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.

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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.

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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.

ArabicXT v7 and v8 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.

Misspelled words are automatically flagged and underlined in red as users type in QuarkXPress 8 stories, similar to Microsoft Word.

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.

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Manufacturer: Vision's Edge, Inc.

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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.

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Manufacturer: Vision's Edge, Inc.

BureauManager XTensions module is the definitive and ultimate tool to easily and completely prepare a job for delivery to a service bureau. It quickly extracts information from the original document to determine which fonts (screen and printer) and high-resolution graphics are required to be copied. It also has a built-in auto find utility that will search for any missing graphics. The XTensions module incorporates a powerful document-report generator which enables the user to choose from over 100 document attributes on which to report. These include general document information, picture- and text-box attributes, fonts, colors, style-sheet details, and many more.

With a file mover option, the user can select a file and specify the destination disc and/or folder to where the file will be copied. The file and all its linked files (including DCS files if required) will be transferred. When moving or copying a file, the user may select to also move the QuarkXPress preferences file and any other required auxiliary files at the same time.

If any linked graphics are missing or modified, the XTensions module provides an auto find utility which is a high-performance search tool that will search through predefined volumes or folders for the missing graphics. The user can completely control the process by specifying default search paths.

When moving files, the XTensions module will also optionally present a special-instructions dialog which allows the user to direct the service bureau in choices of print medium, film setting, screen-line settings, and resolution. Popup menus for instructing the service bureau as to the priority of the job and trapping instructions are also available as well as shipping and general-comment fields. As part of the special instructions, the user may include such information as company details, the system, and QuarkXPress environments. All items in the special-instructions dialog are user configurable, therefore, the user has complete control over what options appear in the popup menus. The report generator comes with 12 predefined document reports. Each of these can be easily modified to include the exact document report details required. A report can be created on the fly for any document, opened or unopened, or generated for the document during the move-to-bureau process.

Manufacturer: CompuSense Ltd.

CAPTIONmatic automatically and precisely attaches captions and credits to picture boxes. Once created, there is no need to bother with them again. Be creative, CAPTIONmatic will take care of routine matters. Move the image and the caption moves with it; change the image size and the caption changes as well; place the image across the binding margin and the caption is split into two; bleed the image and the caption stays within the type area. The caption boxes are taken from a QuarkXPress library — even with formatted dummy text.

Manufacturer: SoftCare Software-Service GmbH

It's easy to create a few charts, but mass-producing them slows down any professional-publishing workflow. With Chartbot, quickly turn out mass quantities of publication-quality charts right from QuarkXPress or InDesign. The results are slick, print very fast, and don't need checking or reworking. Chartbot never makes messy mistakes like overlapping on-chart text.

Most organizations choose between Excel and Illustrator to produce charts for QuarkXPress or InDesign. Simplicity vs. designer looks. Chartbot has both, including automatic on-chart data legends and values.

In traditional methods, multistep, multi-application processes must be repeated for each chart, and for each revision of the source data. They are difficult or impossible to automate reliably. Chartbot cuts the process to one step.

No reworking, no checking. Chartbot eliminates the costly proofing and reworking cycle for charts: it is designed for truly unattended operation on variable data. Set options to automatically do the right thing over wide ranges of data, quantities of data, or missing data. Once set up, a Chartbot chart, in effect, needs no checking over multiple data revisions or versions.

Chartbot's charts usually print at or near the printer's full-rated speed, so even productions printers usually don't slowdown for charts.

Chartbot mass produces charts for professional publishers and mailers. Its hardworking features are focused on creating mainstream chart layouts that intelligently handle varying data without rework.

Features:

• zero data points can be automatically eliminated;

• data with duplicate labels can be automatically merged;

• compatible with DesignMerge, XData, InData, Xcatalog, and InCatalog;

• chart layouts and/or data can be easily copied between charts or put into a template;

• charts print fast — at or near rated printer speed;

• on-computer print-processing time is virtually instant;

• generated PDFs are extremely compact;

• PDF conversion up to 75 charts/second;

• charts are true vector drawings and are resolution independent;

• labels and values are laid out automatically;

• 11 placement layouts are available;

• smart placement of labels and values prevents collisions and overlap;

• text reformatting of values and labels: every number and label can be reformatted differently;

• text can be white cutout from dark backgrounds;

• colors of graphic shapes can be preset, taken from a cycling palette, or in-betweened (for color stepping);

• negative data's graphic shapes can be automatically painted in a special color;

• outlines of graphic shapes have variable color, dashing, and width;

• axis, grid, tics, and callout lines have variable layout, color, dashing, and width;

• text sizes and colors are variable;

• three-dimensional effect is optional;

• depth and view-angle are variable;

• true CMYK is supported;

• spot color is supported;

• chart data scale can be automatic or preset;

• placeholders in data reserve blank columns for missing data;

• multiple data series can be interleaved, overlapped, or side by side;

• bar widths, spacing, and grouping are fully variable;

• line charts' and area charts' data scale can be automatic or preset;

• data point markers (points on line) are available in 21 shapes;

• each data point can have a different marker shape;

• bottom axis can be nonzero;

• pie charts' callout lines from slices to legend text can automatically be inserted only if necessary for clarity;

• values print as percentage or units;

• half or full pies are available; and

• slices can be exploded or stuck together.

Keywords: charting, graph, graphs, graphing, viewgraph, pie, pie chart, pie chart, bar, bar chart, bar chart, line chart, area chart, area chart, financial, variable, variable data.

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Manufacturer: Soft Horizons

Cloner easily duplicates or clones elements from one QuarkXPress page or pages to another page or pages. When an element is cloned from one page to another, it is pasted into the exact same location. Clone pages or page ranges from one document into another. No need to drag pages in thumbnail view. It's as simple as clicking ok.

Features:

• clone single element selections to new documents or within the current document;

• clone groups or multiple selections to new documents or within the current document;

• clone to any document (open or closed) or create a new document automatically;

• clone a single or multiple selection to a range of pages in a destination document;

• create multiple copies of the clone data;

• clone a range of pages in the source document to a range of pages in the destination document; and

• automatically create pages as needed in the destination document.

Manufacturer: GLUON