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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a style sheet?

Style sheets control typographic details. You quickly apply the exact same formats over and over. You also get retroactive control--you can change your mind--redefine your Style Sheets, and the whole document conforms to the new formats. Read more about style sheets at the XPresso Bar.

Can't you modify style sheets without an XTension?

Yes, but it's not quick or easy. Choose Edit > Style Sheets to make your changes in the dialog boxes, but you can't see what you're doing. Or, make your changes on a sample of text, and use a well-known procedure that takes us at least 24 seconds.

How does Redefine Style Sheet work?

Quickly. Simply adjust your text on the page where you can see it, and choose Utilities > Redefine Style Sheet (or type your keystroke) to instantly update the style sheets. An optional confirmation dialog box informs you which settings will change.

Is there an Undo?

No. An Undo should restore your document to exactly as it was before, right? Redefining a style sheet back to a previous definition would not restore a document to exactly as it was, whether you used an XTension or the Edit > Style Sheet dialog boxes. Why not? Redefining a style sheet itself does not change the formatting in your document, QuarkXPress and the style sheet does that. Once a style sheet has been redefined to incorporate local formatting (for example, green instead of blue), any text with that style sheet and the same local formatting (green) will lose any indication that it once had local formatting. Once that information is lost, redefining the style sheet back (green to blue) will not bring back the local formatting (green) that once was applied to the text.

Is there a Windows version?

No, but we are considering making one. Do you need it?