8.5

Using QuarkXPress, the layout artist can "draw out" the area of the project for an ad using
the Composition Zones tool and then export that Composition Zones item as a separate
file. The resulting file includes the correct specs, and this approach saves steps when the
remote ad creator receives the file. The ad creator works in QuarkXPress to add the content
and then returns the file — along with necessary graphics and fonts — to the layout artist.
The layout artist then places the updated file in the proper folder, and the layout is updated
automatically to show the ad. And because the Composition Zones item works just like a
QuarkXPress layout, the layout artist can open the file to make changes.
Meanwhile, the layout artist can designate another Composition Zones item for an article
on the same page as the ad. The layout artist draws three boxes: One for the headline, one
for the body of the article, and one for a picture. Using the Shift key to select all three
boxes, the layout artist creates a new Composition Zones file from those three boxes,
exports that file, and then notifies the writer that the file is available in the staff's shared
network folder. As the writer works with the file and saves each updated version, the
updates display in the layout artist's project. And like the advertisement, the article can
be edited later in the project.
Top: The main layout artist exports parts of a project as Composition Zones, and then sends
one file through e-mail to a remote ad designer and puts another file on a local networked
server. Middle: The main layout artist, the reporter, and the ad designer all work on their parts
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