The Steps


Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Create a document
Step 2:
Create and fill a text box
Step 3:
Create and fill a picture box
Step 4:
Use the tool palette
Step 5:
Use the measurements palette



Helpful Tips


Another important "views" menu item is the ability to hide or show the guides. It can be much easier to visualize the page without all those blue lines visible.

There's a spellchecker that can be found under the "Utilities" menu.

 

 

Technology


2torial #0672:
Learn2 Get Around in Quark Xpress (Continued)

Step 3Create and fill a picture box

 

When you want to import a graphic that has been created in another program, you'll need to create a box for it to reside in. There are four picture box tools, the first three create boxes (or ovals) of various useful shapes. The fourth tool will create allow you to create a polygon of any desired shape that becomes a picture box when completed.

     
  • Picture boxes are generally created in the same fashion as text boxes, that is by clicking and dragging. The exception is when the polygon tool is used, in that case a shape is "drawn" by clicking and dragging to the next point of the polygon. Click again, and a side of the polygon is formed. Finish the polygon by clicking on the point that you started from.

     

  • When the picture box is active, the move tool is activated. You may move the picture box by clicking on it, then dragging it to the desired location.

     

  • To import a graphic into the picture box, first select the text bar tool that you used to insert text into your text box. This is a bit confusing, until you think of that tool as a means of providing content within either type of box.

     

Next, click on the picture box to activate it, and look under your "file" menu to select "get picture". A dialog box will appear, allowing you to navigate to your desired graphic. If the graphic is of a type not supported by your version of Quark, you won't be able to select it.

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