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Fix Ugly Rags & Justification

When you set a block of type, the text wrap may need some tweaking if the line length is too short for the font size. (Rule of thumb: if the line length in picas is smaller than the font size in points, then character and word spacing will suffer.) Try these tips to smooth the [...]

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Video: Find Ornaments in QuarkXPress

On Monday, Jeff Gamet provided a tip about how to use the Glyphs palette to quickly isolate any ornaments that are included in OpenType “Pro” fonts, Find Ornaments in QuarkXPress.  PLAY Video: Find Ornaments in QuarkXPress I liked it so much that I made a short video tutorial that shows you how to do it. Enjoy! addthis_url [...]

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Find Ornaments in QuarkXPress

OpenType fonts may contain many kinds of glyphs, from standard letters to fractions, swashes, and ornaments. Often, the fonts with “Pro” at the end of their name will contain beautiful ornaments that you can access by using the Glyphs palette in QuarkXPress 7 or 8.  Try selecting a font such as Adobe Caslon Pro, Bickham Script [...]

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