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The Interface
may also include a pop-up menu that lets you choose a type of action.
For example, the New button in the Style Sheets dialog box (Edit menu) lets
you create either a character style sheet or a paragraph style sheet.
Many dialog boxes in QuarkXPress include an Apply button so you can preview
your changes before closing the dialog box. For example, the Apply button
in the Paragraph Attributes dialog box (Style & Formats) lets you see how
your changes affect selected paragraphs.
N AV I G AT I O N A L D I A L O G B O X E S
The Open and Save as dialog boxes are used to open, import, export, or save
files; they include standard Mac OS or Windows controls for navigating through
disks and folders so you can locate files, or choose where you want to save files.
Dialog boxes in QuarkXPress with Open or Save as navigational dialog box
elements include: New Web Document, New Library, New Book, Open,
Save as, Get Text, Save Text, Append, Save Page as EPS, Export HTML,
Collect for Output, and Auxiliary Dictionary.
The Save as dialog box (File menu) is an example of a navigational dialog box. It includes
the current disk name, the Eject, Desktop, New Folder, Cancel, and Save buttons, pop-up
menus for file type and version, a scroll list for navigating through folders, and the Include
Preview check box (Mac OS only).
A L E RT D I A L O G B O X E S
An alert is a dialog box that warns you when there is a problem and often
suggests a solution. For example, if you enter an invalid value in a field, an
alert notifies you and often provides an acceptable range of values for the
field. For a list of alerts you may encounter in QuarkXPress, see the “Alerts”
sections of Chapter 26, “Appendices.”
Introduction
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