In addition, you can now control whether odd-numbered pages are allowed on the left (in left-to-right layouts) and whether even-numbered pages are allowed on the right (in right-to-left layouts) in facing page layouts. This control is located in the New Project, New Layout, and Layout Properties dialog boxes.

More information on this update, and a list of known and resolved issues in the new version, is available on .

Quark also announced that anyone purchasing or upgrading to QuarkXPress 9 between May 31 and June 30, 2012 will receive Gluon's newest ProPack 9, (a $219 value) free of charge. Gluon's ProPack 9 contains 14 Mac XTensions and 9 Windows XTensions, and augments the desktop publishing program's features and functionality by automating and eliminating repetitive steps. The offer is valid for anyone purchasing a copy of QuarkXPress, including education, non-profit, and government organizations.

ProPack 9 includes , which is used to control column spans of selected text. You can span multiple columns, break one column into sub-columns, or convert multi-column boxes into multiple linked boxes. It also includes , which lets you take colors from placed pictures to create instant, harmonized color palettes or copy box attributes between boxes with an eyedropper tool added to Quark's tool palette. lets you toggle live copy from readable text to unreadable Greeking in printouts while maintaining all paragraph formatting.