Unit B

Setting preferences and defaults You can use the Preferences dialog box to customize the Quark working environment so it suits your style. With it, you can have Quark automatically look in a specific folder for documents, or change the frequency with which documents are saved. Edit  Preferences (Select Document or Application)

Adding text to a document In Figure 1 below, a page is shown from another Design Professional series book (the same series as the QuarkXPress book). Point out the following elements in the figure: Familiar screen areas such as the rulers and palettes (Tools, Measurements, Document Layout, Style Sheets, and Colors). The overlapping lesson title text, which is very difficult (if not impossible) to achieve in a word processing program. Green ruler guides Margin, column, and ruler guides to which elements are aligned.

Modifying and repositioning a text box In addition to dragging the sides of an object, students learn that the Measurements palette can also be used to make size and location adjustments

Copying and moving text In order to copy and move text, you can choose to Cut and paste using the Edit menu commands. Use the mouse to drag-and-drop selected text.