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data2date

Cyndie Shaffstall created data2date, an automatic calendar generator for QuarkXPress 6/7/8 and InDesign CS2/CS3/CS4, as a promotional campaign to grown the customer and subscriber lists of ThePowerXChange and X-Ray Magazine. It is not an application, but rather a simple combination of solutions, including a FileMaker Pro runtime database (the source for custom date text and predefined holiday sets), a collection of templates in a variety of calendar formats, a pre-written Xdata or InData prototype for each calendar, and libraries containing mini calendars and other miscellaneous fillers.

ThePowerXChange Extension Products Reference Catalogue

Cyndie Shaffstall has built ThePowerXChange's electronic Extension Products Reference catalogue entirely in FileMaker Pro®. This searchable database contains a comprehensive listing of XTensions, Plug-ins, and utilities all designed with one purpose: save time. If you find yourself repeating the same task on more than a rare occasion, we invite you to peruse these digital pages.

ThePowerXChange catalogue contains information about extension technology for Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, After Effects, ArabicXT, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, CorelDRAW, CorelXARA, Detailer, Director, Expression LE, Expressions, FileMaker Pro, Fireworks, Flash, FrameMaker, FreeHand, Illustrator, ImageReady, InCopy, InDesign, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, PageMaker, Paint Shop Pro, Painter, Photo/Graphic Edges, PhotoFrame, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop LE, PhotoWebber, Premiere, QuarkCopyDesk, QuarkPublishingSystem, QuarkXPress, QuarkXPress Passport, and QuarkXPress Server. To download the catalogue, click the link in the left margin.

QuarkXPress Templates

In 1992, Cyndie Shaffstall wrote the book titled, QuarkXPress: Making the Most of Your Negative Experiences. That book was actually a series of templates and step-by-step instructions on how to create QuarkXPress documents that could be printed directly to negatives. While those days are long since gone, the lessons there are still valid today when you print to your desktop output device. Click here to read the article. Click the link in the left margin to download the templates.