How is QuarkXPress Different from Adobe InDesign?

As We all Know Quark Xpress is a desktop publishing software for creating and editing complex page layouts and used by designers, large publishing houses and in corporate offices to produce a variety of layouts, from single page of flyers to multimedia projects that required for magazines, newspapers, catalogs etc. The old version of this application was known as ‘Page Maker’.

On the Contrary, there is InDesign software of authorized by Adobe company. It is also an in-demand desktop publishing and typesetting software application that is used to create Posters, Magazines, Flyers, Newspapers, Presentation books, and EBooks as well as publish the content for tablet devices. The best way to acquire essential skills is by signing-up with InDesign Course in Delhi where you will learn new features, techniques and tools of InDesign.

Today I’m going to compare the major features, advantages and disadvantages of both the applications that will give you a crystal-clear understanding.

Differences Between QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign

Here are some differences between ‘Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign’ discussed below:

QuarkXPress	Adobe Indesign
It supports Hex chrome color and respects the text wrap settings for objects on a master page.	It doesn’t.
It is majorly used by designers and prepress professionals because its features and familiarity make it cost effective	It is the in-demand software among the graphic designers and professional visual artists.
In QuarkXPress, the biggest supporting document is 48 inches.	In InDesign, the biggest document page size is 216 inches.
It supports multi-page spreads and fit them in the maximum page width.	It supports maximum 10 pages of spreads, independently of the page size.
It supports the import of PDF 1.3 and PDF/X files.	It imports PDF files version 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 as well as PDF/X 1a and PDF/X3.
It only supports PDF 1.3.	It supports the export of PDF files version 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5, PDF/X 1a, PDF/X3 and can generate PDF layers in PDF 1.5 files.
Quark gives the software license to the end user and allowed to activate the software only on 1 or 2 computers.	InDesign provides software license for use on one computer and up to the permitted number of computers.
Installation of Quark software on a local area or wide area network is prohibited.	Its installation on a local area internal network is authorized.
Concurrent Installation of this application on several computers is prohibited, even if the software used only one computer at a time,	The concurrent installation of the software on a desktop and a portable computer or laptop owned by the same user is authorized.
It is used by a limited number of people because it has a poor interface as well as requires brain activity.	It is used by a large number of people because it is very clear and requires very less brain activity.
Costly than InDesign.	Low-priced than QuarkXPress.
Known as software used for pagination and does not provide any designing feature to the user.	It is also used and famous for pagination as well as offers some features for designing.
QuarkXPress doesn’t provide password protection option in the PDF files.	Contrary, In Indesign a user can apply a protection password to PDF files.
It doesn’t have any layer’s palette.	It has a layer’s palette
It offers long several page layout options to the user.	It doesn’t offer such options.
Quark provides more intuitive color management dialog box.	Indesign has few new color management tools.
It can handle TIFF, JPEG, EPS, and other file formats too.	Apart from the TIFF, JPEG, EPS and other file formats, Indesign also supports Illustrator and Photoshop files.
This application can manage only one language at one time.	It provides its users a dictionary of 12 languages so, the user can open a Japanese document in the English version.
Quark looks only at one line of text at one time.	Its paragraph composer feature adjusts the hyphenation and spacing between the letters and the characters in the whole paragraph.

Conclusion

By making differences between Adobe Indesign and QuarkXPress I get to know about the features/advantages/uses of both software separately as well as the import and export capacity of both. These both software fulfills the flaws of each other and makes work easy for the user.

Either you go for InDesign or QuarkXPress training course, both courses will provide you with essential skills which will play a vital role for a bright career. These applications basically are known for pagination that includes page layout, master page or anything related with a page of the document. Quark and Indesign are similar but still different in functioning and features.

Author Introduction: The author of this blog is Anjali Garg who is pursuing Graphic Master course from ADMEC which is a leading graphic design institute in Delhi. This blog includes the top features, advantages and disadvantages of both the desktop publishing applications.

To be the master of both the interpretative applications signing-up with a renowned graphic design institute like ADMEC Multimedia Institute is highly advisable since an ideal institute is efficient to make you a skilled and creative designer. Don’t wait, go ahead and join the world of creativity altogether.