Quark CopyDesk (often only CopyDesk) is a professional

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software product made by

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There are two versions of Quark CopyDesk available: One is sold with Quark's editorial system QPS and one is sold standalone. Both versions are tightly integrated with

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Functions

Quark CopyDesk is primarily used by newspapers and magazines to write, edit and style text (copy). The software includes standard word processing features such as

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, track changes and

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. Its integration with QuarkXPress allows exact copy fitting information and previews, which ensures the editor to see whether the text fits correctly in the corresponding QuarkXPress layout and to control hyphenation. Since 1999,

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is a direct competitor to Quark CopyDesk, which was launched in 1991. Quark CopyDesk offers three viewing modes: Story, Galley and

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. The Story mode displays the story text across the screen's entire width without formatting. This provides an interface for users more comfortable with traditional word processors to read and edit copy and allows text to be seen larger and in a different font than it would appear in the layout. The Galley mode also displays the text without formatting, but shows style sheets that have been applied to the copy and also the correct hyphenation and line endings. Galley mode shows copy as one column wide and - via visual markers - also shows jumps and column breaks. However, the Galley mode lacks a true representation of the design and layout – these features are reserved for the WYSIWYG mode. This view shows a page representation and the text with all its formatting. However, the editor can only edit text or add pictures, which is also a substantial benefit as it prevents editors from deliberately or accidentally altering the layout itself.

History

* Quark CopyDesk 1.0 (1991): Support for QuarkXPress 3,

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only version * Quark CopyDesk 2.0 (1998): Support for QuarkXPress 4, adds

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support * Quark CopyDesk 2.2 (2003): Support for QuarkXPress 5 * Quark CopyDesk 3.0 (2004): Support for QuarkXPress 6, supports

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* Quark CopyDesk 3.5 (2006) * Quark CopyDesk 3.6 (2007) * Quark CopyDesk 7 (2007): Support for QuarkXPress 7, picture editing, redlining,

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version * Quark CopyDesk 8 (2008): Support for QuarkXPress 8 * Quark CopyDesk 9 (2011): Support for QuarkXPress 9

External links

Quark CopyDesk Official Page

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