Love type? Want to know more? Ilene Strizver conducts her acclaimed Gourmet Typography workshops internationally. If you’ve used either plug-in, feel free to share your experiences by clicking on the Comments icon. Just go to this page on the Markzware site to add the free two-year subscription to your purchase.įor those of you who have to go in the other direction - that is, from InDesign to QuarkXPress - check out Markzware’s ID2Q (also $199). If you decide you like Q2ID and want to buy the plug-in, give yourself a little present and get a free two-year subscription to InDesign Magazine along with Q2ID. Quark documents (circled in red) show up as importable elements in InDesign once you install Q2ID.Īs an incentive to give this plug-in a try, Markzware will convert one document for free. So while Q2ID is not always a 100% guaranteed solution for every conversion problem, it is a time-saver when migrating Quark content that’s quick and easy to use.įigure 1. I suggest careful proofing after you convert. I’ve also heard of occasional discrepancies with kerning, tracking, text reflow, and the occasional missing font or two, particularly Zapf Dingbats. I’ve never had problems with Q2ID, but for some documents, you may have to tweak the converted type slightly to make it match the original exactly. Q2ID converts all elements, including type, images, and fonts. Once you install the plug-in, open InDesign and go to File > Open, then navigate to and click on the QuarkXPress document you want to convert. InDesign on its own doesn’t recognize more recent Quark files, but there is help in the form of a great plug-in from Markzware Software called to Q2ID ($199). While this is not strictly a type question, it certainly relates to typography, especially when you’re faced with converting or recreating designed content that contains type. Is there a way to open a QuarkXPress 5, 6, or 7 document in InDesign? I can only open QuarkXPress 3.3 and 4.1 files in InDesign.Ī. If Ilene answers your question in the blog, you’ll receive one Official T-Shirt! Post your questions and comments by clicking on the Comments icon above. TypeTalk is a regular blog on typography.
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