2019

BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
100 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2019
Locking box and picture proportions
To lock the selected box’s proportions, display the Home tab of the Measurements
palette and click the proportion lock control next to the W and H fields. If this
control is locked, QuarkXPress maintains the item’s aspect ratio during resizing
operations.
The proportion lock controls in the unlocked (top) and locked (bottom) states
To lock the proportions of the picture in the selected box, display the Home tab of
the Measurements palette and click the proportion lock control next to the X%
and Y% fields. If this control is locked, QuarkXPress maintains the picture’s aspect
ratio during resizing operations.
To use the proportion-locking feature with the Item Find/Change feature, display
the Box or Picture tab of the Item Find/Change palette (Edit menu), then check or
uncheck Proportions in the Find What or Change To area.
To use the proportion-locking feature with item styles, display the Box or Picture
tab of the Edit Item Style dialog box (Edit > Item Styles) and check Proportions.
Reshaping boxes
You can change the shape of a box in three ways:
You can change the shape entirely by choosing a different option from the Item •
> Shape submenu.
You can use the Box Corner Radius field in the Home or Space/Align tab of the •
Measurements palette. Enter the value manually or place the cursor in the fields
and use the up/down arrow keys to automatically increase/decrease the value.
Using the Shift/Alt key in conjunction with the up/down arrow keys changes the
amount the value is increased/decreased. See the chart in “Palettes.”
You can reshape Bézier boxes by repositioning points, curve handles, and line •
segments. For more information, see “Understanding Bézier shapes.”
Adding borders to boxes
Borders are decorative that can be placed around any type of box. To access border
controls for active boxes, display the Border tab of the Measurements palette.