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Article: Transform Tables in QuarkXPress.(Product Support)(Tutorial)
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- Macworld
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- April 1, 2001
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Use Custom Stripes to Spruce Up Your Data
Let's face it: a table full of data is not a pretty sight. Yet making tables is a reality for most designers. The challenge is making a table look nice enough that readers won't immediately turn the page but no so wild that it turns their stomachs. One trick s to add a stripe of color behind every other line of text.
A number of tools can help you make tables and alternating tints in QuarkXPress, such as Table2000, from Tableworks ($200; 425/369-8596, www.tableworks.com), and TableMaker, from Gluon ($80; 888/458-6698, www.gluon.com).
These extensions are well worth the price if you need to crank out ...