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Synchronized, linked sharing across projects: You can make internal composition layouts
linkable. This means that other projects can link to the project containing the internal
composition layout and use that layout to create Composition Zones items.
Single-project sharing: You can limit the use of the composition layout to the project that
contains it (that is, a single-project layout).
When you link to a project, you can create Composition Zones items from any shared
composition layouts in that project. But you can't edit a composition layout unless you
open the project that contains that layout. Multiple users can link to a project containing
a composition layout simultaneously, but only one person at a time can open that project
and edit the layout.
Sharing a composition layout for editing
If you want other users to be able to edit your composition layout as a separate file, you
can create an external composition layout. When a user edits this external composition
layout, the content updates in the original host layout from which the composition layout
was created (as well as updating in other projects that link to the external composition
layout). The updates display in the Composition Zones items according to the preferences
that are set for the layouts that contain the Composition Zones items (immediately, upon
opening, or at print time).
The tool for creating all external composition layouts is the Make External button in the
Shared Item Properties dialog box. The Shared Item Properties dialog box displays when
you create a composition layout based on a multiple selection or when you use the
Composition Zones tool and then click Add Item in the Shared Content palette or
choosing Item > Share. For existing composition layouts, you can access the Make External
button through the Shared Content palette.
To create an external composition layout from the Shared Content palette:
1
Display the Shared Content palette.
2
Select the composition layout in the Shared Content palette.
3
Click the Edit button.
4
In the Shared Item Properties dialog box, click Make External. The Save As dialog box
displays.
5
Enter a file name, choose a location, and click Save. The external composition layout is
created as a separate QuarkXPress project.
When you select your external Composition Zones items in the Shared Content palette
and click Edit, the button changes to Make Internal.
Sharing a composition layout from the Shared Content palette
To specify sharing from the Shared Content palette:
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