The Hubble space telescope images reveal the striking beauty of our universe and are worth checking out even if you don’t plan on using them in a project.

See them at www.hubblesite.org.

If you want to update the original picture files themselves with the effects, choose File> Save Picture and select either Selected Picture or All Pictures in Layout.

This is incredibly handy for providing your cropped, rotated, or altered pictures to a Web developer. It’s also handy for simply converting a picture from one file format or color space to another:

When you export the pictures, you may want to enable the Link Layout to New Picture option in the Picture Export Options window, but leave the Overwrite Original Picture option disabled, to preserve your originals.

Also, for ease in future editing, increase the Picture Box Bleed value, since otherwise the image data is cropped to the edges of the picture box.

This system exports graphs in several major file formats, including native Illustrator files that include layers and labels for easy customization. The graphs can be automatically placed into InDesign or QuarkXPress layout templates, or used in any system that can place graphic files. Check out the workflow video at their website.

The answer of course is YES! And the process is almost too obvious and simple: just Cut or Copy the picture box and Paste it into the text flow wherever you want it to appear. (Edit> Cut or Edit> Copy, then Edit> Paste)

If you want to control the distance between the text and the picture box, there are two ways:

1. 1. Apply a Text Runaround: use the Item tool to select the picture box, then adjust its runaround in the Measurements Palette (in QuarkXPress 7 and higher), or in the Item> Modify dialog box

1. Drag the edge of the picture box to make the box larger. The text will move over to accommodate the new size of the picture box.

Now, he’s teamed up with the FUSE Conference to announce the first ever Dieline Awards. There will be 30 winners across 10 different categories, and the top 11 winners will recieve a prize package worth over $4500. The official awards ceremony will be held at the FUSE Conference on April 14th, 2010, at Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. Deadline for submissions is December 21, 2009.

Register here.

This announcement just appeared in my in-box. It looks like a great way to get introduced to the Flash features in QuarkXPress. To register, click here or the link below. To sign up to receive Quark’s periodic announcements, click here.
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Flash Design with QuarkXPress 8!

Be adventurous! Bring your designs to life with Flash®
Build on your expertise in QuarkXPress by creating compelling Flash® and Web designs. In this FREE 45-minute eSeminar you’ll discover how QuarkXPress® 8 provides all of the core tools you need to create compelling, interactive communications right in your layout application. No coding required!

During the eSeminar you’ll discover:

• The ease with which you can output Flash (SWF) from QuarkXPress 8
• The simplicity of setting up interactive menus and buttons
• A common interface and tool set to leverage your existing print design skills
• How to apply more than one hundred predefined actions
• How to integrate video and audio into your designs
• How to create animation and buttons with ease
• Simple pop-up menus and fields enabling you to build interactivity within your design

This event is for Mac and Windows users. You can follow this eSeminar from wherever you are by simply logging in from your computer and phone or using audio directly on your computer. The eSeminar will be followed by a live question & answer session on Twitter.
Don’t miss out on this eSeminar. Places are limited so register now!

November 18th, 2009

11:00 am Eastern
10:00 am Central
09:00 am Mountain
08:00 am Pacific
register now!

Cartridges from Cartridge World, Media Sciences, and Rhinotek left toner streaks, color fluctuations, toner leaks, created paper jams, and even printer damage. The scope of the study was limited since only one printer model was tested, but it does add some weight to Xerox’s claim that their own toner cartridges are more reliable. You can read the report at www.spencerlab.com.

This will update the Item Style to match the altered page item. Notice that when you hover your mouse over the Update button, it displays the attributes that are different about the new item.

Try one of these six free high-quality textures from Six Revisions.

Inexplicably, Quark does not include a Default Set, nor a way to get back to the original palette arrangement without deleting ALL your preferences. If you REALLY need to get back to the default palette setup, try this:

• Find QuarkXPress’s Preferences folder and move it to your desktop. You’ll find the Preferences folder either inside the QuarkXPress application folder or in your [username]/Library/Preferences/Quark folder. If you have both, the one in the application folder is the live one, and you may as well remove the one from your Library folder.
• Launch QuarkXPress
• Create the Default Set as described above
• Quit QuarkXPress
• Drag the new Default Set out of the Palette Sets folder inside the new Preferences folder that QuarkXPress just created for you.
• Replace the new Preferences folder with the older one you saved elsewhere.
• Drag the Default Set file into the Palette Sets folder in the old Preferences folder.