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• Use the Redo Key drop-down menu to specify which keyboard command invokes the
Redo command.
• Use the Maximum History Actions field to specify the number of actions that you
can store in your undo history. The undo history can hold as many as 30 actions; the
default setting is 20.
Preferences — Application — Open and Save
Use the Open and Save pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu)
to customize how the application saves and performs backups.
• Check Auto Save to protect your work from system or power failure. When this option
is checked, the application automatically records changes to a temporary file in your
project folder after a specified time interval. Enter the interval (in minutes) in the
Every minutes field. You can specify a minimum time interval of .25 minutes. When
Auto Save is checked, the default setting is Every 5 minutes. The application does
not overwrite the original file until you manually save (File > Save). When you open
the project after a system interruption, the application displays an alert indicating
that the project will be restored to the last auto-saved version.
• Check Auto Backup and enter a value in the Keep revisions field to retain as many
as 100 revisions of a project. Each time you manually save (File > Save), the application
copies the previous manually saved version to the Destination folder you specify. The
default setting for Auto Backup is unchecked. Click Project Folder to store revisions
in the same folder with the project. Click Other Folder and then click Browse to
choose a different folder for storing revisions. Consecutive numbers are added to the
file name for each backup. When the last revision is created (for example, 5 of 5), the
oldest revision in the folder is deleted. To retrieve a backup from the destination folder,
simply open the revision file.
• Check Save Layout Position if you want the application to automatically remember
the size, position, and proportions of your project window.
• Under Non-Unicode Support, choose an option from the Encoding drop-down menu
to indicate how the application should display characters in non-Unicode text.
Preferences — Application — XTensions Manager
Use the XTensions Manager pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit
menu) to control when the XTensions Manager dialog box displays.
Preferences — Application — Sharing
Use the Sharing pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to set
the default options for new shared content. For information on the meaning of these
options, see "Sharing and synchronizing content."
To always use the options specified in this pane when adding multiple items to the
shared content space, check Do not display dialog when sharing multiple items.
Preferences — Application — Fonts
Use the Fonts pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to specify
the following preferences.
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