2021

PICTURES
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.
Spring Loading Progress Bar
In QuarkXPress 2019 (v15.1), we have implemented the progress bar to show what
is actually happening during the spring loading. In the progress bar, the status is
shown for the files which are getting loaded into the cursor. Once the files are
loaded into the cursor, the user can drop into the layout or selected box.
How to use it?
Select multiple text files or images and import and verify the progress bar. 1.
Select multiple text files or images and drag and drop into the layout and verify 2.
the progress bar.
Cancel the progress and observe the contents are loaded and the operation is 3.
canceled and the rest of the contents are not loaded into the cursor.
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.
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