2018

TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
204 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018
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onverting text to boxes
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o convert the selected character or characters into a Bézier box, choose an option
from the Item > Text to Box submenu.
To convert selected text to unanchored Bézier boxes, choose Item > Convert Text
to Boxes > Unanchored.
To convert selected text to anchored Bézier boxes, choose Item > Convert Text to
Boxes > Anchored.
To convert the entire contents of a text box or multiple text boxes to unanchored
B
ézier boxes, choose Item > Convert Text to Boxes > Convert Entire Box.
For more information, see “
Understanding Bézier shapes“ and “Using anchored boxes.”
In versions 8 and later of QuarkXPress, you can convert more than one line of text
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at a time to boxes.
Using text runaround
The text runaround feature lets you control the way text runs behind, around, or
within items and pictures. You can specify text to run around the actual item, or
you can create custom runaround paths and then manually modify them.
The text runaround feature lets you control the way text runs behind, around, or
within pictures. You can specify text to run around the actual picture, or you can
create custom runaround paths and then manually modify them.
Runaround is a great way to make a page visually distinctive.
Running text around all sides of an item
To run text around all sides of an item, select a text box with either the Text
Content tool or the Item tool , and then in the Text Box tab of the
Measurements palette check Run Text Around All Sides option.
The Run Text Around All Sides preference is set by default.
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Whether text runs around three sides or all sides of an item is determined by the 
text box, and not by the items that obstruct the text. This is the only runaround