Configuring Resources: Advanced mode

Once you’ve navigated to a Resource in the Job Jackets Manager dialog box, you can configure that Resource. Different options are available for different types of Resources in this dialog box:

  • You can specify a location for most Resources.
  • You can delete most Resources.
  • You can create and modify some types of Resources, but others must be created and modified using other parts of the QuarkXPress user interface.
  • You can create, duplicate, delete, and configure layout definitions, Output Specifications, Layout Specifications, Job Descriptions, Contacts, Rules, and Rule Sets in a Job Jackets structure.

If a Resource permits it, you can create and configure that Resource in the Job Jackets Manager dialog box as follows:

  1. To create a Resource of the type selected in the top-right list, click the New Item button in the bottom-right list. To rename the Resource, click its name.
  2. If a Resource has an expander icon, click that icon to expand the Resource, and then configure the fields that are revealed. Some Resource fields include drop-down menus, while others allow you to enter values manually.
  3. If a Resource has a QuarkXpress btn job jackets resource duplicate Configuring Resources: Advanced mode button, click that button to create additional instances of the Resource. For example, when creating a Layout Specification, you can click this button on the Spot Color Resource to create additional spot colors.

Configuring Resources: Advanced mode