axaio software gmbh MadeToPrint XT for Quark v3 - v5 (PC) (download version) [?]

This XTension was developed to streamline and enhance one of the most neglected, but vital aspects of QuarkXPress—printing. At its simplest, MadeToPrint combines all the aspects of a given print job into a simple selectable item. These can include: the desired printer on the network, any special settings required for that device in the Chooser, all Page Setup… settings and all Print… settings, including custom separation definitions and registration mark placement.

In additon, MadeToPrint allows for the grouping of multiple print job definitions into custom sets that can be invoked at any time to output the same document to multiple output devices, using the parameters specified for each device in its own print job. This means that with a single operation, a user can elect to have a document output to a black and white laser printer, a colour proofing device and a high-resolution imagesetter; and be assured that all settings in all dialogues are correct. MadeToPrint reduces media waste caused by improper settings or Chooser selections, and allows for unattended output of documents to a variety of formats.

The XTension also includes the “Infobar” feature, a special user-definable, automatically generated job slug printed at the top of every output page that can contain comprehensive information about the document, the workstation and the user creating the output. MadeToPrint can also optionally replace specific graphics automatically during output with a uniformly coloured area based on the graphic type or characteristics in the graphic file name(s) to assist in manual film stripping workflows.

MadeToPrint also provides powerful tools for working with the print to PostScript file function in XPress. The XTension allows you to auto-generate a file name depending on and composed of several variables including date, time, user ID, document name, page number, etc. MadeToPrint also allows for the automatic creation of one PostScript file per document, per spread or per page.