![]() ![]() QuarkXPress 8 provides generic box tools for all the basic shapes. You no longer need specific text boxes or picture boxes, so you no longer need specific Text Box and Picture Box tools. You can still enter values in the Angle fields in the Measurements palette and in the Modify dialog box. Hover the mouse above any corner point to see the rotate pointer, and twist away. Double-clicking a text box automatically selects the Text Content tool, and you can resize items with either tool. Like other layout and design programs, QuarkXPress now has separate tools for working with text and picturesthe Text Content tool and the Picture Content tool. Table 1 Tool Palette Changes from Version 7 to Version 8 Table 1 explains what has happened with all those tools. After introducing you to the biggest changethose new tools!I'll show you eight surefire reasons you'll love QuarkXPress 8.įigure 1 The transformation of the Tools palette. What happened to the tools? Where's the Content tool? How long will it take me to learn this? Are these changes justified by cool new things? Before you start to resent your made-over pseudo-spouse, let's take a look at the changes. When you see the new interface, you're likely to do a double take. ![]() Despite the cosmetic changes, QuarkXPress still offers the ease of use and precision controls you rely on and spend time with, day in, day out. That may explain why QuarkXPress has remained static for so long, with its interface and tools barely changing in the last 15 years.įar from being the same old thing, QuarkXPress 8 has undergone a makeover of reality TV proportions, and its fresh look brings valuable new features that range from truly revolutionary to "it's about time." But as with a spouse in midlife crisis, who may lose weight or get a new 'do, the inner workings are still the same. ![]() He was making the point that users become intimately familiar with the programs they use. I'll never forget the annual Quark conference at which a QuarkXPress user claimed that he spent more time with his software than with his spouse. QuarkXPress 8: Essential Skills for Page Layout and Web Design ![]()
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