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A Guide to QuarkXPress 10
Contents
About this guide.............................................................................15
What we're assuming about you..........................................................................15
Where to go for help............................................................................................15
Conventions..........................................................................................................16
Technology note...................................................................................................16
The user interface...........................................................................18
Tools......................................................................................................................18
Menus...................................................................................................................21
QuarkXPress menu (Mac OS X only).............................................................................21
File menu.......................................................................................................................21
Edit menu......................................................................................................................22
Style menu.....................................................................................................................24
Item menu.....................................................................................................................26
Page menu....................................................................................................................28
Layout menu..................................................................................................................28
Table menu...................................................................................................................29
View menu.....................................................................................................................30
Utilities menu.................................................................................................................31
Window menu...............................................................................................................33
Help menu ....................................................................................................................34
Context menus......................................................................................................35
Palettes.................................................................................................................35
Advanced Image Control palette..................................................................................35
Callout Styles palette....................................................................................................36
Colors palette................................................................................................................36
Conditional Styles palette.............................................................................................37
Content palette.............................................................................................................37
Glyphs palette...............................................................................................................37
Grid Styles palette.........................................................................................................38
Guides palette...............................................................................................................39
HTML5 Palette...............................................................................................................39
Index palette.................................................................................................................39
Item Styles palette.........................................................................................................40
Layers palette................................................................................................................40
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Lists palette...................................................................................................................41
Measurements palette...................................................................................................41
Measurements palette - Mac OS X...............................................................................42
Measurements palette - Windows.................................................................................44
Page Layout palette......................................................................................................45
Profile Information palette.............................................................................................45
Reflow Table of Contents palette..................................................................................46
Reflow Tagging palette.................................................................................................46
Scale palette..................................................................................................................46
Style Sheets palette.......................................................................................................46
Tools palette.................................................................................................................47
Palette groups and palette sets............................................................................47
Layout controls.....................................................................................................49
Views and view sets..............................................................................................49
Splitting a window.........................................................................................................50
Creating a window........................................................................................................51
Using Story Editor view.................................................................................................51
View sets........................................................................................................................51
Projects and layouts........................................................................54
Working with projects..........................................................................................54
Options for Print layouts................................................................................................55
Saving and naming a QuarkXPress project...................................................................56
Exporting layouts and projects......................................................................................56
Working with layouts............................................................................................56
Project-level and layout-level resources........................................................................57
Working with guides.............................................................................................58
Column and margin guides...........................................................................................58
Ruler guides..................................................................................................................58
Snapping to guides.......................................................................................................59
Undoing and redoing actions................................................................................59
Boxes, lines, and tables...................................................................60
Understanding items and content.........................................................................60
Understanding handles.........................................................................................61
Understanding Bézier shapes...............................................................................62
Working with boxes..............................................................................................64
Creating text and picture boxes....................................................................................64
Resizing boxes...............................................................................................................66
Locking box and picture proportions............................................................................66
Reshaping boxes...........................................................................................................67
Adding frames to boxes................................................................................................67
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Applying colors to boxes..............................................................................................68
Applying blends to boxes.............................................................................................68
Merging and splitting boxes.........................................................................................69
Adding text and pictures to boxes................................................................................69
Changing box type........................................................................................................69
Creating a box from a clipping path.............................................................................70
Working with lines................................................................................................70
Creating lines................................................................................................................70
Line modes for straight lines.........................................................................................71
Resizing lines.................................................................................................................71
Reshaping lines.............................................................................................................72
Controlling line appearance..........................................................................................72
Joining lines..................................................................................................................72
Joining, extending and closing open paths..................................................................73
Manipulating items...............................................................................................73
Selecting items..............................................................................................................73
Moving items.................................................................................................................73
Cutting, copying, and pasting items.............................................................................74
Controlling the stacking order of items.........................................................................74
Grouping items.............................................................................................................74
Duplicating items..........................................................................................................75
Spacing and aligning items ..........................................................................................76
Rotating items...............................................................................................................76
Skewing items...............................................................................................................77
Locking and unlocking items.........................................................................................77
Anchoring items and groups in text..............................................................................77
Working with callouts...........................................................................................77
Understanding callouts..................................................................................................78
Creating a callout..........................................................................................................80
Configuring a callout anchor.........................................................................................81
Working with callout styles............................................................................................82
Callouts and runaround.................................................................................................83
Working with tables..............................................................................................83
Drawing a table.............................................................................................................83
Converting text to tables...............................................................................................85
Importing Excel tables...................................................................................................86
Importing Excel charts...................................................................................................87
Adding text and pictures to tables................................................................................88
Editing table text ..........................................................................................................88
Linking table cells..........................................................................................................88
Formatting tables..........................................................................................................89
Formatting gridlines......................................................................................................89
Inserting and deleting rows and columns.....................................................................90
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Combining cells.............................................................................................................91
Manually resizing tables, rows, and columns................................................................91
Converting tables back to text......................................................................................91
Working with tables and groups...................................................................................91
Continuing tables in other locations.............................................................................91
Text and typography.......................................................................96
Editing text...........................................................................................................96
Importing and exporting text...............................................................................97
Import/export filters......................................................................................................97
Importing and exporting text with Unicode options.....................................................98
Finding and changing text....................................................................................98
Special character codes.................................................................................................99
Checking spelling................................................................................................100
Auxiliary dictionaries...................................................................................................101
Counting words and characters..........................................................................102
Applying character attributes.............................................................................102
Applying a font............................................................................................................102
Choosing a font size....................................................................................................103
Applying type styles....................................................................................................103
Applying color, shade, and opacity.............................................................................104
Applying horizontal or vertical scale...........................................................................104
Applying baseline shift................................................................................................105
Applying emphasis......................................................................................................105
Controlling half-width characters ...............................................................................106
Counting characters....................................................................................................106
Working with font sets.................................................................................................106
Working with grouped characters...............................................................................107
Aligning characters on a line.......................................................................................107
Applying multiple character attributes........................................................................110
Applying paragraph attributes...........................................................................111
Controlling alignment.................................................................................................111
Controlling indentation...............................................................................................112
Controlling leading......................................................................................................113
Controlling space before and after paragraphs..........................................................114
Setting tabs.................................................................................................................114
Controlling widow and orphan lines...........................................................................115
Working with non-breaking character sets..................................................................115
Controlling kerning.............................................................................................116
Kerning manually.........................................................................................................116
Kerning automatically..................................................................................................116
Controlling hyphenation and justification...........................................................117
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Specifying hyphenation exceptions............................................................................119
Using discretionary hyphens.......................................................................................119
Controlling tracking............................................................................................119
Tracking manually........................................................................................................120
Editing tracking tables.................................................................................................120
Sending ......................................................................................................................120
Working with style sheets..................................................................................121
Creating and editing paragraph style sheets..............................................................121
Creating and editing character style sheets................................................................123
Applying style sheets..................................................................................................125
Appending style sheets...............................................................................................126
Working with conditional styles..........................................................................126
Creating a conditional style.........................................................................................128
Applying a conditional style........................................................................................130
Removing conditional styles........................................................................................131
Using conditional style markers...................................................................................131
Editing a conditional style...........................................................................................132
Bullets and numbering........................................................................................133
Working with bullet styles...........................................................................................133
Working with numbering styles...................................................................................135
Working with outline styles.........................................................................................136
Bullets, numbering, outlines, and style sheets............................................................138
Positioning text in text boxes.............................................................................139
Using baseline grid......................................................................................................139
Aligning text vertically.................................................................................................139
Specifying text inset....................................................................................................140
Specifying story direction............................................................................................140
Controlling font usage........................................................................................141
Converting text to boxes....................................................................................141
Using text runaround..........................................................................................141
Running text around all sides of an item.....................................................................142
Running text around lines and text paths....................................................................142
Running text around text boxes .................................................................................143
Running text around pictures......................................................................................143
Fine-tuning a runaround path.....................................................................................144
Editing a runaround path............................................................................................145
Working with text paths.....................................................................................145
Creating drop caps.............................................................................................146
Creating rules above and below paragraphs......................................................146
Using anchored boxes.........................................................................................147
Anchoring boxes and lines in text...............................................................................147
Cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting anchored boxes and lines...........................147
Unanchoring boxes and lines......................................................................................147
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Working with OpenType fonts...........................................................................147
Applying OpenType styles..........................................................................................148
Using ligatures.............................................................................................................151
Working with the Glyphs palette........................................................................151
Displaying invisible characters............................................................................153
Inserting special characters.................................................................................153
Inserting spaces...........................................................................................................153
Inserting other special characters................................................................................153
Specifying character language............................................................................153
Using font fallback..............................................................................................153
Importing and exporting text with Unicode options..........................................154
Working with font mapping rules.......................................................................154
Working with design grids..................................................................................155
Understanding design grids........................................................................................155
Design grid basics.......................................................................................................159
Working with grid styles..............................................................................................170
Using design grids.......................................................................................................173
Working with rubi text.......................................................................................175
Rubi alignment options...............................................................................................177
Mono rubi....................................................................................................................179
Rubi base alignment options.......................................................................................180
Rubi overhang options................................................................................................182
Working with hanging characters.......................................................................183
Creating hanging character classes.............................................................................186
Creating hanging character sets ................................................................................187
Applying hanging character sets.................................................................................187
Working with mojigumi sets and classes............................................................188
Creating and editing mojigumi character classes.......................................................188
Creating and editing mojigumi sets............................................................................189
Applying mojigumi sets...............................................................................................192
Character mapping for legacy projects...............................................................192
Mapping for projects that use UDA/VDA characters..................................................192
Mapping for projects that use custom characters.......................................................194
Pictures.........................................................................................195
Working with pictures.........................................................................................195
Importing a picture......................................................................................................195
Moving pictures...........................................................................................................196
Resizing pictures..........................................................................................................196
Cropping pictures.......................................................................................................196
Rotating and skewing pictures....................................................................................196
Coloring and shading pictures....................................................................................197
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Flipping pictures..........................................................................................................197
Listing, verifying status of, and updating pictures.......................................................197
Specifying background colors for pictures..................................................................197
Maintaining picture attributes.....................................................................................198
Working with clipping paths...............................................................................198
Creating clipping paths...............................................................................................198
Using embedded clipping paths.................................................................................200
Manipulating clipping paths........................................................................................200
Creating special effects with clipping paths................................................................200
Working with alpha masks..................................................................................201
Working with PSD pictures.................................................................................201
Preparing PSD files......................................................................................................202
Working with PSD layers.............................................................................................202
Working with PSD channels.........................................................................................203
Working with PSD paths..............................................................................................204
Printing with PSD Import.............................................................................................205
Color, opacity, and drop shadows................................................206
Working with colors............................................................................................206
The Colors palette.......................................................................................................206
The Colors dialog box.................................................................................................206
Creating a color...........................................................................................................207
Editing a color.............................................................................................................208
Duplicating a color......................................................................................................208
Deleting a color...........................................................................................................208
Importing colors from another article or project.........................................................209
Changing all instances of one color to another color.................................................209
Applying color, shade, and blends.............................................................................209
Applying color and shade to text................................................................................209
Applying color and shade to lines...............................................................................209
Working with opacity..........................................................................................210
Specifying opacity.......................................................................................................210
Specifying opacity for groups.....................................................................................210
Creating blends with transparency..............................................................................211
Color management..............................................................................................211
Source setups and output setups................................................................................211
The color management experience for users..............................................................211
Working with source setups and output setups from a color expert..........................212
Working in a legacy color management environment................................................213
Proofing color on screen (soft proofing)......................................................................214
Color management for experts...................................................................................214
Creating a source setup..............................................................................................215
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Creating an output setup............................................................................................215
Managing profiles.......................................................................................................216
Working with drop shadows...............................................................................217
Applying drop shadows..............................................................................................217
Customizing drop shadows.........................................................................................218
Incorporating drop shadows with items......................................................................218
Document construction.................................................................219
Using automatic page numbering.......................................................................219
Creating an automatic text box..........................................................................219
Working with master pages................................................................................220
Creating a master page...............................................................................................220
Applying master pages...............................................................................................225
Updating master pages...............................................................................................225
Master pages and layout families................................................................................226
Working with layers............................................................................................226
Understanding layers...................................................................................................227
Creating layers............................................................................................................227
Selecting layers...........................................................................................................228
Showing and hiding layers..........................................................................................228
Determining which layer an item is on........................................................................229
Deleting layers............................................................................................................229
Changing layer options...............................................................................................229
Moving items to a different layer................................................................................230
Copying and pasting items between layers................................................................231
Changing the stacking order of layers........................................................................231
Layers and text runaround...........................................................................................231
Duplicating layers........................................................................................................232
Merging layers.............................................................................................................232
Locking items on layers...............................................................................................233
Using master pages with layers...................................................................................233
Suppressing printout of layers.....................................................................................233
Using PDF layers.........................................................................................................234
Working with lists...............................................................................................234
Preparing for lists.........................................................................................................234
Creating a list..............................................................................................................235
Importing lists from another document.......................................................................236
Navigating with lists....................................................................................................236
Building lists................................................................................................................237
Updating lists..............................................................................................................237
Working with indexes.........................................................................................237
Specifying the index marker color...............................................................................237
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Creating index entries.................................................................................................238
Creating cross-references............................................................................................240
Editing an index entry.................................................................................................241
Deleting an index entry...............................................................................................241
Specifying the punctuation used in an index..............................................................241
Building an index.........................................................................................................242
Editing final indexes....................................................................................................243
Working with libraries.........................................................................................244
Creating libraries.........................................................................................................245
Adding library entries..................................................................................................245
Retrieving library entries..............................................................................................246
Manipulating library entries.........................................................................................246
Working with labels.....................................................................................................246
Saving libraries............................................................................................................247
Output...........................................................................................248
Printing layouts...................................................................................................248
Updating picture paths................................................................................................248
Setting Print dialog box controls.................................................................................248
Print dialog box...........................................................................................................250
Printing color separations............................................................................................255
Printing color composites............................................................................................256
Exporting layouts................................................................................................257
Exporting a layout in EPS format.................................................................................257
Exporting a layout in PDF format................................................................................258
Creating a PostScript file.............................................................................................260
Using Collect for Output.....................................................................................260
Working with output styles................................................................................261
Working with trapping........................................................................................262
Understanding flattening and production issues................................................262
Collaboration and single-sourcing.................................................264
Working with shared content.............................................................................264
Sharing and synchronizing content.............................................................................265
Understanding synchronization options......................................................................267
Placing a synchronized item........................................................................................268
Placing synchronized content......................................................................................268
Importing content into the shared content library......................................................268
Working with Composition Zones.......................................................................269
Understanding Composition Zones............................................................................269
Creating a Composition Zones item...........................................................................272
Placing a Composition Zones item..............................................................................274
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Editing a composition layout: Content.......................................................................276
Editing the contents of a composition layout.............................................................276
Unsynchronizing a composition layout........................................................................277
Deleting a composition layout....................................................................................277
eBooks...........................................................................................278
Working with Reflow view..................................................................................278
Creating reflow articles................................................................................................280
Mapping style sheets to Reflow tags..........................................................................284
Adding content to a reflow article...............................................................................285
Splitting a reflow component......................................................................................286
Reordering components in a reflow article.................................................................286
Editing content in Reflow view....................................................................................286
Updating content in Reflow view................................................................................290
Adding interactivity to ePub eBooks..................................................................291
Adding audio to an ePub eBook.................................................................................291
Adding video to an ePub eBook.................................................................................291
Adding hyperlinks and anchors to an ePub eBook.....................................................292
Creating a TOC for ePub or Kindle.....................................................................292
Working with eBook metadata...........................................................................293
Exporting for ePub.............................................................................................294
Specifying CSS for ePub export..................................................................................295
Exporting for Kindle...........................................................................................295
Job Jackets...................................................................................297
Understanding Job Jackets.................................................................................297
What are Job Jackets?................................................................................................298
The structure of Job Jackets.......................................................................................298
Sample Job Jackets workflow.....................................................................................302
Working with Job Jackets...................................................................................303
Basic mode and Advanced mode...............................................................................303
Creating Job Jackets files...........................................................................................304
Working with Job Tickets...................................................................................308
Creating a Job Ticket template...................................................................................308
Adding a layout definition to a Job Ticket: Advanced mode.....................................313
Applying a Job Ticket template to a project...............................................................314
Applying a layout definition to a project.....................................................................317
Exporting and importing Job Tickets..........................................................................317
The default Job Jackets file................................................................................318
Editing the default Job Ticket template: File menu....................................................318
Editing the default Job Ticket template: Utilities menu..............................................318
Editing the default Job Jackets file.............................................................................319
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Working with Resources: Advanced mode.........................................................319
Accessing Resources: Advanced mode.......................................................................319
Configuring Resources: Advanced mode....................................................................320
Specifying the location of Resources: Advanced mode..............................................321
Working with Layout Specifications....................................................................322
Creating a Layout Specification: Advanced mode......................................................323
Applying a Layout Specification to a layout................................................................323
Working with Rules and Rule Sets......................................................................325
Creating Rules: Advanced mode................................................................................326
Adding Rules to a Rule Set: Advanced mode.............................................................328
Applying a Rule Set to a layout...................................................................................329
Evaluating a layout.............................................................................................331
Job Jackets locking.............................................................................................333
Printing with JDF output....................................................................................335
Working with multiple languages..................................................336
Applying a character language...........................................................................336
Changing the program language........................................................................337
XTensions software.......................................................................338
Working with XTensions modules.......................................................................338
Installing XTensions modules......................................................................................338
Enabling and disabling XTensions modules................................................................338
Working with XTensions sets (Windows only) ............................................................339
Custom Bleeds XTensions software....................................................................339
Using Custom Bleeds..................................................................................................340
Using Clip at Bleed Edge............................................................................................340
DejaVu XTensions software (Windows only) .....................................................340
Drop Shadow XTensions software......................................................................341
Guide Manager Pro XTensions software............................................................342
Using the Guides palette.............................................................................................342
Guides palette menu...................................................................................................344
Creating guides with Guide Manager Pro...................................................................344
Creating grids with Guide Manager Pro.....................................................................346
Creating rows and columns.........................................................................................348
Creating bleed and safety guides...............................................................................349
Item Find/Change XTensions software...............................................................351
Item Styles XTensions software..........................................................................353
Using the Item Styles palette......................................................................................353
Creating Item Styles....................................................................................................354
Checking Item Style usage..........................................................................................355
PDF Filter XTensions software...........................................................................356
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Importing a PDF file into a picture box.......................................................................356
Scale XTensions software...................................................................................356
Scissors XTensions software...............................................................................358
Script XTensions software..................................................................................359
Box Tools submenu.....................................................................................................359
Grid submenu..............................................................................................................360
Images submenu.........................................................................................................360
Picture Box submenu..................................................................................................360
Saving submenu..........................................................................................................360
Special submenu.........................................................................................................361
Stories submenu..........................................................................................................361
Tables submenu..........................................................................................................361
Typography submenu.................................................................................................361
Shape of Things XTensions software..................................................................362
Using the Starburst tool...............................................................................................362
Super Step and Repeat XTensions software.......................................................362
Using Super Step and Repeat.....................................................................................362
Table Import XTensions software.......................................................................363
Type Tricks..........................................................................................................364
Make Fraction..............................................................................................................364
Make Price...................................................................................................................364
Word Space Tracking..................................................................................................364
Line Check...................................................................................................................365
Custom Underline.......................................................................................................365
Word 6–2000 Filter.............................................................................................366
Cloner XTensions software.................................................................................366
ImageGrid XTensions software...........................................................................367
Linkster XTensions software...............................................................................369
ShapeMaker XTensions software........................................................................371
ShapeMaker Waves tab...............................................................................................371
ShapeMaker Polygons tab..........................................................................................372
ShapeMaker Spirals tab...............................................................................................374
ShapeMaker Rectangles tab........................................................................................374
ShapeMaker Presets tab..............................................................................................375
Other XTensions modules...................................................................................376
Preferences...................................................................................378
Understanding preferences................................................................................378
Nonmatching Preferences alert...................................................................................378
Changes to QuarkXPress preferences.........................................................................379
What's in the preferences files....................................................................................379
Application preferences......................................................................................380
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Preferences — Application — Display........................................................................381
Preferences — Application — Input Settings..............................................................381
Preferences — Application — Font Fallback...............................................................382
Preferences — Application — Undo...........................................................................383
Preferences — Application — Open and Save...........................................................383
Preferences — Application — XTensions Manager....................................................384
Preferences — Application — Sharing........................................................................384
Preferences — Application — Fonts...........................................................................384
Preferences — Application — Text Highlighting........................................................384
Preferences — Application — East Asian....................................................................385
Preferences — Application — File List........................................................................385
Preferences — Application — Default Path................................................................385
Preferences — Application — Index...........................................................................385
Preferences — Application — Job Jackets.................................................................386
Preferences — Application — PDF.............................................................................386
Preferences — Application — Spell-Check.................................................................387
Preferences — Application — Tables..........................................................................387
Preferences — Application — Fraction/Price..............................................................387
Project preferences.............................................................................................388
Preferences — Project — General...............................................................................388
Layout preferences.............................................................................................388
Preferences — Layout — General...............................................................................389
Preferences — Layout — Measurements....................................................................390
Preferences — Layout — Paragraph...........................................................................390
Preferences — Layout — Character............................................................................391
Preferences — Layout — Tools...................................................................................393
Preferences — Layout — Guides and Grid.................................................................394
Preferences — Layout — Grid Cell Fill........................................................................394
Preferences — Layout — Color Manager....................................................................395
Preferences — Layout — Layers..................................................................................395
Legal notices.................................................................................396
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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 X and Windows to give publishers control over
typography, color, and collaboration. In addition to unique typographic controls,
QuarkXPress offers comprehensive font support, including support for TrueType®,
OpenType®, and Unicode®. 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
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custom modules for QuarkXPress. QuarkXTensions® (Quark® XTensions software) also
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
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The Tools palette includes the following controls:
•
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.
•
Use the Text Content tool to draw text boxes and work with text in boxes.
•
Use the Text Linking tool to link text boxes.
•
Use the Text Unlinking tool to unlink text boxes.
•
Use the Picture Content tool to draw picture boxes and work with pictures in boxes.
•
Use the Rectangle Box tool to create a rectangular box. To draw a square box, press
and hold Shift while drawing.
•
Use the Oval Box tool to create an oval box. To create a circular box, press and hold
Shift while drawing.
•
Use the Starburst tool to create a star-shaped box.
•
Use the Composition Zones tool to create a Composition Zones box.
•
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.
•
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.
•
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.
•
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 Drawing 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.
You can use key commands to declare the box content type as you draw using the Rectangle
Box tool: Press R while drawing to declare Picture content or press T while drawing to
declare Text content. To change the content type of an existing box, right-click on the
box and choose Content > Text, Picture or None
For more information about Bézier boxes and lines, see "Creating Bézier boxes" and "Creating
Bézier lines."
To pan the layout while a Pen tool is selected, press Shift+Space and then click and drag.
To add text to a line or path, select the Text Content tool and double-click the line or
path.
For more information about Composition Zones, see "Creating a Composition Zones item."
Users can display the Tools palette (Windows menu) horizontally, as well as vertically.
To display the palette horizontally, on Windows Ctrl+double-click the title bar and on Mac
OS X dock the tool palette to the top edge.
Tool key commands
When no text box or text path is active, you can switch tools quickly using the following
key commands:
Mac OS XWindowsTool
VVItem tool
TTText Content tool
NTText Linking tool
NTText Unlinking tool
RRPicture Content tool
BBRectangle Box tool
BBOval Box tool
BBStarburst tool
BLComposition Zones tool
LPLine tool
PPBézier Pen tool
PPAdd Point tool
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