2023

User Guide | 669
Auto leading starts with a base amount of leading, which QuarkXPress
calculates by examining the ascent and descent values built into the fonts used
in an auto-leaded line and the line above it; however, the user-specified text size
plays the largest part in determining this base amount. Finally, a value specified
by the user in the Auto Leading field is added to the base amount to arrive at the
total amount of leading.
To specify percentage-based auto leading, enter a value from 0% to 100% in 1%
increments. This value determines the amount of leading between two lines of
text as follows: The largest font size in the line above is multiplied by the
percentage value. This outcome is added to the base amount of auto leading
between the two lines. Although the design of certain fonts complicates the
process, here is a simplified example: 10-point text styled consistently in a
“standard” font with Auto Leading set to 20% has 12 points of leading (10 pts +
[20% of 10] = 12 pts). To specify incremental auto leading, enter a value
preceded by a plus sign (+) or a minus sign (–) from –63 points to +63 points
using any measurement system. Entering “+5” will add 5 points of leading to the
base amount of auto leading; entering “+5 mm” will add 5 millimeters.
Use the Maintain Leading check box to control the placement of a line of text
that falls immediately below an obstruction in a column or box. If Maintain
Leading is checked, the line’s baseline is placed according to its applied leading
value. If Maintain Leading is unchecked, the ascent of the line will abut the
bottom of the obstruction or any applied runaround value.
In the Lock to Grid Based On area:
Click Ascent and Descent to lock text to grid based on the ascenders and ●
descenders of characters.
Click Font Size (Em Box) to lock text to grid based on the size of the em ●
boxes of the characters.
For each language in the Hyphenation list, use the Method drop-down menu in
the Hyphenation area to specify the method QuarkXPress uses to automatically
hyphenate paragraphs when no corresponding entry is found in your
Hyphenation Exceptions dictionary. The setting you choose affects only
paragraphs for which Auto Hyphenation (Edit > H&Js) is enabled:
The Standard, Enhanced, Expanded, Extended and 3.3 Compatible options ●
are only available if any legacy project having any of these hyphenation
methods applied for any language is opened in QuarkXPress. These options
are not available for new projects.
Extended 2 uses the Dieckmann exception resources and algorithm for ●
hyphenation. It is the default method for projects created in QuarkXPress.
Hunspell uses the Hunspell resources and algorithm for hyphenation. It is ●
the default method for Indic languages.