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Review: QuarkXPress 9.1 with App Studio

For QuarkXPress users wanting to publish content to the iPad, the free 9.1 update to 9.0 is a no-brainer. If you're upgrading from pervious versions, 9.1 costs $299, but it's still one of the cheapest ways to publish magazines, books, and other content to Apple's App Store.

Review: QuarkXPress 9

New version of publishing powerhouse adds e-book export and new layout features. Is it time to upgrade?

Review: Adobe Acrobat X Pro

While this version of the venerable program isn't perfect, it has plenty of new tools that creative professionals can benefit from.

Review: Adobe Illustrator CS5

With new brushes, variable-width strokes, and numerous enhancements, is Illustrator CS5 worth the upgrade price? We put it all in perspective (literally).

Review: Adobe InDesign CS5

Something old, something new... and a whole lot more you can do. InDesign CS5 walks the tightrope between what users need now and what Adobe thinks they'll need in the future.

Review: Blatner Tools 1.0.1 for InDesign CS3 and CS4

This suite of 12 plug-ins costs $149. While that may seem high, the plug-ins bring added functionality to InDesign that's worth even more.

Review: CtrlChanges for InDesign

If you pass around InDesign files and want to track who's changed what, this plug-in gets the job done.

Review: Adobe InDesign CS4

Of all the major components in Adobe’s latest Creative Suite, InDesign may have the fewest whiz-bang changes on the surface. But look deeper and you'll see that Adobe has once again set the stage for how publishing can evolve.

Bridge CS4

Take a closer look at Adobe's media browser.

Review: Adobe Illustrator CS4

Adobe answers long-time requests with multiple artboards and transparent gradients, but it’s the added polish that makes Illustrator CS4 a compelling release.

Review: QuarkXPress 8

QuarkXPress users will welcome many of the changes in XPress 8, and may even delight in a few of them.

Review: Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional

Even with so many applications and operating systems exporting decent PDF files, Adobe has pumped just enough new features and online services into Acrobat 9 to keep it useful, and perhaps even compelling.

Reviews: Font Manager Face-Off

We pit eight Mac and Windows font managers against each other. Who will win the fight?

Review: Adobe InDesign CS3

Go ahead...make my layout. This new version makes short work of design and production tasks across the board.

Review: HVC Color Composer

This Photoshop plug-in adds an intuitive color selection tool that will save time and money -- once you grasp its complexity.

Review: Five InDesign Plug-Ins

Adobe InDesign has a lot of features, but for some specific tools, you need a plug-in. These five plug-ins, with prices from free to $100, will help you prepare print files, share styles, and more.

Review: Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

More for the Office, Less for Creative Pros.

Review: Quark Print Collection

Its imposition and marking tools for QuarkXpress or Adobe Acrobat are top-notch, and its price is surprisingly low. Do you need this new bundle of tricks?

Review: Quark Interactive Designer 1.0

A long quest for a simple, easy-to-learn Flash program is over. Or is it?

Review: Enfocus PitStop Professional 7

While expensive, the new version offers major interface improvements, painless preflight, and much more.