2017

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To close an open palette, click the close box in the upper-left corner of the palette,
uncheck the palette name in the Window menu, or use the appropriate keyboard
equivalent.
Keyboard Increments allow you to use the keyboard arrow keys to increase/decrease
the values in several fields in the Measurement palette as well as many fields in various
dialogs. Using the Shift/Alt key in conjunction with the up/down arrow keys changes
the amount the value is increased/decreased. This will work with any units that
QuarkXPress is currently set to use. Please refer to the following chart:
Arrow keys (up/down) with
Shift key
Arrow keys (up/down) with
Alt key
Arrow Keys (up/down)Measuring Unit
Type
5 agatesFirst decimal unit by 11 agateAgate
5 cms1 mm1 cmCentimetres
5 ciceroFirst decimal unit by 11 ciceroCiceros
25 degrees1 degree10 degreesDegrees
1 inch.1 inch.25 inchInches
No changeNo change1 inch decimalInches Decimal
5 picas1 pica point1 picaPicas
10 mmNo change1 mmMillimeters
5 pts.5 pt1 ptPoints
No changeNo change1Number - used for
columns
25%1%10%Percent - used for
color opacity
10 pixelsNo change1 pixelPixels
20 QsNo change1 QQ
Palettes can be vertically docked to the left and right edges of the screen, and docked
palettes on screen edges form a group and can be moved as a group. Docked palettes
contain snaps giving a unified look to the application. In the document window, the
maximize/restore (+) button can be used to unsnap / snap a window to the palettes.
A splitter is added between the window and palette edges so that resizing the palette
also resizes the window.
Due to its width, the Measurements palette can only be docked horizontally to the
upper or lower edge of the screen. The Tool palette can be docked either vertically or
horizontally.
(Mac OS X only) You can also hide groups of docked palettes by choosing Window >
Turn Hiding On.
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