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Table Edit dialog box (Utilities menu). You can use this dialog box to customize both
horizontal (With-Stream) and vertical (Cross-Stream) space in kerning pairs.
You can create your own kerning tables in QuarkXPress.
Controlling hyphenation and justification
A hyphenation and justification (H&J) specification is a named package of settings for
hyphenating words that go over the margin of a line of text and for justifying spaces
between words and characters. You can apply H&Js to individual paragraphs, or you
can associate an H&J with a paragraph style sheet. Use the Edit Hyphenation &
Justification dialog box (Edit > H&Js > New) to control these settings.
The Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box
Auto Hyphenation: Specify whether automatic hyphenation is allowed.
Smallest Word: Specify the minimum number of characters a word must contain
to allow hyphenation.
Minimum Before: Specify the minimum number of characters before a hyphen.
Minimum After: Specify the minimum number of characters after a hyphen.
Break Capitalized Words: Specify whether hyphenation of capitalized words is
allowed.
Hyphens in a Row: Specify how many words can be hyphenated in consecutive
line ends.
Hyphenation Zone: Specify the area before the right indentation in which
hyphenation can occur. For example, if you set the hyphenation zone to .05", the
word is hyphenated when an acceptable hyphenation point falls within .05" of
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