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"l". The Break Above field enables you to specify the kerning or tracking value
(measured in 1/200 em space increments) above which characters will not be
combined into ligatures. For example, a headline with a large tracking value would
probably not contain ligatures. The default value is 1 (range = 0 to 10, measurement
system = .005 [1/200] em space, smallest increment = .001). To prevent the second
two letters in "ffi" and "ffl" (as in office and waffle) from being combined into
ligatures, check Not "ffi" or "ffl". Three-character ligatures for these combinations,
common in traditional typesetting systems, are not standardized in fonts designed
for Mac OS X, so some typographers prefer to keep all three letters separate rather
than combine only two of them. Note that many PostScript fonts do not have
"ffi" and "ffl" ligatures, but most OpenType fonts do. This option is unchecked by
default.
• Check Auto Kern Above to specify that QuarkXPress uses kerning tables, which
are built into most fonts, to control intercharacter spacing. The Auto Kern Above
field enables you to specify the point size above which automatic kerning must
be used. The Auto Kern Above feature also implements custom tracking
information specified in the Tracking Values dialog box for a selected font
(Utilities > Edit Tracking). This option is checked by default, with a 4-point
threshold (range = 0 to 72 pt, measurement system = various [", pt, cm, etc.],
smallest increment = .001).
• Check Standard Em Space to specify an em-space equivalent to the point size of
the text (for example, 24pt text has a 24pt em space). If Standard Em Space is
unchecked, QuarkXPress uses the width of the two zeros in the current font as
the em-space width. This option is checked by default. You can insert an em space
in text by pressing Option+space/Ctrl+Shift+6.
• Use the Flex Space Width field to change the 50% default width of a flexible
space. To create a breaking flexible space, press Option+Shift+space/Ctrl+Shift+5;
to create a nonbreaking flexible space, press
Command+Option+Shift+space/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+5. The Flex Space Width value
is expressed as a percentage of the normal en space for a given font and font size
(range = 0 to 400%, measurement system = percentage, smallest increment = .1).
• Use the Accents for All Caps check box to specify whether to include accent
marks on accented characters with the All Caps type style applied. This option is
checked by default.
• Use the Space between CJK & R field to indicate how much space should be
included by default between a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character and an
adjacent Roman character.
Preferences — Layout — Tools
Use the Tools panes of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to specify
default characteristics for the Zoom tool and the Item tool , and to set defaults
for items created by item creation tools.
Windows
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To configure Item tool options, select the Item tool and then click Modify.
Use the Shift + nudge Increment area to control by how many pixels the Item
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