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A Guide to QuarkXPress 2019
2019/10/05
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Contents
About this guide .......................................................................... 1
What we’re assuming about you....................................................................... 1
Where to go for help ........................................................................................ 1
Conventions ...................................................................................................... 1
Technology note................................................................................................ 2
The user interface ........................................................................ 3
Tools.................................................................................................................. 4
Scissors tool .............................................................................................................. 7
Starburst tool ............................................................................................................ 7
ShapeMaker tools ..................................................................................................... 8
Menus ............................................................................................................. 26
QuarkXPress menu (macOS only) ........................................................................... 26
File menu ................................................................................................................ 27
Edit menu................................................................................................................ 28
Style menu .............................................................................................................. 30
Item menu............................................................................................................... 33
Page menu.............................................................................................................. 34
Layout menu ........................................................................................................... 34
Table menu ............................................................................................................. 35
View menu .............................................................................................................. 36
Utilities menu .......................................................................................................... 38
Window menu......................................................................................................... 40
Help menu .............................................................................................................. 41
Context menus................................................................................................ 42
Palettes ........................................................................................................... 42
Articles palette........................................................................................................ 43
Advanced Image Control palette ........................................................................... 43
Books palette.......................................................................................................... 44
Callout Styles palette.............................................................................................. 44
Colors palette ......................................................................................................... 44
Conditional Styles palette....................................................................................... 45
Content palette....................................................................................................... 45
Content Variables palette ....................................................................................... 46
Footnote Styles palette........................................................................................... 46
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Dynamic Guides...................................................................................................... 79
Undoing and redoing actions.......................................................................... 80
Native QuarkXPress objects ...................................................... 81
Convert an existing item to a native QuarkXPress object.............................. 81
Import an object as a native QuarkXPress object .......................................... 82
Content variables ....................................................................... 84
Edit content variables ..................................................................................... 85
Create a custom content variable ................................................................... 86
Insert a content variable ................................................................................. 88
Boxes, lines, and tables.............................................................. 89
Understanding items and content................................................................... 89
Understanding handles ................................................................................... 90
Understanding Bézier shapes ......................................................................... 91
Drop Shadows................................................................................................. 94
Item Find/Change ........................................................................................... 95
Working with boxes........................................................................................ 96
Creating text and picture boxes ............................................................................. 96
9-Point Reference Grid ........................................................................................... 97
Resizing boxes ........................................................................................................ 99
Auto Grow/Shrink Text Boxes ................................................................................. 99
Locking box and picture proportions.................................................................... 100
Reshaping boxes................................................................................................... 100
Adding borders to boxes...................................................................................... 100
Applying colors to boxes ...................................................................................... 101
Applying gradients to boxes................................................................................. 101
Specifying number of columns in text boxes........................................................ 101
Merging and splitting boxes................................................................................. 102
Adding text and pictures to boxes ....................................................................... 103
Changing box type ............................................................................................... 103
Creating a box from a clipping path..................................................................... 104
Copying attributes from one box to another........................................................ 104
Super Step and Repeat......................................................................................... 104
ShapeMaker .......................................................................................................... 106
Working with lines ........................................................................................ 111
Creating lines........................................................................................................ 111
Line modes for orthogonal lines ........................................................................... 112
Resizing lines......................................................................................................... 112
Reshaping lines ..................................................................................................... 112
Controlling line appearance ................................................................................. 113
Joining lines .......................................................................................................... 113
Joining, extending and closing open paths.......................................................... 113
Copying attributes from one line to another ........................................................ 113
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Footnote separators.............................................................................................. 155
Checking spelling .......................................................................................... 157
Auxiliary dictionaries ............................................................................................. 159
Counting words and characters .................................................................... 159
Working with grouped characters ................................................................ 161
Working with non-breaking character sets ................................................... 161
Format painter .............................................................................................. 161
Aligning characters on a line......................................................................... 162
Applying character attributes....................................................................... 164
Applying a font ..................................................................................................... 165
Applying font styles .............................................................................................. 165
Choosing a font size ............................................................................................. 168
Applying type styles.............................................................................................. 169
Applying color, shade, and opacity ...................................................................... 169
Applying horizontal or vertical scale ..................................................................... 169
Applying baseline shift.......................................................................................... 169
Applying emphasis value ...................................................................................... 170
Applying text stroke.............................................................................................. 170
Controlling half-width characters.......................................................................... 171
Working with font sets .......................................................................................... 171
Applying multiple character attributes ................................................................. 172
Applying paragraph attributes ..................................................................... 172
Controlling alignment ........................................................................................... 172
Controlling indentation......................................................................................... 175
Controlling leading ............................................................................................... 176
Controlling space before and after paragraphs.................................................... 176
Controlling space between paragraphs using same style .................................... 177
Controlling column flow........................................................................................ 178
Setting tabs........................................................................................................... 183
Controlling widow and orphan lines ..................................................................... 185
Working with text shading............................................................................ 185
Creating and editing text shading styles .............................................................. 185
Applying text shading........................................................................................... 188
Controlling kerning ....................................................................................... 189
Kerning manually .................................................................................................. 189
Kerning automatically ........................................................................................... 190
Controlling hyphenation and justification ..................................................... 190
Specifying hyphenation exceptions ...................................................................... 193
Hyphenation exception files ................................................................................. 194
Using discretionary hyphens ................................................................................. 202
Controlling tracking ...................................................................................... 202
Tracking manually ................................................................................................. 203
Editing tracking tables .......................................................................................... 203
Sending................................................................................................................. 203
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Inserting special characters........................................................................... 239
Inserting spaces .................................................................................................... 239
Inserting other special characters ......................................................................... 240
Specifying character language ...................................................................... 240
Using font fallback ........................................................................................ 240
Working with font mapping rules ................................................................. 240
Working with design grids............................................................................ 242
Understanding design grids.................................................................................. 242
Design grid basics................................................................................................. 245
Working with grid styles........................................................................................ 255
Using design grids ................................................................................................ 257
Working with rubi text.................................................................................. 259
Rubi alignment options......................................................................................... 261
Mono rubi ............................................................................................................. 263
Rubi base alignment options ................................................................................ 264
Rubi overhang options.......................................................................................... 265
Working with hanging characters ................................................................. 267
Creating hanging character classes ...................................................................... 269
Creating hanging character sets ........................................................................... 270
Applying hanging character sets .......................................................................... 270
Working with Mojigumi sets and classes ...................................................... 270
Creating and editing Mojigumi character classes................................................. 271
Creating and editing Mojigumi sets ..................................................................... 271
Applying Mojigumi sets ........................................................................................ 275
Character mapping for legacy projects......................................................... 275
Mapping for projects that use UDA/VDA characters............................................ 275
Mapping for projects that use custom characters................................................. 277
Type Tricks..................................................................................................... 277
Make Fraction ....................................................................................................... 277
Make Price ............................................................................................................ 278
Word Space Tracking ............................................................................................ 278
Line Check ............................................................................................................ 278
Custom Underline ................................................................................................. 279
Hyperlinks ..................................................................................................... 279
Creating a destination........................................................................................... 281
Creating an anchor ............................................................................................... 281
Creating a hyperlink using an existing destination ............................................... 282
Creating a hyperlink from scratch ......................................................................... 282
Showing links in the Hyperlinks palette ................................................................ 283
Formatting hyperlinks ........................................................................................... 283
Editing and deleting destinations......................................................................... 283
Editing and deleting anchors................................................................................ 283
Editing and deleting hyperlinks ............................................................................ 284
Navigating using the Hyperlinks palette............................................................... 284
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Cross references....................................................................... 312
Inserting a cross reference............................................................................ 312
Synchronizing cross references ..................................................................... 314
Color, opacity, and drop shadows ............................................ 315
Working with colors...................................................................................... 315
The Colors palette ................................................................................................ 315
The Colors dialog box .......................................................................................... 316
Creating a color .................................................................................................... 316
Creating gradients ................................................................................................ 317
Editing a color....................................................................................................... 319
Duplicating a color................................................................................................ 320
Deleting a color .................................................................................................... 320
Adding colors using the color picker tool............................................................. 320
Importing colors from another article or project................................................... 323
Changing all instances of one color to another color........................................... 323
Applying color and shade to text ......................................................................... 323
Applying color and shade to lines ........................................................................ 324
Applying transparency blend modes.................................................................... 324
Working with opacity.................................................................................... 328
Specifying opacity................................................................................................. 328
Specifying opacity for groups ............................................................................... 329
Creating blends with transparency ....................................................................... 329
Color management........................................................................................ 329
Source setups and output setups ......................................................................... 329
The color management experience for users ....................................................... 330
Working with source setups and output setups from a color expert.................... 331
Working in a legacy color management environment.......................................... 332
Proofing color on screen (soft proofing) ............................................................... 332
Color management for experts............................................................................. 333
Creating a source setup........................................................................................ 333
Creating an output setup...................................................................................... 334
Managing profiles ................................................................................................. 335
Working with drop shadows ......................................................................... 336
Applying drop shadows........................................................................................ 336
Customizing drop shadows................................................................................... 336
Incorporating drop shadows with items................................................................ 337
Custom Bleeds ......................................................................... 338
Using Custom Bleeds .................................................................................... 338
Using Clip at Bleed Edge .............................................................................. 339
Item Styles ............................................................................... 340
Using the Item Styles palette ....................................................................... 340
Creating Item Styles ..................................................................................... 341
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Editing final indexes.............................................................................................. 368
Working with books...................................................................................... 369
Creating books...................................................................................................... 369
Working with chapters .......................................................................................... 370
Controlling page numbers.................................................................................... 372
Synchronizing chapters ......................................................................................... 373
Printing chapters................................................................................................... 374
Generate a PDF from a Book................................................................................ 374
Creating indexes and tables of contents for books .............................................. 375
Working with libraries................................................................................... 376
Creating libraries................................................................................................... 377
Adding library entries ........................................................................................... 377
Retrieving library entries ....................................................................................... 377
Manipulating library entries .................................................................................. 377
Working with labels............................................................................................... 378
Saving libraries...................................................................................................... 378
Guides Palette .............................................................................................. 379
Using the Guides palette ...................................................................................... 379
Guides palette menu ............................................................................................ 380
Creating guides with the Guides palette.............................................................. 381
Creating grids with the Guides palette................................................................. 382
Creating rows and columns .................................................................................. 383
Creating bleed and safety guides......................................................................... 384
Scale functionality ......................................................................................... 386
Cloner functionality....................................................................................... 388
ImageGrid functionality ................................................................................ 389
Linkster functionality .................................................................................... 391
Output...................................................................................... 393
Printing layouts............................................................................................. 393
Updating picture paths ......................................................................................... 393
Setting Print dialog box controls .......................................................................... 393
Print dialog box..................................................................................................... 395
Printing color separations ..................................................................................... 400
Printing color composites ..................................................................................... 401
Exporting layouts.......................................................................................... 402
Exporting a layout in EPS format .......................................................................... 402
Exporting a layout in PDF format.......................................................................... 403
Tagged PDF (PDF/UA) .......................................................................................... 405
PDF/A Export enhancement ................................................................................. 406
Creating a PostScript file....................................................................................... 407
Exporting a layout as an image ............................................................................ 407
Using Collect for Output............................................................................... 410
Working with output styles........................................................................... 411
App Studio output styles ...................................................................................... 412
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What are Job Jackets?.......................................................................................... 439
The structure of Job Jackets................................................................................. 439
Sample Job Jackets workflow............................................................................... 443
Working with Job Jackets............................................................................. 444
Basic mode and Advanced mode......................................................................... 444
Creating Job Jackets files ..................................................................................... 445
Working with Job Tickets ............................................................................. 449
Creating a Job Ticket template ............................................................................ 449
Adding a layout definition to a Job Ticket: Advanced mode............................... 453
Applying a Job Ticket template to a project ........................................................ 454
Applying a layout definition to a project .............................................................. 457
Exporting and importing Job Tickets ................................................................... 457
The default Job Jackets file .......................................................................... 458
Editing the default Job Ticket template: File menu ............................................. 458
Editing the default Job Ticket template: Utilities menu ....................................... 458
Editing the default Job Jackets file....................................................................... 459
Working with Resources: Advanced mode ................................................... 459
Accessing Resources: Advanced mode ................................................................ 459
Configuring Resources: Advanced mode ............................................................. 460
Specifying the location of Resources: Advanced mode ....................................... 461
Working with Layout Specifications.............................................................. 462
Creating a Layout Specification: Advanced mode................................................ 462
Applying a Layout Specification to a layout ......................................................... 463
Working with Rules and Rule Sets ................................................................ 465
Creating Rules: Advanced mode .......................................................................... 466
Adding Rules to a Rule Set: Advanced mode....................................................... 468
Applying a Rule Set to a layout ............................................................................ 469
Evaluating a layout ....................................................................................... 470
Job Jackets locking....................................................................................... 472
Printing with JDF output .............................................................................. 473
Working with multiple languages............................................. 475
Applying a character language ..................................................................... 475
Changing the program language .................................................................. 476
XTensions software .................................................................. 477
Working with XTensions modules ................................................................. 477
Installing XTensions modules................................................................................ 477
Enabling and disabling XTensions modules.......................................................... 478
Working with XTensions sets (Windows only) ....................................................... 478
Script XTensions software............................................................................. 478
Box Tools submenu............................................................................................... 479
Grid submenu ....................................................................................................... 479
Images submenu................................................................................................... 480
Picture Box submenu ............................................................................................ 480
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Preferences — Layout — Color Manager ............................................................. 503
Preferences — Layout — Layers ........................................................................... 504
Contacting Quark..................................................................... 505
In the Americas ............................................................................................. 505
Outside the Americas ................................................................................... 505
Legal notices ............................................................................ 506
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
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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:
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.
Conventions
Formatting conventions highlight information to help you quickly find what you
need.
Underline type style: The names of all dialog boxes, fields, and other controls are •
set in Underline type style. For example: “Click OK.”
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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.
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Use the Text Unlinking tool to unlink text boxes. To maintain the text in •
their respective boxes, hold down the Alt/Option key when using this tool. To
move the box out of the text chain, with its text, hold down the Shift+Option
keys when using this tool.
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 Starburst tool to create a star-shaped box. •
Use the Composition Zones tool to create a Composition Zones box. •
Use the Oval Box tool to create an oval box. To create a circular box, press •
and hold Shift while drawing.
Use the Star tool to create a star shape. •
Use the Polygon tool to create a polygon shape •
Use the Rounded Rectangle tool to create a rounded corner rectangular •
shape.
Use the Diamond tool to create a diamond shape. •
Use the Triangle tool to create a triangle shape. •
Use the Wave tool to create a wave shape. •
Use the Spiral tool to create a spiral shape. •
Use the Cloud tool to create a cloud shape. •
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 Orthogonal Line tool to create orthogonal lines. •
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. •
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.
Use the Scissors tool to cut an item into distinct paths. •
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Scissors tool
Use the Scissors tool to cut the outline of a box and turn it into a line, or to cut a
line or text path into two.
The Scissors tool displays in the QuarkXPress Tools palette. To use the Scissors tool:
Select the Scissors tool . 1.
When a picture box is cut, it is converted to a Bézier line. As a result, the •
contents of the box are not retained after the cut is made.
When a text box is cut, it is converted to a text path. •
When a text path is cut, it is converted into two linked text paths. •
Select the Select Point tool and click and drag the point to adjust it. 2.
Starburst tool
Use the Starburst tool to quickly and easily create star-shaped boxes.
Create a star-shaped picture box using the Starburst tool in two ways.
1 Select the Starburst tool , and then click and drag.
2 To define specific attributes as you create the star burst box, select the Starburst
tool, and then position the crosshair pointer where you want the star-shaped box
Tool Windows Mac OS X
Rectangle Box tool B B
Oval Box tool B B
Starburst tool B B
ShapeMaker tool M M
Composition Zones tool L B
Line tool P L
Orthogonal Line tool P L
Bézier Pen tool P P
Add Point tool P P
Remove Point tool P P
Convert Point tool P P
Scissors tool P P
Select Point tool P P
Freehand Drawing tool P P
Item Format Painter tool I I
Table tool G G
Zoom tool Z Z
Pan tool X X
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Enter values for the following fields:
Width •
Height •
Select Create From Center to specify that the center of the shape should be •
where you placed the crosshair point.
You can apply the default attributes or click the arrrow next to the shape preview to
select a predefined shape.
Click Create.
Default star settings
To edit the default star settings that will automatically be applied when using this
tool, double-click the Star tool. The Edit Star Settings dialog displays:
Specify the default settings that will be applied when using this tool:
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Enter values for the following fields:
Width •
Height •
Select Create From Center to specify that the center of the shape should be •
where you placed the crosshair point.
You can apply the default attributes or click the arrow next to the shape preview to
select a predefined shape.
Click Create.
Default polygon settings
To edit the default polygon settings that will automatically be applied when using
this tool, double-click the Polygon tool. The Edit Polygon Settings dialog displays:
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To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Rounded Rectangle tool
To create a rounded rectangle shape in two ways:
1 Select the Rounded Rectangle tool , position the crosshair pointer where
you want the star and then click and drag.
2 Select the Rounded Rectangle tool , position the crosshair pointer where
you want the rectangle and click once. The Create Rounded Rectangle dialog box
displays:
Enter values for the following fields:
Width •
Height •
Select Create From Center to specify that the center of the shape should be •
where you placed the crosshair point.
You can apply the default attributes or click the arrow next to the shape preview to
select a predefined shape.
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Balance: For some options, lets you control whether the corners lean toward the •
sides of the box or toward the top.
Radial: For some options, lets you control whether the corners of the box are •
aligned with the center of the box or not.
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Diamond tool
To create a diamond shape in two ways:
1 Select the Diamond tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
diamond and then click and drag.
2 Select the Diamond tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
diamond and click once. The Create Diamond dialog box displays:
Enter values for the following fields:
Width •
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with the Curvature controls. If you choose one of the Swirl options, you can
indicate the direction of the swirl with the Orientation controls.
Randomize Points: Lets you control the degree of randomness in the shape, •
from 0 (none) to 100 (maximum).
New Random: Applies some randomness to the shape. •
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Triangle tool
To create a triangle shape in two ways.:
1 Select the Triangle tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
triangle and then click and drag.
2 Select the Triangle tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
triangle and click once. The Create Triangle dialog box displays:
Enter values for the following fields:
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with the Curvature controls. If you choose one of the Swirl options, you can
indicate the direction of the swirl with the Orientation controls.
Randomize Points: Lets you control the degree of randomness in the shape, •
from 0 (none) to 100 (maximum).
New Random: Applies some randomness to the shape. •
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Wave tool
To create a wave shape in two ways:
1 Select the Wave tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
wave and then click and drag.
2 Select the Wave tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
wave and click once. The Create Wave dialog box displays:
Enter values for the following fields:
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Keep waves parallel: Keeps the waves on either side of the box parallel with one •
another.
The controls in the Wave 1 and Wave 2 areas let you choose which type of wave •
to use, the frequency of the wave, the phase (starting point) of the wave, and the
amplitude (depth) of the wave.
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Spiral tool
To create a spiral shape in two ways:
1 Select the Spiral tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
spiral and then click and drag.
2 Select the Spiral tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
spiral and click once. The Create Spiral dialog box displays:
Enter values for the following fields:
Width •
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Winds: Lets you control how many times the spiral goes around. •
Rate: Lets you control how quickly the width of the spiral increases. •
Segments: Lets you control how circular the spiral is allowing you to specify the •
number of segments per wind.
Smoothness: Lets you control how smooth the spiral is. You can get a harder-•
edged shape by lowering the Segments value and decreasing the Smoothness
value.
Clockwise and Counterclockwise: Lets you control the direction of the spiral. •
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
To delete a predefined shape, hold down the Alt/Option key while selecting it from
the list.
Using the Cloud tool
To create a cloud shape in two ways:
1 Select the Cloud tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
cloud and then click and drag.
2 Select the Cloud tool , position the crosshair pointer where you want the
cloud and click once. The Create Cloud dialog box displays:
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Specify the default settings that will be applied when using this tool:
Sides: Specify the number of sides the cloud shape will have. •
Edges: Specify the shape the edges of the cloud will be (Flat, Concave, Convex, •
Outer Swirl, Inner Swirl, Opposite Swirl, or Tandem Swirl). If you choose an
option other than Flat, you can indicate the curvature of the edges with the
Curvature controls. If you choose one of the Swirl options, you can indicate the
direction of the swirl with the Orientation controls.
Randomize Points: Lets you control the degree of randomness in the shape, •
from 0 (none) to 100 (maximum).
New Random: Applies some randomness to the shape. •
Item: Specifies the type of box the shape should be placed into. The choices are •
Text Box, Picture Box, None Box, Text Path, and Rule Path.
Width, Height, Columns, and Gutters: Specifies the box attributes. •
To revert to the default shape, click the Reset button .
Once you have defined the default attributes, you can click the Add Preset button
to save this customized shape to use later.
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File menu
The File menu enables you to manipulate electronic files in a number of ways,
including the ability to create, open, print, and save. This menu includes the
following commands:
New: Choose an option from the New submenu to create a project. If you •
choose New Project from Ticket, you can select a Job Ticket from which you
can create the project. You can also use this submenu to create new libraries and
books.
New Project from IDML: Use this option to open InDesign IDML files as •
QuarkXPress projects.
Open: Use this option to open project files. •
Open Recent (Mac only, on Windows, a list of the recently opened files are displayed •
at the end of the File menu.): Use this option to open a project from a list of
recently opened files.
Close (Win)/ Close Window (Mac): Use this option to close the active project. •
Save: Use this option to save the active project. •
Save As: Use this option to save a copy of the active project. •
Save a Copy As/Downsave: Use this option to export one or more layouts in •
the active project or to save a copy of the active project as a lower version of
QuarkXPress.
Revert to Saved: Use this option to return the active project to the state it was •
in when it was last saved.
Import: Use this command to import text into a text box or to import a picture •
into a picture box.
Export Picture: Use this command to export a copy of the picture contained in •
the active picture box or all pictures in the project.
Save Text: Use this option to save the contents of the active text box as a •
separate file.
Append: Use this option to append style sheets, colors, layouts, and a variety of •
other types of resources from another file.
Export As: Use this option to export a layout as PDF, EPS, JPEG/PNG/TIFF, •
HTML5 Publication, iOS App, Android App, ePub or Kindle.
Collect for Output: Use this option to collect the layout/s, fonts, images, •
profiles, output report, etc. into a folder. Collect for output can be performed on
all layouts in the project.
Job Jackets: Use this submenu to access the specifications and rules for creating •
and inspecting a layout, link a project to a Job Jackets file, modify a Job Ticket,
and evaluate a layout.
Print: Use this option to print the active file. •
Exit (Windows only): Use this option to exit the application. •
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Hanging Characters: Lets you add, edit, and delete custom hanging character •
definitions. For more information, see “Working with hanging characters.”
Lists: Lets you add, edit, and delete list definitions. The Lists feature is a tool for •
automatically generating tables of contents and other types of listed content. For
more information, see “Working with lists.”
H&Js: Lets you add, edit, and delete H&J (hyphenation and justification) •
definitions. H&Js let you control how text breaks. For more information, see
“Controlling hyphenation and justification.”
Grid Styles: Lets you add, edit, and delete patterns of non-printing design grids •
that you can apply to text components. For more information, see “Working with
design grids.”
Dashes and Stripes: Lets you add, edit, and delete custom line patterns. •
Font Sets: Lets you add, edit, and delete custom scaling, sizing, and direction for •
specific fonts.
This feature is considered an East Asian feature and is only available when you
have the East Asian preference enabled (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences >
East Asian).
Mojigumi: Lets you add, edit, and delete Mojigumi sets and classes. For more •
information, see “Working with Mojigumi sets and classes.”
This feature is considered an East Asian feature and is only available when you
have the East Asian preference enabled (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences >
East Asian).
Non-Breaking Character Sets: Lets you add, edit, and delete rules for two-byte •
character sets.
This feature is considered an East Asian feature and is only available when you
have the East Asian preference enabled (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences >
East Asian).
Kerning Pairs: Lets you control kerning for installed fonts. •
Font Tracking Tables: Lets you control tracking for installed fonts. •
Set Tool Preferences From Selected: Lets you set the tool preferences to the •
currently selected box’s attributes.
Restore Tool Preferences To Default: Lets you restore the tool preferences back •
to the defaults.
Color Setups: Lets you access and modify setups for Source and Output Setups. •
Output Styles: Lets you add, edit, and delete output style definitions. Output •
styles let you easily switch between different sets of output options. For more
information, see “Working with output styles.
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Footnote Separator Style: Lets you apply a different footnote separator style. •
Update Style Sheet: Lets you update a character or paragraph style sheet •
definition based on local changes to the applied style sheet.
Item Styles: Lets you view and update applied item styles. •
Change Case: Lets you change case of selected text to uppercase, lower case, or •
title case.
Non-Breaking Attribute: Lets you apply the non-breaking attribute on the •
selected text (i.e. the text will not hyphenate or wrap). To highlight all text that
has the non-breaking attribute applied to it, choose View > Highlight Non-
Breaking.
Flip Text Horizontal: Lets you flip selected text horizontally. •
Flip Text Vertical: Lets you flip selected text vertically. •
Cross Reference: Lets you insert and synchronize cross references. •
Hyperlink: Lets you modify and apply a hyperlink, page link, or anchor to •
selected text.
Anchor: Lets you create or modify an anchor for selected text. •
Remove Manual Kerning : Lets you remove all manual kerning applied between •
characters.
Style menu for pictures
The Style menu for pictures includes commands for formatting and editing
pictures. This menu includes the following commands:
Color: Applies a color to a selected grayscale or one-bit picture. •
Shade: Lets you set the intensity of an applied color. •
Opacity: Lets you control the transparency of a selected picture. •
Center Picture: Centers the selected picture in its picture box. •
Stretch Picture To Fit Box: Reduces or enlarges the selected picture horizontally •
and vertically to fill the picture box; the picture aspect ratio may not be
maintained depending on the size of the picture box. This option will be
enabled only when the width and height aspect ratio of the picture is unlocked.
Scale Picture To Fit Box: Reduces or enlarges the selected picture •
proportionately to fit its picture box such that the complete picture will be
scaled with no crop area.
Scale Picture To Fill Box: Reduces or enlarges the selected picture horizontally •
or vertically to fill its picture box. In case, the aspect ratio of the picture and its
box is not same, the picture may be cropped.
Fit Box To Picture: Reduces or enlarges the picture box to fit the size of the •
selected picture.
Convert to Native Objects: Convert the existing item to a native QuarkXPress •
object.
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Item menu
The Item menu includes commands for controlling item attributes, positions,
grouping, sharing, and more.
Duplicate: Lets you create a copy of an item and its contents. •
Super Step and Repeat: Lets you duplicate an active item multiple times and •
specify scale, rotation, and shading for the duplicates.
Delete: Lets you delete a selected item and its contents. •
Lock: Lets you prevent accidental changes to items and their contents by •
locking its position or content.
Fit Box to Text: Reduces or enlarges the text box to fit the size of the text it •
contains.
Merge Text Boxes: Lets you merge the contents of multiple text boxes into a •
single text box.
Send & Bring: Lets you move an item one level backward in the page or layer’s •
stacking order, move an item to the back of the page or layer, move an item to
the front of the page or layer, or move an item one level forward in the page or
layer’s stacking order.
Group/Ungroup: Lets you combine two or more active items (including lines, •
boxes, text paths, tables, and other groups) into a group, or performs an
Ungroup on the currently selected grouped items.
Ungroup All: Lets you break a group into its component items. •
Export Options: Lets you specify export options for tagged PDF export. •
Space/Align: Lets you position the selected items evenly with regard to each •
other or with regard to the page or spread.
Constrain/Unconstrain: Lets you restrict an item so that it cannot move •
beyond the boundaries of the item to which it is constrained, or removes any
constrains applied to the item.
Content: Lets you change the content type of an item. •
Shape: Lets you change the shape of an active item. •
Merge or Split Paths: Lets you merge or split selected items in a number of •
ways.
Point/Segment Type: Lets you change the point or segment type of an item so •
you can manipulate points, curve handles, and line segments.
Convert Text To Boxes: Lets you convert the contents of a selected text box to a •
Bézier box.
Edit: Lets you modify item shape, runaround, or clipping path. •
Flip Shape: Lets you flip a Bézier shape in its frame either vertically or •
horizontally.
Share: Lets you access sharing properties of an item and synchronize or re-use •
content such as text, pictures, boxes, lines, and Composition Zones.
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Duplicate: Lets you duplicate one layout to copy its items and content to •
another.
Delete: Lets you remove a layout. •
New/Edit Layout Specification: Lets you create or modify Job Jackets properties •
for a layout.
Layout Properties: Lets you modify layout properties such as name, type, and •
size.
Advanced Layout Properties: Lets you modify sharing properties of a layout. •
Metadata: Lets you apply metadata to the layout for eBook and tagged PDF •
export. For more information, see Digital Publishing with QuarkXPress.
Auto Tag Layout: Lets you add page components to the Articles palette to be •
able to export to Reflow ePub, and to specify reading order of items in tagged
PDFs.
Preview HTML 5 Publication: Page, Layout, Project previews. •
Previous: Activates the layout tab that was active prior to the current layout. •
Next: Activates the layout tab that is positioned to the immediate right of the •
active layout.
First: Activates the far-left layout tab. •
Last: Activates the far-right layout tab. •
Go to: Lets you activate a specific layout and then choose the layout from the •
submenu.
Table menu
The Table menu includes commands for adding rows and columns to tables,
modifying table attributes, converting tables, and more.
Create Table From External Source: Lets you import text content from an Excel •
file along with its formatting.
Insert: Lets you add a row or column to a table. •
Select: Lets you select a pattern of rows and columns or other table elements. •
This makes it easy to apply alternating formatting — such as shading every other
row.
Delete: Lets you delete a selection from the table. •
Combine Cells: Lets you combine a rectangular selection of adjacent table cells •
— including entire rows or columns — into a single cell.
Table Break: Lets you continue a table in another location. The table break is •
the maximum size the table can reach before it splits into two linked tables.
Make Separate Tables: Lets you sever the link between continued tables so each •
table becomes completely separate. This prevents changes to one portion of the
table from affecting all the continued tables.
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Guides: Displays nonprinting lines used to position items on pages, including •
margin guides, column block guides, the outlines of boxes, the “X” pattern in
empty picture boxes, and ruler guides.
Hide Selection: Allows you to put QuarkXPress into a mode where selections are •
not indicated visually in the document (no text highlighting, no handles), but
the selection is still honored by QuarkXPress.
Page Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines defined for the master page on which •
the active layout page is based.
Text Box Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines applied to text boxes. •
Snap to Guides: Lets you quickly align items with guides so items will snap to •
the nearest guide.
Snap to Page Grids: Lets you quickly align items with page grids so items will •
snap to the nearest guide.
Rulers: Displays rulers, which you can use to position items and guides, along •
the top and left edges or top and right edges of the layout window.
Ruler Direction: Lets you position page rulers on the top and left or top and •
right edges of the layout window.
Invisibles: Displays editable, nonprinting characters such as spaces, tabs, and •
paragraph returns in text.
Visual Indicators: Displays indicators for non-printing elements, such as •
hyperlinks and missing font highlighting.
Highlight Content Variables: Displays highlighting for the content variables. •
Highlight Cross References: Displays highlighting for cross references. •
Highlight Non-Breaking Text: Displays highlighting for text that has the non-•
breaking attribute applied.
Trim View: Simulates what the page will look like when trimmed by cropping •
any items that extend beyond the page boundary. You can control the color of
the pasteboard that displays when this item is selected in the Display pane of
the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences).
Hide Suppressed: Hides all items for which the Suppress Output box is checked •
in the Measurements palette, as well as layers for which Suppress Output is
checked in the Attributes dialog box. In addition, this option hides underlines
on hyperlinks, hyperlink anchors, index markers, and the text overflow symbol.
Story Editor: Displays the active story in Story Editor view. For more •
information, see “Using Story Editor view.”
Proof Output: Lets you preview how the layout will look when output to •
different media and for different printing methods. This display simulation is
accurate enough for soft proofing.
View Sets: Lets you create and easily switch between different view options. •
Show/Hide Notes: Allows you to hide or show notes in your project. •
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Item Styles Usage: Lets you view and update applied item styles. •
Job Jackets Manager: Displays the Job Jackets Manager dialog box. •
Insert Placeholder Text: Generates random text in the active text box so that •
you can preview how text will flow and be styled, even though you might not
have actual content yet.
Build Index: Lets you create an index from the contents of the Index palette. •
Cloner: Displays the Cloner dialog box. For more information, see “Cloner •
functionality.”
ImageGrid: Displays the ImageGrid dialog box. For more information, see •
“ImageGrid functionality.”
Linkster: Displays the Linkster dialog box. For more information, see “Linkster •
functionality.”
ShapeMaker: Displays the ShapeMaker dialog box. For more information, see •
“ShapeMaker.”
Font Mapping: Lets you create and edit rules for substituting a new font for a •
font that is requested by a project but which is not installed on your computer.
Convert Old Underlines: Converts all underlines in the active text chain from •
QuarkXPress 3.x (Stars & Stripes) format to Type Tricks format.
PPD Manager : Lets you control which PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) •
are loaded in the Print dialog box.
App Build Status: Click this icon to check the build status for the iOS or •
Android App you last published from QuarkXPress. You may also use the “App
Build Status” button in the Layout controls. Once complete, you may view the
downloaded builds from the App Export dialog. This icon will change to an error
icon, if the app export fails for some reason, you may then click it to get more
details.
Proxy Settings: Lets you specify the proxy settings for connecting to the •
internet, if required. These settings are used by the App Studio Publishing
palette as well as the Export as iOS App or Export as Android App dialog.
XTensions Manager: Lets you control which XTensions modules are loaded •
when the application is launched.
Profile Manager: Lets you control which color profiles are loaded in the •
application.
Make QR Code: Lets you generate vector Quick Response (QR) codes directly •
within QuarkXPress then style and color them the way you want. You have the
choice between creating vector based QR codes or pixel based QR codes. If you
choose pixel based QR codes, they will be created in your Documents folder.
When you call the QR Code dialog again, the data behind the QR code will be
shown.
Redline: Use the submenu to turn automatic tracking and highlighting on and •
off. You can also use this submenu to display the Redline palette.
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HTML5: Displays and hides the HTML5 palette. •
Hyperlinks: Displays and hides the Hyperlinks palette. •
Image Editing: Displays the Image Editing palette. •
Index: Displays and hides the Index palette. •
Item Styles: Displays and hides the Item Styles palette. •
JavaScript Palette: Displays and hides the JavaScript palette. •
JavaScript Debugger Palette: Displays and hides the JavaScript Debugger •
palette.
Layers: Displays and hides the Layers palette. •
Layout Blocks: Displays and hides the Layout Blocks palette. For more •
information, see “Getting Started with Flex Layouts.”
Lists: Displays and hides the Lists palette. •
Measurements: Displays and hides the Measurements palette. •
Page Layout: Displays and hides the Page Layout palette. •
Profile Information: Displays and hides the Profile Information palette. •
Redline: Displays and hides the Redline palette. •
Scale: Displays and hides the Scale palette. For more information, see “Scale •
XTensions software.”
Style Sheets: Displays and hides the Style Sheets palette. •
Table Styles: Displays and hides the Table Styles palette. •
Text Shading Styles: Displays and hides the Text Shading Styles palette. •
Tools: Displays and hides the Tools palette. •
Welcome Screen: Displays the welcome screen. •
In addition, this menu includes an item for every open window. You can use these
menu items to easily switch between windows.
Help menu
The Help menu provides access to the online help. This menu includes the
following commands:
Documentation: Use this command to access the online product related •
documentation.
What’s New: Use this option to explore What’s New in QuarkXPress. •
Register For Newsletter: Use this option to register for Quark Newsletter •
Convert Legacy Files: Use this option to be directed to the Quark website for •
downloading the QuarkXPress Document Converter.
Quark Cache Cleaner (Windows only): Use this command to run the Quark •
Cache Cleaner when the QuarkXPress application is invoked. You will be asked
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Palettes can be vertically docked to the left and right edges of the screen, and
docked palettes on screen edges form a group and can be moved as a group. Docked
palettes contain snaps giving a unified look to the application. In the document
window, the maximize/restore (+) button can be used to unsnap / snap a window to
the palettes. A splitter is added between the window and palette edges so that
resizing the palette also resizes the window.
Due to its width, the horizontal Measurements palette can only be docked
horizontally to the upper or lower edge of the screen. The Tool palette can be
docked either vertically or horizontally. On macOS, you can dock the vertical
Measurements palette to left and right edge of the screen.
(Mac OS X only) You can also hide groups of docked palettes by choosing Window >
Turn Hiding On.
Palettes can be dragged and merged into any palette groups. When dragging, a
thumbnail is shown indicating whether the palette will be merged or placed above.
A blue line indicator is shown in the palette group to indicate the location the
palette will be dropped.
Articles palette
The Articles palette lets you tag content for Reflow ePub and specify the reading
order of tagged items for tagged PDF export.
Advanced Image Control palette
The Advanced Image Control palette lets you control the display of imported
images. For more information, see “Working with PSD pictures.”
Measuring Unit
Type
Arrow Keys
(up/down)
Arrow keys (up/down)
with Alt key
Arrow keys (up/down) with
Shift key
Centimeters 1 cm 1 mm 5 cms
Ciceros 1 cicero First decimal unit by 1 5 cicero
Degrees 10 degrees 1 degree 25 degrees
Inches .25 inch .1 inch 1 inch
Inches Decimal 1 inch decimal No change No change
Picas 1 pica 1 pica point 5 picas
Millimeters 1 mm No change 10 mm
Points 1 pt .5 pt 5 pts
Number - used for
columns
1 No change No change
Percent - used for
color opacity
10% 1% 25%
Pixels 1 pixel No change 10 pixels
Q 1 Q No change 20 Qs
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The Colors palette lets you view and apply colors.
Conditional Styles palette
The Conditional Styles palette lets you work with conditional styles. For more
information, see “Working with conditional styles.”
Content palette
The Content palette provides access to items in the shared content library. From
this palette, you can duplicate and synchronize that content across different
layouts. The buttons at the top of this palette let you add, import, insert, edit, and
control the synchronization of content.
Users can create shared items through the Shared Item Properties dialog box (Item
> Share). For more information, see “Working with shared content.”
The Content palette provides access to items in the shared content library.
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The Footnote Styles palette provides access to footnotes.
Glyphs palette
The Glyphs palette gives you easy access to every character in each font on your
computer. You can display all characters in the selected font or narrow down the
selection by choosing an option from the second drop-down menu. The selected
characters Unicode value is visible at the bottom right. You can add characters to a
story by double-clicking them. Using the Favorite Glyphs area at the bottom of the
palette, you can store often-used characters for easy access.
The Glyphs palette gives you easy access to every character in every font.
Gradients palette
The Gradients palette lets you define and apply multi-color gradients.
For more information, see “Creating gradients.”
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Hyperlinks palette
The Hyperlinks palette lets you add and edit hyperlinks in your document. For more
information, see “Hyperlinks.”
The Hyperlinks palette allows you to work with hypelinks in your document.
Image Editing palette
The Image Editing palette lets you edit the raster image of an imported image in
QuarkXPress. For more information, see “Editing the raster image.”
The Image Editing palette.
Index palette
The Index palette lets you tag text for indexing. When you create an index, all of
the tags you created with the Index palette are automatically turned into a
customizable index. For more information, see “Working with indexes.”
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The JavaScript palette
JavaScript Debugger palette
The JavaScript Debugger palette lets you debug scripts. Use the Console tab to write
and test code. Many sample scripts also log messages in console to help you
understand what changes were made.
The JavaScript Debugger palette
Layers palette
The Layers palette lets you create layers, edit layer properties, control whether those
layers display and print, and move objects between layers. For more information,
See “Working with layers.”
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The Find button enables you to locate items in the Lists palette. You can also
navigate to a word or heading by simply double-clicking it in the palette.
The Build button lets you insert the active list into the active text chain. If the list
already exists in the story, you can update it rather than inserting another copy. The
Format As style sheets for the list are applied automatically.
The Lists palette lets you create things like tables of contents
Measurements palette
With the Measurements palette (Window menu), you can quickly edit many
commonly used controls. Options in the Measurements palette change to reflect
the selected tool or item. When you select multiple items of the same type (such as
three separate picture boxes), the Measurements palette controls apply to all
selected items.
Keyboard Increments allow you to use the keyboard arrow keys to increase/decrease
the values in several fields in the Measurements palette. Using the Shift/Alt key in
conjunction with the up/down arrow keys changes the amount the value is
increased/decreased. See the chart in “Palettes.”
(Mac OS X only) You have the option to make the Measurements palette 50% larger,
perfect for smaller screens with high resolutions.
The Measurements palette displays a row of icons called the navigator tab above
the center of the palette. You can cycle left-to-right through the Measurements
palette navigator tab icons by pressing Command+Option+;/Ctrl+Alt+;. You can
move in reverse (right-to-left) by pressing Command+Option+,/Ctrl+Alt+,.
The selection of tabs displayed on the Measurements palette depends on which
items are active, and the display of any tab changes to fit the item or items that are
active. The available tabs are as follows:
Home tab: Contains often-used controls. Displays differently for text boxes, •
picture boxes, lines, tables and group boxes.
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Clipping tab
Border tab: Contains controls allowing you to set the border attributes of the •
currently selected box.
Border tab
Runaround tab: Contains controls allowing you to set the runaround attributes •
of the currently selected object. Displays differently for text boxes, picture boxes,
and lines.
Runaround tab
Space/ Align tab: Contains controls from the Space/ Align submenu (Item > •
Space/Align).
Space/ Align tab
Text Shading tab: Contains controls allowing you to set the text shading •
attributes of the currently selected text:
Text Shading tab
Column Flow tab: Contains controls allowing you to set the column flow •
attributes of the currently selected text:
Column Flow tab
Drop Shadow tab: Contains controls allowing you to set the drop shadow •
attributes of the currently selected object.
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All controls are grouped under titles that allow you to collapse and expand the
groups. With this option, you can keep the most frequently used groups open and
keep the remaining collapsed, to avoid having to scroll the palette when working
on smaller/standard screens.
You can resize the palette in vertical orientation and the groups are wrapped,
including the tab icons.
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Full sized Measurement palette in vertical orientation
Re-sized Measurement palette in vertical orientation
Page Layout palette
The Page Layout palette provides a variety of features having to do with pages and
navigation.
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The Redline palette lets you work with tracking.
Scale palette
The Scale palette lets you perform advanced scaling operations. For more
information, see “Scale XTensions software.”
Style Sheets palette
The Style Sheets palette (Window > Style Sheets) enables you to apply character
and paragraph style sheets by clicking style sheet names. The buttons at the top of
each section of this palette let you create, edit, duplicate, update, and delete style
sheets.
A plus sign next to a style sheet indicates that local formatting has been applied.
The Style Sheets palette lets you view and apply paragraph and character style sheets.
Table Styles palette
The Table Styles palette allows you to add, edit, and delete new table styles and
consists of a preset area for predefined table styles.
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Tools palette
The Tools palette lets you easily switch between a wide variety of tools for working
with layouts. For more information, see “Tools.”
Palette groups and palette sets
QuarkXPress offers two features that help you to manage palettes: palette groups
and palette sets.
Using palette groups
The Palette Groups feature lets you combine several palettes into one.
This palette group shows the Colors, Style Sheets and Text Shading Styles palettes
attached as one, which economizes space while providing easy access to functions.
(Windows only) To attach a palette to a palette group, Control+click/right-click the
title bar of a palette group and choose an unchecked palette name. When you
attach a palette that is already displayed, the palette moves to become part of the
palette group. To detach a palette from a palette group, Control+click/right-click the
palette name and choose Detach [palette name].
(Mac OS X only) To attach a palette to a palette group, click the icon in the top
right of a palette and choose an unchecked palette name from the list. Palettes that
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Split Screen Vertical: View the layout in two or more separate panes side by 7.
side.
Export: Display the same export options that are available when you choose 8.
File > Export.
Page Preview: Click the up arrow next to the Page Number field to see a 9.
thumbnail view of all of the pages in the layout. Mac OS X users can continue to
click the up arrow to enlarge the thumbnails.
Preview HTML5 Publication: Click this icon to generate a preview of your 10.
content as an HTML5 Publication. You can choose to preview the current page,
the current layout or the entire project. This allows you to preview your content
in a browser, before actually exporting or uploading to the portal.
App Build Status: Click this icon to check the build status for the iOS or 11.
Android App you last published from QuarkXPress. You may also use the “App
Build Status” menu option under the Utilities menu. Once complete, you may
view the downloaded builds from the App Export dialog. This icon will change
to an error icon, if the app fails for some reason, you may then click it to get
more details.
Views and view sets
QuarkXPress gives you multiple ways to view your layouts. You can split a window
or create a new window to show two different layouts, or two different views of the
same layout. You can use Story Editor view to concentrate on text without having to
look at the layout. And the View Sets feature lets you create and easily switch
between different view options.
Splitting a window
By splitting a window into two or more panes, you can display multiple views of
one project at the same time, and you can see changes in all panes simultaneously.
You can even use different view modes in each pane, and see your edits in one pane
and update in the other pane in real time. You can split multiple views horizontally
or vertically within a window.
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Story Editor window is already open, the selected item’s story displays in that
window.)
If you want to monitor the overall appearance of a page as you edit its text at an
easy-to-view size, you can position a Story Editor window next to a layout window
that shows the same story.
A story in layout view (left) and in a Story Editor window (right)
View sets
The View menu provides various options for how a layout displays. You can display
or hide guides, grids, invisible characters, visual indicators, and more. (For more
information, see “View menu.”) The View Sets feature lets you store and recall
different combinations of these settings. The settings that are stored in a view set
are as follows:
View > Guides •
View > Page Grids •
View > Text Box Grids •
View > Rulers •
View > Ruler Direction •
View > Visual Indicators •
View > Invisibles •
View > Trim View •
View > Hide Suppressed •
View > Full Res Previews •
QuarkXPress ships with several default view sets:
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Projects and layouts
QuarkXPress files are referred to as projects, and each project contains one or more
layouts. Every layout is stored within a project, and every project contains at least
one layout. Each layout can contain as many as 2,000 pages, and can be as large as
224” x 224” in size (or 112” x 224” for a two-page spread). A project can contain an
unlimited number of layouts.
Because multiple layouts can be stored in a single file, you can easily share content
between different versions of a document — for example, a letter with identical text
in US letter and A4 layout sizes.
A QuarkXPress project can contain two types of layouts: Print and Digital. You can
use one project to create content for various media — such as print, PDF, ePub,
native apps, Kindle books and HTML5 Publications.
Working with projects
To create a project, choose File > New > Project. The New Project dialog box
displays.
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The Facing Pages check box lets you create spreads. In a project with a horizontal
default story direction, the Allow Odd Pages On Left check box lets you control
whether you can have odd pages on the left. In a project with a vertical default
story direction, the Allow Odd Pages On Right check box lets you control whether
you can have odd pages on the right.
The Automatic Text Box check box lets you add a text box to the default master
page for the layout.
The Margin Guides controls let you set default margins for the layout, and the
controls in the Column Guides area lets you create a multi-column page by default.
The Page Count allows you to specify the number of pages you want to initially
create.
Creating a project from an IDML file
In QuarkXPress, the IDML Import feature offers the functionality to convert
InDesign created IDML documents into QuarkXPress projects with all its assets like
text, pictures, all items, style sheets, colors, blend modes, gradients, anchored items
and many more.
To create a project from an existing IDML file:
Choose New > Project from IDML 1.
Select the IDML file in the file system 2.
Conversions between different applications is never 100% Identical. Features that
InDesign offers and QuarkXPress does not will be lost. And features where
QuarkXPress offers superior functionality over InDesign might need rework to make
use of the capabilities of QuarkXPress.
There are several features that are not yet supported from IDML. The following
objects and attributes will be ignored and not converted:
Drop Shadows •
Hyperlinks and anchors •
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Custom page size
If you use a specific custom page size on a regular basis, you can define this page size
and add it to the Page Size drop-down menu in the New Project dialog. These
custom page sizes can be used for Print and eBook layouts.
To create a custom page size:
Choose File > New > Project. The New Project dialog box displays. 1.
Choose either Print or Digital from the Layout Type drop-down menu. 2.
Choose New from the Page Size: drop-down menu. The Custom Page Size 3.
dialog box displays.
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by choosing Digital or Print as the layout type. (For more information, see Digital
Publishing with QuarkXPress.)
To change a layout’s properties, display the layout, then choose Layout > Layout
Properties or choose Layout Properties from the Layout tab context menu. The
Layout Properties dialog box displays. You can use this dialog box to change
limited layout properties based on the layout type, but you cannot change a layout
to or from a Digital layout type. (For more information, see Digital Publishing with
QuarkXPress.)
To delete a layout, display the layout, then choose Layout > Delete or choose
Delete from the Layout tab context menu.
When you use the following commands, only the active layout is included in the
resulting output:
File > Export As > PDF •
File > Export As > EPS •
File > Export As > JPEG/PNG/TIFF •
File > Export As > HTML5 Publications •
File > Export As > iOS App •
File > Export As > Android App •
File > Export As > ePub •
File > Export As > Kindle •
File > Export As > Article •
Layers apply to the layout that is active when you create and edit them.
When you perform a project-level action (Edit > Undo), the action is added to the
Undo History in all layouts.
When you check spelling (Utilities menu), QuarkXPress checks only the active
layout.
The Find/Change feature (Edit menu) can search only the active layout.
Project-level and layout-level resources
Some resources are defined at the project level, and others are defined at the layout
level.
Project-level resources
Project-level resources can be used by every layout in the project, and they are the
same in every layout where they are used. Project-level resources include application
preferences, style sheets, colors, H&Js, lists, and dashes and stripes.
Although every list definition you create can be used in any layout in the project, a
list only draws from the active layout when you build it.
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Check Apply Adaptive Scaling. 2.
Click Options to configure the rules for scaling items on the layout. The 3.
Adaptive Scaling dialog displays.
Use the dialog to configure the rules for scaling the items on the layout. The 4.
Adaptive Scaling dialog allows you to configure rules for the page properties,
locked items, text, pictures, boxes, lines, tables, and any interactivity items that
may exist on the layout.
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ruler guide, the guide’s position is indicated in the X field (for vertical ruler
guides) or the Y field (for horizontal ruler guides).
If, as you create a horizontal ruler guide, you release the mouse button when the •
ruler guide is positioned over the pasteboard, the ruler guide will extend across
the pasteboard and all the pages in the spread. If you release the mouse button
when the horizontal ruler guide is positioned over a document page, the ruler
guide will display only on that page.
To reposition a ruler guide, click it, and then drag it to a different location when •
the guide pointer displays. You can also double-click the ruler guide with the
Item tool selected and enter a new location into the Guide Manager Pro dialog
box.
To remove a ruler guide, drag the guide off the page. •
To remove all ruler guides from a page, scroll until a portion of the page displays, •
then press Option/Alt and drag the guide back on to the ruler.
To remove all ruler guides from a spread’s pasteboard, scroll until a portion of •
the pasteboard displays, then press Option/Alt and click a portion of the ruler.
See also “Guide Manager Pro.”
Snapping to guides
QuarkXPress lets you create a “magnetic field” around guides so that when you drag
an item close to a guide, it automatically aligns with it. This feature is called Snap
to Guides (View menu) and the width of the magnetic field is called the Snap
Distance.
To control snapping with QuarkXPress controls, make sure View > Snap to Guides
is checked. To specify the distance, choose QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences > Print
Layout > Guides & Grid and enter a pixel value in the Snap Distance field.
You can also choose View > Snap to Page Grids to force items to align with the
master page grid. The value in the Snap Distance field applies to master page grids
as well. For more information, see “Snapping items to design grids.”
Dynamic Guides
Dynamic Guides are nonprinting temporary guides that appear when you create or
manipulate items on a page. They help you align items relative to other items and
to the page in a layout. You can specify the type of dynamic guides and the
feedback that appears.
When you create, transform or move an item, Dynamic Guides automatically
appear to assist in positioning the new item relative to an existing item or to the
page.
Choose View > Dynamic Guides > Show/Hide Dynamic Guides to turn guides on
or off.
You can change when and how Dynamic Guides appear by using the View >
Dynamic Guides sub-menu to select the following options:
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Native QuarkXPress objects
QuarkXPress allows you to convert items from other application such as Excel,
Illustrator, PowerPoint and InDesign, as well as PDFs, Illustrator, WMF and EPS files
to native QuarkXPress objects.
This allows you to:
Convert and edit vector data (like logos, etc) from supported file formats that •
include AI, WMF, EPS and PDF.
Convert editable PDFs, update content and republish as PDF or other formats •
that are supported in QuarkXPress.
Extract colors and typography from PDF’s to use in QuarkXPress. •
Embed or create linked images while converting to native QuarkXPress objects. •
You can get native QuarkXPress objects in the following ways:
Convert existing items Convert files that have been imported into your •
document to native QuarkXPress objects.
Import items Copy items and then paste them as native QuarkXPress objects. •
This results in fully editable Bezier version of vector graphics and editable text.
Colors and font information are automatically extracted. Images can be either
embedded in the project or linked to the current project.
Convert an existing item to a native QuarkXPress object
To convert existing items to native QuarkXPress objects:
Right click on the object and choose Convert To Native Objects from the 1.
context menu (or choose Style > Convert to Native Objects). The Convert to
Native Objects dialog displays.
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To skip the dialog, hold down the Option key (Mac OS X) or the Alt key
(Windows) when choosing Paste as Native Objects from the context menu.
The options you select in this dialog persist and will be used if you choose to
suppress the dialog.
Check Ignore Soft Masks to exclude the conversion of soft masks from the 3.
source image.
Check Ignore Transparent Blend Modes to ignore transparent blends applied 4.
to the source image.
Check Ignore Profile from Source Colors and the profile embedded with that 5.
image in the source file will be ignored. It will be mapped to the QuarkXPress
generic profile instead.
Check Link Raster Images to save and link to the converting project of the 6.
raster images from the source PDF for saved projects. For unsaved projects it will
be created in the temp folder of the OS..
Click OK. 7.
The item is pasted into your project as a native QuarkXPress object.
If the item contains fonts not installed on your system, an alert will display.
You can list the fonts not available on your system and optionally, replace them
at this time.
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