Reviews for QuarkXPress 4 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guides)

1. Excellent Resource

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, June 12th, 1999

   I am a graphic design student and so took a class on QuarkXPress 4. This book was one of the resources for the class. I found it to be invaluable. It gets right to the point without using a lot of words that sound nice and don't mean anything. It is an excellent book.

2. Your price appears to be a 20% increase NOT a decrease.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, March 12rd, 1999

   Not a true review. I haven't used it, am only looking at purchasing the book. I think you made a mistake in listing the price. Please advise.

3. #1 Book For Beginners

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, January 12st, 1999

   I am totally new to desktop publishing. After downloading trial versions of PageMaker 6.5, CorelDraw 8, Deneba Canvas 6, and QuarkXPress 4, I found myself with more programs with more features than I knew what to do with. So, I checked out the VQSG series for each of the above programs (except Canvas, which isn't available). When it came down to selecting a program, I went with Quark, due in no small part to Ms. Weinmann's excellent book. Loaded with tips, clear instruction, and objective criticism of some of the program's shortcomings, this book showed me enough about how to use Quark to get me up and running in just a couple of days. I would have liked some more definitions as new topics were introduced, but the book does a good job cross-referencing where additional information can be found in other chapters. This is simply one of the best computer references around for someone who doesn't like, or have time to read, an epic 900+ page treatise about a computer program. I will definitely look for other books by the same author, and continue to return to the VQSG as my first reference.

4. This is an excellent reference.

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, September 12th, 1998

   Combined with courses in DTP. This is an excellent reference. Anything you need you can find in a snap. The book is also inexpensive and small enough to take with you. I highly recommend it.