2020

TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
shape or size of text box.
This feature is not available on locked boxes or when the proportion of the box is
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locked.
The Fit Box to Text feature can be used for boxes which have overflow or
underflow.
The Fit Box to Text feature can be used for all kinds of text boxes, including linked
boxes, multicolumn boxes, rotated boxes. It will work on text that has various
attributes applied to as well as text containing footnotes and endnotes.
Importing and exporting text
To import text, do one of the following:
Select the Text Content tool , place the text insertion point where you want •
text to be inserted, and then choose File > Import. Check Convert Quotes
option to convert double hyphens to em dashes and convert foot or inch marks
to typesetter’s apostrophes and quotation marks. Check Include Style Sheets to
import style sheets from a Microsoft Word. Check Interpret XPress Tags to
import XPress Tags file.
Drag a text file from the file system onto a text box. •
Drag text from another application onto a text box. •
Press Command/Ctrl and drag a text file from the file system onto a picture box •
or a no-content box.
Press Command/Ctrl and drag text from another application onto a picture box •
or a no-content box.
If you drag content onto a box that already contains text or a picture, QuarkXPress
creates a new box for the dragged content. To replace the contents of the box
instead, press Command/Ctrl while dragging the content to the box. To always
create a new box for dragged-in content, press Option/Alt while dragging.
Place the text insertion point where you want text to be inserted, and then •
choose File > Import. Check Convert Quotes option to convert double hyphens
to em dashes and convert foot or inch marks to typesetter’s apostrophes and
quotation marks. Check Include Style Sheets to import style sheets from a
Microsoft Word Check Interpret XPress Tags to import XPress Tags file.
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