Chapter 4

Working with Items

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Selecting and manipulating items

check Duplicating items efficiently

check Understanding the Scale feature

check Stacking, grouping, and aligning items

check Using rulers and guides

check Using Item Styles

check Using libraries

If you’ve ever been faced with a blank wall and several pieces of framed art to hang, you know the importance of mastering your hanging skills. The digital equivalent in QuarkXPress is your skill at manipulating page items: The faster you master these skills, the faster and more creative you’ll be with every project! In this chapter, you learn the smartest and fastest ways to move, duplicate, and align objects, stack them, group them onto layers, store them in libraries, and use Item Styles for speed and consistency.

Selecting Items

Although you can ...

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