Add-ons

FiFi XT

For the QuarkXPress user, our Find File Links XTension (which we affectionately call FiFi XT) quickly restores file path information for graphic and ad files so that lost file links can be updated. No more searching through volumes and folders to find out where that graphic went! Just give FiFi XT a starting point on your network, and it automatically finds each graphic and attaches the correct file path.

For Page Director product users, FiFi XT finds ad files after the ad map has been opened in QuarkXPress, eliminating the need to manually link all remaining empty ad boxes to their appropriate files.

FiFi is compatible with QuarkXPress versions 6.5 through 8.

Features

• Click on any of the column headers to sort image information.
• See where the file path breaks down. The server may not be mounted or the file may not be on the network.
• Search numerous directories and folders to find the digital files.
• Perform single and multiple selections in the list, both contiguous and non-contiguous.
• Navigate to a file and create the link, if needed, and the image is imported with a new file path.
• Keep track of creation vs. modification dates.
• During finding, linking and importing, force-fit to resize the image to match the box, center the image in the box at its 100% size, or maintain previous settings.
• Enter a file suffix, such as ".eps" to be appended to the actual file path during searches.
• For MEI advertising layout users, suppress printout or delete the ad info boxes once you update links and import files.

For more information about FiFi and to arrange to see a demonstration, please fill out the form below.

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Fido Plug-in

Our Find File Links Plug-in for InDesign (which we affectionately call Fido) quickly restores file path information for graphic and ad files so that lost file links can be updated. No more searching through volumes and folders to find out where that graphic went! Just give Fido a starting point on your network, and it automatically finds each graphic and attaches the correct file path. For Page Director product users, Fido finds ad files after the ad map has been opened in InDesign, eliminating the need to manually link all remaining empty ad boxes to their appropriate files.

Fido is compatible with InDesign versions CS2 through CS4.

Features

• Click on any of the column headers to sort image information.
• See where the file path breaks down. The server may not be mounted or the file may not be on the network.
• Search numerous directories and folders to find the digital files.
• Perform single and multiple selections in the list, both contiguous and non-contiguous.
• Navigate to a file and create the link, if needed, and the image is imported with a new file path.
• Keep track of creation vs. modification dates.
• During finding, linking and importing, force-fit to resize the image to match the box, center the image in the box at its 100% size, or maintain previous settings.
• Enter a file suffix, such as ".eps" to be appended to the actual file path during searches.
• For MEI advertising layout users, suppress printout or delete the ad info boxes once you update links and import files.

For more information about Fido and to arrange to see a demonstration, please fill out the form below.

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Split & Folio

Got a whole department full of paginators but only one section, book or issue ready to roll?

With Split & Folio, everybody can get right to work.

Split & Folio takes a QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign dummy and divides it into smaller units to deal out to multiple users. Just open the document and click the “Save as Pages” option under the File menu. You’ll be prompted to choose which pages to extract, whether the new documents will be single- or multi-page, and what to slug them. The new files retain the properties of the original, including attributes inherited from ALS, CLS, AdForce or ClassForce such as section and numbers, page folio characteristics and file links.

Split & Folio is available as an InDesign Plug-in or QuarkXPress XTension, for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. It is compatible with QuarkXPress versions 6.5 through 8 and InDesign CS2 through CS4.

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Add-Ons for Layout Products

These MEI XTensions and Plug-ins augment our layout products by letting you open dummies directly in QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign.

ALS XT and CLS XT work with QuarkXPress.

The Ad Import Plug-in works with Adobe InDesign. 

For more information about add-ons for layout products and to arrange to see a demonstration, fill out the form below.

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