Things you should know
These are just some basic concepts for your review of Chapter 9.

1. What does the term Runaround mean?
Is a term used to describe the effect of having text avoid an item on your page.

2. Where do you go to create a Runaround?
To the Item Modify menu then select the Runaround tab.

3. How do you get text to runaround all sides of your picture?
Select the text box that you want to runaround all sides of your picture. Then select Item Modify then select the text tab of the dialog box and check the Run text around all sides check box.

4. What range do runaround values encompass?
0 to 288 points (4 inches).

5. What does the item runaround do?
The item runaround will repel text from around the picture box instead of the contents of the box.

6. What box shape does not have the outset option?
Rectangle picture and text boxes

7. What does the Auto Image option do within the runaround dialog box?
Automatically applies a runaround to the edges of your image.

8. What does the embedded paths option do within the runaround dialog box?
It allows Quark XPress to base the runaround on any path that has been embedded within the graphic from an image editing application.

9. What is a Clipping Path? (this is in chapter 8; but you needed to know what it is)
A clipping path is usually an uneven shape that follows the contours of a picture element “clipping our” all picture information outside of the path.

10. What is an Alpha Channel? (this is in chapter 8; but you needed to know what it is)
Alpha channels are another way to create a clipping path within image editing programs.

11. What does the Alpha Channel option do within the runaround dialog box?
It bases the runaround on the alpha channel that was embedded within the image.

12. What does the Non White option do within the runaround dialog box?
It detects the edges of the picture element based on changes in pixel color and shade value,depending on the Threshold value entered.

13. What does the Same as Clipping option do within the runaround dialog box?
Enables you to use the same shape as the clipping path for the runaround.

14. What options are available when selecting the Same as Clipping option within the runaround dialog box?
Outset and Smoothness.

15. What does the Picture Bounds option do within the runaround dialog box?
Creates a runaround based on the edges of your picture, regardless of their color or shade.

16. What does the Outset option do within the runaround dialog box?
applies a uniform offset value to the runaround shape.

17. What does a positive and negative values do when entered into the Outset field of the runaround dialog box?
Positive value causes the runaround shape to be expanded from the edges of your item. Negative values causes the overall shape to be reduced into the edges of your item’s shape.

18. What is the range of values that the Outset field will accept?
-288 points to 288 points or -4 inches to 4 inches.

19. What does the Smoothness option do within the runaround dialog box?
The smoothness value determines how closely the contours of your picture are followed when creating the runaround. Lower values create smoother, more complex runarounds; higher values create less accurate, less complex shapes.

20. What does the Noise option do within the runaround dialog box?
It creates a runaround that ignores stray pixels.

21. What does the Threshold option do within the runaround dialog box?
Based on percentage of shade or color and enables you to set which areas of your picture are detected as hard “edges” of objects.

22. What does the Invert option do within the runaround dialog box?
Used most often when an alpha channel incorrectly isolates the background of a picture instead of the picture element, causing text to flow thought the inside areas of your picture instead of running around the image.

23. What does the Outside Edges Only option do within the runaround dialog box?
Enables areas of pixels that are lighter that the Threshold value within the picture element to be excluded from the runaround.

24. What does the Restrict to Box option do within the runaround dialog box?
When selected the Restrict to Box runaround shape and the picture box boundaries combine to form the runaround shape.

25. What does the Rescan option do within the runaround dialog box?
It rescans the picture and displays the new runaround in Magenta in the preview area of the dialog box.

26. What does the Crop to box option do within the runaround dialog box?
Has the effect of eliminating those portions of the runaround shape that extend beyond the edges of the picture box.

Chapter Nine Review Questions.

I have compiled various questions from the assigned reading. The answers to these questions will be posted here during exam time. You may select up to 10 of the questions to answer.

The only stipulation is that ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED USING QUARK. Please try to apply what you have learned in each lesson to your file.

Now if you desire, for one extra credit point each; answer the following:

1. Which is easier to create a runaround for, bitmap images or eps images? Why?

2. Create a picture box and import a picture of your choice. Then, create an auto image runaround with a 6 point offset within your extra credit document.

3. How do you get into the edit runaround mode?

4. How would you delete a point when editing a runaround?

5. How do you exit the Edit Runaround state?

6. Which two Merge functions would you use to create the Key Shaped box within the example on page 324?

7. How do you change a picture box to a text box?

8. What does the None option do within the Item, Edit, Content menu?

9. How do you convert a text box to a path that will accept text?

10. How many orientation styles are available for text on a path?

11. What does the terms Flip option do within the Modify text path dialog box?

12. What does the Align text feature do within the Modify text path dialog box? What are the options?

13. What does the Align with Line feature do within the Modify text path dialog box? What are the options?