In Windows: QuarkXPress
If you use QuarkXPress on the Macintosh, your skills will translate to the Windows version. Transferring Quark files themselves between a Macintosh and a PC may not always go smoothly, thanks to both technological differences and font implementation differences. For more information, check out Quark’s web site at http://www.quark.com/ and especially the tech notes at http://www.quark.com/tech/technotes.html.
In Windows: Quicken
Quicken on the Macintosh isn’t identical to the Windows version, but the basic idea is the same. If anything, you’ll probably be pleased to find that some features, particularly those related to the Internet, exist only in the Windows version. For more information about the Windows version of Quicken, visit http://www.intuit.com/.
The Quicken Support web pages also offer information on converting Macintosh Quicken files for use with the Windows version of Quicken—it’s not a trivial process, so check the current recommendations.
In Windows: QuickTime
Most people probably think of QuickTime as a way of playing movies on the Macintosh, but the various QuickTime players and plug-ins can also display pictures and play sounds. QuickTime 4 even offers real-time streaming of audio and video over the Internet—great for people who like to listen to the radio via the Internet or watch live “webcasts” of important events. QuickTime can also be a useful file-format conversion utility for use by other applications, including web browsers and email programs.
Apple put a great deal of effort into making QuickTime a cross-platform standard. Many Windows applications rely on QuickTime technology to display graphics files or to play audio and video. QuickTime is often bundled with applications that require it (such as the Windows version of Eudora Pro), and you can download QuickTime from Apple’s web site for free. For about $30, you can upgrade the free copy of QuickTime to QuickTime Pro, which contains tools for creating and editing QuickTime movies.
For more information about QuickTime in Windows, visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime/.
In Windows: Exiting Programs
You quit a Windows program the same way you quit a Macintosh program—with two differences. First, you don’t use the Quit command in Windows; you use the Exit command (although the keystroke is sometimes the same as it is on the Macintosh, Ctrl-Q). Second, when you close the last window in a Windows application, the application quits, which doesn’t happen on the Macintosh. Here, then, are the ways you can quit a Windows application.
Choose File → Exit from within the application you want to quit.
Press Alt, then F, and then X. In most programs, doing so opens the File menu and then chooses the Exit command.
Choose Start → Shut Down → Restart (or → Shut Down). Windows first quits all the open applications before restarting or shutting down the PC.
Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to display the End Task dialog box, then select the application you want to quit and click Close Program. Using this method of quitting an application is recommended only when the application is frozen or otherwise refusing to quit normally. See Force Quit.