Convert Quark to Illustrator???

[Tim Staut]

I may know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway just in case...

Is there any way, any simple workflow, that will convert a Quark page to an Illustrator page and keep type active and editable as a paragraph?

I'm open to any suggestions that may or may not include any combination of Quark EPS files, PDF, InDesign conversions, etc., etc,...

(If you save a Quark file to EPS and open it directly into Illustator, the type characters become detached and separated from one another, though live. I'm looking for paragraph editable, reflowable type after it is brought into Illustrator.)

If it just isn't possible, I would accept that as a valid answer as well (it would just validate my suspicions.)

Any suggestions?

[Gary Newman]

Consider your suspicions validated. In a pinch, though, try this.

In any block of type, select it with one of the regular selection tools and cut. Get the Type tool and drag out a typr box about the size of the text you just cut. Paste. The text will flow into it, in the correct order. You’ll have to go into it and edit, because it will fail to put in a space between words here and there. But at least you won’t have to retype the whole thing.

[Peter Silvester]

Gary,
I own ALL your albums!
You were great!

Send Quark files to Brisque (or print to file) to optimize
postscript then open .ps file in Illustrator.
No, the type does not stay together.
And I have found letters far from where they are
suposed to be.

I only convert Quark to Illustator to stroke the type
to make it slightly thicker per client requests.

[Tim Staut]

Gary/Peter,

Thanks for the validation and info. Much appreciated.

[Just_A_Mac_Guy]

I recommend Printing to a PS file, then distilling to PDf, then open in Illustrator. Solve most of the scattering problem.

Avoid making Quark EPS directly. that has never worked right.