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BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
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.
Use the controls in these tabs to specify a border style, width, color, and opacity. If
the border style contains gaps, you can also specify gap color and opacity.
When using the Border tab of the Measurements palette, you can choose to apply
the same border to all sides of the box, or different borders to each side. Check
Multiple Borders to apply different borders to all sides of the box. Select the top,
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