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EACH TIME YOU CREATE A NEW QUARKXPRESS PRINT LAYOUT, page 1 of the layout is displayed in a window that includes the pasteboard (the area that surrounds the page), rulers along the top and left edges, and several controls along the bottom edge. (For more about the program’s user interface, see Chapter 2.) At this point, you’re ready to begin working on your publication. However, if you intend to create a multipage publication, you’ll probably want to do a little preparatory work before you begin creating text boxes and picture boxes, formatting text, and so on. In particular, it’s a good idea to set up layout-wide guidelines and add the required number of pages before you begin working on the individual pages. Even if ...

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