How different is INdesign as opposed to QuarkXPress?

[Precious Roy]

Went from InDesign CS2 to Quark 4.1 recently. InDesign was on a Mac, Quark is on a PC. Talk about shock. I went from designing pages that I would feel comfortable sending to contests to feeling like I was designing pages for the first time again. I weep and beg that we make the shift soon, at least to an updated version of Quark.
If I had the choice, we'd overhaul the whole system. Macs and CS2 all around!
Viva la Adobe Revolution!

How do you make a switch like that? It's like making the conscious decision to change from 2005 to 1999.

I'm not a designer--but I am very familiar with both Quark and InDesign and in the last year I have done more design work myself than I used to. Last version of Quark we've used was 6.5. It was OK, but really just because it is what we knew. We had made the jumps from 4 to 5 to 6. Everyone kept telling us to go Adobe and we put it off. But when we finally did, the switch to InDesign CS2 was fairly easy and the program is just a ton better. It integrates with Illustrator and Photoshop much better, too. Only question now is when to upgrade to CS3.

It wasn't easy, I can assure you that. I started the biz in Quark, so it was like learning how to crawl again after riding in a Ferrari for the last two years. Hopefully I can get back to a run and make things look good.

 

[SportsDude]

Just made the switch from Quark 4 to InDesign CS3 today. Anybody know how to convert quark templates into InDesign templates? Is there a quick and easy way to do this? (and no, don't say "have composing do it)

 

[wickedwritah]

Just made the switch from Quark 4 to InDesign CS3 today. Anybody know how to convert quark templates into InDesign templates? Is there a quick and easy way to do this? (and no, don't say "have composing do it)

Can you even do this? I've tried opening Quark files in InDesign, and it won't let me.

 

[Chi City 81]

Just made the switch from Quark 4 to InDesign CS3 today. Anybody know how to convert quark templates into InDesign templates? Is there a quick and easy way to do this? (and no, don't say "have composing do it)

Can you even do this? I've tried opening Quark files in InDesign, and it won't let me.

You should be able to. You just have to change the file type on the open menu to a .qxd document.

 

[wickedwritah]

Just made the switch from Quark 4 to InDesign CS3 today. Anybody know how to convert quark templates into InDesign templates? Is there a quick and easy way to do this? (and no, don't say "have composing do it)

Can you even do this? I've tried opening Quark files in InDesign, and it won't let me.

You should be able to. You just have to change the file type on the open menu to a .qxd document.

Thank you, Doc.

 

[Chi City 81]

No prob, Wicked. I have to keep reciting my ID knowledge before I forget it. It's been three months since I've used it. forkabuncha Quark.

 

[wickedwritah]

I just downloaded CS3 -- it will only let you open Quark documents from versions 3.3.x to 4.1.x. The document I had was Quark 7.3, so I wasn't able to open it.

 

[Chi City 81]

I just downloaded CS3 -- it will only let you open Quark documents from versions 3.3.x to 4.1.x. The document I had was Quark 7.3, so I wasn't able to open it.

How did you download it? Not that I'm ... ummm ... interested or anything ...

 

[wickedwritah]

How did you download it? Not that I'm ... ummm ... interested or anything ...

Downloaded the trial version from Adobe's Web site. Maybe if it were a permanent version, I could crack open later Quark files, though I don't know why they'd disable that feature (out of a bunch of others) only in the trial version.

 

[wickedwritah]

Oh, yeah, if you wanted a version, I'm sure you could find it on utorrent -- that is, if you were into downloading such programs on others' dimes. (This behavior doesn't have the Wicked Seal of Approval, FWIW -- boots will have to speak for himself on issuing/denying his seal.)

 

[Chi City 81]

Oh, yeah, if you wanted a version, I'm sure you could find it on utorrent -- that is, if you were into downloading such programs on others' dimes. (This behavior doesn't have the Wicked Seal of Approval, FWIW -- boots will have to speak for himself on issuing/denying his seal.)

Certainly not ...

 

[a_rosenthal]

Is there a list of what newspapers use Quark and what newspapers use InDesign?