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InDesign for QuarkXPress Users [Paperback]

David Blatner (Author), Christopher Smith (Author), Steve Werner (Author)
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April 25, 2003

While QuarkXPress is the most-widely used page-layout program in the world, Adobe InDesign is rapidly gaining ground with better typography and transparency features, speedier performance, and more overall control. Plus, InDesign 2 is Mac OS X native, QuarkXPress 5 isn't. But if you're a QuarkXPress user thinking of making the switch to InDesign, you know you can't afford to lose time and productivity at the office while learning a new program. Thanks to InDesign for QuarkXPress Users, you don't have to.

InDesign for QuarkXPress Users is the only book on the market that shows experienced graphic designers how to use InDesign from a QuarkXPress user's perspective. Using an easy-to-read and easy-to-digest style, this unique title focuses on common tasks, giving you quick solutions rather than bogging you down with lengthy theory. Written by well-known experts in the field, the book is abundantly illustrated and covers topics such as using InDesign's transparency features (possible in QuarkXPress only by unwieldy workarounds), and making the most of master pages and style sheets. It's also loaded with real-world tips on how you can apply your QuarkXPress know-how to this up-and-coming software.


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While QuarkXPress is the most-widely used page-layout program in the world, Adobe InDesign is rapidly gaining ground with better typography and transparency features, speedier performance, and more overall control. Plus, InDesign 2 is Mac OS X native, QuarkXPress 5 isn't. But if you're a QuarkXPress user thinking of making the switch to InDesign, you know you can't afford to lose time and productivity at the office while learning a new program. Thanks to InDesign for QuarkXPress Users, you don't have to.

InDesign for QuarkXPress Users is the only book on the market that shows experienced graphic designers how to use InDesign from a QuarkXPress user's perspective. Using an easy-to-read and easy-to-digest style, this unique title focuses on common tasks, giving you quick solutions rather than bogging you down with lengthy theory. Written by well-known experts in the field, the book is abundantly illustrated and covers topics such as using InDesign's transparency features (possible in QuarkXPress only by unwieldy workarounds), and making the most of master pages and style sheets. It's also loaded with real-world tips on how you can apply your QuarkXPress know-how to this up-and-coming software.

About the Author

David Blatner is an internationally known expert on QuarkXPress and Photoshop and is the author or coauthor of numerous books including Real World Adobe InDesign 2, Real World QuarkXPress 5, and QuarkXPress 4/5 Power Shortcuts. His books have sold more than a half million copies worldwide. Christopher Smith is president of American Graphics Institute. A certified technical trainer and Adobe certified expert for InDesign version 1, 1.5, and 2.0, Smith teaches classes on InDesign and other publishing software at American Graphics Institute¿s Boston training center and has been involved in teaching electronic publishing and electronic document distribution for more than 10 years. Steve Werner has been a trainer, consultant, and production manager in the graphic arts industry for over 20 years. He has taught QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, and a variety of other graphic applications at Seybold Seminars, Rapid Graphics in San Francisco, and other venues since 1988.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (April 25, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321159489
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321159489
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Time to Make the Switch, July 23, 2004
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I too was terrified to make the switch from Quark to InDesign. I consider myself to be a Quark "power user" and was so comfortable in the program that I found it scary to leave. I recently saw David speak at the Digial Design Conference in Seattle and I felt assured that the time had come to make the switch - or become a technological dinosaur. So after seeing David speak I purchased the book myself to "test the waters." WOW. I was amazed by the things that InDesign allows me to do - such as dealing with transparency issues and no longer needing to save files as EPS to place in a layout program.

Keeping files in their native Photoshop or Illustrator layered format is PHENOMENOL. I saw live examples of the types of files I would use and the book gives detailed information on making the switch. It just makes sense - it's like the people who still use PageMaker?! Either catch up with technology or find yourself in the same job in 10 years. I can never imagine going back to Quark, and this book is my tour guide (and bible) to life in the new digital world.

Oh, and never again will I have to hold down the return key for an hour to update my images. Life is good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Book, February 21, 2010
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If you are a Quark user trying to transition to InDesign, I couldn't recommend this book more. It really helped me get past the learning curve and I've never turned back.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward instruction, June 10, 2003
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The collaborative effort of QuarkXPress experts David Blatner, Christopher Smith, and Steve Werner, InDesign For QuarkXPress Users is an impressive reference tool for those who are already basically proficient in QuarkXPress software and want to learn Adobe InDesign for the creation of professional graphics. Straightforward instruction, numerous screenshots and examples, and an easy-to-follow language makes InDesign For QuarkXPress Users an excellent and thoroughly "user friendly" informational and reference resource for a very rapid learning curve.
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