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Frequently Asked Questions

 

Who are those magazine templates made for?

You will receive professional magazine templates, designed by award winning magazine designers. It is required for you or your designer to have at least beginner knowledge of Quark XPress or Adobe InDesign 1) to work with those templates. The magazine templates can be used for any professional or private publication, campus, school or inter office magazine and newsletters.

What is included?

If you choose one of the magazine template packages it should tell you what it specifically includes as every genre of magazine has different goals, therefore the designers have added different pages to each layout. You can choose from a Quark Xpress or InDesign magazine template 1) for PC or Mac after purchasing, when receiving the download links for the selected design.

Full resolution pictures are NOT included. In the magazine templates they are displayed as a low-res layout-preview and/or replaced with simple grey placeholders. The pictures on the website are simply to give you ideas what the magazine could look like. Every magazine is designed with the Font Helvetica. It’s a standard font that every computer should come with.

Each Document has its own Color Palette as shown on this sample screenshot. You can also see how the templates are all designed on master pages. At your convenience you can pull those down or use the already laid out pages.

What is not included?

  • Full resolution printable photos (only low-res layout previews and/or simple grey placeholders come with the templates)
  • Fonts (Free Standard fonts like Helvetica, Arial, Times New Roman will be used in the templates)
  • Software to unzip the template files (e.g. "WinZIP", "WinRAR")
  • Software to open the template files (see "What program do they come in")

Can I transform the magazine templates?

Yes, any way you want. The template is simply a direction to give you ideas. You can exchange fonts, restyle borders, folios, headlines everything you want to change.

What program do they come in?

Quark XPress (6.0, 7.3, 8) 1), Adobe InDesign (CS2, CS3, CS4) 2). The templates can be opened in both, Windows and MacIntosh Versions 3) of the named programs. 4)

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Quark XPress and Adobe InDesign are commercial software products. You will need one of the program versions named above to open our template files. See www.quark.com and www.adobe.com for details on how and where to buy the software.

Mac or PC?

As mentioned in the answer above, the templates from Magazine-Templates.com support multiple platforms and operating systems. So, the templates can be opened in BOTH, Windows and MacIntosh Versions 3) of the named programs. 4)

Can I get a free sample?

Yes! Download your free Magazine Template sample page here.

If I buy a magazine template, do I have exclusive ownership of it?

No. When you purchase one of our templates on the "classic" way with instant payment and download, you are purchasing a license to use it according to our Terms of Use. Once you purchase a template, you may use it for your own commercial or personal use for as long as you want. However, you are not authorized to resell it elsewhere as a template.

Exclusive Ownership only on request: If you are interested in buying a magazine template exclusive (from the date of purchase), please send your e-mail request to buyexclusive[at]magazine-templates.com. After an exclusive purchase the template will be removed from our online shop immediately, including its appearances in other products (like single covers) or packages.

Can I get a refund if I decide not to use the template I purchased?

No. We do not offer refunds once you have been e-mailed the login-information to download the template files. Since the goods being purchased are electronic, there is no way to return them.

How do I pay?

You can pay safe and easy using PayPal, with any major credit card or directly with your PayPal-account.

Is the cost of the template a one-time fee or a monthly fee?

It is a one-time fee only.

I just purchased a template but now realize I purchased the wrong one. Can I exchange it for the one I want?

No. If the download links have already been sent to you, we cannot offer an exchange or refund. You will need to make another purchase for the desired template from our site.

What is the document size?

8.5 inch x 10.75 inch. This is a standard size to give you the best possible price at any press house.

Who are the Magazine Designers and why are they not listed on this page?

All Designers have real jobs otherwise this low price would not be possible. In conflict of their regular jobs their names are not listed. However rest assured we are all passionate Magazine Designers (see work history) who can't stop designing and need this site as our outlet.

Do you do custom magazine design?

Yes. A complete custom magazine design starts at $ 40,000 and depending on difficulty can cost up to $120,000. Yes, it is that expensive! That’s why we offer you award winning design templates at an extremely low price.

Your current selection does not include a category or style, which is relevant to the magazine I want. Can I make a request for one?

Yes. Email us a request for a specific category, style or color scheme. Our goal is to have a constantly growing selection that will cater to as many different types of businesses and individual needs as possible.

Does "www.magazine-templates.com" or any content relating to Magazine-Templates.com Design appear on the template I purchase as it does in the samples?

No. There will be a default text entered to give you a starting point for creating your site content, but nothing linking to or referring to Magazine-Templates.com will appear on your template.

Do you sell magazine cover templates, too?

Yes, we do! For all of you who don't need the full magazine template, we offer magazine cover templates, starting at $ 39.00 for four professional magazine cover designs!

I am a magazine designer, can I contribute a design for sale?

Yes, your design would be judged by our panel of designers. If it’s accepted we would add your template and you would receive 70% of the sales price. We keep 30% for hosting, advertising and other handling fees.

I can't edit the templates in InDesign!

In InDesign, all elements from a page template are locked by default.
When you have the "pages" window open, select the option to ignore all template objects ("Override All Master Page Items" / alt-shift-command-"L" shortcut). You find the command in the context-menu (right mouse click on the page you want to edit).

Right after purchasing, how do I get my templates?

The confirmation e-mail with the download details is sent immediately and fully automated after completion of the PayPal transaction.

Please check your mailbox 5) of the e-mail address you provided at the PayPal transaction for a new e-mail from order[at]magazine-templates.com. Within that message, you will find further information how to get access to our servers to download the ordered template files.

Do you sell webdesign templates, too?

Actually, we don't provide self made webdesign templates, as we are specialised in print magazine templates for InDesign and Quark. But we do know a place for some cool webdesign template stuff (Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Wordpress & more) ... ;-)

Can I become an affiliate partner of Magazine-Templates.com?

Yes.

 

If you have any questions that were not addressed in this F.A.Q.,

please feel free to email us at contact[at]magazine-templates.com

 

 

1) Our magazine templates designed and saved for Quark XPress 7 can also be opened and edited in Quark XPress 8.

2) It is recommended that you install the most current InDesign CS2 update (Windows / Macintosh) before attempting to open InDesign CS3 interchange files (.inx) for greatest compatibility.
Important: We do support InDesign CS2 (4.x), CS3 (5.x) und CS4 (6.x). We don't support InDesign versions starting at CS (Version 3.0) and lower. Go to Wikipedia for details on InDesign versions (sorry, we have no influence on Adobe's sometimes confusing "name vs. version" policy...).

3) Although the templates are built on a Mac, the files can be opened in the Windows-Versions of Quark Xpress or Adobe InDesign, too. Please note that there can be a conversion and/or font replacement process when opening the files under Windows.

4) Please note that Quark XPress and Adobe InDesign templates do slightly vary from the preview pages and from each other.

5) If you don't get the e-mail within a few minutes, please notice:

  • A few customers reported a delay of up to 1 hour, until their confirmation e-mail arrived. So, please be patient, as this delay isn't something we can't fix, but sometimes occurs between sender and recipient. In such cases, alway try to contact us directly at contact[at]magazine-templates.com to search for a solution, before involving PayPal.
  • Check the SPAM folder of your mailbox, because the mail-server and/or mail-client may treat our e-mail as SPAM.
  • In some cases it can occur, that a SPAM filter blocks our confirmation e-mail and the delivering and/or reception of this e-mail is delayed, waiting for a manual interaction to be done.

 

Last Update: 07/27/2010

 

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