9.0

General information on XPress tags
When entering XPress Tags codes, keep the following in mind:
• XPress Tags codes are case-sensitive.
• XPress Tags codes for character and paragraph attributes must begin and end with angle
brackets (< >). For example, the XPress Tags code for boldface text is <B>.
• To combine character attribute codes, begin with a left angle bracket, then enter the codes
you want to specify, and complete the code with a right angle bracket. For example, the
code for bold italic text is <BI>.
• XPress Tags codes for character attributes must be placed immediately preceding the
characters to which you want to apply the attributes. When you apply a character attribute
using an XPress Tags code, the attribute remains in effect until you cancel it or until you
enter codes that change the style sheet. You can cancel an attribute by re-specifying its
code following the last character to which you want it applied (or for type styles, you can
enter the code for plain text, <P>).
• For XPress Tags code commands that let you specify more than one value (such as paragraph
attributes), you can enter a $ in place of an actual value. When QuarkXPress encounters
a $ code, the program substitutes the value specified in the currently applied style sheet.
(If no style sheet is currently applied, the value of the Normal style sheet is used.) For
example, you might want a paragraph to contain all of the formats specified in the applied
style sheet, but you want to apply 18 points of leading instead of the value specified in
the style sheet. The code for this would be: <*p($,$,$,18,$,$,$)>.
• Names you specify as XPress Tags codes must be preceded and terminated by an inch mark
" character. For example, if you want to specify the font Palatino, use the <f"Palatino">
code.
• When specifying a font using XPress Tags codes, you can enter a partial font name within
the code (for example, you can enter helv to specify the font Helvetica). When QuarkXPress
applies a font to imported text according to the XPress Tags code you specify, the
application will apply the first font in the Font submenu that matches the partial font
name.
• Some features (such as rubi text, group characters, and emphasis marks) are available only
in particular language editions of QuarkXPress. However, you can open a project that uses
such features in any edition of QuarkXPress, and you can import and export text that uses
these features in XPress Tags format using any language edition of QuarkXPress.
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