Implements changes without closing the dialog box.
To specify the distance from the left edge of a text box or column to the left edge of a paragraph, enter a value here.
To specify the distance from the left indent to the beginning of the first line of a paragraph, enter a value here. A negative value “hangs” the first line to the left of the left indent position.
To specify the distance from the right edge of a text box or column to the right edge of a paragraph, enter a value here.
To specify an absolute vertical spacing value between lines of text in a paragraph, enter a value from –1080 to 1080 points here. A + or – sign in front of the value specifies incremental leading.
To add space above the first line of a paragraph, enter a value from 0" to 15" in any measurement system. This value is ignored when a paragraph falls at the top of a box or column.
To add space below the last line of a paragraph, enter a value from 0" to 15" in any measurement system. This value is ignored when a paragraph falls at the bottom of a box or column.
To specify the number of drop cap characters, enter a value from 1 to 8 here.
To specify the number of drop cap characters, enter a value from 1 to 8 here. Not available because Drop Caps is not checked.
To specify the number of lines the enlarged character(s) drop, enter a value from 2 to 8 here.
To specify the number of lines the enlarged character(s) drop, enter a value from 2 to 8 here. Not available because Drop Caps is not checked.
To prevent a single line from being left at the bottom of a column or page, enter a value of 2 or greater here.
To prevent a single line from being left at the top of a column or page, enter a value of 2 or greater here.
To lock text baselines to the document-wide baseline grid, defined via Typographic Preferences (Edit menu), check this.
To place text baselines irrespective of the baseline grid, uncheck this.
To create drop caps from the initial character or characters of a paragraph, check this. Controls for specifying the number and size of the drop caps are displayed.
To remove the initial character or characters from a paragraph, uncheck this. Controls for specifying the number and size of the drop caps are hidden or grayed.
To keep the last line(s) of a paragraph together with the first line(s) of a following paragraph, check this.
To allow QuarkXPress to place the last line of a paragraph at the bottom of a column or page, uncheck this.
To specify the way in which QuarkXPress breaks a paragraph that falls at the bottom of a column or page, check this.
To specify the way in which QuarkXPress breaks a paragraph that falls at the bottom of a column or page, check this.
To make a paragraph an indivisible unit that will never be broken when it falls at the bottom of a column or page, select this.
To make a paragraph an indivisible unit that will never be broken when it falls at the bottom of a column or page, select this.
To specify the way in which QuarkXPress breaks a paragraph when it falls at the bottom of column or page, click this and enter values in the Start and End fields.
To specify the font size above which QuarkXPress optimizes Type 3 screen font resolution for more accurate screen display, check here and enter a value from 2 to 720 in the field.
To specify the font size above which QuarkXPress optimizes Type 3 screen font resolution for more accurate screen display, check here and enter a value from 2 to 720 in the field.
To specify that QuarkXPress display gray bars in place of text smaller than a certain point size, check this and enter a value from 2 to 720 points in the field.
To specify that QuarkXPress display gray bars in place of text smaller than a certain point size, check this and enter a value from 2 to 720 points in the field.
To specify that QuarkXPress display imported pictures as grayed images (in order to cut redraw time), check this. When unchecked, pictures are displayed normally.
To specify that QuarkXPress display imported pictures as grayed images (in order to cut redraw time), check this. When unchecked, pictures are displayed normally.
To specify that QuarkXPress automatically create constraining/constrained hierarchical relationships among newly created items, check this. When unchecked, you can move newly created items without restriction.
To specify that QuarkXPress automatically create constraining/constrained hierarchical relationships among newly created items, check this. When unchecked, you can move newly created items without restriction.
To specify that QuarkXPress override the standard default point-to-inch value of 72, enter a value from 72 to 73 in .01-point increments here.
To specify that QuarkXPress override the standard preset default ciceros-to-centimeter value of 2.1967, enter a value from 2 to 3 in increments as fine as .0001-cicero here.
To specify the distance at which objects snap to page guides when Snap to Guides is selected (View menu), enter a value from 0 to 216 (pixels) here.
To specify the font size above which QuarkXPress optimizes Type 3 screen font resolution for more accurate screen display, check the box and enter a value from 2 to 720 here.
To specify the font size above which QuarkXPress optimizes screen font resolution, check the box and enter a value from 2 to 720 here. Not available because the box is not checked.
To specify that QuarkXPress display gray bars in place of text smaller than a certain point size, check the box and enter a value from 2 to 720 points here.
To specify that QuarkXPress display gray bars in place of text smaller than a certain point size, check the box and enter a value from 2 to 720 points here. Not available because the check box is not checked.
Use this dialog box to modify default settings for various QuarkXPress functions.
Closes the dialog box and implements changes.
Closes the dialog box without implementing changes.
To position an active text box relative to the zero point on the horizontal ruler, enter a value to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To position an active text box relative to the zero point on the vertical ruler, enter a value to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To modify the width of an active text box, enter a value to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To modify the height of an active text box, enter a value to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To rotate an active text box around its center, enter a value from –360° to 360° in increments as fine as .001°.
To divide an active text box into columns, enter a number from 1 to 30.
To specify the space between columns in an active text box, enter a width from 3 points to 288 points to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To specify the space between text and the inner edges of an active text box, enter a value to .001 unit of any measurement system.
To skew an active text box, enter a value from -75° to 75° in increments as fine as .001°.
To specify a horizontal alignment, choose an option from this popup menu.
To specify hyphenation and justification, choose an option from this popup menu.
