10.2

Preferences — Application — Job Jackets
Use the Job Jacket pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to
specify preferences for automatic layout evaluation and to indicate a default location
for Job Jackets files.
Use the options in the Layout Evaluation area to control when QuarkXPress
automatically executes the File > Evaluate Layout command. For example, by checking
On Output, you can make sure that you always evaluate a layout before you send it
to output. The options are:
• At Open
• At Save
• At Output
• At Close
Use the options in the Location area to specify where Job Jackets files are stored by
default. To save Job Jackets files in the default location, click Use Default Path for
Shared Jackets. The default location is the "Documents" folder on Mac OS X and the
"My Documents" folder on Windows.
Preferences — Application — Notes
Use the Notes pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit) to control the
way notes display.
In the Sticky Note Attributes area:
• Use the Font drop-down menu to choose a font
• Use the Size drop-down menu to specify a font size
• Use the Leading field to specify the line spacing.
• Use the Color drop-down menu in the Background section to specify the background
color.
Preferences — Application — PDF
Use the PDF pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to set
preferences for PDF export.
Use the options in the PDF Workflow area to determine how PDF files are distilled:
• Click Direct to PDF to have QuarkXPress distill the PDF file.
• Click Create PostScript File for Later Distilling to export a PostScript file with PDF
marks. Using this option, you can later generate the PDF file using a third-party PDF
distilling application. If you check this option, you can also check Use "Watched
Folder" and specify the directory where PostScript files should be placed (presumably
for automatic processing by a PDF distilling tool). If you do not check Use "Watched
Folder," you will be prompted for a location for the PostScript file.
Mac OS X only: To increase the amount of virtual memory available for rendering large
PDF files during a PDF export operation, increase the value in the Virtual Memory
field.
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