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Understanding XPress Tags
With XPress Tags Filter XTensions® software, you can use plain text files to import
and export text into QuarkXPress® layouts with paragraph and character attributes
already applied. Because the plain text file format doesn't actually support attributes,
the formatting is indicated with codes that are translated by the XPress Tags filter. As
new character and paragraph formatting options are added to QuarkXPress, new XPress
Tags codes are added to support the new attributes.
Importing tagged text
To import a plain text file that contains embedded XPress Tags codes:
1
Choose File > Import.
2
Select the target XPress tags file.
3
The application attempts to detect the encoding of the XPress Tags file. To specify a
different encoding, choose an option from the Encoding drop-down menu.
4
To convert XPress Tags codes into actual character attributes and paragraph formats,
check Interpret XPress Tags in the Import Text dialog box. If you do not check
Interpret XPress Tags in the Import Text dialog box before importing tagged text,
QuarkXPress does not convert XPress Tags codes. Instead, the program imports the
codes as text characters.
Generating tagged text in another application
To include XPress Tags information in a text file that you created in another application,
precede the text with the codes you want. Begin the text file with a version code and
encoding indication (for example: <v8.00><e9>). For more information about
encoding codes, see "Encoding."
Save the text you generate in the plain text file format using the appropriate encoding.
General information on XPress tags
When entering XPress Tags codes, keep the following in mind:
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