10.2

Pictures
You can import and paste pictures from image-editing or other graphic applications
into QuarkXPress. Once a picture is in a box, you can perform a number of operations
on it, such as altering its position, changing its size, or skewing or flipping it.
Working with pictures
QuarkXPress provides a wide variety of tools for working with pictures.
Importing a picture
To import a picture, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Import.
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Select the Picture Content tool , select a picture box, and then choose File > Import.
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Select the Picture Content tool , select a picture box, and then paste a picture from
the clipboard.
• Drag a picture file from the file system onto a picture box.
• Drag a picture file from the file system onto a page.
• Drag a picture from another application onto a picture box.
• Press Command/Ctrl and drag a picture file from the file system onto a text box, a
no-content box, an empty picture box, or a box that contains a picture.
• Press Command/Ctrl and drag a picture from another application onto a text box, a
no-content box, an empty picture box, or a box that contains a picture.
If you drag content onto a box that already contains text or a picture, QuarkXPress
creates a new box for the dragged content. To replace the contents of the box instead,
press Command/Ctrl while dragging the content to the box. To always create a new
box for dragged-in content, press Option/Alt while dragging.
When you import a picture, the image is imported at full size, with the origin (upper-left
corner) in the upper-left corner of the box's bounding box. With the Picture Content
tool selected, the picture's full image displays beyond the box boundary.
You may need to resize or reposition a picture after you import it to make it fit properly
within its box.
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