2015

Books are QuarkXPress files that display as windows containing links to individual
layouts from single or multiple projects, called chapters. Once chapters are added to
a book, you can open, close, and track chapters through the Book palette. QuarkXPress
lets you synchronize style sheets and other specifications used in the chapters of a
book, print chapters from the Book palette, and automatically update page numbers
across chapters. You can also export to multiple PDFs (per chapter) or export all chapters
to a single PDF from the Book palette.
You can open only one book at a time. While QuarkXPress is running, it remembers
recent opened books so that you can switch to/open another book from the palette
history. Books can be opened by more than one user at the same time, so members of
a workgroup can access different chapters. Books stay open until you close them or
until you quit QuarkXPress. Changes made to books are saved when you close the
Book palette or quit QuarkXPress.
Changes to books (such as adding or reordering chapters) are saved automatically
when you close books, or when you quit QuarkXPress. When you open and edit
chapters, the chapter documents need to be saved the same way as any standalone
QuarkXPress project, by using the Save command (File menu).
As members of a workgroup make changes to a book — for example, opening or
reordering chapters in a book — the book is updated to reflect the changes. Only the
first user to open a book can make changes to the book. All other users can open the
book in read-only mode. A user can open chapters of the book that have not yet been
opened by other members, make changes and save. The other users will see the modified
state.
Creating books
In QuarkXPress, a book is a collection of documents (chapters). You can create a new
book at any time. To create a new book:
1
Choose File > New > Book.
2
Use the controls in the dialog box to specify a location for the new book file.
3
Enter a name for the book in the Book Name/File name field.
4
Click Create. The new book displays as a window in front of all open documents.
When a book is created a Job Jacket XML file with the same name is also created in
the same location. This Job Jacket file is automatically attached to the QuarkXPress
project when it is added to the book. When the book is copied to another location,
this Job Jacket XML file must also be copied to the new location.
If you store book files in a shared location, multiple users can open books and edit
chapters. To use the Book feature in a multi-user environment, all users must have the
same path from their computers to the book; therefore, the book must be stored on a
common network server rather than a user's computer that is also accessing the book.
Legacy books are not supported in 10 and books in QuarkXPress 10 are not compatible
with books from QuarkXPress 3 to 9. To recreate legacy books you must add existing
chapters to a new book after saving them in the QuarkXPress 10 format.
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