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QuarkXPress 4 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

QuarkXPress 4 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Ch. 1. The basics

Ch. 3. Get around

Ch. 4. Text input

Ch. 5. Text flow

Ch. 7. Typography

Ch. 8. Multiple items

Ch. 9. Pictures

To create a picture box:

To resize a picture box manually:

To resize a picture box using the Measurements palette:

To delete a picture box:

To move a picture box manually:

To reposition a picture box using the Measurements palette:

To create a bleed:

To create a ruler guide:

To remove ruler guides:

To import a picture:

Pictures come in two basic flavors

Choosing the right resolution for a bitmap picture

Enlarge or shrink?

Picture preview options

Saving a picture for QuarkXPress

To resize a picture:

To fit a picture into its box:

To resize a picture and its box simultaneously:

To crop a picture by moving it within its box:

To crop a picture by resizing its box:

To delete a picture (and keep the box):

To rotate a picture and its box using the Measurements palette:

To rotate a picture and its box using the Rotation tool:

To rotate a picture (and not its box):

To skew text or a picture and its box:

To convert an item's shape:

To convert an item's contents:

To apply a custom contrast setting to a picture:

To flip a picture or text:

To update the path to a picture upon opening a file:

To update the path to a picture using Picture Usage:

Ch. 10. Pictures and text

Ch. 12. Béziers

Ch. 13. Style sheets

Ch. 14. Master pages

Ch. 16. Libraries

Ch. 17. Search and replace

Ch. 19. Preferences

Appx. A. Keyboard shortcuts

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To reposition a picture box using the Measurements palette:

1.	Choose the Item or Content tool.
2.	Click on a picture box.
3.	To change the horizontal position of the box relative to the ruler origin, which is normally located in the uppermost left corner of the document, double-click the X field on the Measurements palette, enter a new number, then press Enter . and/or To change the vertical position of the box, double-click the Y field, enter a new number, then press Enter.

Tip

To move a box a specified horizontal or vertical distance, insert the cursor to the right of the current number in the X or Y field, type a plus (+) or minus (-) sign, and then enter a number in any measurement system used in QuarkXPress —.

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