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Article: PageMaker vs. QuarkXPress: in new versions, both are winners, but for different reasons. (Folio: Tech Trends) (evaluation)
- Article from:
- Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management
- Article date:
- August 1, 1990
- Author:
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PageMaker and QuarkXPress are the favored children for magazine publishers, and both are being released in feature-packed new versions (QuarkXPress version 3.0 and PageMaker version 4.0) that directly address the needs of professional publishers. Those considering the switch to desktop publishing now have few reaSOnS not to leap, and those already using one of these programs have a lot to be thankful for.
PageMaker and QuarkXPress come to the task of page make-up from very different directions. Whereas PageMaker is an attempt to be all things to afl people-from professional designers and publishers to casual office page makers-QuarkXPress is built for one group ...