I. DATAformXTension
DATAformTags - Quick start
DATAformTags can be written as a text, copied and transferred to QuarkXPress. (However,
they would normally be generated automatically by a database.)
On the following three pages, DATAformTags are, as an exercise, typed into QuarkXPress and
then applied. In the PDF version of this manual, you can copy the DATAformTags directly
from the following lines.
This will demonstrate the basic functionality of DATAformTags. Perform the following steps
on your computer:
1) Creating a new text box.
- Choose the command “Preferences...” from the DATAform menu. From here, choose the
commands “Import from clipboard” and “Export via DATAform.AKT”, OK.
- Copy the following line into the clipboard:
¶*#1*T3*x100*X200*y100*Y150*$My first box¶
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Then choose the command “Import boxes”” from the DATAform menu.
A new box with the text “My first box” will be created on the current page.
The box will have the following coordinates:
*x100
left offest 100 pt
*y100
top offest 100 pt
*X200
right offest 200 pt, makes a width of 100 pt
*Y150
bottom offest 150 pt, makes a box height of 50 pt
Check the coordinates of the generated box in the QuarkXPress dialogue “Modify...” or in the
measurements palette.
To make comparison easier, set the measuring system of QuarkXPress in QuarkXPress/Prefer-
ences/Measurements to points. Coordinates are always shown as points in DATAform.
My first box
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