CopyDesk 3.5 - Retail Boxed (Mac)

QuarkCopyDesk is the text editor built for today's demanding publishing environments. It is the ideal tool for writers, editors, and others involved in publishing workflows. QuarkCopyDesk contains a full suite of features for writing, editing, formatting, and outputting copy for publication.

The real power of QuarkCopyDesk lies in its complete compatibility with QuarkXPress. Layouts created in QuarkXPress can be easily exported to QuarkCopyDesk, enabling users to conveniently view page designs while editing articles. The integrity of the layout design is never compromised and users can rest assured that their copy fits the original layout with absolute fidelity.

Compatibility with QuarkXPress
QuarkCopyDesk uses the same text processing engine as QuarkXPress®. As a result, copy moves between writers, editors, and designers more smoothly than ever before. Layouts created in QuarkXPress can be exported to QuarkCopyDesk with a click of the mouse, and all typographic attributes - such as style sheets, article geometry, and hyphenation and justification rules - are maintained in the export process.

Writers and editors open an exported article in QuarkCopyDesk and view the layout exactly as the artist designed it. Although they can view all of the graphic elements (which are exported as page pictures), only the text is editable. This ensures the design will not be inadvertently altered as the article is passed among reviewers.

Eliminate reflow
Because the articleÂ’s typographic attributes and geometry are exported from QuarkXPress, writers and editors using QuarkCopyDesk know the exact article length, down to the line and word count. When they return the article to the designer, who imports it back into the master QuarkXPress layout, it fits perfectly. Text reflow is virtually eliminated, which improves efficiency dramatically.

An ideal solution for editorial workflows
The illustration below shows how QuarkXPress and QuarkCopyDesk interact to streamline the production of an article and accompanying layout.



System Requirements for Quark CopyDesk 3.5 (Mac)

Mac OS:

Hardware

• G4 processor or faster
• 256MB of available RAM
• 40MB of available hard disk space for QuarkCopyDesk or 100MB of available hard disk space for QuarkCopyDesk Passport
• Access to a CD-ROM drive or DVD drive

Software

• Mac OS X 10.3.8 or Mac OS® 9.2.2 for QuarkCopyDesk shipped with Quark Publishing System® (QPS®)