With SpecTackler show other users exactly what text, paragraph, and picture settings are used on each page.

For additional savings, check out the bundle: Dashes & SpellBound bundle.

SpellBound augments QuarkXPress' spell-check features while checking the spelling of a single word, an active story, an entire document, or the text on master pages. SpellBound can access up to five auxiliary dictionaries and provides an exception dictionary (this is useful for implementing house styles to ensure words are always spelled in a certain manner).

Features:

• detects capitalization errors (e.g., will flag proper nouns not capitalized);

• uses a comprehensive, phonetically based algorithm when looking for alternative spellings to words;

• has a more precise definition of word boundaries (spell check words such as Ph.D. and QuarkXPress);

• enables the use as a guesser (interactively type in a guess and do a look up);

• highlight portions of compound words and get spelling suggestions on the constituent words;

• distinguishes between words with the same spelling but different capitalization;

• when replacing a misspelled word, optionally choose only to replace words with the same capitalization as the present word or all occurrences;

• allows for the choice of casting capitalization of the replacement word to that of the original;

• enables the user to edit any of the open auxiliary or exception dictionaries while doing a spell check;

• enables the user to enter non-alphabetic characters into the auxiliary or exception dictionaries (if nonstandard characters are entered into an English auxiliary dictionary, then this dictionary cannot be used with the internal QuarkXPress spell checker); and

• will spell check words that contain fi or fl ligatures.

Hyphenation XTensions modules and spelling XTensions modules are language specific and require QuarkXPress Passport or the QuarkXPress language for which you are purchasing. For instance, a German hyphenation XTensions module will only operate on the German version of QuarkXPress or QuarkXPress Passport.

Available languages:

• Arabic;

• Danish;

• Dutch;

• English (British or U.S.);

• French;

• German;

• Italian;

• Norwegian;

• Russian;

• Spanish; and

• Swedish.

Additional dictionaries and word count:

• Biochemistry

• Geographical 50,000;

• Dental 12,000;

• Technical 50,000;

• Legal 26,000;

• Medical 125,000;

• Pharmaceutical 28,000;

• Wall Street 8,000;

• American Heritage Dictionary 450,000; and

• Webster's Dictionary 800,000.

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Manufacturer: CompuSense Ltd.

For language dictionaries, please indicate language preference in the comments field. Priced per language or specialty dictionary.

The SpellBound spellchecker XTensions module checks the spelling of a single word, of an active story, of an entire document, or of the text on master pages. It provides functionality and features not found in QuarkXPress' spell checker, such as allowing multiple auxiliary dictionaries (up to five) to be open at any one time, and providing for an exception dictionary (this is useful for implementing house styles to ensure words are always spelled in a certain manner).

Available languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English (British or U.S.), French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Hyphenation XTensions modules and spelling XTensions modules are language specific and require QuarkXPress Passport or the QuarkXPress language for which you are purchasing. For instance, a German hyphenation XTensions module will only operate on the German version of QuarkXPress or QuarkXPress Passport.

Additional dictionaries and word count:

Geographical 50,000

Dental 12,000

Technical 50,000

Legal 26,000

Medical 125,000

Pharmaceutical 28,000

Wall Street Words 8,000

American Heritage Dictionary 450,000

Webster's Dictionary 800,000

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Manufacturer: CompuSense Ltd.

SpotCheck is a powerful color tool that allows the user to quickly and easily change the color information on a document. Change spot colors to process colors for printing, change process colors to spot colors, or remove all the unused colors in a document with the click of a button.

Features:

• converts spot colors (PANTONE or RGB) into process colors; and

• converts process colors into spot colors; and

• removes unused colors from the color palette.

Manufacturer: GLUON

This brand new product is very useful for anyone who uses the layer functions in QuarkXPress. Manipulate layers and create new ones based on item types. Simple and intuitive.

Features:

• select a page range to be affected;

• select which item types to affect;

• move to existing layers;

• move to a newly created layer; and

• flatten a document to have no layers.

Manufacturer: GLUON, Inc.

StripitXT prepares QuarkXPress documents for archiving in minutes. No more extracting page by page. Fast and efficient, StripitXT saves text and pictures into folders, which are easily accessed by searchable databases. Not only does the XTensions module work with Latin text, it is the only XTensions module to extract Arabic-language text for archiving.

StripitXT presents a total solution for the newspaper and magazine industries, in particular. Unlike any other XTensions module, StripitXT links headers with text during extracting to maintain proper sequencing of information. Further, during extracting StripitXT saves the date of publication, issue number, and page number inside text files. Databases automatically load this information when a search is performed.

StripitXT adds a new submenu to the QuarkXPress utilities menu which allows the user to choose default or unique preference settings, to request a StripitXT folder, to extract a PICT preview of an entire page, a PICT preview of every picture box on the page, a text file containing the full path, the name of every picture on the page, and a text file containing the text of all text boxes on the page.

The user is given a range of pre-archiving options, because StripitXT's extensive preferences have been well studied. The user determines which items and how much of each document to extract. The user also has a variety of choices for the final archive of documents, the scale of the PICT preview, exceptions, and article separators, among others. Default and saving options have never made extracting easier or more effective.

All Arabic products are shipped directly from Lebanon at the time of the customer's order and incur additional shipping charges. In the event that the product cannot be delivered electronically, as some cannot, you will be notified of the shipping surcharge. Note that this surcharge is generally $75.

Manufacturer: Layout Limited

StudioPack ID for InDesign CS4 is an indispensible set of tools for any serious design studio.

Stylin' enables the user to apply certain portions of a QuarkXPress style sheet to text while protecting local formatting. Style sheets are powerful formatting tools, but applying a style sheet may remove attributes that were applied locally. Stylin' solves this problem with a couple of clicks of the mouse.

Stylin' uses a floating palette that contains all the paragraph and character style sheets for a QuarkXPress project. Click on one of the style sheet's names and use the style sheet to override specific attributes. The attributes that are not reformatted are remembered between each use. This product will improve reformatting workflow.

Stylin' stores frequently used settings for easy recall. This prevents the need to constantly change the Stylin' preferences. Shift + click on the style sheet in the Stylin' palette and a simplified dialog interface enables the user to select the setting to apply.

Option + click on the style sheet in the Stylin' palette to choose the attributes to protect when the style sheet is applied to the text. Once the settings are correct store them for quick recall in either of the Stylin' dialog boxes.

Manufacturer: Vision's Edge, Inc.

Suitcase Fusion 2 provides the perfect testing ground for your type. The new interface provides the perfect excuse to mix a little play with work. Its sleek, straightforward design makes it easy to locate, group, examine, preview, and activate any font in a library.

Font Auto-Activation enables you to focus on your work, not your system. Suitcase Fusion 2 comes with professional-grade, auto-activation XTensions and Plug-ins for critical design and publishing applications, including InDesign(R), Illustrator(R), and QuarkXPress(R). These utilize Font Sense to precisely match and auto-activate the right font types when you open a document. To avoid other conflicts, these XTensions and Plug-ins will also auto-deactivate the fonts upon closing a document.

Breathtaking previews so you can see your type for what it is. Suitcase Fusion 2 offers unprecedented font and glyph preview options including a slick slider bar that lets you dynamically resize your font preview. See how typefaces stack up side by side even down to their individual glyphs. Tear off your previews and drop them into your document to see what they look like in action.

Font Sense gets your type right. Suitcase Fusion 2 is equipped with industry-tested, patented Font Sense technology. Font Sense uses multiple criteria to uniquely fingerprint each version of a font, delivering precise font matching and auto-activation.

Suitcase Fusion 2 supports Adobe InDesign CS3 and CS4, Illustrator CS4, and QuarkXPress 7 and 8 on Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard).

Manufacturer: Extensis, Inc.

For additional savings, check out the bundle: Grabber Bundle.

The Tab Grabber XTensions module enables users to select and modify tab settings without the need to edit QuarkXPress style sheets or change tab settings one at a time. Select the tab grabber xtension tool and drag a marquee around the page area to modify. Release the mouse and the tab grabber xtension dialog appears. Change any tab feature directly within this dialog box.

Use the nudge arrows to move the tabs around interactively, change the tab alignment, or fill character. Select the apply button to preview changes. Click ok when the desired results are achieved. The Tab Grabber XTensions module will even work across multiple text boxes, making it the ideal tool for those last-minute changes.

Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC

TableMaker is used to convert tab-delimited text (or other delimiters) into accurate tables quickly. TableMaker can be used to force fit a table into any size. Simply enter, import, or paste tab-delimited text into a QuarkXPress text box, select it, then use the TableMaker dialog to create an instant professional table.

Customize almost every parameter of tables. With all the options of TableMaker, professionals can work any way that suits them, making great tables with traditional tabs or with cells. We've added new powers to the existing table routines in QuarkXPress such as the ability to make tables across multiple pages or to set alternating shades or fit text.

Features:

• multipage tables — select many pages of text and create matching tables on each page;

• controlled text wrap in different sized columns;

• supports tab, comma, semicolon, and pipe-delineated data;

• new column tab featuring custom controls over column widths;

• full control over gutters;

• more tab types and multi-tab types now supported;

• ability to make box fit table or table fit box;

• save presets for easy recall of settings; and

• full control over colored, alternating background stripes.

Manufacturer: GLUON

Text Count provides quick and easy control over word counts and overflows and with an unrivaled estimate function, the user can control even the text which has not yet been submitted.

For additional savings, check out the bundle: Grabber Bundle.

Finally a way to select and modify text vertically, anywhere on a page. With the Text Grabber XTensions module, drag a marquee around the page area to modify. Once the marquee is drawn, a dialog box enables the user to change to any character attribute.

The user can optionally change font, size, color, or even apply a QuarkXPress style sheet.

For example: change the font and color in the fourth column of a price chart. Never again select and change the attributes separately for each and every line.

Manufacturer: Meadows Information Systems, LLC

With TeXTractor, export all the text in a QuarkXPress document or selected portions of the text using any text-export filter installed in the QuarkXPress XTensions folder.

Open QuarkXPress pages in Photoshop. The TIFF Export XTensions module saves pages or spreads as TIFF for greater portability.

Select the DPI for the resulting TIFFs so the resolution of the image is as great as desired. The exported graphic file is more portable than an EPS because, with TIFF graphics, the fonts are part of the image. TIFF Export even allows user-definable page scaling.

Manufacturer: Vision's Edge, Inc.

This XTensions module applies unlimited time stamps to documents to help determine when the document was last revised. The stamps are automatically updated when the document is saved. The XTensions module includes several date formats and the option to include the chooser name, document name, and fonts used in a stamp.

Features:

• time stamps automatically update when the document is saved;

• six flexible date formats;

• time may be included along with date;

• chooser name and/or document name may be included;

• stamp can list fonts used in document; and

• time stamps may be placed on master pages.

Manufacturer: Vision's Edge, Inc.

VTools is a collection of useful editing and product tools.

WebXPress is the choice of professionals and novices alike for repurposing QuarkXPress documents into web pages, Word documents, XML, and more. WebXPress is in use throughout the world including some of the world's largest book, magazine, and newspaper publishers. Easy to use, inexpensive, and highly automated, WebXPress makes the transition between the world of paper and the electronic superhighway painless. WebXPress exports QuarkXPress text and pictures in the blink of an eye. WebXPress can convert an entire folder of QuarkXPress documents in a matter of minutes (Pro Version) or a 20-page document in seconds.

Features:

• export entire folders of documents (Pro version only);

• export entire documents as HTML, XML, MS Word, WordPerfect, XPress tags, and others;

• DHTML output options comes closer than ever to matching QuarkXPress' layout but remain in editable form;

• full control over special characters and accents (output as ASCII codes or names);

• new simple HTML has many uses for database systems and those that need simpler tagging;

• wide selection of settings to control how text and pictures are exported;

• special detail to tables and emphasis on easy-to-understand and work with HTML;

• save presets for easy recall of complex settings; and

• much more.

Manufacturer: GLUON

WebXPress is the choice of professionals and novices alike for repurposing QuarkXPress documents into web pages, Word documents, XML, and more. WebXPress is in use throughout the world including some of the world's largest book, magazine, and newspaper publishers. Easy to use, inexpensive, and highly automated, WebXPress makes the transition between the world of paper and the electronic superhighway painless. WebXPress exports QuarkXPress text and pictures in the blink of an eye. WebXPress can convert an entire folder of QuarkXPress documents in a matter of minutes (Pro Version) or a 20-page document in seconds.

Features:

• export entire folders of documents (Pro version only);

• export entire documents as HTML, XML, MS Word, WordPerfect, XPress tags, and others;

• DHTML output options comes closer than ever to matching QuarkXPress' layout but remain in editable form;

• full control over special characters and accents (output as ASCII codes or names);

• new simple HTML has many uses for database systems and those that need simpler tagging;

• wide selection of settings to control how text and pictures are exported;

• special detail to tables and emphasis on easy-to-understand and work with HTML;

• save presets for easy recall of complex settings; and

• much more.

Manufacturer: GLUON