2018

BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
98 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018
picture box by choosing File > Import and selecting a picture. You can change a
picture box to a text box by choosing File > Import and selecting a text file.
To convert a selected text box to a text path, choose a line shape from the Item >
Shape submenu.
When you select a Box tool, you can use the following modifier keys to create text
or picture boxes:
Press T as you draw to create a text box.•
Press R as you draw to create a picture box.•
Creating a box from a clipping path
If a picture box has an associated clipping path (embedded or automatically
created), you can create a new box that has the shape of that clipping path by
selecting the picture box and choosing Item > New Box From Clipping.
Copying attributes from one box to another
To copy all of the attributes applied to a box and apply them to a different box:
Select the Item Format Painter tool on the Tool palette.
1.
Select the box whose attributes you want to copy to “fill” the eyedropper .2.
To add other attributes to the tool, hold down the Shift key as you select the 
box. The following dialog displays:
Make any changes you want to the box attributes and click OK. The new
attributes are added to the Item Form Painter tool, but are not applied to the
selected box.
Select any other box to apply the copied attributes.
3.
The Item Format Painter works across all layouts in the same project, allowing you
to copy attributes from one item to another on the same layout, or to an item on a
different layout.
The eyedropper will retain these attributes until you select another item tool or a
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blank space on the canvas, allowing you to select as many boxes as you wish and
apply these attributes over and over.
If a box has alreay been selected before you select the Item Format Painter tool ,
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then step 3 is not necessary, as soon as you perform step 2, the copied attributes will
automatically be applied to this selected box.
Super Step and Repeat
You can use Super Step and Repeat to transform items as you duplicate them by
scaling, rotating, and skewing the items.
Using Super Step and Repeat
Use Super Step and Repeat to quickly and easily duplicate items while rotating,
scaling, or skewing them. To use Super Step and Repeat: