Configuring pages

You can configure pages to work in your Interactive layouts in several ways:

  • Use Interactive preferences: Set default page transitions and the auto-advance interval for every page in an Interactive layout by going to the Presentation pane in the Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences).
  • Use actions and scripts: Set actions and scripts to refer to pages in your presentation. For example, you associate an action with a button’s user event so that when the end user clicks the button, the next page is displayed.
  • Use the Pages tab: Configure individual pages in your Presentation layout using the Pages tab in the Interactive palette. The Pages tab of the Interactive palette lists each page in your layout by the page number. You can sort the page list by page names or master pages.

QuarkXpress pal interactive page Configuring pages

The Pages tab of the Interactive palette allows you to configure pages in your Interactive layout.

To configure pages in your Presentation layout using the Pages tab, select a page from the page list and configure any of the following for that page:

  • Page Name: Enter a name for the page in the Page Name field. Page names display in the list of pages and can help you organize your page list. In addition, after you name a page, you can refer to that page name from within any script.
  • Entry Script: Choose a script name from the Entry Script drop-down menu to run a script in your presentation when an end user enters the page. For example, you can run a script that makes a picture fade in when the page displays.
  • Exit Script: Choose a script name from the Exit Script drop-down menu to run a script when an end user exits the page. For example, you can run a script that makes the presentation close when an end user exits the page.
  • Auto Advance: Choose an option from the Auto Advance drop-down menu if you want the page to automatically advance to the next page after a certain number of seconds.
Note: You can configure the default auto-advance interval for your presentation using Interactive preferences.

  • Page Description: Enter a description for the page in the Page Description field if you want the page to have a description. Page descriptions can help you organize your pages. In addition, after you create a page description, you can access the description using an action or a script. For example, you can create a script that displays the description of a page when an end user clicks a button.

Configuring pages