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QuarkXPress 4 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Ch. 1. The basics

Ch. 3. Get around

Ch. 4. Text input

How does text get onto a page?

To create a text box:

To resize a text box manually:

To resize a text box using the Measurements palette:

To move a text box manually:

To reposition a text box or any other item using the Measurements palette:

What is the text overflow symbol?

To highlight text:

To delete text:

To delete a text box:

To create a straight text path:

To rearrange text using the Clipboard:

To drag-and-drop text:

To change the text inset:

To apply a frame to a text or picture box:

To make a text box transparent:

To rotate a text box using the Measurements palette:

To rotate a text box using the Rotation tool:

To wrap text around another box:

To change vertical alignment:

To change the number of columns using the Measurements palette:

To change columns and/or gutter width using a dialog box:

To save text as a word processing file:

Ch. 5. Text flow

Ch. 7. Typography

Ch. 8. Multiple items

Ch. 9. Pictures

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 create a text box:

1.	Choose any text box tool except a Bézier text tool (they're covered in Chapter 11). The cursor will turn into a crosshair.
2.	Press and drag in any direction . When the mouse is released the finished box will be selected and ready for inputting .