified pictures in one step;• switch the print status of selected images from print to suppress printout, and vice versa;• choose an action to perform upon double-clicking an entry in the picture list (e.g., update image, open with creator, reveal in finder, or reveal in document);• unlink images with retain picture name and preview or retain only screen preview;• reveal an image or any of its enclosing folders in the finder, or show picture location in document or master pages; and• customize keyboard shortcuts for easy access to the BigPicture window.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Badia Software
The BIM Utility Bundle is a suite of XTensions modules for QuarkXPress that provide a number of productivity-enhancing tools.font collector collects all of the fonts required for any QuarkXPress document. It also embeds font data into the EPS files created.page printer can output each page or spread of a QuarkXPress document in either PostScript or EPS format and is particularly useful for those working with a third-party imposition application or when publishing PDFs to the web.picture placer provides an alternative to the QuarkXPress get picture feature, allowing users to import a picture and select from various positioning options. The software can import any image file supported by QuarkXPress, even if the selected image is a different file type than the original. This feature makes the product ideal for swapping out low-resolution images in an OPI workflow.picture namer identifies each picture that has been placed in a QuarkXPress document, providing a convenient way to catalogue the images. Image names can be toggled on and off through a single menu command.print selector provides a unique marquee tool to select and print (or save as EPS) any portion of a QuarkXPress page. This unique tool eliminates the need to print complete pages, making it ideal for document design and proofing purposes.Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC
Blacklining QuarkXPress is an XTensions module that retains a complete audit trail of all changes made to the text of a QuarkXPress document. This process of recording all insertion and deletions, known as blacklining, was a feature of some of the old, dedicated typesetting systems used in financial printing. Blacklining QuarkXPress now uniquely adds this facility to the QuarkXPress desktop system.The original version of Blacklining has been available since 1995 and was widely adopted by major companies involved in preparing documents such as report and accounts, share issues, bond and debt issues, statutory reporting to government agencies that required EDGAR format, and stock exchanges from many countries. For certain types of documents, maintaining an audit trail of changes is a mandatory requirement of regulatory bodies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, London Stock Exchange, and Financial Services Authority in the UK. The original version of Blacklining was also adopted for use in non-financial areas such as the legal profession.Blacklining QuarkXPress v3 adds new features, which increases its value in a wide range of non-financial sectors such as legal documents, disclaimers, terms and conditions, and government reporting. Many non-financial industries are also now stringently regulated so Blacklining QuarkXPress might well be used for documents relating to pharmaceuticals, health and safety, food labeling, and so on. In these specialty (and often fiercely competitive) markets, the ability to offer the security of blacklining can help when pitching for business. Using Blacklining QuarkXPress, amendments can be clearly indicated and the revised draft circulated as a PDF for the next round of consultation.Features:• more robust and powerful object attribute system of marking text;• deleted text can be shown as strike thru or by caret mark;• undo and redo fully supported for all functions;• active revision display, a true history of the document can be shown;• words that have been inserted or deleted will appear or disappear depending on the revision level being displayed;• paste text with Blacklining marks in place;• special characters allow a live header to be built for displaying job information;• new preferences with more options and controls;• onscreen highlight display;• merge, remove, and erase functions;• complete document blacklining history log file;• manual blacklining marking and clearing;• compatibility with QuarkXPress 4.X, 5.X, and 6.X;• compatibility with Mac OS X;• compatibility with Microsoft Windows;• compatibility for Acrobat Distiller PDF drivers;• improved screen drawing and reduced redraw time;• optionally show the blacklining level(s) in the same line as the document name;• generate and print a checksum on the same line as the document name when printing with registration marks (checksum is a unique number generated for the page, and if the items on the page differ from one print session to the next then the number will be different);• export all text from a document;• remove blacklining function removes all blacklining marks at all levels or allows a user to decide which levels to remove; and• enhanced blacklining user information report.Manufacturer: EMS
BlackLining works in conjunction with QuarkXPress and InDesign to allow a user to retain a complete audit trail of all changes made to text in QuarkXPress, InDesign, or Word documents. It is essential for users in financial, legal, reporting, medical, and other markets where the tracking of text content changes is critical.Regulations now make executives of companies personally responsible for the content in their publications and BlackLining ensures that they are fully secure in the knowledge that they have reviewed all the alterations that may have occurred. BlackLining tracks changes made to the text of a document as it is being revised. See a complete history of changes that have occurred. Text inserts are shown as underlines and text deletes can either be shown as strike through, or have a caret mark from where text has been deleted. BlackLining has the unique feature of tracking different revision cycles. By choosing different revision cycles it is possible to show a complete history of all the text changes made to a document as it passes through the revision process.If a run of text or word or letter is deleted it will be marked as strike through — a line through the center of text in a bold form or color that shows it as being struck out. New text that is inserted will be marked as underlined, again in bold or colored, so that it is apparent to the reader that it is a new insert.It may be obvious though that to retain all the deleted text in a document could mean that it becomes greatly increased in pagination to encompass all the deletes; to enable the pagination to remain correct, it is possible to change views so that strike-through text is hidden but its presence marked only by a small mark or caret. Words that have been inserted or deleted will appear or disappear depending on the revision level being displayed, Up to 98 revisions level can be recorded.Preferences govern the screen display and the printed output, and these can be set for individual revision levels as well. In addition there is an option to highlight all on-screen marks and have sidebar markers when printed.A special characters' feature allows a live header of a document to be created so that, if used on a master page for example, all pages can have document information such as name, date and time, as well as BlackLining revision numbers and a checksum.A history file records the actions taken in a documents' history and this can be printed or exported — which may be useful for billing or auditing.Features:• deleted text can be shown as strike-through or by caret mark; • inserted text will be shown as underlined;• up to 98 revision levels can be recorded; • through the active revision display, a true history of the document can be shown; • words that have been inserted or deleted will appear or disappear depending on the revision level being displayed; • paste text with BlackLining marks in place; • special characters allow a live header to be built for displaying job information; • comprehensive set of preferences give full options and control; • on-screen highlight display; • merge, remove, and erase functions for BlackLining marks at all levels; • complete document BlackLining history log file; • manual BlackLining marking and clearing; • special characters allow a live header to be built for displaying job information; • compatibility for Acrobat Distiller PDF drivers; • optionally show the BlackLining level(s) in the same line as the document name; • generate and print a checksum on the same line as the document name when printing with registration marks (checksum is a unique number generated for the page, and if the items on the page differ from one print session to the next then the number will be different); • export all text from a document; • enhanced BlackLining user information report; • open architecture allows ease of interface with other developers and customization; and• Mac and Windows versions available. (Mac Universal PowerPC and Intel for QuarkXPress 7). The original version of BlackLining has been available since 1996 and has been widely adopted by major companies involved in preparing documents such as annual reports, share issues, bond and debt Issues, and statutory reporting to US (EDGAR), UK, and other stock exchanges. For certain types of document, maintaining an audit trail of changes is a mandatory requirement of such regulatory bodies as SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) in the US, LSE (London Stock Exchange), and FSA (Financial Services Authority) in the UK.Over time, BlackLining has gained new features that have increased its value in a wide range of non-financial sectors such as legal documents, disclaimers, terms and conditions, and government reporting. Many non-financial industries are also now stringently regulated so BlackLining QuarkXPress might well be used for documents relating to pharmaceuticals, health and safety, food labeling, and so on.BlackLining provides particular benefits for the production of consultative documents. A good example might be a committee, which is preparing an industry standard or specification. Typically, the members of such committees are in several different countries. Amendments can be clearly indicated and the revised draft circulated as a PDF for the next round of consultation.Manufacturer: EMS
BobTail brings added speed and agility to QuarkXPress. It provides a sleek palette of up to 40 configurable buttons. Quickly label a button with an icon and assign a specific menu item to it. Once a button is configured to a menu item, accessing it is immediate.Use it for one-click access to QuarkXPress menu items or menu items added by other XTensions modules software. Assign menu items that don't have keyboard equivalents to a button for faster access. Assign menu items that are referenced frequently to a button to shorten the time to perform the task. Assign a button to each step of a multistep task.BobTail is a terrific tool to increase QuarkXPress performance. Simply assign the most commonly used menu choices to BobTail buttons in the order in which they’re used and access them merely by clicking the buttons — don't mouse to the menu and move through a list of menu items each time.While BobTail displays a maximum of 40 buttons, it provides three levels of buttons for a total of 120 buttons. If that isn't enough, use multiple configurations of the 120 buttons for virtually an unlimited number of configurable buttons. This can be especially useful if several users are sharing the same workstation. Each user can set up a button configuration for their own needs and simply switch to it when they are using the workstation.The BobTail palette can be viewed either horizontally or vertically. The display view of BobTail can be reduced by applying button configurations on a smaller group of buttons. If only the first 20 buttons are configured, only the first 20 buttons will be displayed.Manufacturer: Blossom Tree
With BodyGuardXT, control user access to QuarkXPress documents and decide which users are allowed to open, work on, save, and print documents. The user administration assigns all the users with their corresponding privileges. Only the administrator is able to set the protection of a document and set different user profiles. For example: A user is not given the right to change the layout, but can work on the text; other users can only view a document and print it.The protection functions in this way: The document can be opened only if BodyGuardXT is active, otherwise the document remains locked and unattainable.BodyGuardXT in action: the Administrator and artist have access to all QuarkXPress functions; the artist may not open user administration; the copy writer cannot open user administration, save documents, or deallocate documents.When saving the documents, decide whether to save BodyGuardXT as a runtime version or otherwise. Saved as runtime, another user needs only a demo version of BodyGuardXT for opening or printing a document. Not saved as runtime, another user needs a full version of BodyGuardXT. Optimal and reliable protection for documents.Manufacturer: CodeWare
QuarkXPress automatically creates facing pages in reader's spreads format. Page two faces page three, just as the pages appear in the final publication. This is the easiest way to edit text as the user can view entire spreads at one time, but when it comes time to output a saddle-stitched publication the document needs to be rearranged into printer's spreads format. Bookletizer XTensions module rearranges reader's spreads document into printer's spreads document for final output.With Bookletizer, converting a document from reader's spreads to printer's spreads is as easy as a menu command in QuarkXPress. Adjust for creep to ensure gutter margins of longer documents remain consistent. Bookletizer converts document back to reader's spreads just as easily to facilitate additional editing while viewing it the way the reader will.Bookletizer also includes a tab for the print dialog that enables the printing of selected spreads for documents that have been processed through Bookletizer.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Vision’s Edge, Inc.
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