QuarkXPress in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

I've been using Quark for a few year now, and teaching it for a little while, too. I've bought and read many Quark books, but none were even close to this one. This book, "...in a nutshell," is absolutely complete with all possible information you may need, including some tips even I didn't know.Given, it might be easier for me to read it than a novice, but, as some wrote before, it does an amazing job in describing every single feature that existed in Quark up to version 4.x. Very clear, very direct, well ordered, easy to find information in, including images where images are necessary.The only downside in my case - which will definitely NOT be the case for everyone - is that the book doesn't have any tutorials or exercises that we can practice with, or have students practice with. I usually use the "Around the Clock" series in my classes, simply because they have a decent (no more than that) tutorial in the end. If this book had one, I'd completely switch to it in a heartbeat.Thus, if you have some notion of Quark, and want to learn more, get this book; if you know most of Quark, get this book so you can learn more; and, if you think you know all of it, get it and be surprised. Is all I can say. :-)

Possibly the most useful book ever published for Quark 4.As a reference guide for the Quark user it is indespensible, covering all the features of the software as well as tips and techniques.Not a book for learning Quark, so not for a complete novice but worth a place on any serious quark users bookshelf.

This book will answer every Quark question you can think up. I love this book and all of my coworkers are glad I have it as well.

This book is an EXCELLENT reference for everything Quark! I keep it in my desk drawer at work, and I refer to it almost daily. This book WILL NOT teach you how to use Quark, but covers EVERY SINGLE menu option, window, and shortcut key. A must have. It covers version 4.0, for both Windows and Macintosh. And, best of all, it's written in the simple and to-the-point O'Reilly style. The cost is right too!

If you don't know how DTP software works, don't buy this book. This is not a book that teaches you QuarkXpress. It is a book for people that know how to work the program, and need something to look up rarely used functions and keyboard shortcuts. The book does so very well. The explanations are clear, and the shortcut appendix is excellent. On top of that, it costs about half of all the other Quark books...