Quark Xpress 5.01 Legal version £3.75

hanando

Try this link for two more old (and free) versions of software:
http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/11/camtasia-and-snagit-for-free.html

Camtasia is a video capture software.

Snag it is for taking still screenshots

I use both to create online training material

FizzyPopMan

Maybe prices for this magazine vary across the country, but I have just been charged £4.99 (the cover price on my copy from Tesco). I'm not complaining, but just thought people might want to know!

BlackBladder

FizzyPopMan wrote: »

Maybe prices for this magazine vary across the country, but I have just been charged £4.99 (the cover price on my copy from Tesco). I'm not complaining, but just thought people might want to know!

If you read the first post ...

The magazine costs £3.75 (or £4.99 for the one with the DVD version).

hitsuzendo

jestera wrote: »

If you upgrade this to Quark 7, whether it is a Windows PC or Mac upgrade you can contact Quark to make it cross platform. This only applies to versions of Quark 7. I can speak from experience having upgrading from a previous cover disk. It just took a phone call to Quark support and they made the serial number activate on a mac also.

that is interesting jestera, thanks. Although not sure I want to pay over £300 for the package, even if it is around half cover price.

me4bargains

Thanks for this OP.
I use Quark at work and have been desperate for it at home so I can sharpen my skills.

rsanders

georgiac wrote: »

Thanks dc, I got a copy last time but have changed computers since then and will be buying a couple more Computer Shoppers this time.

Does anyone know if this works with Vista?

I got my hands on Quark Xpress 5.01 last time it appeared on the mag (early 2007, I think). I run it on Vista (but you have to launch via right-click and 'Run As Administrator'). I haven't found any issues so far.

Great package. Well worth getting if you want to dabble in DTP...

gromituk

MSE_Martin wrote: »

Why's it doing this?

By giving away a free copy of version 5.01 it gets extra exposure of its product, and it makes you register so it hopes later you'll pay to upgrade to a newer version. Plus it means that those pirated copies that are being sold out there will be devalued, and Quark can keep control of its own product.

And also that there are some rather good open source (entirely free) desktop publishing programs out there now, like Scribus (which also works on Linux, naturally). Just like the way that Firefox forced slumbering monopolist Microsoft to do something about its ageing web browser, a little bit of competition can be a good thing.

prw_4

It would appear this DVD is only geared for PC platform, I've been all over Quark this afternoon trying to get to the bottom of this, have yet to receive a reply, but having now put the disk into a PC, it only gives you the option for windows install.

It would also appear that the upgrade (to V7) offer is also only available for PC.

I'll post any useful response I get back Quark/Computer Shopper, but would suggest MoneySavingExpert gets in touch with them to clarify and post their findings regarding the 'PC user only' and ask why there are no 'system requirements'/'PC only' details clearly displayed on the cover/disk case or CD.

foofoo51

Beware, this free version doesn't work with Windows Vista - this has been confirmed to me by Quark.

lindawallace

Has anyone successfully used this on Vista (despite what the magazine publishers say)?