2019

TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
170 | A Guide to QuarkXPress 2019
Applying emphasis value
To apply an emphasis mark to a character, select the character, click the Emphasis
Mark drop down in the Text Styles menu on the Home or Character tab of the
Measurements palette to display the emphasis mark options, and then click one of
the options. These options are also available in the Emphasis Mark drop-down
menu under Style > Type Style.
Applying text stroke
QuarkXPress allows you to draw an outline (or stroke) around individul text
characters.
You can define the color, width and type of join of your strokes. You can define a
text stroke as part of a character or paragraph style sheet.
To apply a text stroke to selected text, do one of the following things:
Use a character style sheet. •
To apply a text stroke to entire paragraphs, use a paragraph style sheet, and •
choose (or define) a character style sheet that defines a text stroke from the
Character Style drop down menu on the General tab.
Use the Character tab of the Measurements palette. •
Define the following:
Stroke - Choose a color from the drop-down menu. Choose to display •
the Edit Color dialog to define a new color for the text stroke.
Choose a % using the slider to apply the shade of the selected color. •
Width - Define the desired width of the stroke as an absolute value (up to 500 •
pt). You can also define the width as a percentage of the text. The width of the
stroke will then be dependent on the font size and increase/decrease
proportionally if you change the font size. A percentage value must be between
0 and 50%.
Join - Select the type of join to specify the appearance of the stroke at corner •
points that extend beyond the end points of the text.
Miter Join : Creates a pointed corner which extends beyond the endpoint •
when the miter’s length is within the miter limit. The Miter Limit field will
only be available for a Miter Join. The value of the Miter Limit field can be
1 to 255.