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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.
Vertical values are applied from the top to
the bottom.
SYSTEM ABBREVIATION MEASUREMENT
Inches in or " inches in eighths
Inches
in or " with inches in tenths
decimal a decimal
Picas p 1/6" or 12pt
Points pt 1/72"
Millimeters mm 0.04"
Centimeters cm 0.39"
Ciceros c 0.179"
Agates ag 0.071"
POINTS/INCH (FIELD)
QuarkXPress Server Þ Preferences Þ Measurements pane
In the Points/Inch fi
eld, enter a value that forms the basis for all point and
pica measurements and for all point and pica-to-inch conversions. The default
value is 72 points per inch. However
, the traditional typographic standard used
on most metal typographic rulers is usually approximately 72.27 or 72.307
points per inch.
RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM SMALLEST INCREMENT
60pt to 80pt
points
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