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Use the Layout tab to navigate between pages, suppress or enable printing, and adjust
layout opacity.
Tracking a Composition Zones item for updates
QuarkXPress tracks Composition Zones items using the same methods employed for
tracking imported pictures (see "Listing, verifying status of, and updating pictures"). In addition:
Unlinked indicates that the Availability was changed from All Projects to This Project
Only in the original host layout.
Unavailable indicates that the Composition Zones item cannot be updated, perhaps
because the layout type was changed from Print to Web or Interactive.
Converting a Composition Zones item to a picture
To create an external picture file from a Composition Zones item, choose Item >
Composition Zones > Convert to Picture. This creates a picture appropriate for the layout
type within which the Compositions Zones was created.
Before you convert a Composition Zones item to a picture, the Composition Zones item
displays in the Composition Zones pane of the Usage dialog box (Utilities menu). But
when you choose Item > Composition Zones > Convert to Picture, an alert indicates
that the Composition Zones item will become unsynchronized. The resulting picture
displays in the Picture pane of the Usage dialog box. However, the composition layout
remains in the Shared Content palette.
Unsynchronizing a Composition Zones item
When you unsynchronize a Composition Zones item, its composition layout remains
available in your project. To unsynchronize a Composition Zones item:
1
Select the Composition Zones item in the layout window.
2
Choose Item > Unsynchronize. The composition layout remains in the Shared Content
palette and in the Shared Layouts tab of the Collaboration Setup dialog box for future
use. But subsequent changes to the unsynchronized Composition Zones items in the layout
window will not be synchronized.
Sharing a composition layout
You can specify sharing when you create a composition layout, and you can also change
sharing settings later. Sharing options include:
Synchronized, editable sharing across projects: You can export a composition layout into a
separate project file that can be opened and edited freely. This is called an external
composition layout. Other projects can link to a project file containing an external
composition layout, and users can use that layout to create Composition Zones items.
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