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User Guide Dynamic publishing technology for creative Web-based and data-driven solutions
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LEGAL NOTICES ©2006 Quark Technology Partnership as to the content and arrangement of this material. All rights reserved. ©1986–2006 Quark Technology Partnership and its licensors as to the technology. All rights reserved. Protected by one or more of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,541,991; 5,680,619; 5,907,704; 6,005,560; 6,052,514; 6,081,262; 6,633,666 B2; 6,947,959 B1; 6,940,518 B2; and other patents pending.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 2 About this Guide xvi What you will see xvi Getting started with QuarkXPress Server Understanding QuarkXPress Server 1 Server templates and static projects 2 The document pool 2 Projects and layouts 2 Caching 3 QuarkXPress Server preferences 3 Quark License Administrator 3 Master-Subrenderer environment 3 The Keepalive script 4 Understanding QuarkXPress Server XTensions software 4 The QuarkXPress Server XTensions Application Programming Interface
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TABLE OF CONTENTS X | Display (pane) 18 Input Settings (pane) 20 XTensions Manager (pane) 21 Font Mapping (pane) 22 Deconstruct (Pane) 23 EPS (pane) 24 Full Res Preview (pane) 25 Job Jackets (pane) 26 Modifier (pane) 27 PDF (Pane) 28 Placeholders (pane) 30 PSD Import (pane) 31 Fraction/Price (pane) 32 Picture Effects (pane) 33 Project preferences (category) 34 General (pane) 34 XML Import (pane) 35 Default Print Layout (category) 35 General (pane) 36 Measurements (pa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Formats (tab) 55 Tabs (tab) 58 Rules (tab) 60 Edit Character Style Sheet (dialog box) 63 Colors 66 Default Colors (dialog box) 66 Edit Color (dialog box) 68 Trap Specifications (dialog box) 72 H&Js 75 Default H&Js (dialog box) 75 Edit Hyphenation & Justification (dialog box) 78 Output styles 81 Output Styles (dialog box) 81 Edit EPS Style (dialog box) 82 Panes 83 General (pane) 84 Color (pane) 85 Marks (pane) 86 Fonts (pane) 86 Bleed (pane) 87 Trans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS XII | Pictures (pane) 98 Marks (pane) 99 Bleed (pane) 99 JDF (pane) 100 Advanced (pane) 101 Summary (pane) 101 Edit PDF Style (dialog box) 101 Panes 102 Pages (pane) 103 Meta Data (pane) 104 Hyperlink (pane) 104 Compression (pane) 106 Color (pane) 109 Fonts (pane) 110 Marks (pane) 110 Bleed (pane) 111 Transparency (pane) 112 OPI (pane) 113 OPI Active (check box) 113 JDF (pane) 114 Summary (pane) 115 Edit Print Style (dialog box) 115 Panes 117
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Transparency (pane) 126 OPI (pane) 127 JDF (pane) 128 Summary (pane) 129 Font mapping 129 Font Mapping (Dialog box) 129 Source Setups 130 Default Source Setups (dialog box) 131 Edit Source Setup (dialog box) 132 Output Setups 133 Default Output Setups (dialog box) 134 Edit Output Setup (dialog box) 135 Server XTensions Manager 136 Server XTensions Manager (dialog box) 136 Status Monitor 138 Status Monitor (Window) 138 Verbose Status Monitoring (command)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 XIV | QuarkXPress Server Web Integration Guide overview 144 Render types 144 General parameters 145 Specialized parameters 146 Server control parameters 147 Preference Administration parameters 148 XTensions software PDF Filter XTensions software 152 Rendering QuarkXPress projects as PDF files 152 URL parameters for PDF rendering 152 PPML Export XTensions software 153 Rendering QuarkXPress projects in PPML format 153 URL parameters for PPML rendering 153 Modif
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 6 QuarkXPress Server Layer XTensions software 182 Using QuarkXPress Server Layer XTensions software 182 QuarkXPress Server Layers parameters 182 Telegraph XTensions software Setting Telegraph preferences 184 Adding a server 185 Editing server properties 185 Deleting a server 185 Setting document cache preferences 186 Using Telegraph XTensions software 186 Identifying QuarkXPress items 186 Assigning item names 187 Viewing Box ID numbers 187 Uploading templates
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE Introduction Before you begin, take time to review this chapter so that you understand how A Guide to QuarkXPress® Server 7 is structured and how you can get the most out of it. ABOUT THIS GUIDE You do not need to read this guide from cover to cover. Instead, use this guide to quickly look up information, find out what you need to know, and proceed with your work. Use the detailed table of contents at the beginning of the guide to find information quickly.
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER Chapter 1: Getting started with QuarkXPress Server QuarkXPress Server lets you use a Web browser to view and output QuarkXPress projects in a variety of formats. UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER QuarkXPress Server lets you output customized QuarkXPress layouts in a variety of formats (including JPEG, Portable Document Format — PDF, and PostScript®) from a centralized QuarkXPress Server application.
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER SERVER TEMPLATES AND STATIC PROJECTS QuarkXPress Server can open, render, and serve two types of projects: • Static projects are QuarkXPress projects that can be rendered and served as-is in a variety of formats by the QuarkXPress Server application. For example, you might make a product manual available as a static project and allow customers to download that manual in a variety of formats.
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER CACHING To maximize efficiency, QuarkXPress Server uses cached versions of all rendered projects whenever possible. You can configure projects so that they are never cached, so that they are cached for a particular amount of time, or so that they are rendered every time they are served. For more information about caching, see “Server configuration dialog box” in Chapter 2, “The QuarkXPress Server user interface.
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER The master QuarkXPress Server application and all of the subrenderers it launches share the following elements: • The same application preferences files on disk • The same document cache in memory • The same memory cache • The same server XTensions modules • The same server document pool (if defined in the QuarkXPress Server preferences or if a document provider is used in place of the document pool) If a subrenderer unexpectedly quits, the master QuarkXPress Server restart
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE THE QUARKXPRESS SERVER XTENSIONS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) In addition to the XTensions modules included with QuarkXPress Server, developers can create custom XTensions software that add features. The complete server XTensions Application Programming Interface (API) documentation is available in the QuarkXPress Server XTensions Developer’s Kit (XDK).
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LAUNCHING QUARKXPRESS SERVER When executed in no-UI mode, QuarkXPress Server displays no visible user interface and must be controlled (started and stopped) from a command prompt. Running QuarkXPress Server in no-UI mode will slightly improve its performance. To access QuarkXPress Server in no-UI mode, launch the application from the command line. For example: • To launch QuarkXPress Server in no-UI mode on Mac OS, Control+click the QuarkXPress Server application file and choose Show Package Contents.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX Chapter 2: The QuarkXPress Server user interface This chapter describes the QuarkXPress Server user interface and explains how you can use it to configure and customize your QuarkXPress Server application and manage your server XTensions modules. Menu items are covered in the same order they display in the user interface, from left to right and top to bottom.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX Server tab of Server Configuration dialog box ALLOW MEMORY CACHING (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Server tab Check Allow Memory Caching to store disk-based documents in a memoryresident cache. Documents from external document providers also use this cache. Allow Memory Caching is checked by default.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX TYPE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Server tab To indicate the default rendering format for the server, choose an option from the Default Rendering Type drop-down menu: • EPS Document: Returns an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file • JPEG: Returns a JPEG file • PDF: Returns a PDF file • PNG: Returns a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file • PostScript: Returns a PostScript file • QuarkXPress Document: Returns a QuarkXPress project • Raw Custom: Returns a fi
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX ENABLE FILE SYSTEM DOCUMENT POOL (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Server tab Check Enable File System Document Pool to enable the Document Root field and the Browse button. This box is checked by default. To specify the document pool directory, click Browse or enter a path in the Document Root field.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX GENERATE HIERARCHY ON DOCUMENT UPLOAD (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Server tab Check Generate Hierarchy on Document Upload to make QuarkXPress Server automatically generate any file hierarchy that is requested when a user uploads content to the document pool from Telegraph XTensions software. For more information, see Chapter 5, “Telegraph XTensions software.” This box is checked by default.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX LOGGING (TAB) Server Configuration dialog box Click the Logging tab in the Server Configuration dialog box to control how errors and transactions are logged. Logging tab of Server Configuration dialog box The log folder contains two log files: The transaction log and the error log. You can configure the system to save the log folder to your computer or to a file server that is accessible over a LAN or a WAN, as long as the drive containing the folder can be mounted.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX • HTTP request and body parsed time: The total time duration in which the following operations are performed: The client connects to the server and sends a request, timing starts, a request is parsed, QuarkXPress Server processes the request, and timing stops. • QuarkXPress Server request processing time: Same as Connection acceptance and closure time, but timing starts after request parsing is complete.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX LOG DOCUMENT PROBLEMS (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Logging tab Check Log Document Problems to include problem descriptions in transaction log files. Logged problems include the following: • Missing Fonts: If fonts are missing from a project that has been requested for rendering, a one-line description of each missing font is added to the error log.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX ENABLE HTTP INTERFACE (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ HTTP tab Check Enable HTTP Interface to activate the HTTP 1.0 server that is built in to QuarkXPress Server and enable the other controls in this area. PORT NUMBER (FIELD) Server Configuration dialog box Þ HTTP tab In the Port Number field, enter the port number of the HTTP server. The acceptable range of values is from 1024 to 65,535 (Mac OS) or from 1 to 65,535 (Windows).
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX REALM VERIF. FOR ADMIN. REQUESTS (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ HTTP tab Check Realm Verif. for Admin. Requests to enable the User Name, Password, and Confirm fields. These fields let youcontrol access to administrative parameters and features. You must enter valid values that contain at least four characters in the User Name, Password, and Confirm fields, and you can enter up to 32 characters. This box is unchecked by default.
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SERVER CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX Email tab SMTP SERVER (CHECK BOX) Server Configuration dialog box Þ Email tab Check SMTP Configuration to enable QuarkXPress Server to send an e-mail to an administrator when the application’s QLA license expires. Checking this box enables the other controls in this area. This box is unchecked by default.
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SERVER PREFERENCES SERVER PREFERENCES Use the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences) to set up default preferences for use when projects are created in QuarkXPress Server. Many of these preferences come into play only when you create a project in QuarkXPress Server. You cannot directly create projects in the QuarkXPress Server user interface, but XTensions software can create projects.
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SERVER PREFERENCES Preferences dialog box displaying Display pane COLOR TIFFS (DROP-DOWN MENU) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Display pane From the Color TIFFs drop-down menu, choose the color depth of TIFF pictures in rendered images using QuarkXPress Server. The default value is 32-bit on Mac OS and 24-bit on Windows. • Choose 8-bit to create screen previews with 256 possible colors. • Choose 16-bit (Mac OS only) to create screen previews with thousands of possible colors.
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SERVER PREFERENCES GRAY TIFFS (DROP-DOWN MENU) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Display pane From the Gray TIFFs drop-down menu, choose the resolution for TIFF pictures in rendered images using QuarkXPress Server. The default is 256 levels. • Choose 16 levels to create screen previews with 16 levels of gray for fast screen redraw. • Choose 256 levels to create screen previews with 256 levels of gray from pictures scanned at this level.
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SERVER PREFERENCES QUOTES (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Input Settings pane Use the Quotes area to choose a style for converting and entering quotation marks. The preferences set in the Quotes area of QuarkXPress Server override the preferences set for a project. Use the Format drop-down menu to specify the default characters to be used with the Smart Quotes feature and Convert Quotes option in the Get Text dialog box (File Þ Get Text). The default option is “”.
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SERVER PREFERENCES SHOW XTENSIONS MANAGER AT STARTUP (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ XTensions Manager pane Use the Show XTensions Manager at Startup area to specify whether the XTensions Manager dialog box displays when you launch QuarkXPress Server, and under what circumstances. (XTensions software are add-on software modules that customize the feature set of QuarkXPress Server.
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SERVER PREFERENCES DECONSTRUCT (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Deconstruct Use the Deconstruct pane to set preferences to control which elements are included in the XML representations of projects when you use the deconstruct namespace. Preferences dialog box displaying Deconstruct pane The Deconstruct pane displays only if Deconstructor XTensions software is loaded. For more information, see “Deconstructor XTensions software” in Chapter 4, “XTensions software.
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SERVER PREFERENCES CONTENT (CHECK BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Deconstruct pane Check Content to include XML descriptions of content in picture boxes. TEXT BOXES (CHECK BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Deconstruct pane Check Text Boxes to include XML descriptions of text boxes. CONTENT (CHECK BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Deconstruct pane Check Content to include XML descriptions of content in text boxes.
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SERVER PREFERENCES PREVIEW (DROP-DOWN MENU) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ EPS pane Use the Preview drop-down menu to control whether QuarkXPress Server should generate a preview of an EPS file or use the preview (if any) embedded in the file. VIRTUAL MEMORY (FIELD) - MAC OS ONLY QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ EPS pane To increase the amount of virtual memory available for rendering large EPS files, increase the value in this field.
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SERVER PREFERENCES MAXIMUM CACHE FOLDER SIZE (FIELD) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Full Res Preview pane Enter the maximum size of the cache folder in megabytes (MB) in the Maximum Cache Folder Size field. DISPLAY FULL-RESOLUTION PREVIEWS FOR (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Full Res Preview pane Use the Display Full Resolution Previews for area to set preferences to display images with full resolution. • Click All Full Resolution Previews to display all images in full-resolution mode.
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SERVER PREFERENCES LAYOUT EVALUATION (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Job Jackets pane Use the options in the Layout Evaluation area to control when QuarkXPress Server automatically executes the File Þ Job Jacket Þ Evaluate Layout command. For example, by checking On Output, you can make sure that you always evaluate a layout before the layout is rendered.
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SERVER PREFERENCES AMOUNT BY WHICH TEXT WILL INCREASE/DECREASE (FIELD) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Modifier pane In the Amount by which Text will Increase/Decrease field, enter the percentage by which Modifier XTensions software can increase or decrease text size when the parameter is used. Valid values for this field are from 0% to 20%. For example, if the font size in use is 10pt, and you enter 20% in this field, the font size can vary from 8pt to 12pt when is used.
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SERVER PREFERENCES Preferences dialog box displaying PDF pane The PDF pane displays only if PDF Filter XTensions software is loaded. For more information, see “PDF Filter XTensions software” in Chapter 4, “XTensions software.” PDF WORKFLOW (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ PDF pane Use the PDF Workflow area to set a location for PDF files: • Click PDF Direct to generate PDF output in the browser. This is the default option. • Click PDF to Folder to generate and save PDF files to a folder.
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SERVER PREFERENCES ERROR SETTINGS (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ PDF pane Use the Error Settings area to specify whether and where PDF-generation and PostScript-generation errors are logged. LOG ERRORS (CHECK BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ PDF pane Check Log Errors to log PDF-generation and PostScript-generation errors. Checking this box enables the Use Log Folder check box.
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SERVER PREFERENCES PSD IMPORT (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Use the PSD Import pane to control where previews of imported PSD files are cached and how large the cache is allowed to become.
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SERVER PREFERENCES FRACTION/PRICE (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Fraction.Price Use the Fraction/Price pane to set preferences for fractions in text. Preferences dialog box displaying Fraction/Price pane NUMERATOR (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Fraction/Price pane Use the Numerator area to set preferences for the numerator of fractions in text. • In the Offset field, enter the offset percentage for the numerator.
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SERVER PREFERENCES SLASH (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Fraction/Price pane Use the Slash area to set preferences for slashes in fractions. • In the Offset field, enter the offset percentage for slashes. • In the VScale field, enter the percentage of vertical scaling for slashes. • In the HScale field, enter the percentage of horizontal scaling for slashes. • Check Fraction Slash to maintain the type size in fractions.
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SERVER PREFERENCES PICTURE EFFECT PRESETS LOCATION (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Picture Effects pane Use the Picture Effects Presets Location area to set the location to save picture presets. Click QuarkXPress Server Preferences Folder to set the QuarkXPress Server “Preferences” folder as the location for using existing picture effects. To use a different folder, click Other Folder, click Select/Browse, and navigate to the target folder.
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SERVER PREFERENCES • To disable the Auto Picture Import feature, choose Off. • To make QuarkXPress Server display an alert before importing modified pictures, choose Verify. The alert gives you the option of opening the project with or without updating the pictures. If you choose to update the pictures, QuarkXPress Server displays the Missing/Modified Pictures dialog box. You can use this dialog box to view the affected pictures in each layout and to selectively update the pictures.
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SERVER PREFERENCES GENERAL (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Use the General pane to specify various default settings for page layout. Preferences dialog box displaying General pane GUIDES (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ General pane Use the Guides area to specify whether ruler guides and page guides are placed in front of or behind all items on a page. • Click In Front to place ruler and page guides in front of all items on a page. This is the default option.
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SERVER PREFERENCES MASTER PAGE ITEMS (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ General pane A master page item is an item that is automatically placed on a layout page when you apply a master page. When you apply a new master page to a layout page, unmodified master items (placed by the original master page) on a layout page are deleted, but modified master items might not be. • Click Keep Changes to keep modified master items on layout pages when a new master page is applied.
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SERVER PREFERENCES MEASUREMENTS (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Use the Measurements pane to specify default measuring units. Preferences dialog box displaying Measurements pane HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL (DROP-DOWN MENUS) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Measurements pane From the Horizontal and Vertical drop-down menus, choose the measurement system for horizontal and vertical values. Horizontal values are applied from the left to the right of the layout.
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SERVER PREFERENCES CICEROS/CM (FIELD) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Measurements pane In the Ciceros/cm field, enter a ciceros-to-centimeter conversion value. The default value is 2.197. RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SMALLEST INCREMENT 2c to 3c ciceros .0001 ITEM COORDINATES (BUTTONS) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Measurements pane Use the Item Coordinates buttons to determine the functionality of the horizontal ruler. Item Coordinates are applicable only to Print layouts.
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SERVER PREFERENCES MODE (BUTTONS) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Paragraph pane Using the Mode buttons, you can specify the leading method used to space lines of text. • Click Typesetting for leading to be measured upward from the baseline on one line of text to the baseline of the line above. This is the method preferred by most typesetters and is selected by default.
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SERVER PREFERENCES METHOD (DROP-DOWN MENU) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Paragraph pane Þ Hyphenation area From the Method drop-down menu in the Hyphenation area, choose a method to hyphenate paragraphs automatically for the chosen languages. The setting you choose affects only paragraphs for which Auto Hyphenation (Server/QuarkXPress Server Þ Document Controls Þ H&Js) is enabled. • Choose Standard to hyphenate using the algorithm built in to versions of QuarkXPress earlier than QuarkXPress 3.1.
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SERVER PREFERENCES SUPERSCRIPT (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Character pane Use the Superscript area to control the placement and scale (size) of superscript characters. • In the Offset field, enter how far below the baseline QuarkXPress Server places a superscript character. The Offset value is measured as a percentage of font size. The default value is 33%. • In the VScale field, enter the vertical size of the character. This value is measured as a percentage of the font size.
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SERVER PREFERENCES SUPERIOR (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Character pane Use the Superior area to control the scale of superior characters. • In the VScale field, enter the vertical size of the character. This value is measured as a percentage of font size. The default value is 50%. • In the HScale field, enter the width of the character. This value is measured as a percentage of the normal character width (as specified by the font designer). The default value is 50%.
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SERVER PREFERENCES In the Auto Kern Above field, enter the point size above which to use automatic kerning. RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SMALLEST INCREMENT 2pt to 720pt various .001 STANDARD EM SPACE (CHECK BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Character pane An em space consists of two en spaces. Check Standard Em Space to specify an em space equivalent to the point size of the text (for example, 24pt text has a 24pt em space).
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SERVER PREFERENCES Preferences dialog box displaying Trapping pane TRAPPING METHOD (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Trapping pane Use the Trapping Method drop-down menu to choose the method QuarkXPress Server uses to determine the trapping relationship between object colors and background colors. • Choose Absolute to trap using the values in the Auto Amount and Indeterminate fields according to the object and background colors involved.
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SERVER PREFERENCES When working with QuarkXPress Server: • When adjoining process colors have an absolute trapping relationship and Process Trapping is checked, QuarkXPress Server divides the Auto Amount trapping value in half and applies the resulting value to the darker component of the color on each plate (as shown in the table). Dividing the value among plates creates a smoother trap while providing the same area of overlap.
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SERVER PREFERENCES Uncheck Ignore White to overprint white background (overprint is treated as an infinite choke) by all items. If an object color is in front of both a white background and a background color against which the object color is specified to spread, the object color traps to the indeterminate color.
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SERVER PREFERENCES OVERPRINT LIMIT (FIELD) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Trapping pane The Overprint Limit value controls the following trapping behavior: • Although the default color Black overprints by default, objects colored black with shade values below the Overprint Limit do not overprint. • Any object that has a color that is set to Overprint (in the Trap Specifications dialog box) and that has a shade value below the Overprint Limit does not overprint.
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SERVER PREFERENCES TRANSFORMATION METHOD (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Color Manager pane Use the controls in this area to control which color engine is used to transform color and to turn black point compensation on and off. COLOR ENGINE (DROP-DOWN MENU) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Color Manager pane To specify a particular color management engine, choose the engine’s name from this drop-down menu.
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SERVER PREFERENCES LAYERS (PANE) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Layers Use the Layers pane to specify the settings used when a layer is created. Preferences dialog box Layers pane in Default Print Layout list NEW LAYER DEFAULTS (AREA) QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Layers pane Use the New Layer Defaults area to set layer preferences for layers to be added using QuarkXPress Server.
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STYLE SHEETS STYLE SHEETS Use style sheets to group paragraph formats, character attributes, rules, and tab settings so that you can apply them collectively with one action. The Style Sheets command (Server/QuarkXPress Server Þ Document Controls Þ Style Sheets) displays the Style Sheets dialog box, which lets you create and manage paragraph and character style sheets. Default style sheets can be applied to content in projects using Modifier XTensions software.
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STYLE SHEETS EDIT (BUTTON) Default Style Sheets dialog box Click the Edit button to display the Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box or the Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box, depending on what type of style sheet you select in the list. The dialog box displays the current Description for the selected style sheet. You can also double-click a style sheet in the list to display the dialog box. DUPLICATE (BUTTON) Default Style Sheets dialog box Click Duplicate to create a copy of the selected style sheet.
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STYLE SHEETS Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box NAME (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box In the Name field, enter a name for a new style sheet or rename an existing style sheet. Below the Name field are four tabs: General, Formats, Tabs, and Rules. The Formats, Tabs, and Rules tabs enable you to specify the paragraph formats that are automatically applied to text when you apply a paragraph style sheet.
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STYLE SHEETS General tab KEYBOARD EQUIVALENT (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ General tab The Keyboard Equivalent field is not relevant to QuarkXPress Server and should be ignored. BASED ON (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ General tab From the Based On drop-down menu, choose a style sheet to base your new style sheet on. The default option is No Style. Modifications made to a style sheet that serves as the foundation for another style sheet affect both style sheets.
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STYLE SHEETS CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES (AREA) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ General tab Paragraph style sheets contain a character style sheet. The character style sheet is applied to all the characters in a paragraph when you apply a paragraph style sheet to it. STYLE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ General tab From the Character Style drop-down menu, choose a character style sheet. • Click New to create a character style sheet in the Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box.
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STYLE SHEETS LEFT INDENT (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ Formats tab In the Left Indent field, enter the distance from the left edge of a column, text box, or text path to the left edge of a paragraph. FIRST LINE (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ Formats tab In the First Line field, enter the distance from the Left Indent to the beginning of the first line of a paragraph. Enter a positive value to indent the first line to the right of the Left Indent.
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STYLE SHEETS • Right aligns paragraphs with the right indentation. • Justified aligns paragraphs with the left and right indentations; the last line might be shorter than the width of the paragraph. • Forced aligns all lines in a paragraph, including the last line, with the left and right indentations. Paragraphs are aligned within the bounds established by the First Line, Left Indent, and Right Indent values.
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STYLE SHEETS • In the Start field, enter the minimum number of lines to remain at the bottom of a column. • In the End field, enter the minimum number of lines to be carried over to the next column. If a paragraph does not contain enough lines to meet the start and end criteria, the entire paragraph is carried to the next column.
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STYLE SHEETS ALIGNMENT (BUTTONS) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Tabs tab The alignment buttons enable you to choose an alignment for a tab stop. • Choose Left to align tabbed text flush left along a tab stop. • Choose Center to center align tabbed text along a tab stop. • Choose Right to align tabbed text flush right along a tab stop.
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STYLE SHEETS In the Fill Characters field, enter any character to be repeated or any two characters to alternate (one of the characters can be a space). Fill characters are aligned flush right with the tab stop position. (Fill characters cannot be invisible characters; they must be printed characters.) ALIGN ON (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Tabs tab In the Align On field, enter any printing character to align tabbed text with. This field is available when the Align On button is chosen.
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STYLE SHEETS RULE ABOVE, RULE BELOW (CHECK BOXES) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Rules tab Use Rule Above and Rule Below to specify whether horizontal lines display above or below a paragraph. Check Rule Above or Rule Below to access controls for specifying the placement and style of the rules. LENGTH (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Rules tab From the Length drop-down menu, choose whether rules fit within the paragraph indentations or match the length of the text.
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STYLE SHEETS OFFSET (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Rules tab In the Offset field, enter the amount of vertical space between a paragraph and a rule. You can enter an absolute value or a percentage. (The Offset field is not available in HTML text boxes.) • Absolute values are measured from the baseline of the first line of a paragraph to the bottom of a rule above, and from the baseline of the last line of a paragraph to the top of a rule below.
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STYLE SHEETS SHADE (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Rules tab In the Shade drop-down menu and field, choose a shade value in 10% increments or enter a value in the field. RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SMALLEST INCREMENT 0% to 100% percent .1 OPACITY (FIELD) Edit Paragraph Style Sheets dialog box Þ Rules tab In the Opacity drop-down menu and field, choose an opacity value in 10% increments or enter a value in the field. RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SMALLEST INCREMENT 0% to 100% percent .
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STYLE SHEETS NAME (FIELD) Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box In the Name field, enter a name for a new style sheet or rename an existing style sheet. KEYBOARD EQUIVALENT (FIELD) Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box The Keyboard Equivalent field is not relevant to QuarkXPress Server and should be ignored. BASED ON (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Paragraph Style Sheet dialog box Þ General tab To specify a style sheet to base your new style sheet on, choose an option from the Based On drop-down menu.
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STYLE SHEETS SCALE (DROP-DOWN MENU AND FIELD) Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box To specify a horizontal or vertical scale for the style sheet, choose Horizontal or Vertical from the Scale drop-down menu and enter a percentage value in the field. TRACK AMOUNT (FIELD) Edit Character Style Sheet dialog box In the Track Amount field, enter the amount of space between selected characters and words for copyfitting and special typographic effects.
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COLORS COLORS The Colors command (Shift+F12) displays the Colors dialog box, which enables you to create and manage colors. You can also change the way a color traps to other colors. Default colors can be applied to content in projects using Modifier XTensions software. For more information, see “Modifier XTensions software” in Chapter 4, “XTensions software.
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COLORS EDIT (BUTTON) Default Colors dialog box Click Edit to display the Edit Color dialog box, which enables you to modify the color selected in the Colors list. You can also double-click a color to display the Edit Color dialog box. You cannot edit or delete the following default colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, and White. DUPLICATE (BUTTON) Default Colors dialog box Click Duplicate to create a copy of the color selected in the Colors list.
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COLORS EDIT COLOR (DIALOG BOX) Default Color dialog box Þ New, Edit, or Duplicate Click New, Edit, or Duplicate in the Default Colors dialog box to display the Edit Color dialog box, which enables you to create or edit a color. Edit Color dialog box NAME (FIELD) Edit Color dialog box In the Name field, enter a name for a new color or rename an existing color. MODEL (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Color dialog box From the Model drop-down menu, choose a color model for creating and editing colors.
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COLORS • CMYK: A subtractive color system and the color model used by professional printers. Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks combine to “subtract” from white and thus reproduce most colors. • Multi-Ink: A special model in QuarkXPress Server and QuarkXPress that allows you to create a multi-ink color based on screen percentages of existing process inks or spot colors.
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COLORS Color selector for a CMYK color • You can use the color wheel to specify a color. Click or drag the pointer inside the wheel; a small square indicates the location of the active color. The New field displays this color. The numeric values for the components of the current color are displayed in the fields below the wheel. You can use the numeric fields to make modifications to colors you picked using the color wheel.
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COLORS • From the Process Inks drop-down menu, choose CMYK process inks or Hexachrome process inks. Choose Hexachrome after you have spoken to your printer and planned to print a six-color hexachrome job. • From the Shade drop-down menu, choose a screen percentage from 0%–100% for the color you select in the list. Specify shades for any number of process inks or spot colors in the list to build your own custom multi-ink color.
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COLORS As the gamut of CMYK process color is limited, any spot color that you reproduce using process plates looks slightly different from the actual spot ink that you see in a printed swatch book. HALFTONE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Color dialog box From the Halftone drop-down menu, choose the screen values used when you print a color separation plate that contains a screen for a spot color. A spot color means a color for which Spot Color is checked.
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COLORS Color-specific trapping values you specify in the Trap Specifications dialog box directly affect color relationships and override all default trapping preferences. A spread occurs when items with a lighter color enlarge slightly to overlap a darker background color. A choke occurs when items with a darker color are trapped by a slight reduction in the size of the “knocked out” area in a lighter background color.
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COLORS Even with Overprint specified, overprinting occurs only when an object color has a shade value greater than the Overprint Limit value specified in the Trapping pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences). • The Knockout option specifies that the object color named in the dialog box title knocks out the selected background color using no trapping.
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COLORS REVERSE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Trap Specifications dialog box The Reverse drop-down menu determines how trapping occurs when the selected Background Color takes on the role of object color, and the color identified in the name of the dialog box takes on the role of background color. The Reverse value is calculated automatically when you choose Dependent Traps. If you change the Reverse value when Dependent Traps is chosen, the corresponding opposite trap is calculated automatically.
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H&JS The top list displays the available hyphenation and justification specifications; the bottom list displays the specifications for the selected hyphenation and justification. Default H&Js dialog box H&JS (LIST) Default H&Js dialog box When no projects are open, the H&J list displays all default hyphenation and justification specifications. All projects contain the Standard hyphenation and justification specification.
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H&JS NEW (BUTTON) Default H&Js dialog box The New button displays the Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box, which enables you to create a hyphenation and justification specification. You can create up to 1,000 default or project-specific hyphenation and justification specifications. Use the Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box to name and define a hyphenation and justification specification.
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H&JS SAVE (BUTTON) Default H&Js dialog box The Save button saves changes made to any hyphenation and justification specifications in the H&Js dialog box. EDIT HYPHENATION & JUSTIFICATION (DIALOG BOX) Default H&Js dialog box Þ New, Edit or Duplicate Click New, Edit, or Duplicate in the H&Js dialog box to display the Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box, which enables you to create or edit a hyphenation and justification specification.
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H&JS • The Minimum After field specifies the smallest number of characters that must follow an automatic hyphen. Enter a value from 2 to 8. The default setting is 2. • Check Break Capitalized Words to hyphenate words that start with an uppercase character (for example, proper nouns and the first words of sentences). It is unchecked by default.
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H&JS • Enter percentages of the normal interword space for the font and size in use in the Min./Minimum, Opt./Optimum, and Max./Maximum fields. • Enter the number of lines of text for justifying in the Opt./Optimum value. If the application is unable to justify text using the Opt./Optimum value, it varies word spacing within the range specified in the Min./Minimum and Max./Maximum fields. • QuarkXPress Server never spaces words closer than the Min./Minimum value, but the application might exceed the Max.
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H&JS SINGLE WORD JUSTIFY (CHECK BOX) Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box Check Single Word Justify to specify that a single word alone on a line in a justified paragraph extends from the left indentation to the right indentation. When Single Word Justify is unchecked, single words are not justified. OUTPUT STYLES The Output Styles command displays the Output Styles dialog box, which enables you to create and manage custom output styles.
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OUTPUT STYLES NEW (DROP-DOWN BUTTON) Output Styles dialog box To create an output style, choose an option from the New drop-down button: PDF, Print, PPML, or EPS. Depending on the option you choose, the Edit PDF Style, Edit Print Style, Edit PPML Style, or Edit EPS style dialog box displays. You can create up to 1,000 output styles. EDIT (BUTTON) Output Styles dialog box Click Edit to display the Edit Output Style dialog box for the output style selected in the Output Styles list.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit EPS Style dialog box EPS STYLE (FIELD) Edit EPS Style dialog box In the EPS Style field, enter a name for a new EPS output style or rename an existing EPS output style. FORMAT (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the Format drop-down menu to indicate which format EPS files should be rendered in: • Standard EPS: Choose this option to create single-file EPS files. • Multiple File DCS: Choose this option to create multiple-file DCS files.
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OUTPUT STYLES GENERAL (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the General pane to set scaling, preview, and other general options for EPS output. Edit EPS Style dialog box displaying General pane SCALE (FIELD) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ General pane Enter a percentage value in the Scale field to specify the dimensions of your EPS image. PREVIEW (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ General pane Choose an option from the Preview drop-down menu to create a preview.
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OUTPUT STYLES COLOR (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the Color pane to specify color options for EPS rendering. Edit EPS Style dialog box displaying Color pane SETUP (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ Color pane Choose a color setup from the Setup drop-down menu. The options in this drop-down menu depend on the option selected in the Format drop-down menu.
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OUTPUT STYLES MARKS (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the Marks pane to include crop marks and registration marks in the output. Crop marks are short vertical and horizontal lines printed outside the page’s final trim size, indicating where to cut the page. Registration marks are symbols that are used to align overlaying plates.
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OUTPUT STYLES DOWNLOAD ALL FONTS (CHECK BOX) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ Fonts pane To embed all the fonts in exported EPS files, check Download All Fonts. To embed no fonts in EPS files, uncheck this box. BLEED (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the Bleed pane to define different bleed values for each edge of the page, or to use layout items such as boxes and lines to define the bleed. Bleed settings apply to every page in the layout.
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OUTPUT STYLES TRANSPARENCY (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box Use the Transparency pane to specify how transparency is handled at export.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit EPS Style dialog box displaying OPI pane OPI ACTIVE (CHECK BOX) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Check OPI Active if you are using an OPI server. TIFF OPTIONS (AREA) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Use the controls in the TIFF Options area to control how TIFF pictures are handled in an OPI workflow. INCLUDE IMAGES (CHECK BOX) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Þ TIFF Options area Check Include Images to include TIFF pictures in the output stream.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit EPS Style dialog box displaying JDF pane OUTPUT JDF (CHECK BOX) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ JDF pane To include JDF output when this style is used, check Output JDF. INCLUDE JOB JACKET CONTACT (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit EPS Style dialog box Þ JDF pane The Include Job Jacket Contact control is not relevant to QuarkXPress Server and should be ignored. ADVANCED (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box In the Advanced pane, you can set the level of PostScript used in embedded EPS files.
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OUTPUT STYLES SUMMARY (PANE) Edit EPS Style dialog box The Summary pane displays a summary of the settings in the other panes. Edit EPS Style dialog box displaying Summary pane EDIT PPML STYLE (DIALOG BOX) Output Styles dialog box Þ New, Edit, or Duplicate Use the the Edit PPML Style dialog box to create or edit PPML output styles. To display the Edit PPML Style dialog box, choose PPML from the New drop-down button or click Edit or Duplicate in the Output Styles dialog box.
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OUTPUT STYLES PPML STYLE (FIELD) Edit PPML Style dialog box In the PPML Style field, enter a name for a new PPML output style or rename an existing PPML output style. CONSUMER (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PPML Style dialog box Choose the target PPML consumer from the Consumer drop-down menu.
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OUTPUT STYLES PPD (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Device pane To indicate the output device type, choose a PPD file from the PPD drop-down menu. When you specify a PPD, the Paper Size, Width, and Height fields are automatically filled populate with the default information (if any) supplied by the PPD. If you choose a PPD for an imagesetter, the Page Gap and Paper Offset fields become available. If you do not have the right PPD, choose a similar built-in, generic PPD.
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OUTPUT STYLES • Center Horizontal centers the page left-to-right in the imageable area. • Center Vertical centers the page top-to-bottom in the imageable area. RESOLUTION (FIELD) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Device pane The default resolution for the selected PPD is entered automatically in the Resolution field. To specify a resolution other than the default value, enter a dots per inch (dpi) value in the Resolution field, or choose an option from the Resolution drop-down menu.
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OUTPUT STYLES PAGES (PANE) Edit PPML Style dialog box Use the Pages pane to specify various methods of rendering pages. Edit PPML Style dialog box displaying Pages pane ORIENTATION (BUTTONS) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Pages pane To specify whether output should be rendered in portrait or landscape mode, click Portrait or Landscape. INCLUDE BLANK PAGES (CHECK BOX) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Pages pane To include blank pages in the output, check Include Blank Pages.
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OUTPUT STYLES OVERLAP (FIELD) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Pages pane This field is available only if Page Tiling is set to Automatic. The value entered in the Overlap field is the amount QuarkXPress Server will use to extend the page as needed to create the tile. The default overlap is 3". ABSOLUTE OVERLAP (CHECK BOX) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Pages pane This field is available only if Page Tiling is set to Automatic.
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OUTPUT STYLES For Separations mode, choose one of the following options from the Setup drop-down menu: • The Convert to Process option converts all colors in the file to process colors and produces process plates. • The Process and Spot option produces plates for process and spot colors used in the layout. • The In-RIP Separations option prints all process and spot color plates. The output is in composite format, but the PostScript file to be output contains separations information.
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OUTPUT STYLES COLORS (LIST) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Colors pane The list at the bottom of the Colors pane lists Process Black as the only color used to print your layout when a black-and-white PPD is selected. If a color PPD is selected, the appropriate color plates display in the list. This list provides the following controls: • Plate column: Lets you specify whether to output (check) or suppress (uncheck) each plate. • Halftone column: Lets you view the halftone type for each plate.
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OUTPUT STYLES • Subsample to: QuarkXPress selects the center pixel in an area and enlarges that center pixel to replace the area with a single pixel. • Bicubic downsample: QuarkXPress uses a weighted average to determine pixel color. Bicubic downsampling is the slowest but yields the best results. EMBED FONTS FOR EPS (CHECK BOX) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Pictures pane To embed fonts in EPS content generated during PPML output, check this box.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit PPML Style dialog box displaying Bleed pane BLEED TYPE (DROP-DOWN MENU AND FIELDS) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Bleed pane To create a bleed by defining how far the bleed extends from the layout page edges, choose Symmetric or Asymmetric from the Bleed Type drop-down menu: • To create a bleed that extends the same distance from each page edge, choose Symmetric and enter a value in the Amount field to specify the bleed’s distances.
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OUTPUT STYLES ADVANCED (PANE) Edit PPML Style dialog box In the Advanced pane, you can set the level of PostScript used in embedded EPS files. Edit PPML Style dialog box displaying Advanced pane POSTSCRIPT LEVEL (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PPML Style dialog box Þ Advanced pane To set the level of PostScript used in embedded EPS files, choose an option from the PostScript Level drop-down menu. SUMMARY (PANE) Edit PPML Style dialog box The Summary pane displays a summary of the settings in the other panes.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit PDF Style dialog box PDF STYLE (FIELD) Edit PDF Style dialog box In the PDF Style field, enter a name for a new PDF output style or rename an existing PDF output style. VERIFICATION (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box To create PDF files that adhere to the PDF/X standard, choose an option from the Verification drop-down menu: • PDF/X-1a: 2001: Choose this option to create PDF files that adhere to the PDF/X-1a specification.
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OUTPUT STYLES • The Hyperlink pane • The Compression pane • The Color pane • The Fonts pane • The Marks pane • The Bleed pane • The Transparency pane • The OPI pane • The JDF pane • The Summary pane PAGES (PANE) Edit PDF Style dialog box Use the Pages pane to specify various methods of exporting the layout pages as PDF files: Edit PDF Style dialog box displaying Pages pane • To export each spread in the QuarkXPress layout as a separate page in the PDF, check Spreads.
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OUTPUT STYLES META DATA (PANE) Edit PDF Style dialog box Use the Meta Data pane to specify a Title, Subject, Author, and Keywords to be included in the PDF file’s metadata.
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OUTPUT STYLES EXPORT LINKS AS HYPERLINKS (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Hyperlink pane To convert lists into hyperlinks, check Export Lists as Hyperlinks. EXPORT INDEXES AS HYPERLINKS (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Hyperlink pane To convert index entries into hyperlinks, check Export Indexes as Hyperlinks. EXPORT LISTS AS BOOKMARKS (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Hyperlink pane To change lists into PDF bookmarks, check Export Lists as Bookmarks.
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OUTPUT STYLES STYLE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Hyperlink pane To specify whether hyperlink frames will be solid or dashed lines, choose Solid or Dashed from the Style drop-down menu. DISPLAY (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Hyperlink pane To specify how the PDF file will display by default, use the Display drop-down menu: • Choose Inherit Zoom to use the PDF viewer’s default magnification. • Choose Fit Window to scale pages to fit in the project window.
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OUTPUT STYLES COLOR IMAGES (AREA) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Compression pane Use the controls in the Color Images area to control how pictures and text are compressed for PDF files. COMPRESSION (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Compression pane Þ Color Images area To specify compression for color bitmap images, choose an option from the Compression drop-down menu in the Color Images area.
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OUTPUT STYLES RESOLUTION (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Compression pane Þ Grayscale Images area Use the Resolution drop-down menu to choose whether to maintain the resolution of the images or to downsample, subsample, or bicubic downsample them to reduce file size. If you choose Downsample to, QuarkXPress Server determines the average pixel color in an area and replaces the area with a larger single pixel that contains the average color.
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OUTPUT STYLES ASCII FORMAT (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Compression pane To export the PDF file in ASCII format instead of binary format, check ASCII Format. COLOR (PANE) Edit PDF Style dialog box Use the Color pane to specify whether the PDF will be exported in composite format or as separations.
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OUTPUT STYLES For Composite mode, choose one of the following options from the Setup drop-down menu. • The Grayscale option produces a PDF that depicts colors by using shades of gray. • The Composite CMYK option creates a PDF that uses composite CMYK color. • The Composite RGB option creates a PDF that uses composite RGB color. • The Composite CMYK and Spot option enables you to create a PDF with composite PostScript, so that you can output that PDF file using a device that supports in-RIP separations.
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OUTPUT STYLES Edit PDF Style dialog box displaying Marks pane MODE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Marks pane To include crop marks and registration marks on every page, choose Centered or Off Center from the Mode drop-down menu. When you choose Centered or Off Center, the Width, Length, and Offset fields are available. WIDTH, LENGTH, OFFSET (FIELDS) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Marks pane Values in the Width and Length fields specify the width and length of the crop marks.
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OUTPUT STYLES BLEED TYPE (DROP-DOWN MENU AND FIELDS) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Bleed pane To create a bleed by defining how far the bleed extends from the layout page edges, choose Symmetric or Asymmetric from the Bleed Type drop-down menu: • To create a bleed that extends the same distance from each page edge, choose Symmetric and enter a value in the Amount field to specify the bleed’s distances.
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OUTPUT STYLES IGNORE TRANSPARENCY FLATTENING (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ Transparency pane To print items without taking their opacity values into account, check Ignore Transparency Flattening. The items will be rendered as 100% opaque items regardless of the opacity value applied. This option can be useful for troubleshooting transparency-related output problems. OPI (PANE) Edit PDF Style dialog box Use the OPI pane to control settings for OPI.
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OUTPUT STYLES OPI ACTIVE (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Check Low Resolution to include the low-resolution TIFF images used in the layout, rather than the high-resolution versions. EPS OPTIONS (AREA) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Use the controls in the EPS Options area to control how EPS pictures are handled in an OPI workflow. INCLUDE IMAGES (CHECK BOX) Edit PDF Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Þ TIFF Options area Check Include Images to include EPS pictures in the output stream.
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OUTPUT STYLES SUMMARY (PANE) Edit PDF Style dialog box The Summary pane displays a summary of the settings in the other panes. Edit PDF Style dialog box displaying Summary pane EDIT PRINT STYLE (DIALOG BOX) Output Styles dialog box Þ New, Edit, or Duplicate Use the the Edit Print Style dialog box to create or edit print output styles. To display the Edit Print Style dialog box, choose Print from the New drop-down button or click Edit or Duplicate in the Output Styles dialog box.
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OUTPUT STYLES PRINT STYLE (FIELD) Edit Print Style dialog box In the Print Style field, enter a name for a new print output style or rename an existing print output style.
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OUTPUT STYLES PANES Edit Print Style dialog box The Edit Print Style dialog box includes the following panes: • The Device pane • The Pages pane • The Colors pane • The Pictures pane • The Fonts pane • The Marks pane • The Bleed pane • The Transparency pane • The OPI pane • The JDF pane • The Advanced pane • The Summary pane DEVICE (PANE) Edit Print Style dialog box Use the Device pane to control device-specific settings, including PPD selection and page positioning.
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OUTPUT STYLES PAPER SIZE (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Device pane To specify the media size used by your printer, choose a size from the Paper Size drop-down menu. WIDTH, HEIGHT (DROP-DOWN MENUS) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Device pane To specify the width and height of custom media supported by your output device, choose Custom from the Paper Size drop-down menu and enter values in the Width and Height fields.
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OUTPUT STYLES RESOLUTION (FIELD) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Device pane The default resolution for the selected PPD is entered automatically in the Resolution field. To specify a resolution other than the default value, enter a dots per inch (dpi) value in the Resolution field, or choose an option from the Resolution drop-down menu. NEGATIVE PRINT (CHECK BOX) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Device pane To print negative page images, check Negative Print.
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OUTPUT STYLES PAGES (PANE) Edit Print Style dialog box Use the Pages pane to specify various methods of rendering pages. Edit Print Style dialog box displaying Pages pane ORIENTATION (BUTTONS) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Pages pane To specify whether output should be rendered in portrait or landscape mode, click Portrait or Landscape.
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OUTPUT STYLES • To control the way in which a page is tiled by positioning the ruler origin, choose Manual. • To have QuarkXPress Server determine the number of tiles needed to print each page based on the layout size, the media size, whether or not Absolute Overlap is checked, and the value in the Overlap field, choose Automatic. OVERLAP (FIELD) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Pages pane This field is available only if Page Tiling is set to Automatic.
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OUTPUT STYLES SETUP (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Colors pane Choose a color setup from the Setup drop-down menu. The options in this drop-down menu depend on the option selected (Separations or Composite) in the Mode drop-down menu. For Separations mode, choose one of the following options from the Setup drop-down menu: • The Convert to Process option converts all colors in the file into process colors and produces process plates.
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OUTPUT STYLES FREQUENCY (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Colors pane The default line frequency for the selected PPD is entered automatically in the Frequency field. To specify a line frequency other than the default value, enter a lines per inch (lpi) value in the Frequency field, or choose an option from the Frequency drop-down menu.
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OUTPUT STYLES DATA (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Pictures pane To select a format for print data, choose an option from the Data drop-down menu. Although projects print more quickly in Binary format, the ASCII option is more portable because it is a standard format that is readable by a wider range of printers and print spoolers. The Clean 8-bit option combines ASCII and binary in a versatile and portable file format.
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OUTPUT STYLES MARKS (PANE) Edit Print Style dialog box Use the Marks pane to include crop marks and registration marks in the output. Crop marks are short vertical and horizontal lines printed outside the page’s final trim size to indicate where to cut the page. Registration marks are symbols that are used to align overlaying plates.
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OUTPUT STYLES BLEED TYPE (DROP-DOWN MENU AND FIELDS) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Bleed pane To create a bleed by defining how far the bleed extends from the layout page edges, choose Symmetric or Asymmetric from the Bleed Type drop-down menu: • To create a bleed that extends the same distance from each page edge, choose Symmetric and enter a value in the Amount field to specify the bleed’s distances.
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OUTPUT STYLES IGNORE TRANSPARENCY FLATTENING (CHECK BOX) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Transparency pane To print items without taking their opacity values into account, check Ignore Transparency Flattening. The items will be rendered as 100% opaque items regardless of the opacity value applied. This option can be useful for troubleshooting transparency-related output problems. OPI (PANE) Edit Print Style dialog box Use the OPI pane to control settings for OPI.
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OUTPUT STYLES EPS OPTIONS (AREA) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Use the controls in the EPS Options area to control how EPS pictures are handled in an OPI workflow. INCLUDE IMAGES (CHECK BOX) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ OPI pane Þ TIFF Options area Check Include Images to include EPS pictures in the output stream. If a high-resolution file cannot be found for an EPS picture, the screen preview is substituted.
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OUTPUT STYLES POSTSCRIPT LEVEL (DROP-DOWN MENU) Edit Print Style dialog box Þ Advanced pane To set the level of PostScript used in embedded EPS files, choose an option from the PostScript Level drop-down menu. SUMMARY (PANE) Edit Print Style dialog box The Summary pane displays a summary of the settings in the other panes.
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FONT MAPPING IMPORT (BUTTON) Font Mapping dialog box Click Import to import an XML file that contains font-replacement rules. Font mapping is applicable if a font used in the rendered project is unavailable on QuarkXPress Server. EXPORT (BUTTON) Font Mapping dialog box Click Export to export a set of font-replacement rules as an XML file. SAVE (BUTTON) Font Mapping dialog box Click Save to save settings for font mapping.
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SOURCE SETUPS To get started in creating a source setup, you will need to know some details about the hardware and software involved in a client’s workflow — what type of digital camera and scanner they use, for example — and you’ll need to make sure the relevant profiles are available. It’s also helpful to see sample projects so you know what types of pictures, colors, inks, and devices they’re working with, such as logos, charts and graphs, photographs, duotones, etc.
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SOURCE SETUPS APPEND (BUTTON) Default Source Setups dialog box The Append button lets you import source setups from a QuarkXPress project, document, template, or library: 1 Click Append to display the Append dialog box. 2 Select a QuarkXPress project, document, template, or library and click Open. The Append dialog box displays. The Available column lists all the appropriate source setups in the file.
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SOURCE SETUPS To configure a source setup: 1 In the RGB, CMYK, LAB, and Gray tabs, review and make changes to the Profile and Rendering Intent selected for Solid Colors and Images. 2 In the RGB and CMYK tabs, if you want color management transformations to occur even within the same color space, check Color Manage RGB Sources to RGB Destinations or Color Manage CMYK Sources to CMYK Destinations, respectively.
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OUTPUT SETUPS DEFAULT OUTPUT SETUPS (DIALOG BOX) Server/QuarkXPress Server Þ Document Controls Þ Color Setups Þ Source Use the Default Output Setups dialog box to create, edit, duplicate, and delete output setups. You can also append output setups from a QuarkXPress file. Default Output Setups dialog box NEW (BUTTON) Default Output Setups dialog box Click New to display the Edit Output Setup dialog box, which enables you to add, create, or name an output setup.
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OUTPUT SETUPS 3 Select the output setups to import and double-click them, or click to move them to the Include column. To select a range of output setups, click the first output setup and press Shift while you click the last output setup in the range. To select non-consecutive output setups, press Command/Ctrl while you click each output setup. SAVE (BUTTON) Default Output Setups dialog box Click Save to save changes made to any output setups and close the Default Output Setups dialog box.
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OUTPUT SETUPS 3 Based on the Model you specify, select an output profile from the Profile dropdown menu. If you need to load custom profiles, use the Profile Manager dialog box (Utilities menu). 4 If you choose CMYK or RGB from the Model drop-down menu, you can configure the output setup to simulate output to a particular output device (output setup) and rendering intent.
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SERVER XTENSIONS MANAGER SET (DROP-DOWN MENU) XTensions Manager dialog box A set is a group of specific XTensions modules that load together. For example, you might make sets of third-party XTensions software that are required only for specific projects or for certain clients. From the Set drop-down menu, choose an XTensions software set to load: • All XTensions Enabled loads all your XTensions software. • All XTensions Disabled does not load any XTensions software.
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SERVER XTENSIONS MANAGER STATUS (COLUMN) QuarkXPress Server Þ Server XTensions Manager The Status column defines whether the XTensions software is Active (currently loaded) or Inactive (disabled). If QuarkXPress Server was unable to load the XTensions software, the Status is Error. ABOUT (BUTTON) QuarkXPress Server Þ Server XTensions Manager Click About to display detailed information about the selected XTensions software.
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STATUS MONITOR STATUS (FIELD) Status Monitor window The Status field shows the current status of the QuarkXPress Server. The Status field displays a status of Running, Paused, or Stopped. PORT (FIELD) Status Monitor window The Port field displays the port number QuarkXPress Server is using. You can set the port number in the HTTP tab of the Server Configuration dialog box (QuarkXPress Server menu).
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STATUS MONITOR CONNECTION LOAD (BAR) Status Monitor window The Connection Load bar displays the percentage of connections being used. This percentage is based on connections used since the start of QuarkXPress Server and is time sensitive. For example, if all connections have been used since the server started, the load is 100%. If the number of connections used drops to half the maximum value, instead of dropping immediately to 50%, the percentage load gradually declines over time.
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OTHER MENU ITEMS OTHER MENU ITEMS ABOUT QUARKXPRESS SERVER (DIALOG BOX) QuarkXPress Server Þ About QuarkXPress Server To display the QuarkXPress Server splash screen, choose QuarkXPress Server Þ About QuarkXPress Server. CHECK OUT LICENSE (DIALOG BOX) Server/QuarkXPress Server Þ Check Out License To check the QuarkXPress Server license out of Quark License Administrator, choose the Check Out License command.
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UNDERSTANDING URL REQUESTS Chapter 3: Creating URL requests You can use URL requests to make QuarkXPress Server render projects in a variety of formats, to use the features of server XTensions modules, and to control the server. This chapter provides an overview of how to construct server requests and use URL parameters. This chapter also lists functions that let you control the server.
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UNDERSTANDING URL REQUESTS Some URL parameters require Boolean arguments. For such parameters, valid values include 1 or 0, true or false, y or n, and yes or no. You can also send requests to QuarkXPress Server using the HTTP GET and POST protocols and using XML with XSLT. For more information about these approaches, see the QuarkXPress Server Client SDK. UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER NAMESPACES QuarkXPress Server namespaces differentiate among types of requests that are otherwise identical.
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UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER PARAMETERS UNDERSTANDING QUARKXPRESS SERVER PARAMETERS Parameters let you control the details of how a request is executed. For example, you can use the page parameter to create a request that returns only the third page of a project: http://ServerName:8080/jpeg/project1.qxp?page=3 You can include multiple parameters in the same request; simply separate them with an ampersand (&).
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QUARKXPRESS SERVER WEB INTEGRATION GUIDE OVERVIEW • pdf: Causes QuarkXPress Server to return a PDF file. • postscript: Causes QuarkXPress Server to return a PostScript file. • ppml: Causes QuarkXPress Server to create PPML output. For more information, see “PPML Export XTensions software” in Chapter 4, “XTensions software.” • qxpdoc: Causes QuarkXPress Server to return a QuarkXPress project file.
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QUARKXPRESS SERVER WEB INTEGRATION GUIDE OVERVIEW • spread: Renders only the identified spread. • spreads: If true, causes spreads to be rendered instead of individual pages to be rendered. Different general parameters are available for different kinds of objects, as follows: FORMAT BOX PAGE SPREAD DOC/PAGE RANGE JPEG yes yes yes no PNG yes yes yes no PostScript no yes yes yes QuarkXPress no no no yes (doc.
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QUARKXPRESS SERVER WEB INTEGRATION GUIDE OVERVIEW SERVER CONTROL PARAMETERS Server control parameters include the following: • addfile: Adds the attached QuarkXPress project to the document pool. This request triggers a flush or flushall request, which removes projects from the open project cache and the memory project cache. • clang: Specifies the language of the client operating system. • cplatform: Specifies the client operating system.
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PREFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PARAMETERS PREFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PARAMETERS The /setprefs handler lets clients remotely control QuarkXPress Server preferences. For example, http://:/ setprefs?AddConnectionFilter=action=allow; ipaddr=206.195.80.80; mask=255.255.255.1;pos=0 permits connection filters and specifies the IP address and the subnet mask of the connection.
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PREFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PARAMETERS ATTRIBUTE TYPE DESCRIPTION LogEvents Boolean Specifies whether to log server events that are not related to error conditions. ForceServedDocumentsClosed Boolean Causes QuarkXPress Server to close projects that are loaded into cache from the document pool after rendering them. AllowMemoryCaching Boolean Specifies whether to store disk-based projects in a memory-resident cache.
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PREFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PARAMETERS 150 | ATTRIBUTE TYPE DESCRIPTION ConnectionTimeout integer Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) before a connection times out. Valid values are from 1 to 32,767. UseConnectionFilters Boolean Specifies whether to allow the addition and modification of IP addresses. DefaultBufferSize integer Specifies the size (in KB) of the HTTP buffer. Enter a value from 16 to 256.
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PREFERENCE ADMINISTRATION PARAMETERS ATTRIBUTE TYPE DESCRIPTION mask string Specifies a subnet mask for use with connection filters. Use the following format: 123.456.789.123. pos integer Specifies the position at which to add a connection filter. RemConnectionFilter integer Removes a filter at a given index. DisableQxdReturn boolean Controls whether a project can be rendered as a QuarkXPress project.
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PDF FILTER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Chapter 4: XTensions software Just as XTensions software provides additional functionality to QuarkXPress, XTensions software enables QuarkXPress Server to do things it can’t do by default.
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PPML EXPORT XTENSIONS SOFTWARE PPML EXPORT XTENSIONS SOFTWARE PPML Export XTensions software allows QuarkXPress Server to export a QuarkXPress project in PPML format. This module can be used in conjunction with the XML Import XTensions module to produce customized versions of a layout for different customers.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Modifier XTensions software supports both GET and POST functionality. Modifier XTensions software supports XML containing code that uses Unicode UTF-8 and UTF-16 encodings. Use the encoding attribute of the XML declaration to specify an encoding, as you would with any other XML file. Modifier XTensions software adds a Modifier pane to the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences).
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE MODIFYING IMAGES Use the following structure to modify pictures: [ID or name of target box] <[parameters]> In the above example, [ID or name of target box] can be determined using Telegraph XTensions software, and [parameters] includes the element types listed in “Modifier parameters for pictures.” Multiple parameters can be supplied for a single box.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE PARAMETER DESCRIPTION FITPICTURETOBOXPRO Use this parameter to proportionally scale a picture to a picture box while keeping horizontal and vertical scale proportional. For example, TRUE scales a picture to the largest size that will allow the entire picture to fit entirely within the picture box without stretching the picture in either direction.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE You can specify the render type in the URL for previewing or publishing your QuarkXPress project. The Preview mode is identified by JPEG or PNG file types; the Publish mode is identified by EPS, PDF, screen PDF, PostScript, or QuarkXPress project types. If you do not specify the render type, Modifier XTensions software uses the default render type set in QuarkXPress Server.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 7 500 20 20 20 TRUE TRUE TRUE MODIFYING TEXT Use the following structure to modify text: [ID or name of target box] <[parameters]>
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE MODIFIER PARAMETERS FOR TEXT Use the parameters described in this section to modify text in a QuarkXPress project. PARAMETER DESCRIPTION ALIGNMENT Use this parameter to align text within a text box or column. For example, center centers the text in the specified text box. Other valid values for this parameter are right, left, justified, and forced. BOLD Use this parameter to make text bold.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE PARAMETER DESCRIPTION STRIKETHRU Use this parameter to strike through text. For example, TRUE strikes through all text in the specified text box. TYPE Use this parameter to enter new text in a text box. You can use the attributes of text to specify attributes for the text (such as bold, italic, and underline; see the DTD for the full list).
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 8 Red 35 Times New Roman MODIFYING BOXES Use the following structure to modify boxes: [ID or name of target box] <[parameters]> In the above example, [ID or name of target box] can be determined using Telegraph XTensions software, and [parameters] includes the element t
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 162 | PARAMETER DESCRIPTION COLOR Use this parameter to specify the background color of a box. For example, Green changes the color of a box to the color named “Green.” The color must be defined in the QuarkXPress project or in the QuarkXPress Server Default Colors dialog box (Server/QuarkXPress Server Þ Document Controls Þ Colors); otherwise, an alert displays. GROWACROSS Use this parameter to increase the width of a box by a number of points.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SHRINKACROSS Use this parameter to decrease the width of a box by a number of points. For example, 25 decreases the width of a box by 25pt. SHRINKDOWN Use this parameter to decrease the height of a box by a number of points. For example, 25 decreases the height of a box by 25pt. STACKINGORDER Use this parameter to specify the stacking order of the box on the page.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE AUTOIMAGE 4 If you specify an out-of-range value for OUTSET, the parameters is automatically set to the default minimum or maximum value. QuarkXPress Server does not support the AUTOIMAGE and EMBEDDEDPATH runaround types unless a picture has been placed in the box. In addition, QuarkXPress Server does not support the EMBEDDEDPATH runaround type unless the picture in the box has a clipping path.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE CREATING AND DELETING BOXES Use the following structure to create boxes: [ID or name of target box] [page number] [top edge position] [left edge position] [bottom edge position] [right edge position] Use the following structure to delete boxes:
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 1 20 32 156 244 7 IMPORTING DATA Modifier XTensions software lets clients import text or text strings into text boxes within a QuarkXPress project using XML. Clients can also use Modifier XTensions software to import pictures into picture boxes.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Use the following structure to import a text string into a text box: [ID or name of target box] "Hello, World!" <[parameters]> In the above example, [ID or name of target box] can be determined using Telegraph XTensions software, and [parameters] includes the element types listed in “Modifier parameters for data import.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE SAMPLE XML CODE Following is a sample of XML code for importing data into picture and text boxes. PictBox c:\untitled.bmp text box1 file:c:\new.txt NO NO Arial text box2 This is the text to be imported.
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MODIFIER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE If the operation is successful, an alert confirms that the QuarkXPress project was saved in the QuarkXPress Server document pool or in the specified location. If the operation fails (for example, if the target directory has read-only permissions), an error alert displays. MODIFY ATTRIBUTES FOR SAVING Use the attributes described in this section to save copies of QuarkXPress projects.
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Layout 1 Print 4 595.276 841.89 Arial ArialMT ...
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 274.961 411.023 513.071 616.502 picture.jpg In the above snippet of code, the element contains the name of the layer on which the picture box exists, the element specifies whether the picture uses QuarkVista effects, and the element describes the coordinates of the box in points.
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 100% PLAIN Good morning, and Vivaldi 12 Red 100% PLAIN good night. Times New Roman 12 Black 100% PLAIN In the above snippet of code, the element describes the contents of the text box.
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Good night. Deconstructor XTensions software generates a new element every time it encounters distinct text properties applied to text in a text box. Similarly, Deconstructor XTensions software generates a new element for each distinct style sheet applied to text in a text box.
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Arial 12 Green 100% BOLD ITALIC SHADOW two Arial 12 Black 100% PLAIN three The following sample XML code describes a grouped box named “group
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE 93.543 509.254 460.502 41 2 2 144.003 93.543 509.254 264.
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DECONSTRUCTOR XTENSIONS SOFTWARE grp1 2 2 Default FALSE 144.003 93.543 348.661 222.001 pic1.
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USING QUARKVISTA XTENSIONS SOFTWARE USING QUARKVISTA XTENSIONS SOFTWARE A QuarkVista preset file is a file that contains a list of one or more QuarkVista picture effects and instructions for applying those effects. You can use QuarkVista XTensions software to apply and remove preset files containing QuarkVista effects to pictures in picture boxes before rendering a project. QuarkVista effects work only with projects that were last saved in QuarkXPress 6.0 or later.
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USING QUARKVISTA XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Here, the color.vpf preset is applied to the picture boxes named p1, p2, and p3. If the picture in the target box is not compatible with the QuarkVista effects in the preset file, an alert displays in the Web browser. If Log Errors is enabled (QuarkXPress Server Þ Server Configurations Þ Logging tab), an entry is made in the QuarkXPress Server error log file.
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QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE You can use QuarkXPress Server Layer XTensions software to control the visibility of specific layers in a rendered QuarkXPress project. You can also add layers, delete layers, edit layer attributes, and control whether layers are rendered. When you use the getdocinfo namespace, QuarkXPress Server returns information about items on all of the layers in the QuarkXPress project, including layers that are not visible.
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QUARKXPRESS SERVER LAYER XTENSIONS SOFTWARE ALLLAYERS Use the alllayers parameter to render all of the layers in a project. For example, the URL http://QXPServer7:8080/project.qxp?alllayers renders all layers in the project named “project.qxp,” regardless of whether they are visible or suppressed. LAYERATTRIBUTE Use the layerattribute parameter to modify layer attributes. For example, the URL http://QXPServer7:8080/project.
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SETTING TELEGRAPH PREFERENCES Chapter 5: Telegraph XTensions software Unlike the other XTensions software described in this guide, Telegraph XTensions software works with QuarkXPress, rather than with QuarkXPress Server. You can use Telegraph XTensions software to create QuarkXPress projects that can serve as templates in QuarkXPress Server.
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SETTING TELEGRAPH PREFERENCES ADDING A SERVER The Server Setup area lists servers that are potential repositories for QuarkXPress projects. You can add, edit, and remove servers in this list. To add a server to the Server Setup list: 1 Click Add. The Add Server dialog box displays. Add Server dialog box 2 Enter an identifying name for the server in the Server Name field. 3 Enter the server’s address in the Address field. You can enter either an IP address or the name of the server.
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SETTING TELEGRAPH PREFERENCES SETTING DOCUMENT CACHE PREFERENCES Use the Document Caching area of the QuarkXPress Server pane to control caching options: 1 Click one of the following options in the Document Caching area: • Never Cache: Specifies that projects checked in from this copy of QuarkXPress should never be served from a cache (in other words, they should always be rendered when requested).
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USING TELEGRAPH XTENSIONS SOFTWARE • To view the name and internal box ID of a table, select the table with the Item tool. • To view the name and internal box ID of an individual table cell, select the cell using the Content tool. Box Identifiers palette ASSIGNING ITEM NAMES You can assign independent names to individual items, and then use these names to reference the items through QuarkXPress Server.
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USING TELEGRAPH XTENSIONS SOFTWARE Upload Template dialog box 2 Choose a server from the Server drop-down menu. This drop-down menu includes the servers listed in the QuarkXPress Server pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu). 3 If you specified a directory path for the server, that path automatically displays in the Directory Path field. If you did not specify a directory path in the preferences, this field remains blank.
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USING TELEGRAPH XTENSIONS SOFTWARE If you check Fonts, an alert reminds you of possible restrictions regarding copying font software. Click OK to continue uploading the project with the fonts, click Do Not Collect Fonts to upload the project without the fonts, or click Cancel to stop the upload. The Upload Status window displays a progress bar that displays the status of the upload. When the upload is complete, a message notifies you whether the project uploaded successfully.
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RUNNING QUARKXPRESS SERVER MONITOR Chapter 6: QuarkXPress Server Monitor QuarkXPress Server Monitor monitors the status of the QuarkXPress Server application. If the QuarkXPress Server application fails, QuarkXPress Server Monitor sends a notification to the system administrator and attempts to restart QuarkXPress Server.
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CONFIGURING QUARKXPRESS SERVER MONITOR QuarkXPress Server Configuration tab of QuarkXPress Server Monitor window 3 For each instance of QuarkXPress Server you want to monitor, click Add to display the Add QuarkXPress Server Info dialog box and then do the following: • In the Server Address field, enter the name or IP address of a copy of QuarkXPress Server to be monitored. • In the Port Number field, enter the port number of the QuarkXPress Server. Click OK. You can add up to eight servers to the list.
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CONFIGURING QUARKXPRESS SERVER MONITOR 5 For each e-mail address to send an e-mail message to if QuarkXPress Server stops running, click Add to display the Add EMail Address dialog box, enter the address in the EMail Address field, and then click OK. You can add a maximum of eight e-mail addresses to the list. Add EMail Address dialog box Click Modify to modify an existing e-mail address. Click Remove to delete an address from the list.
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CONFIGURING QUARKXPRESS SERVER MONITOR • Automatic Shut Down Preferences: Check this box if you want QuarkXPress Server to periodically shut down and restart. To specify how many minutes should pass between restarts, enter a value in the Shut Down Interval field. To ensure that at least one server is always up, enter a value in the Multiple QuarkXPress Server Shut Down Differential field; after one server restarts, this many minutes will pass before another server is restarted.
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VIEWING QUARKXPRESS SERVER STATUS • Restarting Slave: QuarkXPress Server Monitor is restarting the QuarkXPress Server subrenderers • Host Unreachable: QuarkXPress Server Monitor is unable to find the host server • Restarting Server: QuarkXPress Server Monitor is restarting the QuarkXPress Server application In case of a QuarkXPress Server failure, QuarkXPress Server Monitor restarts QuarkXPress Server using the “keepalive.sh” (Mac OS) or “keepalive.bat” (Windows) file.
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DOCUMENT POOL — SUBRENDERER Glossary DOCUMENT POOL The document pool contains the projects that are available for rendering. By default, the document pool is a collection of discrete files or folders in a specific, identified folder located on the local server or on a connected network drive. When some type of external document provider (such as a content management system or database) is used, projects are not stored in the local document pool.