Hallole

Lest euch einmal diese Pressemeldung durch:
http://euro.quark.com/...r/prview.jsp?idx=771

Wer die XPertTools kennt, weiss, dass das mehr ist, als nur eine nette Zugabe :-)

Für mich war das Fehlen der XPertTools häufig ein Grund, einen Job in Xpress 6.5 aufzubauen, statt in 7.

Hallo Detlev

OK, ich ändere ich "Super nette..."

Hallo, zusammen,

wer mehr Details wissen will und die 6er XTensions nicht kennt, hier ist die Liste aller XPert Tools Pro XTensions mit einer kurzen Beschreibung (engl.), was jede einzelne bietet.

Da alles einzelne XTensions sind, kann man nur die aktivieren, die man braucht, und die anderen weglassen:

XPERT ALIGN
XPert Align provides an intuitive, visual method for aligning items with other items or on the page. Simply select the items to align, then click a button to align the items with each other automatically, center them on the page, place them equidistant across the page, and more.

XPERT BOXTOOLS
XPert BoxTools eases the process of adjusting the size and placement of items, text, and graphics. The Nudge palette lets you interactively adjust the position and rotation of items and pictures. Commands in the Style and Item menus expand your options for working with pictures and their boxes. The Ungroup All command makes it easier to ungroup items so you can work with them individually. The Fit Text palette makes copyfitting a snap and Vertical Alignment commands provide easy access to options for distributing text vertically.

XPERT FINDCHANGE
XPert FindChange provides comprehensive controls for finding items (text boxes, picture boxes, no-content boxes, lines, and text paths) and changing any of their attributes (from location, shape, and color to frame style, picture scale, number of columns, and much more). This makes it easy to make consistent changes to any element of a design — throughout an entire layout.

XPERT GUIDES
XPert Guides provides precision controls for creating and editing on-screen guides. Specify a location for the guide, whether it’s horizontal or vertical, whether it applies to a page or entire spread, a display color, and a view scale at which the guide displays, and XPert Guides creates a guide on-screen. You can edit, copy, and paste guides; mirror guides; create grids, rows, and columns automatically with guides; create guides from a box; and add bleed and safety guides.

XPERT IMAGEINFO
XPert ImageInfo gives you easy access to detailed information about all the pictures placed in QuarkXPress layouts. If you’ve ever worked on a project containing numerous images, such as a catalog, you know how important it is to have access to information about the picture files. XPert ImageInfo provides a palette for quick answers and a complete report for comprehensive information.

XPERT ITEMSTYLES
XPert ItemStyles lets you save item attributes — such as color, frame style, line width, picture scale, and text inset — as style sheets that you can apply to any item from a palette. ItemStyles make changes to items in an instant and guarantee consistency throughout a design. You can even make global changes to items by editing an XPert ItemStyle.

XPERT LAYERS
XPert Layers provides an alternative method of working with layers. The XPert Layers palette provides a little more power than the QuarkXPress Layers palette, including the ability to select linked boxes on layers.

XPERT PAGESETS
XPert PageSets lets you save all print layout settings — such as dimensions, margins, and number of columns — as a style called a “page set.” You can select a page set to use when you create a project (File _ New _ Project) or layout (Layout _New). You can also specify a layout’s page numbering as you create it.

XPERT PASTE
XPert Paste lets you paste an item onto a different page or spread in the same location from which it was originally copied or cut. With XPert Paste, you can also paste items on multiple pages or spreads at the same time, and you have the option to activate XPert Paste with a modifier key or to use it all the time.

XPERT PILOT
XPert Pilot provides thumbnail previews of the pages and spreads in the current layout so you can jump instantly to an area you need to work on — without knowing what page it’s on. The palette also provides convenient methods for changing the view scale and jumping to different pages in a layout.

XPERT PRINT
XPert Print lets you select a portion of a QuarkXPress page and either print it or save it as an EPS file. You can also save multiple pages as EPS files in one operation.

XPERT SCALE
XPert Scale lets you quickly scale QuarkXPress layouts, items, groups, and contents similar to the way drawing programs scale objects. Through preferences, you specify what gets scaled — text, frames, offsets, line weights, and more. You can scale items visually or numerically (by entering percentage values or dimensions). With both its precision and interactive scaling methods, XPert Scale can simplify headline creation, logo development, copy fitting, picture and caption adjustments, and many other common tasks.

XPERT TEXTLINK
XPert Text Link provides an intuitive palette for linking and unlinking text boxes and text paths. In addition, it lets you join two existing text chains, easily create a series of linked text boxes, split a text chain into smaller text chains, and duplicate or delete a text box in a chain.

XPERT TOOLBARS
XPert Toolbars lets you create custom palettes that provide quick access to any QuarkXPress function you need. With a click of the mouse, you can access any tool, any menu command, and most keyboard commands in QuarkXPress. You can create as many Toolbars as you want, tailoring each for certain tasks such as typography, pictures, and layout.

XPERT TYPE
XPert Type offers quick access to common text formatting options, allowing you to make changes interactively by dragging the mouse or clicking arrows. You can see your changes as you make them — including size, tracking, indents, drop caps, and rules! Since XPert Type is implemented through a palette, you can see changes as you make them because your pages aren’t obscured by large dialog boxes.

Wer das Englisch nicht so versteht, bitte kurzer Post, wo das der Fall ist; ich übersetze dann gerne die eine oder andere Beschreibung.

Gruß
Matthias

Und hier hat es auch noch deutschsprachige Infos und bunte Bildchen. :-)

Ist zwar für QXP 6, an der Funktion wird sich jedoch nicht viel geändert haben.

Gruß
Bernhard

War das jetzt doch ein schlechter Aprilscherz oder bin ich nur blind. Finde noch keine Downloadmöglichkeit auf den Seiten von Quark.

Hallo Manfred

Nö, nur bedenke die Zeitverschiebung zwischen Europa und den USA.

ich vermute mal, das die Downloadmöglichkeit erst freigeschalten wird, wenn in der USA Tagesanfang ist.

Hast recht, bin wohl wirklich etwas zu ungeduldig. Allerdings könnten wir die Erweiterungen gut gebrauchen.

Hallo Manfred

Anscheinend gehen bei Quark die Uhren anders, denn bis jetzt (22 Uhr, 02.04.2007) stehen die Xpert Tools noch nicht zum Download bereit.

hallo zusammen

ist wohl eine schlechte deutsche übersetzung -- in der englischen meldung stand "... the week of April 2 ...". also noch kein grund zur hektik ;-)

… ein Easteregg eben ;–)

Ich glaube an den "Aprilscherz". Der Titel der US-Quark-Seite ist "Quark XPert Tools Pro for QuarkXPress 7 - Free download available in April!". Nichts von 1. oder 2., sondern einfach im April.

Hoffen und warten - wie immer bei Quark. Im Westen nichts Neues...

Guten Morgen an Alle Quarkler,

der Download ist nun aktiviert worden.

Link für Mac: http://www.quark.com/service/desktop/downloads/details.jsp?idx=682
Link für PC: http://www.quark.com/service/desktop/downloads/details.jsp?idx=683

anbei noch die deutschen Links:

Mac: http://euro.quark.com/.../details.jsp?idx=682
PC: http://euro.quark.com/.../details.jsp?idx=683

Website zum Nachlesen:
http://euro.quark.com/...ns/products/xptpro7/