2021

TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
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.
Drag a text file from the file system onto a text component. •
Drag text from another application onto a text component. •
Drag a text file from the file system onto a picture component and press •
Command/Ctrl to make the component accept the text.
Drag text from another application onto a picture component and press •
Command/Ctrl to make the component accept the text.
If all the imported text does not fit in the text box, the overflow symbol displays.
After importing text into a box, you can choose Fit Box to Text from the context
menu (or Item menu). If Auto Page Insertion (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences >
Print Layout > General pane) is enabled, pages are inserted (when you import text
into an automatic text box) as necessary to contain the text.
To export text, first either place the text insertion point in a text box (if you want to
save all of the text in that box) or select the text you want to export. Then choose
File > Save Text, choose an option from the Format pop-up menu, enter a name,
choose a location, and then click Save.
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