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Auxiliary dictionaries
To prevent a word from being flagged by the spell checker, create an auxiliary dictionary
and add the word to that auxiliary dictionary. To create an auxiliary dictionary, choose
Utilities > Auxiliary Dictionary, enter a name, and then click New. To add words to an
auxiliary dictionary, choose Utilities > Edit Auxiliary.
Only one auxiliary dictionary at a time can be open for use with an article. An auxiliary
dictionary remains associated with an article until you click Close in the Auxiliary
Dictionary dialog box or until you open a different auxiliary dictionary.
Auxiliary dictionaries are saved as separate files on your hard drive. The path to an article's
auxiliary dictionary is saved with the project, so if you move an open auxiliary dictionary
to another folder or volume, the application will be unable to find it.
To create or open an auxiliary dictionary without closing the Check Spelling palette, click
Add while a word you want to keep is highlighted.
To add all suspect words to an open auxiliary dictionary, press Option+Shift/Alt+Shift and
click Add All.
Applying character attributes
QuarkXPress lets you maintain precise, character-by-character control over text formatting.
Applying a font
To apply a font to selected text, do one of the following things:
Choose Style > Font and choose a font from the submenu.
Display the Character Attributes dialog box (Style > Character) and choose a font from
the Font menu.
Choose a font from the Font drop-down menu in the Classic or Character Attributes tab
of the Measurements palette.
Press Command+Option+Shift+M/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M to jump directly to the font field in
the Measurements palette, enter the first few characters of the font name until it is
recognized, then press Return/Enter.
Your most recently used fonts display at the top of the font list.
To display font previews in font menus, check the Show in Font Menu box in the Fonts
pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu). Press Shift to temporarily
override this preference.
Choosing a font size
You can apply font sizes from 2 to 3456 points. To apply a size to selected text, do one of
the following things:
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