How to Export QuarkXPress Files as HTML

QuarkXPress is most commonly known as software that is used to create and edit complex layouts for print publication. However, you can also create a basic website with multiple pages in this desktop publishing program. The following explains how to export a QuarkXPress file to HTML.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Mac or PC

1. Start QuarkXPress and create a new project by selecting “Project” from the “File/New” menu. The “New Project” dialog box displays. Notice that there is a place to name the layout. Right below that is a field called “Layout Type.”

2. Click the drop-down menu next to the “Layout Type” field and select “Web.” A simple web layout displays on the QuarkXPress main screen.

3. Create your website using the Web layout. You can use regular QuarkXPress commands, menus and toolbars in this format.

4. Save the file when you are done creating the website.

5. Select “Export” and then “HTML” from the “File” menu to create HTML from the project file. The “Export HTML” dialog box displays.

6. Choose a location for your file. The “Export HTML” dialog box lets you save the project and all pages within the file to a specific location. Besides HTML, it also lets you save the project as XHTML 1.1 and XSLT 1.0.

7. Select “HTML” from the drop-down menu next to the “Export as” field.

8. Click the “Launch Browser” check box if you want the project to display in a web browser.

9. Click the “Export” file. If you checked the “Launch Browser” box, your web browser will open allowing you to preview the HTML website.

Tips & Warnings

• QuarkXPress for website layout works pretty much like it normally does—you add text boxes and graphics boxes in the same way you normally do.