Expert: Sandia - 9/23/2004

Question
Hello Sandia.


Yes, Quark is quite a program. Thanks for your assistance. I have another question regarding this program. The coupon background that I'm working on is blue with the word "FREE" in red which is followed by a thin outline of blue that is spreaded evenly on all sides, followed by a yellow thin outline spreaded evenly all sides. How do I achieve this effect?


regards,

Steven


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Followup To
Question -
Hello.


I have a question regarding Quark. Yesterday at school, I was learning how to design an ad. I was copying an ad entitled, "Butcher Shop Deli" for practice. In one section I had to type in the word, "FREE" for the coupon design. It had the word FREE in red with a small space around the text, followed by a thin yellow outline of the text, and the shadow of the word FREE in red. To accomplish this, I duplicated the text box FREE and moved it behind the original text box to give it that shadowy effect. But once I did, it pushed the original text away. Yet, I know there is some way around this. Do you have any tips on how to achieve this?

regards,

Steven
Answer -
Hi Steven,

Quark calls that 'runaround'. You're right; it can be modified. Here's how:

Right-click with your mouse on the text box. Select 'Modify'. Go to the Runaround tab, and change the type to 'None'.

Great decision to learn Quark. Best of luck to you. It is a fantastic program, as you may have already found out!

Sandia

Answer
Hi Steven,

I don't know that you can do those things in in version of Quark that I've got. Were you able to achieve this effect in the course you took? If so, could it be any of the following?

1) They were using an xtension I don't know about - or have (I can't outline in any color besides black).

2) The word "free" is an image file, created in another program like Adobe Photoshop.

3) A bit of the background shows when outlining text, but doesn't necessarily output that way. I've found that happens frequently in Quark.

Hope this helps!

Sandia