Creating Item Styles

You can base an Item Style on a formatted item or create it from scratch. To create an Item Style:

  1. To start with a formatted item, select it. To start from scratch, make sure no items are selected.
  2. Click the New QuarkXpress btn itemstyle new Creating Item Styles button in the Item Styles palette. You can also choose New from the palette menu, or choose Edit > Item Style and then click New in the dialog box.
    QuarkXpress db edit itemstyle Creating Item Styles

    Edit Item Style dialog box

  3. In the General tab, enter a descriptive name in the Name field.
  4. If you want a keyboard shortcut, enter it in the Keyboard Equivalent field. On Mac OS, you can use any combination of Command, Option, Control, and Shift with the numbers on the numeric keypad or the function keys. On Windows, you can use any combination of Control and Alt with the numbers on the numeric keypad, or any combination of Control, Alt, and Shift with the function keys.
    Note: If you choose to use the function keys, you will override any QuarkXPress commands and system-level commands.
  5. If you want to base this Item Style on another Item Style, choose an option from the Based On drop-down menu.
  6. If you’re starting with a selected item, review the attributes listed in the Description area or click the tabs to review their settings.
  7. To make changes to the Item Style, first click a tab, and then:
    • Check Apply to include attributes from a tab with the Item Style. Then, check each attribute you want to include and modify it as necessary.
    • Uncheck Apply if you don’t want to include any attributes from an entire tab.
    • Uncheck an individual attribute to remove it from the Item Style.

Creating Item Styles