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The Snap Distance field enables you to change the 6-pixel default distance at which
objects snap to page guides when Snap to Guides is chosen (View menu) (range = 1
to 216, measurement system = pixels, smallest increment = 1).
In the Guides area:
To specify default margin and guide colors, use the Margin Color and Guide
Color buttons.
Click In Front of Content or Behind Content to specify whether ruler guides
and page guides are placed in front of or behind all items on a page.
In the Page Grid area:
To control the minimum zoom value at which the master page grid and text box
grids become visible, enter a value in the Zoom Visibility field.
Click In Front of Content or Behind Content to specify whether the master page
grid is placed in front of or behind all items on a page. If you click In Front of
Content, you can also specify whether the master page grid is in front of or behind
guides.
Preferences Layout Grid Cell Fill
Use the Grid Cell Fill pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu)
to control how design grid cells are filled.
When you check Show Full Cell in the Display Settings tab (see "Design grids: Display
Settings tab") for a grid style or master page grid, you can designate one of the cells in
the sequence to be filled with the color that outlines other cells in the grid. To designate
the cell number and positioning in the sequence, use the controls in the Grid Cell
Fill pane in the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences):
To specify which cells will be filled, check Increment Fill and enter a value in
the field. For example, to fill cells four, eight, and twelve, enter 4.
To restart cell counting at the beginning of each line in a text box, click Start of
Line. To start cell counting from the beginning of the story and continue counting
regardless of line breaks, click Start of Story.
Preferences Layout Color Manager
Use the Color Manager panes of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu)
to define colors so they display or output consistently across all devices.
In the Source Options area:
Use the Source Setup drop-down menu to specify the source color space of pictures
and colors used in QuarkXPress.
To enable the Profile Information command in the Window menu and the
Color Management tab in the Import Picture dialog box, check Enable access
to image profiles. This option allows you to view information about profiles.
Print layouts only: To specify how layouts display when you use the View > Proof
Output submenu, use the options in the Soft Proofing area:
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