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See Inside ePub Files

The most popular file format for electronic books is ePub. If you want to explore the text and image files inside an ePub file, try this trick: Using a utility such as the free StuffIt Expander, expand a COPY of the .epub file. (Be sure to keep the original as an epub file!) Its content [...]

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Avoid Show-Through in Scans

To avoid having your scanner pick up text from the back side of the paper you’re scanning (this is called ghosting, or show-through), place a sheet of black paper behind the paper you’re scanning. The black paper absorbs the light that would otherwise shine through the paper. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetquark.com%2F2010%2F08%2F18%2Favoid-show-through-in-scans%2F'; addthis_title = 'Avoid+Show-Through+in+Scans'; addthis_pub = [...]

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An Easy Way to Determine the Size of an Image on a Web Page

Here’s a quick way for Mac users to save an image from a website, and determine its exact dimensions: just drag it directly from the Web page onto the Preview application icon in your Dock. Then, choose Tools> Get Info (Command-I) to see its size, file format, etc. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetquark.com%2F2010%2F08%2F13%2Fan-easy-way-to-determine-the-size-of-an-image-on-a-web-page%2F'; addthis_title = 'An+Easy+Way+to+Determine+the+Size+of+an+Image+on+a+Web+Page'; addthis_pub [...]

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Quark’s FREE Flash eSeminar on August 24th: How To Make Your Web Site Live And Publish Updates

Quark’s ongoing series of free online seminars continues on August 24th with “How To Make Your Web Site Live And Publish Updates”. Here’s their description — and remember that you can also accomplish these feats in QuarkXPress 7, with Quark’s optional Interactive Designer XTension: ———————— Hopefully our Flash eSeminar series has enabled you to significantly [...]

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