How to Reinstall Quark's Invisible Font

QuarkXPress is a desktop publishing and layout program developed and released by the Quark company and used on the Mac operating system. Occasionally, Quark users may encounter a relatively common software error while using the program, which tells the user to reinstall Quarks invisible font. This font is used to display page markers for items such as tabs and paragraphs. Learn how to reinstall this invisible font to restore functionality to the layout software and get back to work.

Step 1 Close the QuarkXPress software and restart your computer.

Step 2 Double-click the hard drive icon on your desktop. Alternatively, double-click the "Applications" folder in the dock.

Step 3 Navigate to your user folder. Double-click "Library."

Step 4 Open the "Preferences" folder.

Step 5 Double-click on the "Quark" folder, then open the folder for the version of QuarkXPress that you currently use (if you are running more than one version of Quark). Open "Jaws" and click "FontStubs."

Step 6 Delete everything in the "Western Subs" folder by dragging it to the Trash bin in your dock.

Step 7 Return to the "Library" folder in Step 3 and open the "Fonts" folder. Drag the "QuarkInvisibles.ttf" font file to the Trash bin.

Step 8 Restart your computer a second time, then re-launch the Quark software. It will automatically reload and reinstall the invisible font from its system files.