2021

DOCUMENT CONSTRUCTION
A GUIDE TO QUARKXPRESS 2021 | 387
Document construction
The Layers feature lets you easily hide, show, and suppress the printing of groups of
objects. The Lists feature lets you create tables of contents and other lists. The Index
feature lets you automatically generate an index of a layout. The Libraries feature
lets you keep often-used elements in an easy-to-reach place.
Using automatic page numbering
To insert an automatic page number on every page:
Display a master page by choosing its name from the Display submenu (Page > 1.
Display), or by clicking on the icon at the lower left hand corner of the
document window.
Create a text box where you want a page number to appear. 2.
Press Command+3/Ctrl+3. This enters the Current Page Number character <#>. 3.
Layout pages based on that master page will display the current page number in
the location where you place the Current Page Number character.
Select the Current Page Number character <#> and specify the desired 4.
character attributes.
Creating an automatic text box
An automatic text box lets you automatically flow text from page to page. To create
an automatic text box:
Display a master page by choosing its name from the Display submenu (Page > 1.
Display).
Create a text box where you want the automatic text box to appear. 2.
Select the Linking tool . 3.
Click the Auto Text Box Linking icon in the upper left hand corner of the 4.
page.
Click the box you created in step 2. 5.
All pages based on this master page will contain an automatic text box. Text
inserted into this box will automatically flow from page to page.