2018

DOCUMENT CONSTRUCTION
338 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2018
C
hapter status
O
nce you have chapters in a book, you and other users can begin to open, close,
and track chapters using the Book palette. The Status column in the Book palette
shows the current state of each chapter:
Available indicates that you can open the chapter.•
Open indicates that you already have the chapter open on your computer.•
Modified indicates that the chapter has been opened and edited independently•
of the book. To update the status to Available, reopen the chapter through the
B
ook palette, and then close the chapter.
Missing indicates that the chapter’s file has been moved since it was added to•
the book. Double-click the chapter name to display a dialog box; then locate the
file.
Opening chapters in books
Although multiple users can open the same book, only one user at a time can open
a chapter. To open a chapter, the Status column must show that the chapter is
Available or Modified. Double-click the name of an available chapter to open it.
Opening chapters independently of books
If you need to work on a computer that is not part of the network where the book
resides (for example, if you need to edit a chapter at home), you can work on a copy
of a chapter independently of its book. When you are finished with the chapter,
copy it back to its original location on the network; it will display in the Book
palette as Modified.
To ensure that other users do not edit the original chapter while you are editing a
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copy, you can place the original chapter file in another folder so its status will
display in the Book palette as Missing.
Reordering chapters in books
You can reorder chapters in a book at any time, regardless of their status. When you
reorder chapters, automatic page numbers are updated. Click the chapter name to
select it; then click a Move Chapter button in the Book palette. The selected
chapter will move up or down one row.
Removing chapters from books
You can remove a chapter from a book at any time. Click the chapter name to select
it; then click the Remove Chapter button . The chapter name is removed from
the Book palette and the links to the chapter are broken. The chapter becomes a
standard QuarkXPress document.