Picking the right tool for the job is easy in QuarkXPress 8.

We’ve streamlined and simplified our Tools palette, so the tools do more and it’s easier to choose the right one. Even familiar tools like the Item and Content tools get major boosts. For example, you can rotate any box simply by grabbing its corner.

You’ll also enjoy single-key commands — consistent with familiar applications such as Photoshop® — to select tools, as well as keyboard modifiers for duplicating, scaling from center, and performing other common tasks.

By aligning with your other mission-critical tools, while keeping everything you love, QuarkXPress gives you get the best of both worlds!

At a glance
• Use any box tool to draw a box without worrying about its content (an easy keyboard shortcut enables this for template creation)
• Select or switch tools using a single-letter command, or use traditional QuarkXPress keyboard shortcuts
• Double-click a box with the Item tool, and QuarkXPress automatically switches to the proper tool for the box type
• Grab a box corner to rotate without switching to another tool
• Scale from the center or duplicate with Option/Alt+drag
• Constrain an item’s proportions while resizing by pressing the Shift key
• Transform multiple boxes in one action without grouping