8.5

• TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): A file format that allows lossless compression if the source
application supports it. TIFFs can contain bitmap and object-oriented information and
support bitmap, grayscale, RGB, CMYK, and indexed color models. This format allows
inclusion of embedded paths and alpha channels, as well as inclusion of OPI comments.
• WMF (Windows Metafile): A Windows file format that can contain both bitmap and
object-oriented information. When a Windows Metafile picture is imported into
QuarkXPress on Mac OS, it is converted to a PICT.
Working with pictures
QuarkXPress provides a wide variety of tools for working with pictures.
Importing a picture
To import a picture, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Import.
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Select the Picture Content tool , select a picture box, and then choose File > Import.
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Select the Picture Content tool , select a picture box, and then paste a picture from the
clipboard.
• Drag a picture file from the file system onto a picture box.
• Drag a picture from another application onto a picture box.
• Press Command/Ctrl and drag a picture file from the file system onto a text box, a
no-content box, an empty picture box, or a box that contains a picture.
• Press Command/Ctrl and drag a picture from another application onto a text box, a
no-content box, an empty picture box, or a box that contains a picture.
If you drag content onto a box that already contains text or a picture, QuarkXPress creates
a new box for the dragged content. To replace the contents of the box instead, press
Command/Ctrl while dragging the content to the box. To always create a new box for
dragged-in content, press Option/Alt while dragging.
When you import a picture, the image is imported at full size, with the origin (upper-left
corner) in the upper-left corner of the box's bounding box. With the Picture Content tool
selected, the picture's full image displays beyond the box boundary.
You may need to resize or reposition a picture after you import it to make it fit properly
within its box.
Moving pictures
You can move pictures inside their boxes with the Picture Content tool , the Modify
dialog box (Item > Modify), or 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.
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