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IntroducingQuarkXPressQuarkXPress 6 is a powerful and complex program, andwhether you’re new to the subject or an old hand, it’sbest to begin at the b

32Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPress✦ Lines. A line is just what it sounds like — a straight, diagonal, curvy, or irregu-lar line that you draw on the pa

33Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressMost publishing and graphics arts programs use the term stroke to mean adding aborder to an item, whether it’s a

34Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressFigure 1-8: The Style menu for picturesWhat’s New in Version 6The most significant change from QuarkXPress 5 to Quark

35Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressMultiple undos and redos is another powerful change in version 6, letting you goback several steps and even undo

36Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressEnhanced featuresQuark has refined several of the features introduced in version 5, making themmore powerful and easy

37Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressPrintingTo print smoother blends when you output to a PostScript Level 3 device,QuarkXPress 6 supports SmoothShad

38Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressThere are several improvements to form controls in QuarkXPress 6:✦ You can quickly create form boxes by changing the

39Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressSummaryQuarkXPress is the most popular publishing application in the world— with goodreason. With its paste-up me

40Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressTo understand QuarkXPress, you need to understand the concepts of items (boxesand lines) and contents (text and pictu

24Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressWhat does this information mean for you? It means that QuarkXPress can handlesophisticated tasks such as magazine and

25Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressmagazines that you send out for color separations and four-color printing. And, inQuarkXPress, you can go beyond

26Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressThe right — and wrong — projects for QuarkXPressLike other programs, QuarkXPress has its strengths and weaknesses. Fo

27Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressWhen deciding whether to use QuarkXPress, remember the old saying — use thesimplest tool for the job. Writing let

28Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPress✦ In a Web environment, there are great tools for creating Web pages andmaintaining Web sites’ organization and stand

29Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressQuarkXPress documents for print consist, primarily, of pages, items, and contents.To make these things look good,

30Part I ✦ Welcome to QuarkXPressgraphics in the same document. They’re also good for isolating items so you canwork on them without being distracted

31Chapter 1 ✦ Introducing QuarkXPressFigure 1-5: A picture box is an item and the picture you import into it is its contents.The reason you need to un