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steps when the remote ad creator receives the file. The ad creator works in QuarkXPress
to add the content and then returns the file — along with necessary graphics and fonts
— to the layout artist. The layout artist then places the updated file in the proper
folder, and the layout is updated automatically to show the ad. And because the
Composition Zones item works just like a QuarkXPress layout, the layout artist can
open the file to make changes.
Meanwhile, the layout artist can designate another Composition Zones item for an
article on the same page as the ad. The layout artist draws three boxes: One for the
headline, one for the body of the article, and one for a picture. Using the Shift key to
select all three boxes, the layout artist creates a new Composition Zones file from those
three boxes, exports that file, and then notifies the writer that the file is available in
the staff's shared network folder. As the writer works with the file and saves each
updated version, the updates display in the layout artist's project. And like the
advertisement, the article can be edited later in the project.
Top: The main layout artist exports parts of a project as Composition Zones, and then
sends one file through e-mail to a remote ad designer and puts another file on a local
networked server. Middle: The main layout artist, the reporter, and the ad designer all
work on their parts of the page simultaneously. Bottom: The ad designer sends the
completed ad to the main layout artist in an e-mail message, the page updates
automatically, and the layout is done.
The scenario above shows the primary uses for Composition Zones, but the feature
can accommodate other collaborative workflow issues as well. For example,
Composition Zones can be restricted to the project where they are defined, which you
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