Q – Glossary of Print and Design Terms

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Quark Express (commonly Quark) Industry standard, Mac-based page make-up software, particularly strong handling graphics within a page and its colour management features
Quarter Screen Image An image occupying one quarter of the area of a Web page
Quarto 1. Sheet folded twice, making pages one-fourth the size of the original sheet. A quarto makes an 8-page signature.2. Book made from quarto sheets, traditionally measuring about 9” x 12′