10.0

Working with multiple languages
QuarkXPress is available in several language configurations. If your language configuration
supports it, you can:
• Open and edit projects that use any supported character language. Character language is
an attribute that you can apply to text to indicate which hyphenation and spell checking
rules should be used with that text. You can apply character language at the character
level — so even if a sentence uses words in two different languages, every word can be
hyphenated and spell checked correctly. For more information, see "Applying a character
language."
• (Windows only) Change the user interface and keyboard commands to any supported
program language. Program language refers to the language used in application menus and
dialog boxes. Program language affects only the user interface; it does not affect spell
checking and hyphenation. For more information, see "Changing the program language."
• (Mac OS X only) The program language is determined by your OS language at the time of
install.
Any language edition of QuarkXPress can open, display, and output a project that uses
East Asian features. However, you can only edit text that uses East Asian features if your
East Asian Preference is enabled (QuarkXPress/Edit > East Asian).
Applying a character language
The character language attribute determines which dictionary is used for spell checking
and which rules and exceptions are used for hyphenation. When you check the spelling
of text that uses different languages, each word is checked using the assigned language
dictionary. When automatic hyphenation is enabled for a project that uses different
character languages, each word is hyphenated using the appropriate hyphenation rules
and hyphenation exceptions for that language.
To apply a character language to text:
• (Windows only) Use the Language drop-down menu in the Character Attributes dialog
box (Style > Character)
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