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*1. Create a style sheet from formatted text. Select the text, apply character and paragraph formatting then go to EDIT>STYLE SHEETS to create a new style based on formatted text.

*2. To append style sheets from a saved Quark file, use the menu command FILE>APPEND.

*3. To apply or re-apply the absolute style sheet (when a “+” is showing next to a
style name), hold the OPTION key and click the style sheet name in the style sheet palette.

*4. To create a hanging indent using style/ format you must set the left indent and tab to the same measurement. The first line indent, however, can be equal to or less than the left indent, but it must be a NEGATIVE number

*5. When setting tab alignments in tabbed text, you must set one alignment on the tab ruler for each tab in the line or lines of text. To align correctly, you must have only one tab between two elements of text and you must have the same number of tabs on each line to be formatted with tabs. (TRUE)

*6. The four types of tab alignments: LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, DECIMAL.

*7. With numbers use only RIGHT, or DECIMAL tabs

*8. The STYLE/FORMATS (paragraph formats) menu controls all aspects of paragraph formatting such as:
A.paragraph & first line indents
B.spacing before and after paragraphs
C.keeping lines together
D.alignment,
E.hyphenation and justification settings.
F.Drop cap
G.Leading

*9. When the last line of a paragraph won’t fit at the bottom of a column and must end itself at the top of the next column, that is an orphan. When the first line stays on the previous column or page it is called a widow. To control widows and orphans in NORMAL style text, Quark has a feature in Style/formats called Keep Lines Together>Start 2–End 2.

*10.For style sheets used as headings Quark has a Keep Lines Together feature called All Lines in Paragraph

*11.What is the default setting of tabs, or how far apart are tabs spaced as a program default according to the author? Answer is tabs default to .5 inch intervals.

*12.QuarkXpress has a menu for adjusting the word spacing when you use justified text (Edit/H&Js). You can choose from several hyphenation and justification options or create your own.

*13.Quark creates facing master pages or singe sided (non-facing) master pages depending on the project/document setup. You can duplicate the A-Master A to creaete a B-Master B, etc. To apply the new master page to a document or layout page you can drag the icon for the master page directly over the document page icon in the page layout palette. You can also select a layout page and hold option while you click the new master page icon.

*14.The keyboard shortcut for creating a hanging indent: CMD BACKSLASH (\)

*15.The keyboard shortcut for show/hide invisibles:
CMD I — show/hide guidelines: F7

*16.Scroll the page with the option key;
Command + (zoom in); Command – (zoom out)

*17.The keystroke shortcut to switch between the ITEM tool and the CONTENT tool is SHIFT F8.

*18.The shortcut to save is CMD S and the shortcut for save as is CMD OPTION S

*19.Give an example of when to use an EN dash: 1PM–5PM; MON–FRI; JAN–JUN.

*20.The keystroke combination to create an EN dash is OPTION HYPHEN

*21.The keystroke combination for an EM dash is SHIFT OPTION HYPHEN.

*22.Underlining should always be avoided according to Robin Williams. Give two (2) alternatives she recommends to the use of underlines : BOLD FONT, DIFFERENT FONT, ITALIC OR OBLIQUE FONT

*23.If you really insist on using the look of underlining, what can you do according to Williams: DRAW A RULING LINE with the ORTHOGONAL TOOL, or USE STYLE>RULES

*24.Kerning is the process of removing small units of space between letters to create visually consistent letterspacing.

*25.We recognize words not only by their letter groups, but also by their shapes. Therefore, all caps are much harder to read than caps and lowercase letters.

*26.To convert a rectangular picture box to a custom shaped picture box, you must use Item/shape/ and select the freeform shape (looks like an artists palette). You must also activate Item/Edit/SHAPE (Shift F4). Then you must hold the OPTION key with the ITEM tool to add anchor points to the picture box.

*27.If you want to use contrast, color or shade adjustments on a graphic that graphic file should be saved as a GRAYSCALE TIFF from Photoshop.

*28.QuarkXpress uses UTILITIES/USAGE to keep track of fonts used and the status of pictures imported. Picture status can be OK, MISSING, or MODIFIED. You must check picture status before collecting for output. Missing means the picture was moved since first placed and the link is broken. Modified means the picture has been changed in Photoshop, etc. and you must update it.

*29.To collect for output, check picture usage then create a new folder on the desktop and name it as the project output. When you use FILE/COLLECT FOR OUTPUT Quark will let you designate the output folder. You should always check all five options to collect all pictures, fonts and color profiles used. The output folder is what you deliver to a commercial printer.

*30.You can save a QuarkXpress page as an EPS graphic with
FILE/SAVE PAGE as EPS.

*31.There are three types of Bezier points in QuarkXpress: smooth with a diamond shape, symmetrical with a square shape, and corner with a triangular shape.

*32.When a paragraph ends and leaves fewer than seven characters on the last line, that line is called a widow. QuarkXpress widow/orphan control will not recognize so few characters as a widow. You must use a discretionary line break (shift, return) to fix the problem.

*33.Linespacing or leading within a paragraph should be consistent. Automatic leading is calculated at 20% of the size of the font in QuarkXpress. For example, 12 point type automatically creates a leading value of 14.4 (20% more than the size of the type). A better way to control leading is to set a fixed leading value in the Style/Formats window. Try using 15 points of leading for 12 point type to create more space, or use 14 points of leading to create a more condensed look.

*34.Never hit two returns between paragraphs. To adjust space after paragraphs, use the space before and/or the space after options in Style/Formats. Both space before and after paragraphs is suitable for use with heading style sheets. For the normal style in QuarkXpress use only space after paragraph.

*35.Do not indent the first paragraph. The purpose of an indent is to tell the reader a new paragraph has begun. Traditional typesetting standards set a paragraph indent of one em—a space equal to the point size of the type you are using. This works out to be 12 points if you use 12 point font size.

*36.Use extra paragraph space or an indent, but not both. To indicate a new paragraph to a reader, you need to use either extra space between the paragraphs or an indent. You do not need both. The extra space tells the reader this is a new paragraph. Also using an indent is overkill.

*37.Justify text only if the line is long enough to prevent awkward and inconsistent word spacing. The only time you can safely get away with justified text is when the type size is small enough (10, 11, or 12 pts) and the line length is long enough. The guideline for determining if the line length is long enough is the relationship between line length and font size. Line length in picas should be twice the size of type. For 12 point type the line length should be 24 picas or more.

*38.On a typewriter, all characters are monospaced; but most of the fonts on your Mac are proportional.

*39.The one space after a sentence rule, according to Robin Williams, applies also to spacing after colons, semi-colons, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation points.

*40.Regarding typesetter’s quotation marks, most software applications, including QuarkXpress will convert typewriter quotes to real quotes automatically as you type. See the QuarkXpress Preferences/Application/Input settings.

*41.“Its” used as a possessive never has an apostrophe. The word it only has an apostrophe as a contraction—it’s always means “it is” or “it has”. Always.

*42.In a date when part of the year is left out, an apostrophe needs to indicate the missing year. In the ‘80s means the decade; the 19 is left out. In the 80s means the temperature.

*43.Avoid stupid hyphenations.
Avoid more than two hyphenations in a row.
Avoid too many hyphenations in any paragraph.
Never hyphenate a heading.
Break lines sensibly.

*44.Serif type is more readable and is best for text; san serif type is more legible and is best used for headlines and signage. Readability becomes more important in lengthy text whereas legibility refers to display type and indicates a subtle difference as to how quickly we can grasp the message.

*45.Unless you have a background in design and typography, never combine more than two typefaces on the same page. Never combine two serif fonts on the same page, and never combine two san serif fonts on the same page.

*46.Avoid weak contrasts such as a semi-bold typeface with a bold typeface. Avoid combining script with italic because they are both similar. Look for typefaces that have a high degree of contrast
(page 67 in TMINAT shows several good examples).

*47.When working with tables (Quick Start chapter 8) you can modify the cell dimensions and text options by selecting cells with the CONTENT tool.

*48.To modify the gridlines, use the ITEM tool to select the entire table.

*49.To create a table from tabbed text, select the lines of text and use the
menu command: TABLE/CONVERT TEXT TO TABLE.

*50.If you select a row of cells in a table and want to combine the cells into one single cell, you would use the command Item/TABLE>COMBINE CELLS