QuarkCopyDesk SE to be released next month

Desktop publishing software giant Quark Inc. plans to use next month’s MagazineTech 2001 trade show in New York to unveil QuarkCopyDesk Special Edition (SE).

QuarkCopyDesk SE is a stand-alone text processing and editing application designed to meet the needs of professional writers and editors, according to Quark. Quark indicates that the new application provides users with control over textual elements without the overhead needed by a full suite of design and production tools.

QuarkCopyDesk SE will require Mac OS 7.6.1 or later, a PowerPC-based Mac; CD-ROM drive; 8MB of free RAM and 14MB free HD space. Adobe Type Manager is also required for the accurate display of Type 1 fonts.

Developed for copy editors, copywriters, reporters, researchers, stringers and other users who depend on text editing applications, QuarkCopyDesk SE sports features including:

Work and print in WYSIWYG, Galley, or Full-Screen views

View text as it will appear in the QuarkXPress layout in WYSIWYG view

Specify screen fonts for optimum readability and fast screen redraw in Galley and Full-Screen views

View line counts and actual line breaks in Galley view

Add and edit “sticky” notes and enclose them within the article

Copy and paste text between notes and article text

Print notes with article text

Open, view, and edit notes in QuarkXPress

Monitor story length according to words, lines, or column depth

Display underset/overset amounts by words, lines, or column depth

Import and export text in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and XPress Tags formats

MagazineTech 2001 runs from March 12 – 14, 2001. It takes place at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. For more information about QuarkCopyDesk SE, please visit Quark Inc.’s Web site.