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• To specify the thickness of either the final duplicated frame (for a picture box or text
box), or the final duplicated line (for a text path or line), enter a point value in the
End Frame/Line Width or End Line Width field.
• When duplicating a box or a line, enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box
Shade or End Line Shade field to specify the background color shade in the final
duplicated box or the line color shade of the final duplicated text path or line.
• When duplicating a box that has a blended background, the End Box Shade 2 field
is enabled. Enter a value from 0% to 100% in the End Box Shade 2 field to specify
the second background shade for the blend in the final duplicated box.
• To specify the scale of the final duplicated picture box, text box, text path, or line,
enter a value from 1% to 1000% in the End Item Scale or End Line Scale field.
• To skew a duplicated box, enter a value from 75° to –75° in the End Item Skew field
to specify the skew or slant of the final duplicated box.
• To scale the contents of a picture box, text box, or text path scaled to fit the duplicate
boxes, check Scale Contents.
• To specify the point around which rotation or scaling will take place for the item,
choose an option from the Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down menu. Note that
Selected Point is available as a choice in the Rotate & Scale Relative To drop-down
menu only when a point on a Bezier item is selected.
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Click OK.
Table Import XTensions software
You can use Table Import XTensions software to create a table in QuarkXPress using
a Microsoft Excel file as the data source, and you can update that same QuarkXPress
table when the data changes in the Excel file. You can also use this XTensions module
to import and update charts and pictures from Microsoft Excel.
When the Table Import XTensions software is active or loaded, the following additions
display in the QuarkXPress interface:
• The Link to external data check box is added to the Table Properties dialog box.
• The Tables tab is added to the Usage dialog box.
• The Insert Chart tab is added to the Import Picture dialog box and displays all the
charts present in the workbook.
Type Tricks
Type Tricks is XTensions software that adds the following typographic utilities: Make
Fraction, Make Price, Word Space Tracking, Line Check, and Custom Underline.
Make Fraction
The Make Fraction command (Style > Type Style) enables you to format fractions
automatically. This command becomes active when a fraction is selected or the cursor
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