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Layers and text runaround
Items on layers follow the standard runaround rule in QuarkXPress: Text can only
wrap around items that are in front of that text. For example, if you draw a small
picture box in the center of a column of text, the text will wrap around the picture
box by default.
When you hide a layer, you can either show or hide the text runaround caused by
the obstructing items on that layer. By default, text runaround forced by hidden
items is maintained.
To hide the text runaround forced by items on a hidden layer, double-click the •
hidden layer in the Layers palette to display the Attributes dialog box, and then
uncheck Keep Runaround and click OK.
To change this default runaround setting for new layers, uncheck Keep •
Runaround in the Layers pane of the Preferences dialog box
(QuarkXPress/Edit menu).
Duplicating layers
To duplicate a layer, select that layer in the Layers palette and choose Duplicate
Layer from the Layers palette menu. The new, duplicate layer is placed directly in
front of the original layer.
If you duplicate a story with linked text boxes that have been placed on different
layers, you will observe the following behaviors:
If you duplicate the layer containing the first box in the story, all of the text in •
that box, as well as the text in the linked boxes that complete the story, is
duplicated. The first box displays on the duplicated layer and displays an
overflow symbol.
If you duplicate a layer that includes one of the boxes in the middle of the story, •
all of the text in that box, as well as the text in the linked boxes that complete
the story, is duplicated. The middle box displays on the duplicated layer and
displays an overflow symbol. None of the text from any preceding boxes in the
story is copied onto the duplicate layer.
If you duplicate the layer that contains only the last box in a story, only the text •
in that last box, and none of the text from any preceding boxes in the story, is
copied to the duplicate layer.
Merging layers
When you merge two or more layers, all the items on all of the layers move to the
same layer. Stacking order is maintained both within and among all of the merged
layers (in other words, everything on a front layer remains in front of everything on
a rear layer). To merge layers:
In the Layers palette, select the layers to be merged. 1.
Click the Merge Layers button in the Layers palette. The Merge Layers 2.
dialog box displays.
Choose a target layer from the Choose Destination Layer drop-down menu. 3.
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