Carlsbad, CA - February 9, 2001 - A Lowly Apprentice Production, Inc. (ALAP), a leading developer of extended technology for the design and publishing industries, today announced the release of XPert Align- a new XTensions software for QuarkXPress that allows users align items through a very powerful palette files into their QuarkXPress documents. The XPert Align palette will be the palette you will always want displayed when working in QuarkXPress. Gone is the tedious activity of aligning items through the menu. XPert Align is the most powerful and easy to use palette ever created. Not only can text boxes, picture boxes, and lines be aligned to each other, they can now be distributed by an exact distance from each other or an exact distance from the dimensions of a page. "Wonderful timesaver and at the right price too! Truly a little gem and I don't understand why nobody thought of this before." Ton van E, Think Visual Communication & Design. XPert Align compatible with QuarkXPress 4.1 or later for Macintosh and QuarkXPress 4.0.4 or later for Windows. The suggested retail price is $39.99. For more information about XPert Align and other ALAP products, contact ALAP, Inc. by phone at (888) 818-5790, or visit the company's web site at http://www.alap.com. Review copies of XPert Align or any ALAP product will be available by calling Clydene Nee at (760) 438-5790 ext. 116.