Who This Author Is

Peter Lourekas coauthored a practical guide to QuarkXPress 5, focusing on hands-on instruction for both Windows and Macintosh users. His writing breaks complex layout and publishing tasks into clear steps, aimed at designers and production artists who need reliable, task-oriented solutions for print and digital page design.

Elaine Weinmann contributed to an extensive Visual QuickStart Guide that emphasizes visual examples and concise, task-based lessons. Her approach favors step-by-step demonstrations and annotated screenshots, helping readers quickly apply QuarkXPress features to real-world projects in desktop publishing and page layout workflows.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Clear, task-focused QuarkXPress tutorials • Step-by-step visual guides • Practical tips for print and layout workflows

Genres and themes: Software how-to • Desktop publishing • Graphic layout • Technical reference

Who this author is best for: Good for designers and desktop-publishing users who want a hands-on, visual manual for QuarkXPress 5.

Browse the book by task chapters and screenshots to jump straight to layout techniques or troubleshooting sections.

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  1. QuarkXPress 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 2007 • longer commitment

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  2. QuarkXPress 5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 2002 • longer commitment

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  3. QuarkXPress 6 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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  6. Photoshop 5.5 for Windows & Macintosh, Second Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 412 pages.

  7. Photoshop 5 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

    Addison-Wesley • 1998 • longer commitment

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  8. Illustrator 7 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual Quickstart Guide

    Addison-Wesley • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 317 pages.

  9. Photoshop 4 for Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

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