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• Use the Color control to specify a color.
• Use the Style drop-down to specify a style.
Preferences — Application — Spell-Check
Use the SpellCheck pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to
set spell checking options.
In the Spell Check Exceptions area:
• To exclude words that include numbers from spell checking, check Ignore words
with numbers.
• To exclude e-mail addresses and URLs from spell checking, check Ignore Internet
and file addresses.
• To exclude capitalization and spacing checks for words set to German languages
— German, German (Swiss), German (Reformed), and German (Swiss Reformed)
— when spell checking, check Ignore capitalization for German languages.
• To exclude capitalization and spacing checks for words set to non-German
languages when spell checking, check Ignore capitalization for non-German
languages.
In the Reformed Languages area, check Use Reformed German 2006 to use reformed
German rules when spell checking text tagged with the German character language.
Preferences — Application — Tables
Use the Tables pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to turn
on and off the Allow Anchored Tables to Break Automatically functionality.
Preferences — Application — Fraction/Price
Use the Fraction/Price pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu)
to format fractions and prices automatically.
• In the Numerator area, the Offset option positions the numerator in relation to
the baseline; the VScale option determines the height of the numerator as a
percentage of font size; the HScale option determines the width of the numerator
as a percentage of normal character width; and the Kern option adjusts the spacing
between the characters and the forward slash.
• In the Denominator area, the Offset option positions the denominator in relation
to the baseline; the VScale option determines the height of the denominator as
a percentage of font size; the HScale option determines the width of the
denominator as a percentage of normal character width; and the Kern option
adjusts the spacing between the characters and the forward slash.
• In the Slash area, the Offset option positions the forward slash in relation to the
baseline; the VScale option determines the height of the forward slash as a
percentage of font size; the HScale option determines the width of the forward
slash as a percentage of normal character width; and the Kern option adjusts the
spacing between the characters and the forward slash. Check Fraction Slash to
retain type size when you choose Style > Type Style > Make Fraction.
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