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Word and Character Count dialog box
The Word Count area displays the number of total and unique words in the story.
The Character Count area displays the total number of characters and specific language
characters.
Private Use Characters are unique characters specified within a range of the Unicode
character set by individuals, organizations, and software vendors outside the ISO and
Unicode Consortium.
Applying character attributes
QuarkXPress lets you maintain precise, character-by-character control over text
formatting.
Applying a font
To apply a font to selected text, do one of the following things:
Choose Style > Font and choose a font from the submenu.
(Windows only): Display the Character Attributes dialog box (Style > Character) and
choose a font from the Font menu.
Choose a font from the Font drop-down menu in the Home/Classic or
Character/Character Attributes tab of the Measurements palette.
Press Command+Option+Shift+M/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M to jump directly to the font field
in the Measurements palette, enter the first few characters of the font name until it
is recognized, then press Return/Enter.
Your most recently used fonts display at the top of the font list.
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