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Applying text stroke
QuarkXPress allows you to draw an outline (or stroke) around individul text characters.
You can define the color, width and type of join of your strokes. You can define a text
stroke as part of a character or paragraph style sheet.
To apply a text stroke to selected text, do one of the following things:
Use the Character Attributes dialog box (Style > Character).
Use a character style sheet.
To apply a text stroke to entire paragraphs, use a paragraph style sheet, and choose
(or define) a character style sheet that defines a text stroke from the Character
Style drop down menu on the General tab.
Use the Character/Character Attributes tab of the Measurements palette.
Define the following:
Stroke - Choose a color from the drop-down menu. Choose to display
the Edit Color dialog to define a new color for the text stroke.
Choose a % using the slider to apply the shade of the selected color.
Width - Define the desired width of the stroke as an absolute value (up to 500
pt). You can also define the width as a percentage of the text. The width of the
stroke will then be dependent on the font size and increase/decrease proportionally
if you change the font size. A percentage value must be between 0 and 50%.
Join - Select the type of join to specify the appearance of the stroke at corner
points that extend beyond the end points of the text.
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