2019

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When you drag and drop a text file to a QuarkXPress layout, a new text box will •
be created automatically and it will always fit within the page margins.
When the user drops into a box irrespective of whether it has any existing •
content or not, it will create a new box above existing box and image/text will
be placed in it. It will not replace the existing content.
When the user drops the image into other box types (none/text), it will create a •
new box and place the text/image in the newly created box.
User can remove spring-loaded items from the cursor by the Escape key. •
You can undo and redo the placement of images and text dropped through •
spring loading cursor.
The thumbnail preview is only available for images in this version of 
QuarkXPress.
In case you want to use the legacy Drag and Drop behavior, you need to press 
the Shift key while dragging the image/ text file.
Moving pictures
You can move pictures inside their boxes with:
the Picture Content tool •
the Measurements palette •
With the Picture Content tool selected, you can click any part of an image,
regardless of its position in its box. You can also nudge a picture in its box by using
the arrow keys.
If the Item tool is selected when you are using the arrow keys on the keyboard, 
the box will move instead of the picture within the box. See “Moving items“ for more
information about moving pictures.
Resizing pictures
You can scale pictures to make them larger or smaller using:
the Picture Content tool •
the Measurements palette •
the Style menu •
After importing a picture into a box, you can choose Fit Box to Picture and Scale
Picture to Box from the context menu (or Style menu). Press the Shift key while
resizing a picture with the Picture Content tool to resize the picture
proportionately.
You can scale pictures to make them larger or smaller by clicking and dragging the
round picture handles on the corners and sides of the picture. Press the Shift key
while resizing a picture to resize the picture proportionately. Press
Shift+Option/Shift+Alt while dragging a corner handle to resize the picture
proportionately from the center. You can also scale pictures using the Style menu,
the Measurements palette, or the context menu.