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Spike Depth: Enter the desired distance from the tip of the spike to the base of the
spike as a percentage.
Random Spikes: Enter a value between 0 and 100, where 0 is no randomness applied
and 100 is full randomness applied.
Menus
The topics below describe the menus and menu items available in QuarkXPress.
QuarkXPress menu (Mac OS X only)
The QuarkXPress menu is a part of QuarkXPress for Mac OS X. This menu contains
the same commands as in the application menu for other Mac OS X applications
to hide or show QuarkXPress and other applications, to access preferences, and to quit
QuarkXPress. This menu includes the following commands:
About QuarkXPress: Use this command to display information about QuarkXPress,
such as the version number.
Edit License Code: Use this command to change the validation code of an installed
copy of QuarkXPress. By changing this code, you can change a Test Drive
version (formerly called "evaluation copy") of QuarkXPress into a fully functional
version, change the languages supported by the user interface, or change QuarkXPress
into a Plus edition.
Activate QuarkXPress: Use this command to activate QuarkXPress on your computer.
Available only when QuarkXPress is running in demo mode.
Check for Updates: Use this command to check for updates to QuarkXPress.
Quark Update Settings: Use this command to configure automatic update settings.
Preferences: Lets you modify default values and settings. For more information, see
"Preferences."
Quit QuarkXPress: Use this command to exit the application.
File menu
The File menu enables you to manipulate electronic files in a number of ways, including
the ability to create, open, print, and save. This menu includes the following
commands:
New: Choose an option from the New submenu to create a project. If you choose New
Project from Ticket, you can select a Job Ticket from which you can create the project.
You can also use this submenu to create new libraries and books.
Open: Use this option to open project files.
Open Recent: Use this option to open a project from a list of recently opened files.
Close: Use this option to close the active project.
Save: Use this option to save the active project.
Save As: Use this option to save a copy of the active project.
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