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A Guide to QuarkXPress 8.5
Contents
About this guide.............................................................................16
What we're assuming about you..........................................................................16
Where to go for help............................................................................................16
Conventions..........................................................................................................17
Technology note...................................................................................................17
The user interface...........................................................................19
Tools......................................................................................................................19
Web tools..............................................................................................................21
Menus...................................................................................................................22
QuarkXPress menu (Mac OS only).................................................................................22
File menu.......................................................................................................................23
Edit menu......................................................................................................................24
Style menu.....................................................................................................................26
Item menu.....................................................................................................................28
Page menu....................................................................................................................29
Layout menu..................................................................................................................30
Table menu...................................................................................................................30
View menu.....................................................................................................................31
Utilities menu.................................................................................................................32
Window menu...............................................................................................................33
Help menu ....................................................................................................................34
Context menus......................................................................................................35
Palettes.................................................................................................................35
Tools palette.................................................................................................................35
Measurements palette...................................................................................................35
Page Layout palette......................................................................................................36
Style Sheets palette.......................................................................................................37
Colors palette................................................................................................................38
Shared Content palette.................................................................................................38
Trap Information palette...............................................................................................39
Lists palette...................................................................................................................39
Profile Information palette.............................................................................................40
Glyphs palette...............................................................................................................40
Hyperlinks palette.........................................................................................................41
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Index palette.................................................................................................................42
Layers palette................................................................................................................42
Picture Effects palette...................................................................................................43
PSD Import palette........................................................................................................43
Palette groups and palette sets............................................................................44
Layout controls.....................................................................................................45
Splitting a window................................................................................................45
Creating a window................................................................................................46
Projects and layouts........................................................................47
Working with projects..........................................................................................47
Options for Print layouts................................................................................................48
Options for Web layouts...............................................................................................49
Saving and naming a QuarkXPress project...................................................................49
Exporting layouts and projects......................................................................................49
Working with layouts............................................................................................50
Project-level and layout-level resources........................................................................50
Working with guides.............................................................................................51
Column and margin guides...........................................................................................51
Ruler guides..................................................................................................................52
Snapping to guides.......................................................................................................52
Undoing and redoing actions................................................................................52
Boxes, lines, and tables...................................................................54
Understanding items and content.........................................................................54
Understanding handles.........................................................................................55
Understanding Bézier shapes...............................................................................57
Working with boxes..............................................................................................58
Creating text and picture boxes....................................................................................59
Resizing boxes...............................................................................................................60
Reshaping boxes...........................................................................................................60
Adding frames to boxes................................................................................................61
Applying colors to boxes..............................................................................................61
Applying blends to boxes.............................................................................................61
Merging and splitting boxes.........................................................................................62
Adding text and pictures to boxes................................................................................63
Changing box type........................................................................................................63
Working with lines................................................................................................63
Creating lines................................................................................................................63
Line modes for straight lines.........................................................................................64
Resizing lines.................................................................................................................64
Reshaping lines.............................................................................................................65
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Controlling line appearance..........................................................................................65
Joining lines..................................................................................................................66
Manipulating items...............................................................................................66
Selecting items..............................................................................................................66
Moving items.................................................................................................................66
Cutting, copying, and pasting items.............................................................................66
Controlling the stacking order of items.........................................................................67
Grouping items.............................................................................................................67
Duplicating items..........................................................................................................68
Spacing and aligning items ..........................................................................................68
Rotating items...............................................................................................................69
Skewing items...............................................................................................................69
Locking and unlocking items.........................................................................................69
Anchoring items and groups in text..............................................................................69
Working with tables..............................................................................................70
Drawing a table.............................................................................................................70
Converting text to tables...............................................................................................71
Importing Excel tables...................................................................................................72
Importing Excel charts...................................................................................................74
Adding text and pictures to tables................................................................................74
Editing table text ..........................................................................................................74
Linking table cells..........................................................................................................75
Formatting tables..........................................................................................................75
Formatting gridlines......................................................................................................75
Inserting and deleting rows and columns.....................................................................76
Combining cells.............................................................................................................77
Manually resizing tables, rows, and columns................................................................77
Converting tables back to text......................................................................................77
Working with tables and groups...................................................................................77
Continuing tables in other locations.............................................................................78
Adding header and footer rows to tables.....................................................................79
Text and typography.......................................................................81
Editing text...........................................................................................................81
Importing and exporting text...............................................................................81
Import/export filters......................................................................................................82
Importing and exporting text with Unicode options.....................................................83
Finding and changing text....................................................................................83
Checking spelling..................................................................................................84
Auxiliary dictionaries.....................................................................................................86
Counting words and characters............................................................................86
Applying character attributes...............................................................................87
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Applying a font..............................................................................................................87
Choosing a font size......................................................................................................87
Applying type styles......................................................................................................88
Applying color, shade, and opacity...............................................................................88
Applying horizontal or vertical scale.............................................................................89
Applying baseline shift..................................................................................................89
Applying multiple character attributes..........................................................................90
Applying paragraph attributes.............................................................................90
Controlling alignment...................................................................................................91
Controlling indentation.................................................................................................91
Controlling leading........................................................................................................92
Controlling space before and after paragraphs............................................................93
Setting tabs...................................................................................................................93
Controlling widow and orphan lines.............................................................................94
Controlling kerning...............................................................................................94
Kerning manually...........................................................................................................94
Kerning automatically....................................................................................................95
Controlling hyphenation and justification.............................................................95
Specifying hyphenation exceptions..............................................................................97
Using discretionary hyphens.........................................................................................97
Controlling tracking..............................................................................................97
Tracking manually..........................................................................................................97
Editing tracking tables...................................................................................................98
Working with style sheets....................................................................................98
Creating and editing paragraph style sheets................................................................98
Creating and editing character style sheets................................................................101
Applying style sheets..................................................................................................102
Appending style sheets...............................................................................................102
Positioning text in text boxes.............................................................................103
Using baseline grid......................................................................................................103
Aligning text vertically.................................................................................................103
Specifying text inset....................................................................................................103
Controlling font usage........................................................................................104
Converting text to boxes....................................................................................104
Using text runaround..........................................................................................104
Running text around all sides of an item.....................................................................105
Running text around lines and text paths....................................................................105
Running text around text boxes .................................................................................105
Running text around pictures......................................................................................106
Fine-tuning a runaround path.....................................................................................107
Editing a runaround path............................................................................................107
Working with text paths.....................................................................................108
Creating drop caps.............................................................................................108
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Creating rules above and below paragraphs......................................................109
Using anchored boxes.........................................................................................109
Anchoring boxes and lines in text...............................................................................109
Cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting anchored boxes and lines...........................110
Unanchoring boxes and lines......................................................................................110
Working with OpenType fonts...........................................................................110
Applying OpenType styles..........................................................................................110
Using ligatures.............................................................................................................112
Working with the Glyphs palette........................................................................113
Displaying invisible characters............................................................................114
Inserting special characters.................................................................................114
Inserting spaces...........................................................................................................114
Inserting other special characters................................................................................114
Specifying character language............................................................................114
Using font fallback..............................................................................................115
Importing and exporting text with Unicode options..........................................115
Working with font mapping rules.......................................................................115
Working with design grids..................................................................................116
Understanding design grids........................................................................................116
Design grid basics.......................................................................................................118
Working with grid styles..............................................................................................125
Using design grids.......................................................................................................127
Working with hanging characters.......................................................................129
Creating hanging character classes.............................................................................131
Creating hanging character sets ................................................................................132
Applying hanging character sets.................................................................................132
Pictures.........................................................................................133
Understanding pictures.......................................................................................133
Supported picture file types...............................................................................134
Working with pictures.........................................................................................135
Importing a picture......................................................................................................135
Moving pictures...........................................................................................................135
Resizing pictures..........................................................................................................136
Cropping pictures.......................................................................................................136
Rotating and skewing pictures....................................................................................136
Coloring and shading pictures....................................................................................136
Flipping pictures..........................................................................................................136
Listing, verifying status of, and updating pictures.......................................................137
Specifying background colors for pictures..................................................................137
Maintaining picture attributes.....................................................................................137
Working with clipping paths...............................................................................137
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Creating clipping paths...............................................................................................138
Using embedded clipping paths.................................................................................139
Manipulating clipping paths........................................................................................139
Creating special effects with clipping paths................................................................140
Working with alpha masks..................................................................................140
Working with PSD pictures.................................................................................141
Preparing PSD files......................................................................................................142
Working with PSD layers.............................................................................................142
Working with PSD channels.........................................................................................143
Working with PSD paths..............................................................................................144
Printing with PSD Import.............................................................................................144
Using picture effects...........................................................................................145
Working with picture effects........................................................................................145
Removing and deleting picture effects.......................................................................145
Displaying effects at full resolution.............................................................................146
Picture Effects: Filters..................................................................................................146
Picture Effects: Adjustments........................................................................................147
Saving and loading Picture Effects presets.................................................................148
Reviewing Picture Effects usage..................................................................................149
Saving picture files......................................................................................................149
Color, opacity, and drop shadows................................................150
Understanding color...........................................................................................150
Understanding spot and process colors......................................................................150
Specifying matching system colors.............................................................................151
Working with colors............................................................................................151
The Colors palette.......................................................................................................151
The Colors dialog box.................................................................................................152
Creating a color...........................................................................................................152
Editing a color.............................................................................................................153
Duplicating a color......................................................................................................153
Deleting a color...........................................................................................................153
Importing colors from another article or project.........................................................153
Changing all instances of one color to another color.................................................154
Applying color, shade, and blends.............................................................................154
Applying color and shade to text................................................................................154
Applying color and shade to lines...............................................................................155
Working with opacity..........................................................................................155
Specifying opacity.......................................................................................................155
Specifying opacity for groups.....................................................................................155
Creating blends with transparency..............................................................................156
Color management..............................................................................................156
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Source setups and output setups................................................................................156
The color management experience for users..............................................................156
Working with source setups and output setups from a color expert..........................158
Working in a legacy color management environment................................................158
Proofing color on screen (soft proofing)......................................................................159
Color management for experts...................................................................................160
Creating a source setup..............................................................................................160
Creating an output setup............................................................................................160
Managing profiles.......................................................................................................161
Working with drop shadows...............................................................................162
Applying drop shadows..............................................................................................163
Customizing drop shadows.........................................................................................163
Incorporating drop shadows with items......................................................................163
Document construction.................................................................164
Using automatic page numbering.......................................................................164
Creating an automatic text box..........................................................................164
Working with layers............................................................................................165
Understanding layers...................................................................................................165
Creating layers............................................................................................................166
Selecting layers...........................................................................................................166
Showing and hiding layers..........................................................................................167
Determining which layer an item is on........................................................................167
Deleting layers............................................................................................................168
Changing layer options...............................................................................................168
Moving items to a different layer................................................................................169
Changing the stacking order of layers........................................................................169
Layers and text runaround...........................................................................................170
Duplicating layers........................................................................................................170
Merging layers.............................................................................................................170
Locking items on layers...............................................................................................171
Using master pages with layers...................................................................................171
Suppressing printout of layers.....................................................................................172
Working with lists...............................................................................................172
Preparing for lists.........................................................................................................172
Creating a list..............................................................................................................173
Importing lists from another document.......................................................................174
Navigating with lists....................................................................................................174
Building lists................................................................................................................175
Updating lists..............................................................................................................175
Working with lists in books..........................................................................................175
Working with indexes.........................................................................................176
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Specifying the index marker color...............................................................................176
Creating index entries.................................................................................................177
Creating cross-references............................................................................................178
Editing an index entry.................................................................................................180
Deleting an index entry...............................................................................................180
Specifying the punctuation used in an index..............................................................180
Building an index.........................................................................................................181
Editing final indexes....................................................................................................182
Working with books............................................................................................183
Creating books............................................................................................................184
Working with chapters.................................................................................................184
Controlling page numbers..........................................................................................186
Synchronizing chapters...............................................................................................187
Printing chapters.........................................................................................................188
Creating indexes and tables of contents for books....................................................189
Working with libraries.........................................................................................189
Creating libraries.........................................................................................................190
Adding library entries..................................................................................................190
Retrieving library entries..............................................................................................191
Manipulating library entries.........................................................................................191
Working with labels.....................................................................................................191
Saving libraries............................................................................................................192
Output...........................................................................................193
Printing layouts...................................................................................................193
Updating picture paths................................................................................................193
Setting Print dialog box controls.................................................................................194
Print dialog box...........................................................................................................195
Printing color separations............................................................................................200
Printing color composites............................................................................................201
Exporting layouts................................................................................................202
Exporting a layout in EPS format.................................................................................202
Exporting a layout in PDF format................................................................................203
Creating a PostScript file.............................................................................................205
Using Collect for Output.....................................................................................205
Working with output styles................................................................................206
Working with trapping........................................................................................207
Understanding trapping..............................................................................................207
Trapping EPS pictures.................................................................................................208
Creating and using a rich black...................................................................................209
Understanding flattening and production issues................................................209
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Collaboration and single-sourcing.................................................210
Working with shared content.............................................................................210
Sharing and synchronizing content.............................................................................212
Understanding synchronization options......................................................................213
Placing a synchronized item........................................................................................214
Placing synchronized content......................................................................................214
Importing content into the shared content library......................................................214
Working with Composition Zones.......................................................................215
Understanding Composition Zones............................................................................215
Creating a Composition Zones item...........................................................................220
Placing a Composition Zones item..............................................................................222
Sharing a composition layout......................................................................................224
Using Collaboration Setup..................................................................................232
Linking to other projects.............................................................................................232
Viewing information about linkable composition layouts ..........................................233
Importing and managing shared content....................................................................233
Specifying update options..........................................................................................234
Interactive layouts.........................................................................235
Understanding Interactive layouts......................................................................235
Types of Interactive layouts.........................................................................................236
Types of objects..........................................................................................................236
Interactive layouts in action.........................................................................................237
Creating interactive building blocks...................................................................244
Creating a Presentation layout....................................................................................244
Creating an object.......................................................................................................245
Configuring an SWF object.........................................................................................246
Configuring a Video object.........................................................................................248
Working with Animation objects.................................................................................249
Working with Button objects.......................................................................................255
Image Sequence layouts, Button layouts, and Shared Content..................................259
Working with menus....................................................................................................259
Configuring a Window object.....................................................................................263
Configuring a Text Box object....................................................................................264
Working with transitions..............................................................................................265
Working with pages in Interactive layouts...................................................................266
Working with keyboard commands.............................................................................268
Configuring Interactive preferences............................................................................269
Working with actions..........................................................................................269
Assigning actions........................................................................................................270
Action reference..........................................................................................................270
Working with events...........................................................................................278
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Choosing a user event.................................................................................................279
Configuring user events..............................................................................................279
Working with scripts...........................................................................................281
Creating a script..........................................................................................................281
Using conditional statements......................................................................................282
Running a script ..........................................................................................................285
Exporting and importing scripts..................................................................................286
Previewing and exporting Interactive layouts....................................................286
Previewing a Presentation layout................................................................................286
Checking interactive object usage..............................................................................287
Exporting a Presentation layout..................................................................................287
Configuring export settings........................................................................................288
Working with expressions...................................................................................289
Understanding expressions.........................................................................................289
Using the Expression Editor dialog box......................................................................292
Job Jackets...................................................................................295
Understanding Job Jackets.................................................................................295
What are Job Jackets?................................................................................................296
The structure of Job Jackets.......................................................................................296
Sample Job Jackets workflow.....................................................................................301
Working with Job Jackets...................................................................................302
Basic mode and advanced mode................................................................................302
Creating Job Jackets files...........................................................................................303
Working with Job Tickets...................................................................................307
Creating a Job Ticket template...................................................................................307
Adding a layout definition to a Job Ticket: Advanced mode.....................................312
Applying a Job Ticket template to a project...............................................................313
Applying a layout definition to a project.....................................................................316
Collaborating with shared Job Jackets.......................................................................316
Exporting and importing Job Tickets..........................................................................319
The default Job Jackets file................................................................................320
Editing the default Job Ticket template: File menu....................................................320
Editing the default Job Ticket template: Utilities menu..............................................320
Editing the default Job Jackets file.............................................................................321
Working with Resources: Advanced mode.........................................................321
Accessing Resources: Advanced mode.......................................................................321
Configuring Resources: Advanced mode....................................................................322
Specifying the location of Resources: Advanced mode..............................................323
Working with Layout Specifications....................................................................324
Creating a Layout Specification: Advanced mode......................................................324
Applying a Layout Specification to a layout................................................................325
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Working with Output Specifications...................................................................327
Creating an Output Specification: Advanced mode...................................................328
Applying an Output Specification to a layout.............................................................328
Using Output Specifications with Output Job............................................................330
Working with Rules and Rule Sets......................................................................331
Creating Rules: Advanced mode................................................................................332
Adding Rules to a Rule Set: Advanced mode.............................................................334
Applying a Rule Set to a layout...................................................................................335
Evaluating a layout.............................................................................................337
Job Jackets locking.............................................................................................339
Printing with JDF output....................................................................................340
Web layouts..................................................................................342
Working with Web layouts.................................................................................342
Creating a Web layout................................................................................................342
Text boxes in Web layouts..........................................................................................344
Graphic elements in Web layouts...............................................................................346
Converting to and from Web layouts..........................................................................347
Web layout limitations.................................................................................................348
Hyperlinks...........................................................................................................348
Creating a destination.................................................................................................350
Creating an anchor......................................................................................................351
Creating a hyperlink using an existing destination.....................................................351
Creating a hyperlink from scratch...............................................................................352
Showing links in the Hyperlinks palette.......................................................................352
Formatting hyperlinks..................................................................................................352
Editing and deleting destinations...............................................................................353
Editing and deleting anchors......................................................................................353
Editing and deleting hyperlinks...................................................................................353
Navigating using the Hyperlinks palette.....................................................................353
Rollovers.............................................................................................................354
Creating a basic rollover.............................................................................................354
Editing and deleting basic rollovers............................................................................355
Creating a two-position rollover..................................................................................355
Switching between rollover images in the layout........................................................355
Removing a target from a two-position rollover box..................................................356
Unlinking a two-position rollover................................................................................356
Image maps.........................................................................................................356
Creating an image map...............................................................................................356
Editing an image map.................................................................................................357
Forms..................................................................................................................357
Creating a form box....................................................................................................358
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Adding a text, password, or hidden field control.......................................................359
Adding a button control..............................................................................................360
Adding an image button control.................................................................................360
Adding pop-up menu and list controls.......................................................................361
Adding a group of radio button controls ...................................................................361
Adding a check box control .......................................................................................362
Adding a file submission control ................................................................................362
Menus.................................................................................................................363
Working with standard menus.....................................................................................363
Working with cascading menus...................................................................................365
Tables in Web layouts.........................................................................................368
Meta tags............................................................................................................369
Creating a meta tag set...............................................................................................369
Specifying a meta tag set for a Web page .................................................................370
Previewing Web pages.......................................................................................370
Specifying additional browsers for preview ...............................................................371
Exporting Web pages.........................................................................................371
Preparing for export ...................................................................................................371
Exporting a Web page ...............................................................................................371
Working with multiple languages..................................................374
Applying a character language...........................................................................374
Changing the program language........................................................................375
XTensions software.......................................................................376
Working with XTensions modules.......................................................................376
Installing XTensions modules......................................................................................376
Enabling and disabling XTensions modules................................................................376
Working with XTensions sets.......................................................................................377
Custom Bleeds XTensions software....................................................................377
Using Custom Bleeds..................................................................................................377
Using Clip at Bleed Edge............................................................................................378
DejaVu XTensions software................................................................................378
Drop Shadow XTensions software......................................................................379
Full Resolution Preview XTensions software......................................................380
Guide Manager Pro XTensions software............................................................380
Using the Guides palette.............................................................................................381
Guides palette menu...................................................................................................382
Creating guides with Guide Manager Pro...................................................................382
Creating grids with Guide Manager Pro.....................................................................384
Creating rows and columns.........................................................................................385
Creating bleed and safety guides...............................................................................386
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HTML Text Import XTensions software..............................................................388
Item Find/Change XTensions software...............................................................388
Item Styles XTensions software..........................................................................390
Using the Item Styles palette......................................................................................390
Creating Item Styles....................................................................................................391
Checking Item Style usage..........................................................................................392
OPI XTensions software......................................................................................393
Targeting an imported picture for OPI exchange.......................................................393
Activating OPI for a layout..........................................................................................393
Creating OPI comments for print, EPS, and PDF........................................................394
PDF Filter XTensions software...........................................................................394
Importing a PDF file into a picture box.......................................................................394
Scale XTensions software...................................................................................395
Scissors XTensions software...............................................................................396
Script XTensions software..................................................................................397
Box Tools submenu.....................................................................................................397
Grid submenu..............................................................................................................398
Images submenu.........................................................................................................398
Picture Box submenu..................................................................................................398
Printing submenu........................................................................................................398
Saving submenu..........................................................................................................398
Special submenu.........................................................................................................399
Stories submenu..........................................................................................................399
Tables submenu..........................................................................................................399
Typography submenu.................................................................................................399
Shape of Things XTensions software..................................................................400
Using the Star Box tool...............................................................................................400
Super Step and Repeat XTensions software.......................................................400
Using Super Step and Repeat.....................................................................................400
Table Import XTensions software.......................................................................401
Type Tricks..........................................................................................................402
Make Fraction..............................................................................................................402
Make Price...................................................................................................................402
Word Space Tracking..................................................................................................403
Line Check...................................................................................................................403
Custom Underline.......................................................................................................404
Word 6–2000 Filter.............................................................................................404
WordPerfect Filter .............................................................................................404
XSLT Export XTensions software.......................................................................404
Other XTensions modules...................................................................................405
Preferences...................................................................................407
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Understanding preferences................................................................................407
Nonmatching Preferences alert...................................................................................407
Changes to QuarkXPress preferences.........................................................................408
What's in the preferences files....................................................................................408
Application preferences......................................................................................409
Preferences — Application — Display........................................................................410
Preferences — Application — Input Settings..............................................................410
Preferences — Application — Font Fallback...............................................................411
Preferences — Application — Undo...........................................................................412
Preferences — Application — Open and Save...........................................................412
Preferences — Application — XTensions Manager....................................................413
Preferences — Application — Sharing........................................................................413
Preferences — Application — Fonts...........................................................................413
Preferences — Application — File List........................................................................413
Preferences — Application — Default Path................................................................413
Preferences — Application — EPS..............................................................................414
Preferences — Application — Full Res Preview..........................................................414
Preferences — Application — Browsers......................................................................414
Preferences — Application — Index...........................................................................415
Preferences — Application — Job Jackets.................................................................415
Preferences — Application — PDF.............................................................................416
Preferences — Application — PSD Import..................................................................416
Preferences — Application — Placeholders................................................................416
Preferences — Application — SpellCheck..................................................................417
Preferences — Application — Fraction/Price..............................................................417
Preferences — Application — Picture Effects.............................................................418
Project preferences.............................................................................................418
Preferences — Project — General...............................................................................418
Layout preferences.............................................................................................418
Preferences — Layout — General...............................................................................419
Preferences — Layout — Measurements....................................................................420
Preferences — Layout — Paragraph...........................................................................420
Preferences — Layout — Character............................................................................422
Preferences — Layout — Tools...................................................................................423
Preferences — Layout — Trapping.............................................................................424
Preferences — Layout — Guides and Grid.................................................................425
Preferences — Layout — Color Manager....................................................................425
Preferences — Layout — Layers..................................................................................426
Preferences — Layout — Presentation........................................................................427
Preferences — Layout — SWF....................................................................................427
Legal notices.................................................................................428
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About this guide
You do not need to read the QuarkXPress® documentation from beginning to end. Instead,
use this guide to quickly look up information, find out what you need to know, and get
on with your work.
What we're assuming about you
In writing this guide, we assume that you are familiar with your computer and know how
to:
• Launch an application
• Open, save, and close files
• Use menus, dialog boxes, and palettes
• Work within a networked computing environment
• Use the mouse, keyboard commands, and modifier keys
Consult the documentation provided with your computer or other resources if you need
more information in any of these areas.
Where to go for help
If you're new to QuarkXPress, or if you want to explore one of its other longstanding
features, consult the following resources:
• A Guide to QuarkXPress
• QuarkXPress Help
• Third-party books
• General books about desktop publishing
If your issues are at the system level — saving files, moving files, activating fonts, for
example — consult the documentation resources provided with your computer.
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Conventions
Formatting conventions highlight information to help you quickly find what you need.
• Bold type style: The names of all dialog boxes, fields, and other controls are set in bold
type. For example: "Click OK."
• References: In descriptions of features, parenthetical references guide you in accessing
those features. For example: "The Find/Change dialog box (Edit menu) lets you find and
replace text."
• Arrows: You will often see arrows (>), which map out the menu path to a feature. For
example: "Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets dialog box."
• Icons: Although many tools and buttons are referenced by name, which you can see by
displaying ToolTips, in some cases icons are shown for easy identification. For example,
"Click the button on the Measurements palette to center text."
• Cross-platform issues: This application is quite consistent across operating systems. However,
some labels, buttons, key combinations, and other aspects of the application must differ
between Mac OS® and Windows® because of user interface conventions or other factors.
In such cases, both the Mac OS and Windows versions are presented, separated by a slash,
with the Mac OS version presented first. For example, if the Mac OS version of a button
is labeled Select, and the Windows version is labeled Browse, you are directed to "Click
Select/Browse." More complex cross-platform differences are mentioned in notes or
parenthetical statements.
Technology note
Quark developed QuarkXPress for Mac OS and Windows to give publishers control over
typography, color, and collaboration. In addition to unique typographic controls,
QuarkXPress offers comprehensive font management with TrueType®, OpenType®, and
Unicode® support. Designers can use PANTONE® (the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®),
Hexachrome®, Trumatch®, Focoltone®, DIC®, and Toyo to add color to page layouts.
QuarkXPress acts as a hub for collaborative publishing environments because it allows
you to import and export content in multiple file formats, and to share design components
with other users. You can import files from applications such as Microsoft® Word, Microsoft
Excel®, WordPerfect®, Adobe® Illustrator®, and Adobe Photoshop®. You can output
content as PostScript® or in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat® Reader®. You can also export
files that can be viewed using QuickTime®, Internet Explorer®, Safari®, Firefox®, and
Netscape Navigator®. With Quark Interactive Designer™, you can export layouts in Flash®
format. Using features such as Job Jackets® and Composition Zones®, you can be sure
that multiple people share specifications to produce consistent publications, even while
working on a single publication simultaneously.
The QuarkXPress software architecture lets you and software developers expand publishing
capability. Through XTensions® software technology, third-party developers can create
custom modules for QuarkXPress. QuarkXTensions® (Quark® XTensions software) also
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provide a modular approach for meeting your particular publishing needs. And if you can
write AppleScript® scripts, you can use this scripting language from Apple® to automate
many QuarkXPress activities.
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The user interface
Skimming through the QuarkXPress user interface, you will find that many commands
are familiar or self-explanatory. Once you become familiar with QuarkXPress menus and
dialog boxes, you will discover that keyboard commands and palettes offer convenient
access to features that you can also access through menus.
Tools
The Tools palette
The Tools palette includes the following controls:
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Use the Item tool to select, move, resize, and reshape items (boxes, lines, text paths,
and groups). When the Item tool is not selected, you can press Command/Ctrl to
temporarily access the Item tool.
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Use the Text Content tool to draw text boxes and work with text in boxes.
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Use the Picture Content tool to draw picture boxes and work with pictures in boxes.
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Use the Linking tool to link text boxes.
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Use the Unlinking tool to unlink text boxes.
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Use the Rectangle Box tool to create a rectangular box. To draw a square box, press
and hold Shift while drawing.
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Use the Oval Box tool to create an oval box. To create a circular box, press and hold
Shift while drawing.
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Use the Composition Zones tool to create a Composition Zones box.
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Use the Star Box tool to create a star-shaped box.
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Use the Line tool to create straight diagonal lines of any angle. To constrain a line angle
to 45 degrees, press and hold Shift while drawing.
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Use the Bézier Pen tool to create Bézier lines and boxes. To constrain a line angle to
45 degrees, press and hold Shift while drawing.
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Use the Add Point tool to add a point to any type of path. Adding a point to a content
box automatically turns the content box into a Bézier item.
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Use the Remove Point tool to remove a point from any type of path.
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Use the Convert Point tool to automatically convert corner points to curve points, and
curve points to corner points. Click and drag to change the position of a point, the curve
of a curved line segment, or the position of a straight line segment. Select this tool and
click a rectangular box or straight line to convert the item to a Bézier box or line.
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Use the Scissors tool to cut an item into distinct paths.
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Use the Select Point tool to select curves or points so that you can move them or delete
them. Press Shift and click to select multiple points. Option-click/Alt-click a point to make
it symmetrical.
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Use the Freehand Line tool to draw any shape line or box you want. If you don't close
a freehand box, it remains a line. To automatically close a freehand box, press Option/Alt.
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Use the Tables tool to create a table.
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Use the Zoom tool to enlarge or reduce the document view.
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Use the Pan tool to reposition the active layout.
After you draw a box, select the Text Content tool or the Picture Content tool ,
depending what you want in the box. You can also use key commands to declare the box
content type: Press T while drawing to declare Picture content or press R while drawing to
declare Text content.
For more information about Bézier boxes and lines, see "Creating Bézier boxes" and "Creating
Bézier lines."
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