Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

text Path tools | type On A Path tool
In QuarkXPress, you use the Text Path tools to flow text
along a path. InDesign lets you flow text along the edge
of any object—both closed and open shapes—
by clicking on the edge of the object with the
Type On A Path tool.
modify | transform
In QuarkXPress, you modify items; in InDesign you
transform objects. The InDesign Control panel (Window
> Control) and Transform panel (Window > Object
& Layout > Transform) include controls for changing an
object’s position, size, horizontal and vertical scale, angle
of rotation, and shear (skew) angle.
Note: Unlike QuarkXPress, InDesign does not have
a Modify dialog box, but instead provides controls for
modifying objects in several panels.
Color | swatch
In InDesign, colors are called swatches. A swatch can be a
solid color, a tint (or shade) of a solid color, or a gradient.
Choose Window > Swatches to open the Swatches panel
and create, apply, delete, and load swatches. InDesign
also has a Color panel (Window > Color) that lets you
mix unnamed colors and, optionally, add them to the
Swatches panel.
shade | tint
In InDesign, a screened (lighter) version of a color is
called a tint. You can apply a tint to fills and strokes by
applying a color and then dragging the Tint slider in
the Swatches panel (Window > Swatches) or Color panel
(Window > Color), or by entering a value in the accompanying
field. If you plan to use the same tint repeatedly,
you can save time by saving a swatch of the tint.
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Blend | gradient
Unlike QuarkXPress, which limits you to two-color
blends, InDesign lets you include as many colors as you
want in a gradient, and you can also adjust the midpoint
between any two colors in a gradient. The Swatches panel
(Window > Swatches) lets you save gradients; the
Gradient panel (Window > Gradient) lets you apply
linear or radial gradients, specify the angle of a linear
gradient, and adjust the start, end, and midpoints of all
colors in a gradient.
multi-Ink Color | mixed Ink swatch
In QuarkXPress, you can combine shades of two or
more spot or process colors to create a multi-ink color.
In InDesign, you can combine a spot color with other
spot and process colors to create a mixed ink swatch.
With InDesign, you also have the option to combine
incremental percentages of two colors to create mixed
ink groups. To create a mixed ink swatch, choose New
Mixed Ink Swatch from the Swatches panel menu (Window
> Swatches). To create a mixed ink group, choose
New Mixed Ink Group from the Swatches panel menu.
white (Color) | Paper (swatch)
In InDesign, the Paper swatch simulates the color of the
paper on which you’re printing and is analogous to the
color white in QuarkXPress.
Picture | graphic
In QuarkXPress, you import pictures into picture boxes.
In InDesign, you place graphics into graphics frames.
Picture Effects | Effects
In QuarkXPress, the controls in the Picture Effects panel
let you change the appearance of imported pictures. In
InDesign, you can use the controls in the Effects panel
(Window > Effects) or commands in the Object menu
(Object > Effects) to apply one or more creative effects to
any object.