2021

Table Of Contents
THE USER INTERFACE
Guides: Displays nonprinting lines used to position items on pages, including
margin guides, column block guides, the outlines of boxes, the “X” pattern in
empty picture boxes, and ruler guides.
Hide Selection: Allows you to put QuarkXPress into a mode where selections are
not indicated visually in the document (no text highlighting, no handles), but
the selection is still honored by QuarkXPress.
Page Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines defined for the master page on which
the active layout page is based.
Text Box Grids: Displays nonprinting gridlines applied to text boxes.
Snap to Guides: Lets you quickly align items with guides so items will snap to
the nearest guide.
Snap to Page Grids: Lets you quickly align items with page grids so items will
snap to the nearest guide.
Rulers: Displays rulers, which you can use to position items and guides, along
the top and left edges or top and right edges of the layout window.
Ruler Direction: Lets you position page rulers on the top and left or top and
right edges of the layout window.
Hide Tab Ruler: Lets you control the appearance of Tab ruler. By default, the Tab
ruler will be displayed. It is a layout level setting. The setting will be saved with
the document.
Invisibles: Displays editable, nonprinting characters such as spaces, tabs, and
paragraph returns in text.
Visual Indicators: Displays indicators for non-printing elements, such as
hyperlinks and missing font highlighting.
Highlight Content Variables: Displays highlighting for the content variables.
Highlight Cross References: Displays highlighting for cross references.
Highlight Non-Breaking Text: Displays highlighting for text that has the non-
breaking attribute applied.
Trim View: Simulates what the page will look like when trimmed by cropping
any items that extend beyond the page boundary. You can control the color of
the pasteboard that displays when this item is selected in the Display pane of
the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences).
Hide Suppressed: Hides all items for which the Suppress Output box is checked
in the Measurements palette, as well as layers for which Suppress Output is
checked in the Attributes dialog box. In addition, this option hides underlines
on hyperlinks, hyperlink anchors, index markers, and the text overflow symbol.
Story Editor: Displays the active story in Story Editor view. For more
information, see “Using Story Editor view.”
Proof Output: Lets you preview how the layout will look when output to
different media and for different printing methods. This display simulation is
accurate enough for soft proofing.
View Sets: Lets you create and easily switch between different view options.
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