XTensions/PlugIns

What do I need to consider when opening old InDesign documents?

There are several options to convert older documents if you want to use them with InDesign CS5 oder 5.5:

Option 1:
Simply open the document with the current version and save it
You may open your "old" InDesign document simply with the current version of the application and save it from there. In this case you have the least danger of reflowing the text. However, you should be aware that the document might not be fully adapted for the new version of the application. You might face unexpected behavior.

Option 2:
Clean up the document and save it
If a document has a long history, like having been created using InDesign CS3 and worked on with other versions of the application, you should consider cleaning it once a while for better compatibility with later versions.
You can inspect the history of an InDesign document by pressing the command and alt keys while choosing About InDesign from the InDesign menu on Mac OS X, or by pressing the ctrl and alt keys while choosing About InDesign from the Help menu on Windows.
This will open an information window for the current document. This window shows in its lower left pane the complete history of the document. You can see when the document has been saved, converted or recoverd and many thing more.
To clean up a document with a long history, you export it as an IDML file (InDesign Markup Language, CS4 and later) or as an INX file (InDesign Interchange, CS3 and earlier) and open this export file directly from InDesign. Save the file with a new name. If you now take a look at the document history as described above, you will see that every event earlier than exporting the document is gone from the history. The document will show as having been created by the current version of the application. On top, the unique IDs of the file will have been cleaned up as well.

Option 3:
Create a new document using page copy
Even exporting the document will preserve the whole content of the previous version. After opening the exported document, you will still have all unused style sheets, swatches and master pages. If you want to keep only those elements of the document, which are actually in use, you will need to create a page copy.
To create a page copy, you need to create a new document window next to the existing document. Then you open the Pages palette for the old document, select all document pages and drag them into the window of the new document. InDesign will only copy the dragged pages and those style sheets, swatches and master pages, which are being used by these pages. Please save the new document after this process.

Option 4:
Rebuild the document manually
If you want to be absolutely sure that your document is in perfect condition, you need to rebuild it manually. This process gives you the chance to review all preferences, style sheets, swatches, etc. while reproducing the old document.

Category: InDesign, XTensions / Plug-Ins

Requirement for activate Markzware products

Please note that you need an Internet access in order to install install/ activate all Markzware products. There is no other way to activate one of their products.

The Internet access via a Proxy server is possible - but it does not work with a Proxy-Authentication or if the configuration has been done with a .PAC file!

Please ensure - specially for Multi User Lisences - that each machine you want to install the software needs Internet access.

In generel you can switch a license to another machine. Therefore you first have to deactivate the license, so that you can activate it on the new machine. This procedure also works via Internet.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins, QuarkXPress

How to find the serial number of Adobe InDesign

If you are getting ready to order an update of Adobe InDesign, an installed Plug-Ins or you need technical Support for Adobe, you need to know your Adobe InDesign serial number. Please do the following steps depending on your OS:

Macintosh:

The easiest way to find out the serialnumber is a look on the Product package or the delivery note. If you don´t have it, you can use a Softwaretools called "Product Key Finder" which can get the serial numbers. Therefore search for "Mac Product Key Finder" in your browser and verify the results.

Windows:

The easiest way to find out the serialnumber is a look on the Product package or the delivery note. If you don´t have it, you can use a Softwaretools called "Product Key Finder" which can get the serial numbers. Therefore search for "Win Product Key Finder" in your browser and verify the results.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

How to find the QuarkXPress serial number?

If you are getting ready to order an update of QuarkXPress or for an XTension or you need technical support from Quark you need to know your QuarkXPress serial number. Therefore you have to start QuarkXPress once. In order of your running operating system please follow the described instructions:

For Macintosh:

Click into the main menue onto the tab "QuarkXPress" (left of the Apple Menu). In this menue you will find the option "About QuarkXPress." Click on this option while you hold down the option key "alt-button" on your keybord. This will open a window where you will find your QuarkXPress version, patch level, serial number, etc.

For Windows:

Click into the main menue onto the tab "Help". In this menue you will find the tab "About QuarkXPress." Click on this tab while you hold down the control key "strg-button" on your keybord. This will open a window where you will find your QuarkXPress version, patch level, serial number, etc.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins, QuarkXPress

Message: "This XTension is not compatibel with this version of XPress."

Possible causes:

The version of a XTension does not match the QXP version (for example, a QXP 6 XTension does not run with QXP 7).

Solution: Check the version number an load the correct version of the XTension.

Is the current processor type supported? A PPC-Version does not run on INTEL.

Solution: Switch QXP to Rosetta mode and start QuarkXPress again. If the XTension still does not load, contact the distributor or producer.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

What does XTension mean?

XTensions are add-on applications, which, once started, can expand the functionality of QuarkXPress with several features.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

How do I activate/deactivate XTensions?

The Xtension, which has to be installed, will be pasted by drag & drop in the folder "XTensions" within the QuarkXPress application folder or, when an installer is included, you have to start this and install the XTension and additional files into matching folders.

To deactivate unnecessary XTensions they can simply be dropped into the folder "XTensions Disabled". QuarkXPress has to be restarted, whenever changes are made on the XTension's folder.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Where do I find the XTensions already loaded on my volume?

Start QuarkXPress, then choose Utilities->XTensionManager. Here you see all XTensions loaded.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

How do I find the version number of my installed XTension?

Mac OS

Highlight the symbol of the XTension software in the Finder.
Push Cmd+I (information)or choose the "Information" menu under "File"

Windows

Click with the right mouse button on the symbol of the XTension and choose "Attributes" from the contextual menu.
Click on the register "version" and find the version number.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Why does the installation of XTensions switch QuarkXPress into "demo mode"?

Demo versions from XTensions may cause the complete switch of QuarkXPress application to demo mode, as soon as they are loaded. QuarkXPress does not allow saving documents or creating a library and printing is possible only in a restricted mode. When QuarkXPress is started with XTensions in demo mode you get a warning message.

We advice you to load only one or few XTensions in demo mode. Try out the new functions to get to know if you want to buy a full version of the XTension. If you find a conflict between the demo XTensions, ask the producer, if full versions also cause such conflicts.

Please consider not to open necessary documents whil working in demo mode! Documents that can be saved in the QuarkXPress demo mode, can not be opened with the full version of QXP.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Message: “[102] This document cannot be opened, because the pasteboard XTension is not available”

If you attempt to open a QuarkXPress™ document and the following alert message displays: “[102] This document can't be opened because the "Pasteboard" QuarkXTensions is not present”, third-party software is required to resolve the problem.

The Pasteboard XTensions module is third-party XTensions software created by the software development company Markzware. Its purpose is to expand the vertical size of the QuarkXPress pasteboard, allowing more space around the top and bottom of each document page.

Unfortunately, the first version of the XTensions software had a problem: when a document was opened while the Pasteboard XT was running, the Pasteboard XTensions module “attached” itself to that document, so the Pasteboard XT had to be running whenever the document was opened again.

This creates a particular problem in cross-platform environments, because the Pasteboard XTensions module is only available for the Mac OS version of QuarkXPress.

Solutions
With the XTension KillPasteBoard you can open the document without loading Pasteboard XT. When saving the document the Pasteboard information will be removed. KillPasteBoard XTension is freeware.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Is it true, that XPertTools for 7.1 is available free of charge?

Yes! Quark XPertTools Pro - compatible with QuarkXPress 7.1 and higher is now available free of charge - download at the QuarkXPress site!

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Where do I find the FontFace XT against incorrect replacements of font styles?

FontFace XTension® for QuarkXPress and QuarkXPress Passport 6.1 und 6.11 (Mac OS)
To avoid incorrect replacement of font styles in Quark XPress and QuarkXPress Passport under Mac OS. (A font style is a variation within a font familie - for example, the Minion type familiy includes font styles like Minion Bold, Minion Italic and Minion Bold Italic.) The incorrect replacement may occur without notification of the user, when a font style in a suitcase is deactivated. Download here: FontFace XTension®

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Does there exist any XTension to import or write arabic text in QuarkXPress?

Yes, ArabicXT allows the typing of arabic text, the text direction is changed to "right to left". With ArabicXT arabic and latin text can be handled equally.

Information and downloads of demo and software you can find here: Arabic XT.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins

Warum kann ich im ex TranslationFilter manchmal den Export nicht anwählen (ausgegraut)?

Um in QuarkXPress oder Adobe InDesign mit dem ex TranslationFilter Text zu exportieren, muss das aktuelle Dokument gesichert sein.
Das ist auch der Fall, wenn bspw. ein CS4 Dokument in CS5 geöffnet wird (in der Titelleiste des Dokumentes zu erkennen an "umgewandelt" im Namen). In diesen Fällen ist die Export-Option ausgegraut. Sichern Sie das Dokument, wird die Funktion wieder aktiv.

Das gleiche gilt für Templates sowie für Dokumente die mit ID2Q in QuakXPress oder Q2ID in InDesign konvertiert wurden.

Category: XTensions / Plug-Ins