I like how easy it is to use Quark, it is the first program I learned to use approximately in 1991 and even though I have InDesign I am more comfortable with Quark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very little, occasionally there will be something that comes up that would be nice to be able to do in Quark but to be honest nothing comes to mind and there are probably things that the software will do but I need something fast and figure out a work around versus looking up if I can do it in Quark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

when exporting to html5, I get relatively clean code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

meaningless linking of character style and paragraph style Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Able to make accurate measurements and link pics and text Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You need to use regularly or you forget how to use complex tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like ease of use and intuitive features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dislike inability to save in more formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've been using Quark Xpress for over 20 years, since before its major competitors existed. It does everything I need it to do, has rich features for implementing and adding non-destructive filters to images, saving me a step of going to a photo editing tool. It can export web and email-ready images and PDFs which are perfect for offset printing. I keep discovering advanced features in it (even after all these years) that help with my workflow. I can't imagine doing graphic design without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I work on a Mac and annually I'm not able to join the excitement of updating to the new version of Mac OS when it's released because Quark takes a few extra weeks to update its software to confirm compatibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’ve been QuarkXPress since 2.5. I love the control over every element, the intuitive use of tools, and the ability to key stroke just about every facet of using the program. It is my primary document development program and word processor.

I have been an avid user to the point where I taught Beginner through advanced QuarkXPress in a graphic design program for a college. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since I have been using it since early 90s, I have a lot of old documents that I occasionally need to access. It is impossible to open old documents in a new version without a converter, and the converter may or may nit be functional. QXP should embed a converter to open old documents on the fly or at least keep the stand alone converter up to date.

While each person I speak to in Quark’s customer service group is very nice and helpful, it has been 6 years that I have tried to get my account functional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quark is fast, light, many controls, many panels and embedded graphics. I have been using quark since version 6. Today I use the 2020 version and I am very happy. Every now and then I find some bugs or malfunctions, but the assistance is very good. When it is not resolved with an email they call me on the phone or in the remote desktop and solve it. For the moment I am happy and will continue to use it. The export formats are complete. Activation software is fast and simply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In the 2019 version the toolbar was incomplete, and commands were missing. Now with the 2020 version it has been resolved. The style palette of the table is not easy to use, perhaps it should be simplified. In the image box there is no longer the path to the image and the file name. It was very useful to recognize the image. Hyperlinks are not easy to use. When creating an anchor it cannot be used multiple times. Personal preferences are often lost after upgrades. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I started out in the late 1980's to use "Ready-Set-Go" as a desktop publishing program and then switched to Quark beginning of the 1990's. So I use Quark for about 30 years now.

I don't really know any other program to compare Quark with so I can't say what I like 'best' other then it gets my job done to create catalogues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Back in the 1990's Photoshop did not require to add any endings on file names, for example.jpg, tif, . Consequently I created 1000's of picture and graphic files which I used up to today.

The BIG trouble is that when you created a catalogue, say, in 1997 and continued to upgrade this catalogue using much of the same graphics and pictures files you ran into a big trouble after Quark began to require a file name ending.

For a couple of years this was mitigated by if you placed the Quark file INSIDE the folder which all your graphics and pictures it would create an OUTPUT file using the existing graphics without file name ending.

This now has stopped. I now have to add a file name ending on each of graphics files of which I have over 5000. In order to do so I have to open EACH file in photoshop to first find out what the file type is, close the file and then add this suffix to the file name.

I needed to do that with my last catalogue and it took me 2 days of work. I still have 4 catalogues left with about 600 pages and thousands of graphic files which needs updating.

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Back about 6 years ago I had so much trouble opening existing Quark files after I got updated versions it created havoc for me. Some of which was fixed by your tech support but all this is needless time waste.

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Tech support used to be an arrogant corporate affair. You were treated like a criminal trying to rob the Quark company in Switzerland. You needed so much phone numbers, e-mail, passwords etc. it was extremely customer unfriendly.

It has gone better now as I did sign for tech support. But last time when I had a problem Quark support was not able to log into my desktop at all. That took me the better of 2 days to get a simple issue resolved being on the phone for hours.

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I have to interact with web-designers and translators (in Canada we publish everything in English and French). Because Quark had lost it's customer base nearly ALL of our contractors I work with have given up on Quark long time ago and now use In-Design. Consequently they use old and previous Quark versions so I have to downsave sometimes to 3 or 4 versions back.

The only reason I have not switched to In-Design is that I am too lazy and too afraid about problem during this process.

If it wasn't for Connie Fennell at your support I would have switched to In-Design long time ago. Kudoos to her !

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Then there is this little problem of H&J's which after more than 30 years is still a miracle to me. Over the years tried several times to get help but I think this question is too stupid that your support always refers me back to the instructions which does not make any sense to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The completeness to create very sophisticated documents. Once you get the hang of it, it's really quite perfect. I figured out how to use it by myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not too many people use Quark so if you are sending a Quark document, you should make sure that person also uses Quark, or it would be best to convert it to another format. It will save you time emailing back and forth! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to use and great for setting up files for print production. Especially business cards, postcards, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much, just getting used to the control layout compared to other programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.