2019

PROJECTS AND LAYOUTS
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The Facing Pages check box lets you create spreads. In a project with a horizontal
default story direction, the Allow Odd Pages On Left check box lets you control
whether you can have odd pages on the left. In a project with a vertical default
story direction, the Allow Odd Pages On Right check box lets you control whether
you can have odd pages on the right.
The Automatic Text Box check box lets you add a text box to the default master
page for the layout.
The Margin Guides controls let you set default margins for the layout, and the
controls in the Column Guides area lets you create a multi-column page by default.
The Page Count allows you to specify the number of pages you want to initially
create.
Creating a project from an IDML file
In QuarkXPress, the IDML Import feature offers the functionality to convert
InDesign created IDML documents into QuarkXPress projects with all its assets like
text, pictures, all items, style sheets, colors, blend modes, gradients, anchored items
and many more.
To create a project from an existing IDML file:
Choose New > Project from IDML 1.
Select the IDML file in the file system 2.
Conversions between different applications is never 100% Identical. Features that 
InDesign offers and QuarkXPress does not will be lost. And features where
QuarkXPress offers superior functionality over InDesign might need rework to make
use of the capabilities of QuarkXPress.
There are several features that are not yet supported from IDML. The following
objects and attributes will be ignored and not converted:
Drop Shadows •
Hyperlinks and anchors •