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186 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018
First, configure the controls in the General tab:
N
ame: Enter a name in this field, or the application will use a default “New Style
Sheet” name.
Keyboard Equivalent: To define a keyboard command for the style sheet, enter
one in the Keyboard Equivalent field. You can enter any combination of
Command, Option, Shift, or Control/Ctrl or Ctrl+Alt, along with a function or
keypad key.
If you define a keyboard equivalent for a style sheet with a key sequence that
also defines an existing command, the style sheet command will override the
existing command when the Text Content tool is selected and a text box is
active.
If you define a keyboard equivalent for a style sheet with a key sequence that
also defines an existing command, the style sheet command will override the
existing command when a text component is active.
Based on: To base the attributes of a new style sheet on an existing one, click
the Based on drop-down menu and choose a style sheet from the list. Note that
if you use the Based on drop-down menu in the Edit Paragraph Style Sheet
dialog box to base a style sheet on an existing one, changes you make to the
original style sheet are automatically applied to those based on it.
Next Style: To select a transition from one paragraph style sheet to another after
entering a carriage return, choose a paragraph style sheet from the Next Style
drop-down menu.
Character Style: To associate a character style sheet with the paragraph style
sheet, choose an option from the Character Style drop-down menu in the
Character Attributes area. To create a character style sheet, see “
Creating and
Editing Character Style Sheets
.”
Heading Style: To specify the Heading Level to be assigned to text exported to
tagged PDF, select the desired heading level here.
Next, use the Formats, Tabs, Rules and Column Flow tabs to specify additional
attributes for your paragraph style sheet. When you’re done, click OK to return to
the Style Sheets dialog box, then click Save to save the style sheet. After you save a
paragraph style sheet, it is listed in the Paragraph Style Sheet submenu (Style
menu) and also in the Style Sheets palette.
When you create a style sheet with no projects open, that style sheet becomes part
of the default style sheet list and is included in all subsequently created projects.
When you create a style sheet with an project open, that style sheet is included only
in the active project’s style sheet list.
To create a paragraph style sheet based on formatted text, first place the text
insertion point within a paragraph that uses the format attributes that you want in
your paragraph style sheet. Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the Style Sheets
dialog box. Choose New > Paragraph and enter a name in the Name field. Click
Save. Then apply the new style sheet to the paragraph.