10.1

Picture content handles display even if the selected picture exceeds the size of its box (see
illustration above). The picture displays beyond the box boundary. You can crop the image
by resizing the picture box.
You can use picture content handles to resize or rotate a picture without changing the size
or angle of its picture box.
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Resize pointers:
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Rotation pointers:
Rotated picture in an unrotated box
If you want to move a picture box or see what its crop looks like without the transparent
overlay, press the Command/Ctrl key. This temporarily dismisses the overlay and allows
you to interact with the box as if the Item tool were selected.
If you click and drag with the Picture Content tool when the mouse pointer is positioned
over a spot where a picture box handle and picture content handle overlap, only the picture
is resized or rotated. If you want to move the item handle, select the Item tool.
Understanding Bézier shapes
Before reshaping Bézier boxes and lines, make sure you understand the following definitions.
Point: A point connects line segments and defines where line segments start and end.
Points connecting curved line segments have curve handles that control the shape of the
curves. QuarkXPress offers three types of points: Corner, smooth, and symmetrical.
Corner point: A corner point connects two straight lines, a straight line and a curved line,
or two noncontinuous curved lines. With curved lines, the corner point's curve handles
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