2022

A Guide to QuarkXPress 2022 | 640
Preferences — Layout — Measurements
Use the Measurements pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit
menu) to specify default measuring units for layout rulers and the
Measurements palette:
Use the Horizontal and Vertical drop-down menus to specify the ●
measurement system for the rulers displayed along the top and left of the
layout window. Horizontal corresponds to the top ruler; Vertical corresponds
to the left ruler.
Several other aspects of the user interface are affected by these two drop-●
down menus, including the default X and Y coordinates in the Measurements
palette. QuarkXPress automatically converts font size, frame width, leading,
and line width to points, regardless of the measurement system you choose.
Use the Points/Inch field to override the default value of 72 points per inch. ●
QuarkXPress uses the value here as the basis for all point and pica
measurements, as well as for all point- and pica-to-inch conversions. The
desktop publishing standard for points per inch is 72. However, the
traditional typographic standard used on most metal typographic rulers is
usually approximately 72.27 or 72.307 points per inch (range = 60 to 80 pt,
measurement system = points, smallest increment = .001).
Use the Ciceros/cm field to specify a ciceros-to-centimeter conversion value ●
different from the standard 2.1967 (range = 2 to 3 c, measurement system =
ciceros, smallest increment = .001).
Use the Item Coordinates buttons to specify whether the increments of the ●
horizontal ruler repeat from zero for each Page or are continuous across a
Spread. This setting determines the coordinates of items displayed in fields.
The default option is Page.
Use the Measurement Units drop-down menu to set the default ●
measurement unit for new layouts.
For East Asian configuration, there are 2 units: Q and Points. Conversion is
based on 1 mm = 4 Q
Preferences — Layout — Paragraph
Use the Paragraph pane of the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu)
to control various paragraph-level settings.
Use the Auto Leading feature to automatically set line spacing. You can apply
this setting to a paragraph by entering “auto” or “0” in the Leading field(Defined
in the Home/Paragraph tabs of the Measurements palette). Unlike paragraphs
with absolute leading (identical line spacing above every line), paragraphs with
auto leading may include lines with different leading when fonts and font sizes
are mixed in the same paragraph.