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Deconstructing a project

An XML file that represents a deconstructed project does not contain all of the information necessary to

reconstruct the project. The definitions of the project's resources (such as style sheets, colors, and master

page definitions) are stored in a Job Jackets file.

For example, you will see later in this section that you can apply a style sheet to a paragraph by indicating

the style sheet’s name, like so:

<RICHTEXT>The sun has risen.</RICHTEXT>

</PARAGRAPH>

The above information is included in the deconstructed project’s XML file. The

definition of the “BodyText” style sheet, however, is stored in the Job Jackets file.

The URL of a deconstructed Job Jackets file is indicated by the

PROJECT@JOBJACKET attribute. If you need access to new colors, style sheets, master pages, or

other resources, add them to the Job Jackets file indicated by this URL.

Note: Projects can also refer to resources defined with the QuarkXPress Server's Document Controls

submenu (

Server/QuarkXPress Server menu). QuarkXPress Server looks for resources first in the Job Jackets file

and then in the server-defined resources.