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To create an output style:
1
Choose Edit > Output Styles. The Output Styles dialog box displays.
Use the Output Styles dialog box to create, import, export, edit, and remove output styles.
2
Choose an option from the New drop-down menu.
3
Enter a name for your style in the Name field.
4
Specify settings in the panes. For information about EPS options, see "Exporting a layout in
EPS format." For information about PDF options, see "Exporting a layout in PDF format."
5
Click OK.
6
Click Save.
Working with trapping
Trapping attempts to compensate for the misregistration of ink by expanding lighter areas
of color to slightly overlap darker ones. QuarkXPress lets you create traps automatically
by specifying default application and document-specific trapping preferences. You can
further customize your traps by specifying trapping values for individual colors in relation
to other colors, and you can customize trapping for specific items in a layout.
Understanding trapping
You specify trapping in QuarkXPress in terms of the way an object color traps against a
background color. Object color is the color applied to any item (like text or a box) that is in
front of another color. Background color is the color applied to any item (like text or a
box) that is behind an object color. When an object color and a background color meet
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