The QuarkXPress Book

ISBN: 9780938151869

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rying to figure out exactly
what type of program
QuarkXPress is some-
times reminds us of a
scene from an old \" Sattlr-
day Night Live\" episode??? when a couple bickered over their
new purchase. \"It s a floor wax???\" said one. \"No??? it s a dessert
topping???\" replied the other. The answer was clear: \" It s a floor
wax and a dessert topping.\" QuarkXPress is a program with
tile same predicament. Some people insist it s a typesetting
application. Others bet their bottom dollar that it s a word pro-
eessm: Still others make QuarkXPress a way of life.
The truth is that QuarkXPress is all these things??? and
more. However??? no matter how you use it??? it is never more than
a tool. And a tool is never more than the person behind it.
We like to think of machetes. 3%u can use a machete as
an exotic knife to cut a block of cheese. Or you can use it as
your only means of survival I???aeking through the Amazon
jungles. It s all up to you.
ltere in the Introduction??? we talk about the big picture:
QuarkXPress and how it fits into the world of desktop pub-
lishing. We also talk about the new QuarkXPress??? version 3???
and how it s diffe??? ent fl om previous versions. Most inlpol-
tantly??? we set the stage for the real thrust of this book: how to
use QuarkXPress to its tidiest.