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QuarkXPress uses kerning information that is built into the font (the font's kerning
table). A kerning table contains a number of character pairs "Ta," for example
and an associated kerning value for each pair in the table. You can't change a font's
kerning table, but you can create a custom kerning table for any font using the Kerning
Table Edit dialog box (Utilities menu). You can use this dialog box to customize both
horizontal (With-Stream) and vertical (Cross-Stream) space in kerning pairs.
You can create your own kerning tables in QuarkXPress.
Controlling hyphenation and justification
A hyphenation and justification (H&J) specification is a named package of settings for
hyphenating words that go over the margin of a line of text and for justifying spaces
between words and characters. You can apply H&Js to individual paragraphs, or you
can associate an H&J with a paragraph style sheet. Use the Edit Hyphenation &
Justification dialog box (Edit > H&Js > New) to control these settings.
The Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box
Auto Hyphenation: Specify whether automatic hyphenation is allowed.
Smallest Word: Specify the minimum number of characters a word must contain to
allow hyphenation.
Minimum Before: Specify the minimum number of characters before a hyphen.
Minimum After: Specify the minimum number of characters after a hyphen.
Break Capitalized Words: Specify whether hyphenation of capitalized words is allowed.
Hyphens in a Row: Specify how many words can be hyphenated in consecutive line
ends.
Hyphenation Zone: Specify the area before the right indentation in which hyphenation
can occur. For example, if you set the hyphenation zone to .05", the word is hyphenated
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