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QuarkXPress Automator Action Pack
for Mac OS X Tiger |
$14.99 |
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a Mac OS X Tiger Automator action pack. New Mac OS X Leopard Automator action packs are now available, and include dozens of new and updated actions! For information about our Leopard actions, click HERE!
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Included Actions
The following Automator actions are included with this action pack:
| Add Pages to Quark Documents
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Description: This action will add the specified number of pages to QuarkXPress documents, using either a blank page or a specified master.
Input: QuarkXPress Documents
Output: QuarkXPress Documents
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| Apply Quark Box Names
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Description: This Automator action is responsible for assigning AppleScript names to text or picture boxes in a QuarkXPress document.
When implementing automation in a Quark-based workflow, scripts and Automator workflows need a way to differentiate between boxes in a document. This is necessary in order to ensure that the appropriate box in a document is processed at the appropriate time. For example, if you are building a catalog, you might want to ensure that your product prices are placed into specific boxes in your catalog.
Without box naming, boxes are typically processed by a script or Automator workflow in order, from front to back. While this method may work for some, it is not always recommended, as re-ordering of boxes can break an automated workflow. To allow for more robust automation, boxes in a document to be processed should be assigned names, instead.
Some of our Automator actions that will place data in QuarkXPress documents require that you assign names to boxes in Quark. This action has been provided to give you a way to assign those names.Once boxes have been named in a QuarkXPress document, you may copy them from one document to another, or from one page to another, and the box names should still be retained.
Please be aware that box names, once applied, are not visible in Quark. To retrieve a list of box names that have been applied by this action, to ensure that proper naming has occurred, you may run our Retrieve Quark Box Names action.
Input: N/A
Output: N/A
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| Open Documents in Quark
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Description: This action will open each of the passed Quark documents in QuarkXPress.
Input: Quark document file paths
Output: Opened Quark document references
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| Place Images in Quark Document
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Description: This action will place the passed images into picture boxes in a specified Quark document. For example, this action could be used to place product photos into a catalog template.
Input: Image file paths
Output: An opened Quark document reference
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| Place Text in Quark Document
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Description: This action will place a passed list of text strings into text boxes in a specified Quark document. For example, this action could be used to place product descriptions or prices into a catalog template.
Input: Text strings
Output: An opened Quark document reference
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| Retrieve Quark Box Names
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Description:When implementing automation in a Quark-based workflow, scripts and Automator workflows need a way to differentiate between boxes in a document. This is necessary in order to ensure that the appropriate box in a document is processed at the appropriate time. For example, if you are building a catalog, you might want to ensure that your product prices are placed into specific boxes in your catalog.
Without box naming, boxes are typically processed by a script or Automator workflow in order, from front to back. While this method may work for some, it is not always recommended, as re-ordering of boxes can break an automated workflow. To allow for more robust automation, boxes in a document to be processed should be assigned names, instead.
Some of our Automator actions that will place data in QuarkXPress documents require that you assign names to boxes in Quark. You may use our Apply Quark Box Names action to name boxes in your Quark documents.
Please be aware that box names, once applied, are not visible in Quark. This action has been provided to give you a way to retrieve box names, in order to ensure that they have been properly applied within a QuarkXPress document.
Input: N/A
Output: Text strings
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| Save Quark Documents
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Description: This action will save each of the passed Quark documents, or the frontmost Quark document, to a specified output folder, using a specified name.
Input: Opened Quark document references
Output: Document file paths or opened Quark document references
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| Save Quark Pages to EPS
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Description: This action will save QuarkXPress document pages into the specified output folder, in EPS format.
Input: Opened Quark document references
Output: Paths to the saved EPS files
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Support
Automated Workflows, LLC offers complimentary support through our online forum. Our forum provides answers to frequently asked questions about our products, and allows an opportunity for user discussion of our products. Paid support is available upon request. To report product bugs, or suggest product features, please contact us directly.
NOTE: Please be sure to check the frequently asked questions section of the online forum before reporting bugs.
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Learn More
Looking for more information about Automator? Ben Waldie's Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide covers what you need to know!
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