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BigPicture: the Best Picture Manager

Badia Software’s BigPicture ($59.99, or $14.99/month) is an XTension for QuarkXPress 9/8/7/6/5/4 or a plug-in for InDesign CS6/5/4/3 that lists all the pictures in a project, and shows all the vital information about them (color model, format, file size, effective resolution, compression, scaling, angle, date modified, fonts, colors, etc.). In addition, BigPicture can select all the pictures [...]

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AutoCorrectXT Fixes Spelling As You Type, in Multiple Languages

One feature I’ve heard people wish for in QuarkXPress is to check spelling as you type — especially in multiple languages. One time-tested solution is AutoCorrectXT 3.4, a $50 XTension for QuarkXPress 7/8/9 from AthenaSoft. In addition to using its own dictionaries, it can also correct user-defined typing errors. AutoCorrectXT fixes spelling errors in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, [...]

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10% off QuarkXPress 8 & Free Upgrade to QuarkXPress 9

If you’re considering upgrading to QuarkXPress 9 from QuarkXPress 6 or 7, or if you want to buy a new copy of QuarkXPress 9, you can save 10% off the upgrade or new purchase at ThePowerXChange.com. Here’s how it works: Buy your upgrade or new copy before March 31 from ThePowerXChange.com and receive 10% off [...]

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Buy QuarkXPress 8, get QuarkXPress 9 free

Now is the time to purchase or upgrade to QuarkXPress 8. Here’s why: If you get QuarkXPress 8 between now and the time QuarkXPress 9 ships in April, you’ll get both QuarkXPress 8 and 9. Now I know what you’re thinking: “Why bother getting version 8 when version 9 will be here soon?” I can [...]

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