Added Functionality Increases Productivity and Saves Time When Using QuarkXPress SAN FRANCISCO- Jan. 8, 2002--Extensis today announced the release of QX-Tools Pro, a major upgrade to its award winning XTensions module for QuarkXPress 4 and 5. QX-Tools Pro offers users a number of tools to increase productivity and efficiency for creative professionals using QuarkXPress. Extensis is highlighting the new product with theatre presentations and demonstrations at Macworld Expo at booth number 2217. "QX-Tools Pro makes using QuarkXPress easier and saves users valuable time,'' said Ginna Baldassarre, QX-Tools Pro product manager for Extensis. "Creative professionals need to make the most of the time they have. The XTensions in QX-Tools Pro increase a creative professional's efficiency, saving them a lot of time at little cost.'' From graphic designers to publishers, experienced users to novices; QX-Tools Pro offers timesaving benefits and productivity enhancing tools for working in QuarkXPress. To keep creative professionals focused on the design and distribution of their documents, Extensis has enhanced QX-Tools Pro with easy-to-use features for increased productivity. New features include the ability to import Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint files into a new document, an innovative palette for utilizing and accessing QuarkXPress shortcuts and a simple collection and distribution feature for sending documents directly to a prepress or printing house.