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• In the Slash area, the Offset option positions the forward slash in relation to the baseline;
the VScale option determines the height of the forward slash as a percentage of font size;
the HScale option determines the width of the forward slash as a percentage of normal
character width; and the Kern option adjusts the spacing between the characters and the
forward slash. Check Fraction Slash to retain type size when you choose Style > Type
Style > Make Fraction.
• In the Price area, the Underline cents option places an underline beneath the cents
characters and the Delete Radix option removes the decimal or comma character from
the price.
Preferences — Application — Picture Effects
You can sometimes get improved performance by specifying a cache folder located on a
different drive from the drive or drives where the QuarkXPress application and project are
located. Use the Picture Effects pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit
menu) to specify the location of the cache folder for picture editing.
Project preferences
The Project panes in the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences) affect
all layouts in the active project. However, if you change project preferences with no projects
open, the new preferences become the default settings for all new projects.
Preferences — Project — General
Use the Project version of the General pane of the Preferences dialog box
(QuarkXPress/Edit menu) to specify default settings for auto picture import, single layout
mode, and OpenType kerning (for OpenType fonts).
Use the Auto Picture Import drop-down menu to control whether the application
automatically updates pictures that have been modified since you last opened a layout.
• To enable the Auto Picture Import feature, choose On. When you open a project, the
application automatically reimports modified pictures.
• To disable the Auto Picture Import feature, choose Off.
• To display an alert before the application imports modified pictures, choose Verify.
Checking Single Layout Mode with no projects open will automatically check the Single
Layout Mode check box in the New Project dialog box.
Check Use OpenType Kerning to activate the default kerning values for OpenType fonts.
When OpenType kerning is active, it overrides any kerning specified through Kerning
Table Edit (Utilities menu) for OpenType fonts.
To disable OpenType kerning for full-width characters, check Do Not Kern Full Width
Characters.
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